[Kira]

Think so Miraine, everyone seems happy with the 20th 🙂 yes the aerial room will be available too! so far we have –

debss, 
me,
zoey,
miraine,
shona,
hazelnut
& lizziepole 

have I missed anyone out?? 

[Kira]

 

1st Floor  190 Manchester Rd, Worsley, Manchester M28 3LU 🙂

 

[Kira]

Hiya, the teacher @ pole sessions is happy to host it. How many of us are there? I counted 6 but I'm not sure if I counted right lol I'll let you girls decide where you want to go 😛

[Kira]

It's called Pole Sessions in Worsley off m60 (junction 13) 🙂 

[Kira]

Yep yep I should be good for either of those dates! Btw if people are having issues with the spinning poles, the local studio here is available too – if I remember correctly there's 11 poles that operate on both static and spinning, 2 of which are 45mm's (rest are 50's) and there's a hoop, silks and a trapeze in a separate studio. The owner is super lovely and easy going so this could be used for the 3rd uk pole jam 😉

[Kira]

Hi Nikita! welcome to studio veena

I'm in Manchester (swinton) I practice in 3 different studios as well as at home, do you go to any studios? Clothes I just wear sports bra (sports direct lol), strappy tops and pole shorts I got from pole skivvies (not sure if they still sell) & dirdy birdy pole wear. Shoes I wear glitter heels (glitterheels.com) or pleasers from ebay 🙂 

[Kira]

a lot of studios are now doing half the class on static and half the class on spin but I find most the students are happier with it on static. I like practicing new moves on static but once I've nailed it, it's spinny all the way for me! Took me a while to get used to the spinning but because I changed to another studio that only taught on spin, I got used to it pretty quick as I had no option 😛

[Kira]

Runemist what pectoral exercises do you do?

[Kira]

cali – your boss sounds like my boss lol 

thanks for sharing personal stories with me, it motivates me and gives me confidence that I have it in me to take control of my life and change it for the better.

I'm sorry if I came across as whingey or moaning about a good job situation, I do not take it for granted for 1 second that I have a job whilst thousands are unemployed and desperately want a job (hammered home by the fact every week there seems to be a major retail chain going into administration and all my friends from my previous 3 jobs are all unemployed because of this).

I understand I am lucky enough not to have the responsibility of families and mortgages to be worrying about. I don't care for being rich, just happy 🙂 now off to do some soul searching 😀

[Kira]

Sorry to hijack this topic but any northern veeners fancy a 4 hr tailored stretch and contortion workshop? Sat 2nd march (if date is still available) £60. It’s with the stretch lady from British pole dance academy in stoke, she’s super bendy! Message me asap pls I want to see how many are interested x

[Kira]

Omg taylors retreat is your pole studio? Ive always wanted to go there it looks amazing! But like shona said it’s a bit far for me, maybe next time I’m in London I’ll make a trip over!

[Kira]

It seems the way forward is to have a job where there is less emphasis on pure design work so I can save that for 'me' time and do what I really love 🙂 

Portableninja that just made my night! There's so many situations on there that sound exactly like my boss lol

[Kira]

Thanks for your replies guys, it's nice to know that I'm not the only one that feels this way. Having read your stories and mulling it over, I think it's down to the fact that I do not get any respect in my work  (everyone thinks I just sit and 'mess about' on the computer and that it will only take 10 minutes to design something from scratch) and that I was disillusioned from uni that design was  creative freedom when it fact it is not like that at all. It is all about if you can talk the talk and business minded both of which I am neither.

Corby i hope you feel these experiences will help you too, it is enlightening to see what choices others have made and where they are now

chem – thanks for highlighting amy's article, I'll try hunt it down 🙂

jelania – sorry to hear that things didn't work out with your work, no-one should have to suffer so much emotionally, there is always a way to sustain a healthy and happy work life and paying the bills etc. like you say we just need to plan it a little 🙂 I have a few paths planned, it is deciding which to choose and stick it with it and hope it pays off

aerialgypsy – that sounds like a lovely situation to be in – part time work and working towards dance!

 

[Kira]

so is this sleeve like changing your pole to a chinese pole? I don't really get it, am I just being dumb lol 

[Kira]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQ8NJRCSyb4

hip flexor stretches 

and an oldie from aerial amy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al9FTJWbn4s&feature=youtu.be