PolePassionMagazine

INTRODUCTIONFor many people around it’s often not just one, butthe world pole dancing two or more dancers thatis a perfect way to work perform simultaneously.out, have fun and express This became the inspirationthemselves. Pole dancing for modern day duo andimproves your strength, group pole dancing.coordination, flexibility Together with anotherand confidence and many pole enthusiast you canwill agree that once you’ve enter a whole new worlddone one class, you’re of spectacular tricks andhooked for life. poses. Duo pole challenges your strength, enduranceRecently pole dancing and creativity, but whenbecame more popular concurred, you canand various new styles enjoy an amazing routinederived from traditional together.ones. Modern day poledancing is a fusion of Gabriela Swat started poleChinese Pole, Mallakhamb dancing in 2010, and soon(Indian Pole), exotic thereafter discovered duodance, ballet, gymnastics, pole. Her go-getter spiritcircus, acrobatics, yoga, and relentless endurancecontemporary dance, made her one of themartial arts, you name it! best duo pole dancers inAs it is a performance art, Europe.anything is possible! She and her partners wonIn traditional Chinese pole, numerous titles over the -2 -

past few years. Gabriela be inventive, to gracefullyhas an extensive repertoire execute tricks and getof single and duo pole in and out of poses. Themoves and with her moves, existing and new,contagious energy she is are named after Gaby’sa very respected teacher favourites: characters fromfor several pole dance popular animation films,schools throughout the nature, history, humanNetherlands. characters and emotions.It takes only one class from The imagery in this bookthe vibrant and slightly serves as an inspirationalcrazy “Gaby” to learn pole platform from which youdancing is hard work but and your partner canmost of all: a lot of fun . develop in the art of duo pole and create aPole dancing is truly her breathtaking routine.passion and she wants to Live for your passion andshare the joy of duo pole experience the joy of polewith the world. With this dancing together.book, Gabriela not onlydocuments an extensiveamount of duo pole moves,she also wants to challengethe reader to be creative.In her experience, duo polerequires the athletes to

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSCreating this book could not have been possible without the model athletes: Diane van Vorle, Jazz Risa and Ytsje Rosier; guidance, feedback and inspiration from: Phiranan Waldhober, Juul de Metz, Tatjana van Onna, Rosanne van Toor,Marieke Lenstra, and Ezi Ovunda; Cover photo:Caroline Demey PixCel.fr; and last but not least the moral and financial support of Olga Korink, Sebastian Bieniek and Tiffany Korink, all of whom share the believe in Gabriela’s motto: “Love your passion”.

- DUOPOLE - Index A F 6 Ancher Hug Falling Star 26 Fiery Thunder 28 B Flowering Rose 30 Flying Bird 32 8 Banana Tree Four Leaf Clover 34 10 Bridge of Hope H 12 Bubble Gum Happy Monkey 36 C Humming Bird 38 Hyacinth Flower 40 14 Country Flag 16 Crazy Bats J D Jaguar Sprint 42 18 Dian Windmill L 20 Duracell Chick Love an Arrow 44 E M 22 Elastic Fantastic24 Eye of the Dolphin Magnetic Attraction 46 Mother Chair 48 -6 - Mystical Totem 50

P T 52 Passenger Plane Talisman Sowelo 82 54 Pirate Mast The Little Mermaid 84 56 Power Girls The Sleeping Beauty R 86 58 Rainbow Moon Top of The Mountain 60 Raindrop 88 62 Red Band Drop64 Reflection in the Tribal Twins 90 Mirror W 66 Road Runner Waterfall 92 S Way to Heaven 94 Weight Values 96 68 Scissors Wings of Angels98 70 Sea Star 72 Soaring Eagle Z 74 Spunky Funky76 Stepped Pyramid Zeppelin Adventure 78 Swans Heart 80 Symbol of the 100 Earth Zeppelin Tourrist 102 Zig Zag Style 104

- DUOPOLE -A “ancher hug” -8 -



- DUOPOLE -B “banana tree” - 10 -



- DUOPOLE -“bridge of hope” - 12 -



- DUOPOLE -“bubble gum” - 14 -



- DUOPOLE -C “country flag” - 16 -



- DUOPOLE -“crazy bats” - 18 -



- DUOPOLE -D “ DIAN W INDMILL ” - 20 -



- DUOPOLE -“ DURACELL CHIC K ” - 22 -



- DUOPOLE -E “ ELASTIC FANTASIC ” - 24 -



- DUOPOLE -“ EYE OF THE DOLPHIN ” - 26 -



- DUOPOLE -F “ FALLING STAR ” - 28 -



- DUOPOLE -“ FIERY THUNDER ” - 30 -



- DUOPOLE -“ FLO W ERING ROSE ” - 32 -



- DUOPOLE -“ FOUR LEAF CLO V ER ” - 34 -



- DUOPOLE -H “ HAPPY MON K EY ” - 36 -



- DUOPOLE -“ HUMMING BIRD ” - 38 -



- DUOPOLE -“ HYACINT FLO W ER ” - 40 -



- DUOPOLE -J “ J AGUAR SPRINT ” - 42 -



- DUOPOLE -L “ LO V E AN ARRO W ” - 44 -



- DUOPOLE -M “ MAGNETIC ATTRACTION ” - 46 -



- DUOPOLE -“ MOTHER CHAIR ” - 48 -



- DUOPOLE -“ MYSTICAL TOTEM ” - 50 -