Poletage

▸Project Background

As a pole dancer in this small community, we don’t get enough attention that can help with what we need

Pole dance is a hybrid of gymnastics, dance and flexibility methods all designed to improve an individual's comprehensive health and fitness levels.

We define pole dancer as people who tried once or several times in pole dancing.

▸Research

How many pole dancers out there?

According to Pole Sport Organization, over 3,000 pole dancers compete each year,(Dancers who see pole dancing as a hobbies or professional instructors ) According to Bureau of Labor Statistics, Adult Video News Media Network."The Erotic Economy" by Angelina Spencer, Association of Club Executives 400,000 of entertainers in US clubs.

Interview with expert

I interviewed Yoko in dance studio, she has been studying pole dancing for 10 years and teaching for 4 years.she teaches 2 choreography classes a week, and every week is gonna be a new difference dance, so she has to keep creating a new dance.

Right now she is using pencil and paper to write it down or sometimes just record whatever comes to her mind. It's really time-consuming and too much work.

She also told me a interesting exercise she did in class, which is mix&match--is a game that everyone write down the 2 tricks you like and put it in a box and randomly choose 2 tricks to freestyle a new routine.

Definition of different levels

Beginner dancers: various grips and poses on the pole.thigh holds, laybacks, headstands and spins.

Intermediate dancers:Tricks and moves may include inside/outside inverted leg hangs, shoulder mounts and/or flag holds.

Advanced dancers: eagle contortion, Russian splits, Chinese mounts and dramatic drops. Many advanced classes are taught on a spinning pole

What is Routine?

Routine the completely choreographed sequence of steps and movements in dance or other staged dance, A song is requirement, 1:30-5:00 duration time.

Solution

It is a tool that can help pole dancers to create their dance routine, like a storyboard tool. It solved not only intermediate and advanced dancers creating their routine with a clear vision of how the dance will be like, but also beginner dancers who can’t create their own routine through the “mix & match” feature.

▸Target Analysis

Target Audience

▸UI/UX Design

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Sketches

User Testing

Wireframe

User Flows

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