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Hodgemapodge

Or, I’ve been sick for a week and a half and swamped with holiday work for even longer, so I haven’t been writing or in class…

I may be performing a lyra routine in February – a basic one – which would be both cool and a real challenge, since I definitely have been wanting to strengthen the dance in my work (I feel like it is all very trick-pose-trick right now). I may also be doing the showcase for PPC 2013 – waiting to find out if there is a spot for me or not. Considering using the same song for both routines, because I love it and have ideas for both dances. We’ll see.

Once I am back to full health, I will be back in pole class – I am going to be trying out some new classes, in addition to my usual class, to see if it will help me jump start what I have been working on. But, in honor of the new year, I am going to jump on the Pole Goal bandwagon: twisted grip handspring from the floor, by my birthday (March).

January 5, 2013 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: Lyra, performance, Pole goals, PPC 2013 | Leave A Comment »

Calling All Plus Size Pole Dancers!

I briefly met Roz the Diva at PoleCon, and naturally, stalked her Facebook fan page (polers make exceptional online stalkers, I think). As it turns out, she has an amazing opportunity for plus size pole dancers to perform/compete in her Dangerous Curves show! The link below has the details!!!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dFNQVGpyRjJHaDZsQ3ZkTGFOVjZXWlE6MQ

I LOVE THIS!!! There is still time to submit an entry – go for it, ladies!

June 25, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: competition, Dangerous Curves, performance, plus size, pole dance, Roz the Diva | Leave A Comment »

Pacific Pole Championships: Pictures and Video

Here are some of the professional images, as well as a video of my performance, all courtesy of Alloy Images. Again, I took 3rd place in the Artistic Dramatic Level 2 category, and while my performance is not perfect, I’m pretty proud of myself for going out and doing it. I am starting to pull together the info for the post on what it took for me to compete and hope to have it done later this week – with volunteering at the Master’s Cup and the Pole Convention, it’ll be a busy week! Photos are up first (chose my favorites – there are a few that are nice shots, but I’m rather harsh on myself about how I look in some of them, so holding those back out of vanity ), video is at the bottom.

: Part of my opening spin combo

: taking a bow, mid-pole

: jasmine

: trying for musicality

: first sequence on spinning pole

: plank splay on spinning pole (my favorite of the shots)

June 19, 2012 | Categories: Uncategorized | Tags: 3rd place, Artistic Dramatic Level 2, competition, Pacific Pole Championships 2012, performance, photos, pole dance, spinning pole, video | Leave A Comment »

GND – June show

On Sunday, I went to my first Girl Next Door show at King King, to support Kat and Drea in their performances as part of the June ensemble. They both KILLED it – such different routines, both incredibly entertaining and definitely highlights of the show! I recommend checking it out if you’ve got the funds – tickets can be pricey for the good seats (the general admission leaves something to be desired – you either have to be first in line to snag one of the few bar stools or plan to wear comfy shoes!), but I hear there are deals sometimes available on discount ticket sites.

It was really cool to see so many different styles of performance, as well as the different themes, the different stage presence of each dancer, and how it all came together. There were a number of gals in the audience from The Pole Garage, and I know that the ones I caught up with afterward talked about how inspiring it was to watch! It was great to see so many familiar faces, by the way!

I took a ton of pictures with my phone (poor thing – 1,000 photos!) and edited them down quite a bit. I’ll post a few here, and once Kat & Drea put up their professional videos, I’ll post links to those as well! I apologize that I don’t have all of the names of the ladies below their photos – I gave my only copy of the program to Kat, so I don’t actually know the names of most of the gals. There are more photos of Drea and Kat for obvious reasons – gotta support my girls! – but I included at least one photo of each performance. Enjoy!