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Hi from Seattle! :)
Hi all! 🙂 I'm Lisa, and I'm a recent transplant from Huntington Beach, CA to Kent, WA (near Seattle)… I was taking lessons at S Factor in Costa Mesa before I moved in October, but the studios up here are few and far between (there are a few in Tacoma, and a few in Seattle, but I'm not too inclined to make the drive or fight the traffic to either location… :P)…
I was an intermediate student at my CM studio (I made it through level 4… :)), so I've done climbing and basic inverts and such… but getting accustomed to my new environment and work schedule, I've fallen out of practice and lost a lot of my strength. So I finally broke down and paid for the SV lessons here and am looking forward to getting back on the pole (I got a 2-bedroom apartment up here JUST so I could have a pole-room… :D)…
And btw, I am a plus size pole dancer (currently 5'5" and 212lbs, size 16), so for anyone who doubts that they can do it because of their size… it's ABSOLUTELY possible!!! 🙂
Looking forward to learning with you all!! 🙂
Cheers!
~Lisa~
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Welcome to the site!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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Welcome from another Washington poler! I actually got into poling through S Factor as well, although I've never had the opportunity to take any classes. And you're right, classes here in Washington are definitely limited; the closest ones to me are in Seattle I believe, and that's a three hour trip each way for me which is obviously just not doable, so I bought Veena's lessons as well. They are absolutely excellent; you will learn a lot from them.
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Welcome!
My cousins used to live in Kent. It is a bit of a drive from both Seattle or Tacoma. If you want to do workshops, occasionally Divine Movement in Seattle often has some really good ones. You've got to be on thier mailing list though cause they aren't advertized too much.
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Hi! I live in Portland and I am often randomly visiting Seattle. 🙂 I'm hoping to do the SV lessons too…..even though I go to a local pole studio as well. Nice to meet you 😀
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hey i am quanesha there are a lot of pole studios here my favorite are northwest fitness in federal way and divine movement in seattle and kirkland wa and there is sole for the pole and ive been to three and i live in everett
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I live on ft lewis!! Untill next week that is. Moving to ct. Pole fitness northwest is decent. Avoid the toy box. Beware!!! Most studios up here a VERY clique-y. And tend to steal routines and moves from the students.
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I read Casey’s post and thought of Bring It On. Pole edition.
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Omg its eveb worse cause their so catty!!! However seattle has a pretty friendly studio, can’t remember the name, they are more of a modern dance/interpretation style. They have put out a few great dancers. And jenyne butterfly is a native of seattle!!
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Omg its eveb worse cause their so catty!!! However seattle has a pretty friendly studio, can’t remember the name, they are more of a modern dance/interpretation style. They have put out a few great dancers. And jenyne butterfly is a native of seattle!!
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Welcome back! I wondered where you disappeared to! How are things? Did you get a new nursing position in WA? Is that why you moved? Look forward to seeing your progress vids again 🙂
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thanks all for the tips! 🙂 I was thinking about trying Toy Box… but maybe I'll look further into the one in downtown Tacoma now (Poledello, I think??)
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Welcome! I live in lake stevens wa. (up north by everett) I was going to Divine movement in kirkland and i like it but i like studio veena better lol. Making the time and driving to the studio is hard sometimes. I would like to get to know people in my area so we could have pole jams! lol
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I really liked the studio in Kirkland called Divine Movement, but what I don't care for is that they require you to take pole 101 which is once a week for 6 weeks with absolute beginners I am talking about girls that are still at the stage of being embarrassed about even being there, then you can move on to more advanced classes. I have been a dancer for 3 years in a gentlemans club and although my stages are mainly floor, I definitely have enough experience to be placed in a more difficult class. I also found that it is extremely difficult to find a class that fits my schedule, and they are all FULL. I purchased a block of pole drop in classes however those don't count towards the prerequisite for advancing to intermediate and advanced levels. I have an X stage lite in my home, and have learned many cool things from Veena however it would be nice to have a spotter and some feedback from a pro. Oh, and one more thing, don't bother sending divinemovement an email, they do NOT respond. Why bother offering that option?? Just saying… Enjoy the Seattle Sun my lovelies…..
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Sometimes it is better to schedule a private lesson with the owner or teacher that has the power to advance you. Here in Tucson when ladies come to the studio wanting to skip beginning or Intro To Pole Class I have them send a vid of pretty much all basic moves they know up to intermediate. Or schedule a private lesson and if they have the strength to do what is required for intermediate class and can do the moves I will advance them. I can't tell you HOW many emails go back and forth wasting my time. I tell them to send a vid and they send advanced tricks. I ask for beginning moves they send me 2! I ask for a vid of all they know for basic moves and they really don't have much…..
What we find is a lot of self taught polers that have skipped almost all static poses and proper hand placement on moves, don't really have the strength to invert unless they hurl themselves at the pole, know almost no spins and just want to go straight to tricks.
If you talk to the studio owner about advancement and take a private lesson proving you can accomplish all needed to advance, it should work. Thats how we do it, there is always plenty the student does not know and needs to learn in order to function in our classes.
j
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This was for Holly …. above :0
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