Confessions of a Pole-oholic

So in my post My Pole Goals for 2013 I said that I'd already accomplished one of my pole goals for 2013.

That goal was *DRUM ROLL* 


THE MUSCLE UP!!

When I first decided that I wanted to start working on it I thought it would take me the better part of the year to get. Obviously I was wrong. I started working on it one Sunday in Practice time and got it on my 2nd attempt! I was pretty shocked and tried it a few more times but couldn't get it again without using my foot to pull myself over. Since then I've tried to practice it as much as possible, it usually takes a few attempts at it before I can get up and I've never been able to get video evidence of it.. UNTIL NOW!!

I decided to set up my camera on Friday afternoon and video it until I got it. I failed five times, gave up and turned the camera off, then went no once more and I'll get it. AND I DID!!

So here it is my muscle up!!





Now I just need to be able to do it consistently.

Billie

So a few days ago Shimmy posted on her blog about free styling, after finally getting around to reading it today there was on thing that really stuck with me, a quote from Kelly Yvonne

"No! Never apologise for your movement! Never apologise for your dancing!"

So after reading Shimmy's post I felt a bit brave, I actually video'd myself free styling to a Rihanna song at the beginning of the year and I've just uploaded it to YouTube.

On the day when I'd finished the Freestyle I could't watch it because I felt like what I had done wasn't perfect. About a week later I did end up watching it and while it wasn't as bad as I thought I still was pretty unhappy about it so decided not to put it on YouTube.  After watching it again tonight after I uploaded it, I actually don't think it's as bad as I originally thought, being the perfectionist that I am I probably should come to terms with the fact that there is always something that I'm not going to…

This year marks a first in the competitive pole world, the first ever MALE ONLY Pole Competition!



Mr Pole Dance will be held at the Factory Theatre Marickville (Sydney) on the 31st May and is not just for the Aussie guys it's open to international dancers as well!! 

So fellas, if you want to enter you need to head to www.mrpoledance.com.au and download the application form and get it in by 28th February 2013! All the competition rules etc are on the site!

I can't wait to see the boys strut their stuff on stage! Tickets go on sale March 11th at Ticketek 

You can also look up the Mr Pole Dance Page on Facebook to keep up to date with everything leading up to the comp!!

Billie
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Entry's for the Pole Candy 2013 Semi-Pro Championship are open and can be downloaded HERE!!

One thing I really want to work on more this year is my flexibility, over the break between terms Luxe ran two contortion workshops at Bobbis Gold and they were great, the first one we focused on splits and a bit of back bending and the second one on mainly back bending. 

This term I've enrolled in her flexibility class and after the first class today I'm pretty excited to see how much I can improve my flexibility.

I'm pretty flexible already, I can already do the splits on my left, right and centre, but when I do my front splits I always have my hips open instead of square. So that's my main goal at the moment, to get both my left and right splits with my hips completely square. I'm going to have to make sure that I stretch during the week when possible. I also want to improve my back and shoulder flexibility so I'll work on those as well. I also want to be able to get my leg behind my head in a leg mount on both sides as well as improve my overspilt in my middl…

Don't forget next Thursday on SBS at 11pm (in Australia) the Documentary Blood Sweat and Sequins will be aired!! So write it in your diary, set a reminder in your phone and set your IQ's to record! From the looks of the trailer it's going to be AMAZEBALLS!




Billie
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So I just realised that I totally forgot to post the video from the Pole Dance Academy Bond Girls comp last year. If I'm going to be totally honest it isn't the best performance I have ever done. 

After a few minor hiccups the Venue for the night was changed to The Club at Kings Cross the Wednesday before, having danced their before I knew the routine that I'd choreographed wouldn't work on the stage (the poles are pretty short) so I got to the venue a bit early to have a play on the poles and figure out what I could and couldn't do.  I have no idea what was going on with me that night, I had a couple of moments where I had mind blanks and did something silly like walk to the wrong pole (there is a speaker right near the pole on stage left that ends up getting kicked if you do anything that involves extending your leg) and at one stage I went to do a climb and half way through I decided not to because I remembered the pole was to short to do what I was going to do n…