Madeleine Margot - Chinese Pole | FD2 Devised

Madeleine Margot FD2 Devised performance
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The Human Flag is Harder in Heels | Chinese pole
This act reformats Chinese Pole, Pole Dance and Burlesque techniques and clothing to highlight the stigma attached to provocative performance.
Burlesque styles are used in many modern circus acts whilst Burlesque itself often remains stigmatised, seen as less-skilled than other acts. Pole Dance came from Strippers, yet Chinese Pole and other Eastern acrobatics are frequently miscredited as the origin. This is part of an attempt to distance Pole Dance from stripping to ‘legitimise’ it as a sport. Pole Dance and Chinese Pole are equal in their artistry and acrobatic feats: their roots should be praised instead of silenced.