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  Local Studios Working Together?

  Dancing Paws replied 13 years, 5 months ago 14 Members · 22 Replies

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  hrhlaura

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 9:54 am

  I'm having the same problem with my old studio I used to co-own re: the bad mouthing . I have since left, but I still refer people to her if tehy are closer. However she definitely goes out of her way to steal my students. What goes around comes around is my moto.

  @ Vertical Secrets – very glad some other studios in SA are co-operating – makes life much more fun 🙂

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  Vertical Secrets

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 11:01 am

  @hrhlaura – I know what you mean down here in South Africa.  I moved down here from the States 2 years ago and live in Cape Town.  Openning up a studio down here was a little hectic especially with some other studios that hate to have competition.  That is why I teamed up with another studio down here to give others options of pole studios in the area.  In fact, I am in a pole dance fitness showcase down in here in August with another pole studio.  I take it your in Jozi.

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  Charley

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 11:15 am

  For those who are attending the Midwest Pole Comp – I heard that Collette's seminar is about this very thing.  I'll be in there!

   

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  Mary Ellyn

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 12:21 pm

  Yes Collettes seminar addresses this and much more. It was very popular at the Pole Convention and she is a wonderful speaker. I am looking forward to this one myself!

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  nymphdancer

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 1:13 pm

  I'm hoping to get to go to Collette's seminar as well, if I get to make the trip working on that now but hopeful enough to have bought tickets for the compition.

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  Judy Jovanelly

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 1:56 pm

  my studio regularly brings in recognized pole folks for workshops, and every time we do, we make a point of inviting the other studios to participate.    do you know that NOT ONE of them, even though the invitation asks for an RSVP,  has ever even replied with a 'no thanks'.   *sigh*

   

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  Dancing Paws

  Member

  July 23, 2011 at 7:14 pm

  There was a certain degree of drama in the bellydance comminity back where I am from, but where I live now, there is a group you can join that puts you on a list of instructors, that has monthly performances, etc. It's a small community. That's what each area needs to be with pole!  Hmmm, I should try that. The pole fitness organization of oregon. WOOOOHOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

   

  HAHA! Or the "Pole Organization of Oregon" (POO) HAHAHA! 

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