Ly Kieu Le started this discussion ·
Hi guys, Have you tried the curriculum planner by Natasha Wang on Pole And Aerial? I'm thinking about purchasing it as I've always liked her but not sure how I'll benefit from it. If you know anything about it, please give me some feedback. I really appreciate it.
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Charley ·
I don't but for $30 it might be worth a try. I love working with Natasha. :-) I considered getting it but I'm not teaching much these days and I am very married to my syllabus. It looks like there are a lot of strength and conditioning work on and off pole that could be helpful.
anngiern ·
My 2 cents: You really have to assess what type of clients you market to in your area and what style of pole dance you teach. For example California has quite a few studios that cater to people who want to compete. Other studios cater to the everyday woman who wants to have fun, get some exercise and go home to her family. There is a vast difference between the two different markets in my opinion. I got the "Strengths and Tricks For Everyone" lesson plan. First and foremost when she says beginner that is very relative...LOL. For example she was talking about a basic invert and what beginner students would do for that...I think what she meant was these are ways for students who are already inverting and how to progress it from there. So just be mindful that its not really beginner in the sense that she will be breaking down how to do a basic invert to a stay at home that lives next door to you who has never touched the pole. So you definitely already need to know how to teach pole dance. I really didn't get what the flow was supposed to be between lesson to lesson or how they were supposed to connect. That was baffling to me and just random. For example maybe if she was teaching a back hook spin for beginners and then how to progress that move to a more advanced level for your more experienced students. I was also looking for a more detailed warm up that would help with the upcoming moves she was about to teach, strengthening exercises for the particular move/moves being taught, etc...Basically how a live class would go. I wasn't expecting a full live class... but a little more than what was given. Instruction/breakdown was very limited. This is definitely a "monkey see monkey do" type of instruction. So if your looking for very specific breakdowns you will not get it (at least with the lesson plan I purchased). There was this cool advanced move that she demonstrated from a lifted back hook spin but she just showed it. No breakdown whatsoever. Now I can rewind it a few times and probably figure it out myself but I can go on youtube and do that. I just would have preferred a little more breakdown if I am paying extra money for it. She did have some good pointers on the shoulderstands...and I did pick up a few things I liked from the barefoot pole moves. I also like the creativity exercise she suggested for when you are trying to find unique transitions between moves. I probably wont get another lesson plan for now. To me this was not really a curriculum planner. I think that is the wrong verbage. It was more just "move ideas" to me. I love our core curriculum that we teach at my studio (which is done in a series, 7 levels). It has been super successful for 8 years and we definitely cater to the everyday woman who wants to have fun, be challenged, and go home. ( I do have some students who want to compete but not nearly as many as other studios such as Be Spun, Body and Pole,Choreography House, etc...). Our curriculum is pretty detailed week by week, with appropriate progressions and modifications, creativity exercises and each level has a finished product so the students can see what they accomplished at each level and that they met the objectives of the course. I personally purchased this to add spice to my drop in classes and workshops that I teach. I am always looking for ways to make my classes better, fun and creative. Knowledge is power...LOL But for me personally dont think its worth the extra $30 a month. I just didnt see how it was any different than the other teachers on poleandaerial.com. I find Veena's lessons much more helpful, and Rhiannan Nicole's lessons as well. (just love her style and combos, sexy flow lessons, etc..) Again this is just my opinion...but I always encourage people to try things for themselves and come up with their own conclusion.
anngiern ·
I also heard that Body and Pole online streaming videos are very good...so I will try that soon as well...
Ive8899 ·
I am also very interested and just wonder if it's worth it