These are tricks and sequences I think everyone should be able to do or working towards at intermediate level. They are foundational and will help with progressing to higher intermediate and advanced. It's absolutely fine if you can't do everything in order. If you need to skip things or come back to them it's totally normal. No two pole dancers are the same or have the same bodies.
The tricks below include both upright and inverted tricks. If you can't invert yet then make sure you keep working on your strength, practice your beginner and improver tricks or try a no invert entry below.
"No Invert" Invert Technique:
Core Tricks and Sequences:
- Working on Lifting your Invert
- Gemini (hands on)
- Gemini (hands off)
- Blade
- Heel Split (no split needed!)
- Electric Leg Switch
- Bow and Arrow
- Crucifix
- Swan Dive
- Butterfly
- Sequence: Gemini to Butterfly to Crucifix
- Ball/Pike/Straddle
- Butterfly Handstand
- One Leg Climb Flourish
- Twizzle Down (climb dismount)
- Side Climbs
- Figurehead
- Sequence: Side Spin to Figurehead to Seat to Vomitron
- Pencil Spin
- Tammy
- Jasmine
- Sequence: Jasmine to Tammy
- Sequence: Holly Drop
- Jasmine Split
- Air Apprentice
- Flatline Scorpio
- Sequence: Flatline Scorpio to Scorpio Drop
- Sequence: Butterfly to Flatline Scorpio
- Marley
- Sailor
- Sequence: Sailor to Butterfly
- Sequence: Sailor to Butterfly to Apprentice to Genie to Marley
- Chopper
- Baby Jamilla
- Sequence: Baby Jamilla to Butterfly to Flatline Scorpio
- Genie
- Genevieve
- Sequence: Genie to Genevieve
Sequence: Genie to Genevieve to Holly Drop - Sequence: Genie to Sad Girl
- Duchess
- Sequence: Gemini to Pike to Duchess to Scorpio
- Sequence: Gemini to Duchess to Tammy
- Sexy Flexi
- Knee Hold
- Sequence: Skater to Stargazer
- Hang Glider
- Jade Split
- Cross Ankle Release
- Tail Drop (dismount from crucifix)
- Extended Butterfly
- Cupid
- Sequence: Cupid to Butterfly
- Scorpio (direct entry)
- Brass Monkey (cross knee entry, try reverse poisson as an alternative)
- Superman (jasmine entry, check for other entries in higher intermediate)
- Dangerous Brian
- Poisson
- Poisson Variation
- Reverse Poisson
- Sequence: Reverse Poisson to Brass Monkey (great first entry for BM)
- Brass Monkey Seat (we learn to sit up from brass monkey and make a nice pose!)
- Twisted Butterfly
- Pole Straddle/Plus Sign
- Iguana Variations: Pencil and Fang.
- Pantera's Bow and Arrow
- Spinning Invert
Climbs:
Other Tricks:
Misc Sequences:
- Kneeling Invert to Shoulder Stand to Bum Spin
- Genie to Genie
- Back Arch to Shoulder Stand to Roll
- Open Close Peter Pan Spin
- Low Spin Sequence (kick, kick turn, low genie, genevieve, low holly drop)
Dynamic:
Spins:
- Secretary/Seated Secretary
- Pole Flare
- Peter Pan Ballerina Variation
- Choker Spin
- Batwing Spin
- Reverse Grab on Spin
- Reverse Grab on Static
- Sequence: Reverse Grab to Climb
- Ballerina (reverse grab entry)
- Side Pencil Spin
- Sequence: Reverse Grab to Climb to Side Pencil to Tinkerbell
- Sequence: Straight Leg Climb Flourish to Arrow Seat to Twizzle Down to Hook to Hook
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