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FULL-BODY FLEXIBILITY MASTERCLASS WITH FLEXPERT (ALL LEVELS)

Date: July 3, 2024

Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm BST

Duration: 90 minutes

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A fun-filled workshop with your favourite bendy ginger duo, designed to enhance your full-body flexibility. This workshop will guide you through a series of stretching and strengthening for both your upper and lower body. The lower body focus will be strong front splits, then utilising your open hips to focus on your backbends in both bridges and lunges. We will provide personalised adjustments and tips to help you reach your flexibility goals safely and effectively. Whether you aspire to contort yourself into poses or simply seek greater mobility in your daily life, this workshop is perfect for you!

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A little about Flexpert: The ginger duo here (Anna O’Dowd & Jessica Raby) to make your flexibility dreams come true. They have a passion for anatomy-driven flexibility training, specialising in guiding pole dancers, aerialists, flexibility-dependent athletes and hobbyists on their journey to peak performance. Their goal is to not only help students reach their goals but also to make learning about their bodies enjoyable and empowering. Safety is paramount in their teachings, closely followed by ensuring sessions are engaging and fun – flexibility training shouldn’t feel like a chore but a joyful journey towards growth and self-discovery.

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Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £15 (includes a 2-week recording)

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POLE HANDSTANDS WITH MAAIKE VAN SANTVOORT (INTER+) 

Date: July 8, 2024

Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm BST

Duration: 75 minutes

Pre-requisite: Student must be able to invert and to kick up into a handstand on the floor assisted by the pole

 

Looking for pretty handstand shapes on the pole and original transitions into other pole moves? In that case you have to come to this workshop. We will cover the fundamentals of different handstand grips on the pole and work on transitions to the floor and up into the pole.

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A little about Maaike: Maaike has a history in synchronized swimming and acrobatics, but has been pole dancing for 11 years and has been teaching for 9 years. Her style is characterized by creative combinations and her interest in beautiful shapes. Furthermore, she prefers to be upside down. Her love for handstands started long before she started pole dancing and in the last three years she has added pole straps as a hobby to this list. She mainly competes in pole competitions with her duo partner Hanka Venselaar, with whom she became world champion last year in the artistic category for doubles.

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Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £12.5 (includes a 2-week recording)​​

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POWER FLOW CHOREO WITH ABI (INTER+) 

Date: July 12, 2024

Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm BST

Duration: 90 minutes

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Indulge in a specially curated blend of Flow and Hard Style into one choreographed routine. Starting with a strategic warmup and conditioning skills for heels, the main course will be seamlessly stringing one movement to the next, perfecting run-throughs with detailed feedback from your instructor, and finally finishing off with a cool down. Please have knee pads. grip aid, and your choice of hydration readily available and be ready to WERK!

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A little about Abi: Abi is a pole dance choreographer with over 4 years of experience teaching heels choreography, basework tricks, and aerial combos. Her passion for the art form shines through in her work, instruction, and unique style.

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Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £12.5 (includes a 2-week recording)

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SPIN FLOW WITH KHEANNA WALKER (INTER+) 

Date: July 15, 2024

Time: 1130 am ET / 430 pm BST

Duration: 60 minutes

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In this class, you will learn some of Kheanna’s signature spin tricks and combos that will improve your strength, power & flexibility. You will learn stunning entries, trending transitions and jaw-dropping shapes.

 

Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £10 (includes a 2-week recording)

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POLE CONDITIONING WITH KHEANNA WALKER (ALL LEVELS) 

Date: July 17, 2024

Time: 1130 am ET / 430 pm BST

Duration: 45 min

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Get ready to strengthen your body for pole with these wicked conditioning exercises that will build your stamina and improve your muscle endurance. This class will undoubtedly improve your fitness so you can elevate your pole game with ease.

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BREAKDANCER MASTERCLASS WITH KHEANNA WALKER (INTER+)

Date: July 18, 2024

Time: 230 pm ET / 730pm BST

Duration: 60 minutes

Pre-requisite: Student must be comfortable in an outside leg and and butterfly to attend this class

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This class is all about mastering the breakdancer on BOTH sides. We will start with a full-body warm-up, followed by some conditioning targeting the muscles we will be using to conquer this power move. We will then go through a series of shapes that will prep our bodies for the breakdancer. I will also show you a dynamic entry into the breakdancer as well as my favourite progression: breakdancer to forearm Ayesha. Wanna see the breakdancer? Tap here for a short tutorial on it.

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Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £10 (includes a 2-week recording)

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HARD STYLE CHOREO WITH LAURENA (INTER+)

Date: July 22, 2024

Time: 12 pm ET / 5 pm BST

Duration: 90 min

Level: Student must have completed a minimum of 2 heels classes

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In this workshop, you will learn some of Laurena’s signature acrobatic tricks, Russian-style dance technique, choreographed transitions and various grip switches to merge pole elements with floorwork! Get ready to sweat during this fun and dynamic Hardstyle routine which will take your dancing to new heights. **Kneepads & heels are required

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A little about Laurena: Laurena (alias Frenchie) has been pole dancing for 6 years. A former professional French gymnast and World Champion, this poledancer can do it all. Obsessed with flips, handstands and any kind of gymnastic moves, she specializes in Hardstyle with her unique dynamic and powerful style. She has competed twice in Exotic Generation and won her category in 2023. Laurena is also a contortion/flexibility coach as well as a personal trainer for pole dancers.

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Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £15 (includes a 2-week recording)

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DYNAMIC BASEWORK WITH NATASHA C (INTER+)

Date: July 24, 2024

Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm BST

Duration: 60 min

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Learn Natasha’s signature basework tricks, sequences and transitions in heels. This class will improve your heel technique, strength, power, flow and active flexibility. Get ready to unleash your inner badass using the lower part of the pole. Student must be comfortable inverting from the floor. Kneepads are mandatory!

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A little about Natasha: Natasha C is a pole dance instructor and studio owner from Canada with five years of teaching experience! Natasha defines herself as a tricks girl first and foremost, but is well known in her community for her signature sassy, fast-paced choreo! Despite being a tricks girl, she absolutely LOVES wearing heels during any dynamic static combo. Recently she has been most inspired by the strength, power and badassery of all the iconic dancers in Miss Pole Dance Australia and hopes to bring some of that fire energy to Canada!

 

Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £10 (includes a 2-week recording)

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TWIRL & FLOW: HEELS CHOREO WITH KHEANNA WALKER (INTER+)

Date: July 25, 2024

Time: 11 am ET / 4 pm BST

Duration: 90 min

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This sassy pole choreography will feature some of my fave twirls, transitions and movements that will improve your heel technique, flow, strength & flexibility. You will leave the studio GLOWING and ready to take on the world 🔥 **Heels and kneepads are required!

 

Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £15 (includes a 2-week recording)

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DROP 'N' DASH WITH SARDONYX WELCH (INTER+)

Date: July 29, 2024

Time: 1 pm ET / 6 pm BST

Duration: 75 min

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Join Welch as she concentrates on the dynamic techniques needed for the next generation of movements in platformed or skripper heels.

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The goal is to offer a comprehensive, safe class, and encourage all students to use their best judgment concerning their physical abilities. We recommend this class for students who can comfortably transfer weight with ease in their platformed stilettos, and who regularly train with their heels in technique and conditioning classes.

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A little about Sardonyx: Sardonyx Welch (she/her) is a powerhouse in the world of pole. Beginning her journey in 2013, she’s lit the stages across Canada since her arrival in 2023. She’s the recent Overall and All-Out Winner of Skripped Down (Toronto, October 2023), Pole Sport Organization (PSO) Canada West &  After Dark Level 5 Championship Silver (Vancouver, June 2023).

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Emerging from the vibrant dance scene in Cebu, Philippines. Welch has empowered students across the world to improve their pole skills and find joy in pole dance. She is thrilled to offer her mentorship to new students in her new home.

 

Price: Free for Members (video will be uploaded to video library)

Drop-in: £12.5 (includes a 2-week recording)