Tampere Open Showcase 2012

Tampere Open Showcase was organised for the fourth time last Saturday. Tampere is the third biggest city in Finland and only 1,5 hours from Helsinki by train, so I decided to go check it out even though I had just come back from a business trip to London the night before. I'm glad I went, as I had a blast with the Pole4Fit girls - they even won the group choreography division!

I think this type of open showcases are equally important as more serious competitions. They give the opportunity for non-professional pole dancers to show their talent and training with a specific goal in mind is the most efficient type of training. It was evident that all performers: ten soloists, four doubles and five groups had worked really hard. Doubles have been a rarity in Finland and I don't think any studios offer doubles' workshops, so they have had to use their creativity. Thanks to all the performers for an entertaining evening and special thanks to the organisers!

Check out Pole4Fit's group choreo below. I bet you all recognise the song, Kiss by Prince. The choreography is by Pole4Fit teacher and Finnish Championship contestant Anne Laakkonen. Unfortunately the venue was dark and in my video you can't see all the dancers properly. Let's hope someone will post a better video soon!

Congratulations to all the Pole4Fit ladies from a very proud "manager"!

BTW, check out these awesome photos by Tuula Ylikorpi

http://poledance.pictures.fi/kuvat/Tampere Open Showcase 2012/

She's something like The official pole dance event photographer in Finland.

You can also read and discuss this post at http://poleranking.com/threads/tampere-open-showcase-2012.335/

Posted in: Anna Lehtonen, competitions, Pole4Fit