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Okay so the picture attached is a massive achievement for me… massive! I know some of you will easily be able to do this without with thinking or even feeling a stretch, but for me it is torture! I have to stretch for ages before I even attempt this, and even when I do, I so far have only been able to hold it for one or two seconds. This picture is the first and only time I’ve ever been able to...

 

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You may have seen a few videos of people using resistance bands to help them with their pole work. I never really understood how useful resistance bands were until I started using them. I like to use the bands on strength based moves. I’m currently working on my Cup Grip Deadlift, Tabletop with straight legs, Human Flag and Brass Monkey Lift. Of course there are so many other cool moves to try too...

 

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Some of you may already know that I struggle with pole mojo from time to time. Now I’m not talking about one day where I just can’t be bothered to pole – I’m talking about weeks on end where I just don’t want to. I find that when I have to pole rather than wanting to pole, that’s when my motivation can start to fade. If I have to train to find new moves to teach,...

 

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Here in the UK we really do have to embrace the hot sunny weather as much as we can, as we don’t know when the next sunny day will be. I’m a sun baby and will use any excuse to go out and sit in the sun, but recently I’ve been embracing the warm weather on the pole. I find that my hands start to get a little more slidey but my body just loves to grip! Use That Stick I know it can be super frustrating...

 

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This video is aimed at those of you who are thinking of taking a pole class but perhaps haven’t booked onto a course yet. Hopefully this video will help to give you a little more information about your first class. It took me a year to build up the confidence to book my first pole class – and I just wish I had booked when I knew I wanted to try it. Your First Pole Class Each pole studio is...

 

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It’s so important to warm your body up before you pole. Sometimes it’s the last thing we want to do – we just want to get on the pole. Warming up is incredibly important to keep you safe, so here are some of my favourite exercises to warm up my shoulders.

 

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I had a little bit of time this week, and wanted to have a little play on the spin pole again. I’m attempting to add in some moves I love on static pole – my favourite so far is the shoulder mount 😀 What are your favourite spin pole moves?

 

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Here’s the first of hopefully many pole play vlogs. This is the first time I’ve tried anything like this as a vlog, so I hope you like it. I often freestyle at home and see what comes out of it, but I very rarely post the results. I usually play on static and know I need to up my spinning pole game. So I hope you like what has come from my spinning pole play today 😀 Please let me know...

 

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So I’ve just entered my first competition via video entry – woo hoo! Well, two actually. I’ve entered competitions in the past where you apply online, and automatically get entry, so entering a video online was a whole new experience for me. I don’t yet know whether I’ve got through to either competition’s live final, but I wanted to write my thoughts while it’s...

 

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A big milestone for any pole dancer, is to be able to invert – go upside down. There are so many amazing moves to learn before you’ll be ready to invert, so why not add some exercises in now that are perfect for invert prep? This video is not a tutorial for inverting, but it certainly is a tool for making inverting much easier when you come to it 😀 No matter what level you are, these exercises...

 

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