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Craving that Bobbi style
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To add to the NZ vs Australia point – "commuting" to Australia from NZ is not actually that easy! At least 3 hours in a plane plus normally quite expensive, esp if you're earning in NZ dollars. Moving to Aussie's probably a better plan and visiting NZ sometimes – that's what a lot of Kiwis do:)
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Thanks Hazi411 🙂
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I had a blast taking classes at Bobbi's in Singapore and then just yesterday taking class with Cleo TheHurricane! I do swear there is something to there being some kind of magical glittery pink powder they must drink…LOL. Everything folks have identified is what makes their style unique. BPS dancers are not afraid to rock their heels, sexy floorwork and fast, in-your-face pop/rock music. I don't know if they do many classes on static either…all the poles in the Singapore studio were the permanently spinning brass 38s…I think I shrieked through my first class there because I'd never inverted on spin before let alone try flatine, CAR etc! But it was super-fun.
The class set-up encourages students to face their fears about performance and sexiness and the structure of the terms and mini-terms means that students stay committed to learning combos, choreographies etc. They are also really good at finding continuing performance opportunities for their students that arent necessarily about competition.
The studio that feels the most like Bobbi's here might be Vertical Joes in Atlanta ( i'm sure there are others…I just dont know of them)…its about developing a unique style that still allows for individuality and gets your students excited about being identified as a poler with your studio. Bobbi's really has it figured out! I will definitely go back to their studio in Singapore when I visit again and going to their Sydney studio is going on the bucket list.
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I'm from Bobbi's (Sydney) too, and I love it! Basically everyone's said it already – lots of focus on technique and floorwork (my technique is terrible though, damn you lack of dance background! 🙁 ). In my first class, we were taught how to do a head roll, how to roll over on the ground, and how to get back onto your feet from the ground. You get reminded constantly to point your toes. It really makes all the difference!
On the flip side, Bobbi's really concentrates on the "pretty" moves – butterfly, spins, stags – and in that sense it's a bit limiting. There's also a general philosophy of barefoot or flexed feet being anathema – they won't teach Russian splits, or the no-handed star, since you can't do them with shoes unless you're Chelle Hafner. If you can't get into and out of a move gracefully in shoes without flexing your feet, it won't be taught. I've only met a handful of girls who take classes there without shoes. Otoh, dancing in shoes all the time is probably the best way to get you used to them.
Also, since there's so much more emphasis on dance, there's less time to actually learn moves, so students at other studios probably learn harder tricks and get stronger faster than at Bobbi's – for example, the very earliest you'd learn an inversion would be after 2 months, and an Aysha would be after 8 months of pole. There are pros to this in terms of safety and strength-building, but if you're a trickster type, you'd get bored.
There actually isn't much emphasis on individuality until you get to higher levels, although all teachers are different. Basically, there's a "right" and a "wrong" way of doing things at Bobbi's, luckily Bobbi's "right" way is really aesthetically pleasing! Unfortunately, it does feel restrictive at times – for example, the number of Bobbi's students I've heard complaining about Carlie Hunter not pointing her toes in her "dancing grandma" performance. I mean, it was clearly an artistic choice, since in every other competition she's proven herself more than capable of pointing her toes. But to each their own.
I don't mean to sound negative, and I'm not, since as I said before, I freaking love it at Bobbi's, and I really couldn't add much more to the good things that have already been said. But I felt the need to balance out this discussion 🙂
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Thanks, mikkinxx!
Obviously, there are always things that doesn't suit everyone with every method. It's good to hear the other side of things too, though.
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Thanks for this post and all the Bobbi’s girls responds!!
The previous studio I went to only teach 1 trick at a time and no dance moves whatsoever…so whenever I try to dance on my own, it looks very choppy!!
Gonna go and order the Bobbi’s DVD now….THANKS!!!
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What Mikkix said was absolutely right on the money!
That was one of the reasons why I have left Bobbi's Pole Studio in Sydney for now, as I got bored repeating the same level over and over again and not learning any new tricks out of it.
At the moment I have gone back to the original studio I started out in, wanting to learn new tricks, do workshops and also do strengthening and flexibility classes.
I do miss Bobbi's but like what Mikkixx said about being restricted simply because they won't teach certain moves because you can't do them in heels was too rigid for me and plus got a bit boring over time.That being said, I am still in awe whenever I watch one of the Bobbi's instructors dance. I really crave that style and I know it'll take many years to attain!
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Perhaps we should see if we can petition Bobbi to open a studio here in the US? 😉
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I enjoyed hearing from someone that has been to Bobbi’s…so this another illustration of us always wanting what we don’t have…myself included! I just came from the Alethea& Cleo workshops, and a couple of things were kinda hmmm. moments…1) Alethea said if a trick clearly isn’t for her she doesn’t waste he time on trying to force it 2). Cleo was my spotter for Ayesha (got my 1st one there!), and ahe admitted that she doesn’t do Ayesha’s 3) When Cleo taught us some floor moves they looked awesome, but pretty easy moves…those girls can command an audience on pure style & stage presence…kwim? After Cleo showed us the floor routine, Alethea taught us het adaptation of the same routine, and it was much slower of course, but she only changed a couple of the moves…but it felt so-o different.
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Hi girls! Bobbi’s was my first pole home (2005-06) and where I got seriously hooked! I’ve trained at many other Aussie studios since and Bobbi’s is definitely one-of-a-kind! They are seriously and unashamedly Sexxxxy! All the girls wear hot pants that aren’t much bigger than g-strings and stilettos to class. When i trained there, the moves were not necessarily so much about technical difficulty as about beautiful lines and flowing combos. The poles are 38mm spinners and twisted grip was used for many advanced moves (even shoulder mount) which adds to that effortless effect. Head rolls, body rolls, splits and high kicks rule at Bobbi’s!
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Hi girls! Bobbi’s was my first pole home (2005-06) and where I got seriously hooked! I’ve trained at many other Aussie studios since and Bobbi’s is definitely one-of-a-kind! They are seriously and unashamedly Sexxxxy! All the girls wear hot pants that aren’t much bigger than g-strings and stilettos to class. When i trained there, the moves were not necessarily so much about technical difficulty as about beautiful lines and flowing combos. The poles are 38mm spinners and twisted grip was used for many advanced moves (even shoulder mount) which adds to that effortless effect. Head rolls, body rolls, splits and high kicks rule at Bobbi’s!
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and why do they rock? because bobbi was in the exotic industry and she knows how to meke things hot and sexy ! I love australian girls they have that style !
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In our studio they have one of their DVDs for rent, Advanced Pole Grooves, and I love it.
I wish Australia wasn't that far away 🙁 The studio also looks so nice!
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Ohhh, Tacha…
Bobbi's is one of the most BEAUTIFUL and exotic pole studios I've ever been to!The moment you walk in, you are walking on thick, plush, black carpet and surrounded by Barbie-pink walls and wooden floors with glitter embedded in it. Offset with the gold Brass poles, it seriously looks and feels like you're in a Gentleman's club of some sort but classy and feminine at the same time!
I remember posting on Facebook after being to their Elizabeth St City Studio that I want the interior of my future house to look like a Bobbi's Pole Studio!!!!
Although I don't think my man is too big on that idea!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif -
Well if I ever make it to Australia, I’ll go there to have some private lessons…
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The DVD trailers seemed advanced. Could more novice or intermediate dancers use the DVDs?
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Acoretacri,
I've heard that the Adv. Pole Grooves DVD from some of the Bobbi's Girl isn't all that Advanced in level because it is quite an old DVD. Back then the moves were simpler because there weren't as many polers and not as many complicated moves in the pole industry! One of the girls told me (who is a staff member at Bobbi's) that the most complicated move in the DVDs was a Layback!
HAHA! How times have changed!!The Adv. PG DVD I think dates back to 2006? Or maybe slightly earlier??
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Thanks. I wanted to be sure I could use it given the price and cost of shipping. No one in the US seems to sell the DVDs.
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The Bobbi’s Pole Ultimatum is the advanced one with twisted grip combos 😉
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