Dear IPDFA members and supporters,

The International Pole Dance Fitness Association would like to say thank you for your support in 2010. Thanks to all the passionate pole dancers, we have been able to grow and bring our passion to a new level.

On Decemeber 9, 2010, the world witnessed the International Pole Championship. Last year, we had extraordinary talents who earned the top awards: Duncan West - Ultimate Pole Champion in the Men's division, Mai Sato - Ultimate Pole Champion in the Women's division and Eri Kamimoto - Ultimate Pole Champion in the Disabled division. In the Pole Art category, the champions were Adam Tan and Zoraya Judd. In the Pole Fit category, Rafaela Montanaro and Chris Measday were the winners. To view the overall rankings in IPC 2010, click here. You can follow how successful this competition has become on the world stage in the publications. Our IPDFA PR specialists made sure that the IPC 2010 was respectfully published in CNN, AP, Sports Illustrated, FOX ...to name just a few, as well as a full cover page in the Japan Times.

This would not have happened without the support of some amazing people from the pole dance community and IPDFA would like to aknowledge the effort and work of these people/organisations that made IPC 2010 so special:

EggWorm and Andria Event Consultancy
American Apparel - amazing prizes for the winners
Make Up For Ever - mesmerizing stylisations
Sin Den - hair stylists for the competitors and special guests
X-Pole - who supplied the new design brass poles
Abios - organic nutrition for our champions
Rock Challenge - showcasing talented kids
Mighty Grip - gripping powder and accessories
Autocraft - transportation for our competitors and their entourage
The Westin Resort, Bali - for providing an amazing holiday destination for the winners
Pole Spin - coverage of IPC
Gosha - beautiful necklaces and jewellery
Pole Physics - who made sure the competitor's skin looked healthy and glowing
Fitness Wonderland and Monami- physio care so that all competitors were in top form
37 Frames - famazing pictures that have now been published around the world
Ines Klim - for amazing evening dresses
Leg Avenue - outfits
Thanks to the Pole dance studios in Japan for their support: Art Flow Tokyo, Eye Candy, Japan Pole Dance and Luxurica.

IPDFA would like to say thank you to all our judges for their hard work.

The past 12 months was an amazing experience for our organization. Every year, we receive your emails with the nominations for the Instructor and Studio of the year. In the online voting for 2010, you decided that your favourites are Bobbi's Pole Studio and Jamilla Deville, both from Australia. Your favourite competitor was Zoraya Judd from the USA who won the title of Pole Idol.

In 2011, we are organising new and exciting projects which will be announced in March, so please stay tuned and sign up for our newsletter.

To find out more about association please visit: http://www.ipdfa.com/

Regards,
Ania Przeplasko
IPDFA Founder and Coordinator