Awesome job and major kudos for being brave enough to post! I don't have any videos yet, but if I did, I suspect I'd be scared to share them.

So, my thoughts...

1. Yes, slow down. You had a nice burlesque vibe going on, but I like slow myself. Of course, it's what they teach at my studio, so I am biased.

2. Loved the "hairography" and I'm stealing that word!

3. Your cat pounce was hot hot hot!

4. I didn't notice any mistakes. Probably because I was watching how great you looked.

5. How can you dance with all those mirrors around?!? I would die of vanity. My studio has no mirrors.

Excellent work. Keep it up and keep posting!

Thanks so much for your feedback!

I meant to be slower I promise!! I just got super nervous and my adrenaline was going so it really felt like I was going slower but it wasn't till watching it I realized I was going SO fast.

As for the mirrors, you kinda get used to them and start to see them as a tool in checking your lines and position. That being said it wasn't till I went to an S Factor class where its pitched black LOL and has no mirrors that I realized most (or maybe just a lot) studios are that way to.

It was super hard to watch this first video, but now I've gotten past this hump I think I'll be more comfortable posting pics in the future.

Here are my vids. They're both clips of tricks during practices. The second vid I just uploaded tonight.

1st vid. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofSFls9RiZE
2nd vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBIzEzpEiiM

Thanks for sharing!!

I can't wait to get my laybacks that solid! Its super impressive all the stuff you can do only 7 months in!!!
The walking on the ceiling in the second clip is one of my goals.

I love that on your 2nd video someone automatically assumed you danced in a club LOL, nothing wrong with dancing in a club, but its certainly an assumption to make.

Great job!

I agree that it was a bit fast, but I get the same way when Im nervous to show someone some moves.
At the 40 - 50 second marks, I thought it was spot on and very sexy.
I love a lot of hair whipping, that was great.
When my hands arent on the pole or my body, I usually put my arm out and do a sorta dainty come hither hand twirls (best way I can think to describe it lol).

Overall I thought it was awesome! You looked like you were having fun while performing. I bet you felt so proud after finishing - its hard to have the courage to perform any kind of dance, let alone a sexy pole dance, in front of a bunch of people.

Thanks for your advice! I have my second performance tonight - an in-class performance for my Freestyle Workshop - and other than just letting myself get into the music, I'm focusing on slowing down and pretty arms!


Thanks for

Here is my latest peformance - it was for the end of a freestyle workshop
http://polegeek.blogspot.com/2013/05/freestyle-workshop-series-and-my-1st.html

I ave another performance tomorrow night, again freestyle - super nervous again. I think in this past one I slowed down a lot, but still dont know what to do with my hands LOL

Great work! I have trouble slowing down too... oh and apparently I have trouble not making angry faces when concentrating on a new move :-) You did a really nice job and looked like you were having fun! I'm so excited to have found this discussion board! I added your blog to my blog reader... I've just started blogging myself at http://polelibrarian.blogspot.com/ and my twitter is polelibrarian.

Excited to share with you all more! and hopefully I'll get my own pole soon and be able to do some video.

I'll be posting another freestyle dance I did soon, I realized I did the same moves OVER AND OVER lol. Ah well, you live you learn. I definitely make strange faces while doing a new move - maybe thats why I don't do new moves in performances and end up repeating myself ;D.

I checkout your blog - looks great!! I'm not sure what a blogreader is or if I have it, but if I do I'll add you!