The Pole Dance Performer

The Pole Dance Performer

By Sergia LouiseArtsPerforming Arts
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The Pole Dance Performer episodes

  • 17. Write a Script for Your Routine (No One Else Has to See It)" The Stage Presence Series — Part 3

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines ⁠poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines⁠

    Free Training: The Choreography Code ⁠poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship⁠

    Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1⁠ poledancefoundations.com/routinemap⁠


    ⁠Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram


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    Your Character Is Always Saying Something. Do You Know What It Is?

    Here's a thing I want you to try: write a script for your routine. Not choreography notes. Not a song map. An actual script — what your character is saying in every single moment, even though the audience will never hear a word of it.

    I know. It sounds a little ridiculous. Stay with me.

    This comes from actor training, and it's one of the most powerful performance tools I know. You cannot play an emotion on command. But you can play an action. And when your character has something specific to say in each moment, your body figures out the rest automatically. Your face knows what to do. Your eyes know where to go. Your gestures get specific instead of decorative.

    I walk you through how to actually write the script, share a real example from a student's assassin routine (yes, it sounds absurd, yes it works), and explain why nobody has to see this document except you.

    8 min
  • 16. Don't Worry About Stage Presence. Choreograph It In. The Stage Presence Series — Part 2

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines⁠ poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines⁠

    Free Training: The Choreography Code ⁠poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship⁠

    Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1⁠ poledancefoundations.com/routinemap⁠


    ⁠Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram


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    Stage Presence Isn't Something You Feel. It's Something You Build.

    In Part 1, I went on a rant about the note "you need better stage presence" and why it's one of the most useless pieces of feedback in pole. Today I'm giving you the actual answer.

    Don't try to conjure up stage presence before you walk onstage. Don't dial up your intensity or make bigger eye contact. Instead: choreograph it in.

    Stage presence is the result of specific decisions made during the choreographic process, not in the performance moment. And the most foundational of those decisions is focus. Not vague, general, out-into-the-audience focus. Specific, intentional, character-driven focus. In every moment of your routine, where are your eyes? What is your character looking at? Why?

    Most dancers haven't answered those questions. And that unanswered question is what an audience perceives as lack of presence.

    We also talk about subtext, actions, and what's actually happening when a routine feels magnetic versus hollow.


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    7 min
  • 15. Stage Presence Isn't a Vibe. It's Built in Moments (Stage Presence Series 1/4)

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routinespoledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines

    Free Training: The Choreography Codepoledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship

    Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1poledancefoundations.com/routinemap


    Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram

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    In this episode Sergia breaks down why "you need better stage presence" is one of the most useless notes in pole — and what stage presence actually is and how to build it.

    You'll walk away with:Why stage presence is not a general feeling you dial up — it's built in specific momentsWhat subtext and action mean in pole performance and how to find them in your own routineWhy smiling more and making bigger eye contact might actually be working against you

    —Note: Pole dance was created by skrippers and sex workers. Full stop. They built this art form from the ground up — the studios, the moves, the culture, all of it. I would not be here without them. I honor that history and I stand in solidarity with sex workers and their rights. Always.

    11 min
  • 10. The Quote That Changed Everything for Me

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines

    Free Training: The Choreography Code poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship

    Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1 poledancefoundations.com/routinemap


    Follow Sergia: @sergialouise on Instagram

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    In this episode Sergia shares the Martha Graham quote she taped to her bedroom wall at sixteen — and why it might be exactly what you need to hear right now.

    You'll walk away with:-Why comparing your work to someone else's is not just painful — it's beside the point-How performing for approval keeps you from making work that's actually yours-Why you don't have to feel ready or confident to keep the channel open

    —Note: Pole dance was created by skrippers and sex workers. Full stop. They built this art form from the ground up — the studios, the moves, the culture, all of it. I would not be here without them. I honor that history and I stand in solidarity with sex workers and their rights. Always.

    12 min
  • 9. Your Spinning Pole Is a Storytelling Tool (Here's How to Use It)

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    • Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines
    • Free Training: The Choreography Code
    • Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1 poledancefoundations.com/routinemap


    Follow Sergia on instagram

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    In this episode Sergia breaks down why your spinning pole is one of the most powerful storytelling tools you have — and how to use it intentionally.

    You'll walk away with:

    -Why where you put your spin pass is a storytelling decision, not just a technical one-The difference between what belongs on static versus spin — and why it matters-How to make sure your spin pass is earned so the escalation actually lands

    —Note: Pole dance was created by skrippers and sex workers. Full stop. They built this art form from the ground up — the studios, the moves, the culture, all of it. I would not be here without them. I honor that history and I stand in solidarity with sex workers and their rights. Always.

    8 min
  • 8. Stage Fright Is Lying to You

    LINKS MENTIONED:

    • Free Masterclass: Compelling Pole Routines

    ⁠⁠⁠poledancefoundations.com/compellingroutines⁠⁠⁠

    • Free Training: The Choreography Code

    ⁠⁠⁠poledancefoundations.com/poleartistmentorship⁠⁠⁠

    • Create Your Routine with Sergia 1:1

    ⁠⁠⁠poledancefoundations.com/routinemap⁠⁠⁠


    Follow Sergia: ⁠⁠@sergialouise⁠⁠ on Instagram

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    In this episode Sergia breaks down what's actually happening in your body on performance day — and why the voice telling you to run is lying.

    You'll walk away with:

    • Why stage fright and excitement are physiologically almost identical — and how to use that
    • The single most effective stage fright antidote nobody talks about
    • Four practical tools to use before your next performance

    —Note: Pole dance was created by skrippers and sex workers. Full stop. They built this art form from the ground up — the studios, the moves, the culture, all of it. I would not be here without them. I honor that history and I stand in solidarity with sex workers and their rights. Always.—


    6 min

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You've always had the pull to perform. Not just do a routine — but create something that actually moves people. Every time you sit down to choreograph: you freeze, second-guess, change the song,…