Read the rules and regulations and the ethical guidelines carefully before applying.

Make sure your application fee of $50 CAD is paid by e-transfer or PayPal: poletheatrecanada@gmail.com.

Failure to do so will result in your video not being considered for judging.

Choose a category and a division you want to apply for. 

Applicants may select more than one category to enter but must pay an entry fee for each category. 

Videos must be 2 -3 minutes in length. Longer videos will not be watched beyond 3 minutes.

Video entries will be judged on presentation, pole skill and performance ability.

Videos must not be edited in any way and must be filmed in one single take (i.e. no splicing together of different clips). Exceptions will be made for live performances where the video has been professionally edited without removing any sections i.e. just filming a live show from different angles.

Videos must be of good quality with sufficient lighting.

Only one video will be viewed per entrant, per category. Entrants cannot submit multiple videos, unless they are entering more than one category and wish to provide a different video for each category entered.

The video must show only the entrant performing. It is not acceptable to submit a group performance and ask the judges to identify the entrant in the group. Human props are allowed to be in the video if they are being used as human props.

In Pole Classique, entrants must wear heels in their video entry so that the judges can see that they are able to dance in heels. Competitors are required to remove at least one item of their costume in this category, in a such a way that the removal of the costume is incorporated into the performance.

Videos MUST be on YouTube or Vimeo. Downloadable files are not allowed. Videos may be on unlisted setting in YouTube, but not private.

The title of the video on YouTube must say that it is a Pole Theatre entry, and must have the entrant's name and category in the title, e.g. Michelle Shimmy's entry in Pole Comedy, Pole Theatre Canada 2025.

The description of the video on YouTube or Vimeo must contain the entrant's proposed 
performance description (so that the judges can easily refer to it while watching).

For example: ”In my proposed performance at Pole Theatre Canada 2024 in Pole Comedy, I will be portraying a zombie who comes back to life and is elected Prime Minister of Australia to replace the current Prime Minister, and ends up doing a much better job.”

If you are entering Pole Art, you must state in the description what style of dance you are incorporating into your entry, e.g. lyrical, contemporary, commercial, tango etc

Pole Art

• Pole Skill (10 points)

• Appropriateness of Music Choice & Musical Interpretation (10 points)

• Dance & Floor Work (10 points)

• X-Factor & Stage Presence (10 points)

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Pole Drama

• Pole Skill (10 points)

• Movement & Use of Stage (10 points)

• Storyline Development (10 points)

• X-Factor & Stage Presence (10 points)

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Pole Comedy

• Pole Skill (10 points)

• Movement & Use of Stage (10 points)

• Incorporation of Comedic Elements & Audience Engagement (10 points)

• X-Factor & Stage Presence (10 points)

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Pole Classique

• Pole Skill (10 points)

• Appropriateness of Music Choice & Musical Interpretation (10 points)

• Incorporation of Striptease and Sexy/Sensual Style Movement into Pole and Floor Work (10 points)

• X-Factor & Stage Presence (10 points)