Officially on Maternity Leave…

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!