My beautiful and talented friend Khaleeqa, of Paparoxi.com, recently featured me in an amazing short documentary but now it’s her turn to be in the spot light. She was just featured by Black Enterprise about how she utilized her passion to get over unemployment. Check her out:
Happy Monday! Be inspired and enjoy the rest of your week.
The following video was shot at A Very Merry Polesque (Dec 2011). AERA closed the show by paying tribute to a few holiday favorites. This was frikking awesome!!!!
I want to be on their level one day!
I absolutely love this!
Teresa Scott is the creative director in the publishing industry by day and a health-conscious entrepreneur who hops in the ring by night. Scott trains women ranging in age from 14-70 in boxing. The certified USA boxing coach founded the Women’s World of Boxing, Inc., a for-profit organization designed to provide women with a safe, comfortable and uplifting environment to learn the sport. Women’s World of Boxing is currently hosted in someone else’s gym so, in addition to helping women and girls get in shape and develop better self-esteem, Scott’s goal is to raise enough money to open up her own gym in the near future. Check out the video for more information on Scott’s program and how you can get involved.
Boxing, among two other fighting techniques are on my list of fitness routines I must try next year. Talk about inspiration!
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It’s obvious you need full body strength for successful pole dancing and as a result, no two people can grasp the same moves in the same way. Because we all have different strengths, weaknesses, body shapes and flexibility, what may work for one person on their first attempt may not work for another until their 10th.
Enter The Jade (pictured above). I did it, er, some semblance of it on my first try (*faints*).
Hit the jump for more…
Carolyn Chiu
When I first started pole dancing in February, I looked at the teachers as if they were these mystical all-knowing pole gurus because they were so good at the craft.
But recently I realized that they were human. I know that sounds like a memo from Captain Obvious but when you’re new at a craft as hard as pole, the people who are really good at it can have an awe inspiring affect on you, and it’s even more awesome when you interact with said individuals and see that they are humble and still learning also.
I mentioned earlier in my pole dance life that I was inspired by Roz aka The Diva because she represented for all the women out there who felt that they couldn’t get good at pole because they lacked strength, weren’t the right size, [insert more self deprecation here]…but clearly, all of the above is bullshit.
Ernestine Shepherd is one of my heroes. Check this out and dare to make up another excuse about why you’re not taking care of yourself…
I promise to take better care of myself on a consistent basis!
The ironic thing about the pole dancing sport is that the standard shoes we wear (when we actually do wear shoes) are technically stripper shoes, despite the fact that the athletic pole community is trying to move away from the seedy association with The Player’s Club. However, in defense of stripper heels, they actually enhance certain moves and struts but it’s just an interesting observation that I made when I realized that buying shoes for pole actually made me blush.
I started poling in February and never had to use shoes until last month, when one of my most recent pole workshops was strictly dedicated to choreography. We did a lot of strutting and used feminine shapes that looked better in 6 inch heels so I finally went to purchase my first pair (pictured above). I also decided that since walking in normal high heels can be a bit of a challenge for me, I better start getting used to dancing in the super high heels if I want to start performing anytime soon (again, shoes aren’t always necessary but sometimes they are).
Buying shoes is usually always fun and mindless, meaning that I know what I like when I see it but that’s when I’m shopping in stores like Macy’s, Forever 21 or online for Jefferey Campbell goodies. Yet when I entered Pleasure Chest on West 4th street (luckily with a friend), I felt like a giggly school girl.
Tokyo Dolores is a pole dance duo from Tokyo who decided to board the A-Train and flex their skills. Check this out!
What a ride lol.
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