POLE PARTY!

I believe today was the best night I've had at the studio in a while.   It started at 4 with rehearsal for a trio we are doing at the Arts & Fitness Fundraiser this fall.   Erin, Jenny and I are dancing to "Pretty Woman".   Then at 5 the others showed up and we worked on "Men in Black", which is a little rough still, but is definitely coming together.  And finally at 6pm the rest of the crew showed up and we rehearsed "Footloose" until we were exhausted, and then EVEN MORE people showed up and we had an Open House-Pole Party!

The pole party was LOTS of fun!  We had several ladies come out who had never done Pole before, and they learned a lot of new things!   Some current students got a few new moves and tricks, we had pole climbing races, and played DUCK DUCK GOOSE on the pole too!

 <----Duck Duck Goose Game! --->

We set the pole onto spinning, and "duck duck goosed"!




We had a total of 23 people at tonight's open house!   Everybody tried the poles, most learned something new, and everybody had fun, I call that a good night!

Communication is everything!

What a crazy crazy week!  My abdomen is all better (yay!) which definitely makes life a little easier.  Rehearsals last weekend were a little disappointing.  The lovely ladies that did show up are incredible and really dedicated, but the attendance was much lower than normal (with a production of 24 performers, as perfect attendance is not possible, but I'd be ok with half).  The "I can't" virus was running a little rampant too (I much prefer "Ok I''ll go home and practice this"  instead of "I can't do it")

     We are performing at the Riverstone Pub again tomorrow night!  I love Riverstone performances!  There was a little mixup with another event that got booked in the same time as us, but it got cleared up and all is well in the world again.    Our little troupe has been performing here each month for over a year now!   We started theming the events, and tomorrow's theme is "Drinkin' Songs".   Its going to be good times!  That, and our poster is awesome!



<---See!   I'll introduce you to my girls!  Left to right is Carmen, Jess, ME, Erin, Laurel and Jenny.   Tomorrow we add Shantal to the mix too!    

Can't win 'em all

So Wednesday night I had a GREAT pole practice, I got a new combination (Jasmine into the Flat-lined Scorpio), practiced a move called the Allegra on BOTH sides (I'm very right side dominant, so practicing moves evenly on both sides is a big thing for me).  It was sooo painful, but really good, I made a lot of progress and was really proud of myself.   Then I practiced a move called a X-Ankle Release (Crossed Ankle Release), or some, call it a bridge when the hands touch the pole like the picture:

My flexibility in my back and shoulders is not great, so I have to walk my hands along the floor to grab the pole.  That being said, I was just about done my practice, and decided to work on this one, I grabbed the pole and thought "What an awesome tummy stretch!",  so I dismounted and did it again, felt sooooo good.  Then I got down, and grabbed the pole to lift myself up and do it a third time and I felt a sharp pull in my abdominal muscles.    "Fascinating"  I thought.   So I gave up on that one, did a workout called H.I.I.T. which my boyfriend runs at the studio, and during which I decided I pulled an ab muscle!   Besides being fairly painful, I almost didn't think it was possible!
    So a fairly successful practice ended in injury, however 3 days later after no pole, I'm almost 100% again.   Back on the pole tomorrow, which is good since Saturdays are long days for rehearsals.


PS,  On a really good note, one of my students won a competition called CNC's Got Talent today on the pole!!!  I'm so proud of her!.  

The Beginning

Se here it is, my very first blog.   I'm not much for posting personal things on Facebook, I don't Twitter, and I probably won't post much personal stuff here either.   This blog will be a record of my journey of 2011.   I'll record goals I've set and acquired, talk about shows that are upcoming and everything that goes with that, successes, new ideas, and anything else I can think of.   So here it is:

As of new years I made a list of 52 goals I would like to accomplish in 2011.   The idea being that I accomplish 1 goal each week.   Everything on the list is either a pole trick, or a flexibility goal.   I am also in the midst of putting together a fundraiser called The Arts & Fitness Fundraiser on April 9.   We've been practicing at least twice a week over and above my classes, and personal practice time as well.    It definitely keeps me busy.   

So far I've accomplished only 4 items on my goals list.  A pole move Erin, one of my bestest pole buddies, and I call the Space Kaboom,  another move we call the Space Kaboom part 2, an Eensy Wincy Spider, and a Falling Star.   I have however, accomplished 3 other moves that are not on my list, so, in a way, I've still gotten 7 new moves in 7 weeks. 

I can't show you what these moves look like quite yet, since they are a surprise that will be revealed at the Arts & Fitness Fundraiser.  But, trust me, they are AWESOME!