What do you love most about pole dancing? The people! The friends I have made through pole are friends for life, both in Canada and the US and that's just the most wonderful thing I think.
Why do you love Pole Pressure? The instructors are amazing!! They take me outside my comfort zone, so I've learned many tricks and combos that I probably wouldn't have tried to learn on my own just because they scare me. I've also learned how to stretch my body safely so I don't feel broken anymore after stretching!! This is basically a miracle for me since I've experienced more injuries than I can count. Also, the students in class are just the most supportive people I have ever met, so I always leave the studio with a smile and in a great mood.
What are some of your goals for this year? I really want to get my deadlift!!! Also getting my middle splits flat; it has felt physically impossible for me to do that pretty much my whole life, but with the stretching classes at the studio, it is finally starting to feel achievable.
If you could train with any of your pole idols, who would it be and why? Hands down Daria Che and Carmine Black!!! They both have the most incredible and mesmerizing flow and movements, and such unique styles of dance!! I would love to learn how to be slinky like them, flow like water, and how to incorporate what I learn into my own style.
What motivates you to train? The fact that it doesn't feel like training! I get so immersed in the movements (and there is SO much to learn, so many beautiful shapes to make), that I forget how hard my body is actually working. I trained pulls ups at the gym and never felt like I got anywhere. But after I started pole, I hopped on some monkey bars one day at a playground and suddenly found myself able to do a pull up! I wasn't working towards anything specific like that with pole, I was just having a good time in my head and in the meantime it totally changed my body. |