Pixi - a stage name - is competing in the Miss Pole Dance NSW heats and has spoken out about the "exciting" sweep of emotions felt from the activity.

Gearing up for the heats, the Wagga resident said she had been pole dancing for about three years.

It's the first pole competition for Pixi and she will be battling it out against other competitors from across the state for a spot in the national finals.

"I'm sure the nerves will kick in," she said.

"But at the moment I am not thinking about it as a competition and winning.

"I just want to go out on stage and have fun and let the audience be swept up in the powerful emotions I hope to invoke with my routine."

The Zana Aerial Dance Academy student said she has been surprised by the physicality of pole dancing.

"Muscles you never knew you had hurt," she said.

"As a single mum, I love the emotional release you get from dancing.

"When people see the routine, they are normally speechless with the tricks we do and the strength needed to do it."

Sisters Tanya and Heather Shaw, owners of Zana Aerial Dance Academy, are also competing in the state competition in the doubles division.

The Miss Pole Dance NSW Heats will be held on Satuday in Sydney.