Greetings from China

moguto started this discussion · 12/14/2011

Hi everbody. I'm an expat teacher in China, and I've finally got to the point where my Chinese is good enough for me to be comfortable joining classes. So I started poling in the summer. However, when I moved to a smaller city I realized China might have the opposite problem from most places. Here there are pole studios everywhere, but it seems not many very good teachers. The more I discover on this site I'd rank myself as lower-intermediate... but the thing is, all the pole teachers I can find are at about the same level. Any advice? I don't have a pole yet because my teacher said they can't be braced against false ceilings (which my apartment may or may ot have...) Anyhow, I look forward to meeting more people with a passion for pole.

3 replies

Veena · 12/14/2011
Hello and welcome!! I would look into your ceiling situation it sounds like at this point working on your own may be helpful for you. If the ceiling has tiles on it usually you can remove one or two and put up your pole on the supports underneath. 🌸
PoleLiang · 12/14/2011
Hello moguto from china! I was born and raised in china, moved to north America 13 years ago. I'm not even sure the small town I grew up in has a pole studio... I go back and visit every 3 years or so since my parents and family are here with me. From the videos i watched in youku.com, The style they teach seems quite different comparing to north America- it seems that heels and boots are necessity for pole classes.;)
moguto · 12/15/2011
Well, I'm not so much in a small town as a small city, but I know of at least 3 studios and several gyms that offer classes. It's true, the more I watch, particularly training videos, it seems that Chinese style is pretty different. Boots sure help to make it up the pole and stay there when starting out. On the other hand, classes go a lot faster here. I was reading the post about safety... I started doing inverts within 2 weeks og starting class (though the class does meet every day)