DOOM AND GLOOM - No more pole for me, as I am now officially on maternity leave.  But look how beautiful this little thing is that I will have at the end eh?

What does this mean to you?

Well, the bad news is, Chester and Frodsham venues are temporarily not in use, so no new courses or teaser sessions, or drop-in’s I’m afraid.  BUT the good news is – Queensferry is still open for drop-in’s until the end of June ish!

Drop-In’s at Queensferry will run every Sunday from 5-6pm until the 30th of May……THEN from the 6th of June until the 27th of June they will be 4:15 ish til….whenever we feel like quitting!

When am I coming back?

Erm… I am aiming for end of September time.  I am hoping for a painless, world’s easiest birth of course so all going well I will be back by then. 

What can you do in the meantime?

Well – good news…I am such a pole nerd that I have (and will still be) putting together lots of pole dance related articles for you – all interesting stuff!  You will find them in the POLE DANCE MAG section.  Also, keep an eye out for new POLE DANCE DVD REVIEWS, and of course the best bit – kep an eye out for new interviews with world class, world famous pole dancers in the INTERVIEWS & VIDEOS section – be inspired!

Other stuff I have for you – if you have joined the ‘Student’s Only Face Book Group’ you will find me uploading a ‘How To’ guide, with images and detailled descriptions as to how to get each move nailed.  Before I explain any further – First I must issue some warnings…

FOR CHRIST’S SAKE – DON’T attempt anything psychotic on your own, at least come to class for that sort of nonsense where we have insurance if you snap your neck hhhmmmmkay?
If you snap your nack at home, work will not pay you to be off sick probably and there will be no other insurance policy to cover your income if you stuff yourself up.

BE A GOOD JUDGE – you know what level you’re at and what level you’re working towards, use this as a rough guide as to which moves you choose to attempt.

THIS IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR TUITION – These pics and descripts are designed to aid your pole practise , not for you to learn new moves from, tuition from me in class is the only way you will know how YOU are doing, if YOU are getting into this move correctly or not etc… In the pics it’s all thumbs up, cheesy Cheshire grins and looks like a piece of cake, in reality you all know it’s a lot harder then that so don’t fool yourself into thinking that you will be able to learn properly from them – but it will help your practise and become stronger and better on the pole.

DON’T GET SLACK – Please always try to warm up and cool down before/after pole. It is essential for injury prevention and improving your flexibility if you do it right. I’ll briefly explain:

WARMING UP: Jog on the spot, skip, trampoline, do aerobics, cycle, swim – whatever exercise you can for 7 mins beforehand – then move on to the stretching. This is important as if you just go ahead and stretch first, you could just tear something right away – doing this pumps the blood around the body and the synovial fluids to the joints etc…ready for action!

STRETCHES: I have put the pre pole stretches up on here with an explanation how to get into it properly. This bit is important as it elongates your muscles so that you can’t (well, you can but it reduces the chances) tear your muscles.

POLE: Yes…. pole like a MO FO!

COOLING DOWN: These are important to increase your flexibility levels (bonus) and loosen your muscles at the end of exercise so you don’t cease up and go horrendously stiff!

OKAY – Warnings done with – HAPPY POLLING! and stay tuned for more moves, I will post as often as I can!

AMY & MILLIE BUMP!

I just felt the need to share this photo of two of our Candy & Chrome MENTALISTS on a night out, getting mileage out of their skills!

Hi Everyone!

You may have noticed in the top right hand corner we have changed pole dancing  ’Featured Video’ clip.  This time I have chosen a clip from the recent ‘Australia’s got Talent’ show because one of my friends (Sony or Kym from Girlfriend Fun & Fitness School) is on the show and with the two other girls puts on an amazing performance for the judges.

Danni Minogue’s comments were particularly encouraging and I think it is definately something to be shared!

So ENJOY!

The Sun Newspaper praise the sport of Pole Dance!

And the even made it into The Sun with a fabulous article for pole!  GO GIRLS!

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/showbiz/tv/2941023/Australias-Got-Talent-judge-Dannii-Minogue-praises-pole-dance-act.html

Candy & Chrome’s Interview with Alethea Austin is featured on the Pole Dance Communitie’s website!

Hi Folks,

Just to let you know that Candy & Chrome’s famous pole dancer interviews are featured yet again on the PDC website, thanks to the lovely people of the Pole Dance Community.

It took 6 months to make this one as Alethea has been so super busy this year!   As you may or may not have noticed, throughout the time it took us to do this, Alethea was going through some intensive training ready for this year’s USPDF show – which she went on to WIN and became America’s newest pole dance champion!

And Candy & Chrome’s long awaited interview is done and finally ready for you viewing pleasure, you can see it HERE on the PDC site.

Hi Everyone!

Just a quick note to say that our latest interview it finally here!  Yes…… it took 6 months to make this one as Alethea has been so super busy this year!   As you may or may not have noticed, throughout the time it took us to do this, Alethea was going through some intensive training ready for this year’s USPDF show – which she went on to WIN and became America’s newest pole dance champion!

And Candy & Chrome’s long awaited interview is done and finally ready for you viewing pleasure.

Please leave comments at the end of it.

This is the Polessentials website, a relatively new site based in America which contains useful pole info from around the globe.  Keep up to date with recent goings on and all things pole dance!

Candy & Chrome are happy to be listed under the ‘Pole Resources’ Section, along with other ‘useful pole dancing websites’! …… See…. I’m useful!

Anyway here’s the link to our bit:

Hi Everyone!

Just a little bit of news, I had the pleasure of teaching the lady that runs this website at a recent free open day in Chester.

She very kindly emailed back to me afterards and explained that although it might not be the exercise for her, she had a thoroughly good time in class!  and would like to share her experiences through a website she manages and runs with a friend.

www.womensthoughts.co.uk now has a pole dance featured article – more great press for the love of pole!  So, if you have some time, please take a wee look at it by clicking HERE.

Women’s thoughts is a website….. well…for women!  Packed with ideas for recipes, household tips, fashion, beauty, leisure, lifestyle, anything you might find of interest really,  so if you are looking for something to do, or help with a new project, or something creative to bake – click on the image below and it will take you to the website!

You may have noticed that in the top right hand corner of the website we have added a teeny video called ‘Featured Video’.  I change it every now and then but I never rally explained what it is or why I do it.

It’s basically something I put out there for inspiration purposes.  Being a technophobe and slightly camera shy myself – I don’t have any Youtube vids of my own yet (maybe one day) but there are soooooo many brilliant, high quality, amazingly useful videos out there in the world that I just think I really should share whenever I find a gem!

My latest video is of the Wunderbar – Eike Von Stuckenbrok…..a hand balancer by nature, but is now what he calls himself as ‘Equilibrist’, which means ‘modern dancer and acrobat’.  Eike to me just has got ‘IT’ when it comes to artistic, unique, expressive pole performances and is genuinely inspirational to me.

Eike Von Stuckenbrok’s Video

Here is his video in case you missed it:

Candy & Chrome Pole Dancing in the Flintshire Chronicle 14th January 2010

Candy & Chrome pole dancing in the Mid Cheshire Chronicle 14th of January 2010