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She's awesome. Im watching a workshop with her at my usual studio next week, so excited!!

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Well done!! Just goes to show dreams can come true 😉

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I try not to compare myself to other girls in my class but when I do I try and find things that I can do that they struggle with instead.

My friend & I are at the same level in class and she is generally better at pole than I am, but she struggles with the holds and hanging moves (ie scorpio, inverted crucifix) that I can do, and I struggle with the dynamic moves (shoulder mount, aerial invert) that she can do. Once I realised everyone has their own strengths and weaknesses I felt so much better!

I definitely think having a list of goals to achieve and working towards them yourself rather than at the pace of the rest of the class helps too!

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That’s a brilliant idea Blaque, might give it a go this weekend!

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The studio I go to sells mighty grip but no other grip aids, they also have chalk and gloves to borrow during lessons which is quite useful.
I'd love it if they sold pole shorts/tops and branded clothing though!
Could also sell tote bags or water bottles, something that would be used for a lesson and could be used in day to day life too?

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I didn't realise that you were aerialamy! I was looking at your blog the other day but I hadn't seen the shoulder mount video – thanks for your help 🙂

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Thanks girls! I'll give those tips a try at the weekend 🙂
sparrow- good luck to you too!
Kaylie- I'll have a look on youtube and see if I can find the video you mean

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Hi Rebecca, I agree about the crowding at Adage but once I got above Bronze it didn't seem too bad anymore. I'm currently learning the gold moves so most weeks there's only a few of us (4-5) to a pole which is nice!
 I'd be interested in trying out your new studio but I live in Alvechurch and don't have access to a car most nights so not sure how I'd get there! To get to Harborne I get the train to University and then walk but Halesowen looks a little further out to get to 🙁

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Youre welcome :), when are you moving over? Let me know what you decide!

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I just had a look on google maps and you'd be about a half hour walk away from Adage Studios in Harborne. If you had access to a  car it would probably take you about the same time to drive to Halesowen to Danse Vivante?

Northfield would be a train journey away so it might end up costing more to go to the lessons there (and I have a feeling they don't use permanent poles as it's in a church community centre as far as I can tell.

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Birminghams a great city 🙂 I only moved here in September last year but I love it!

It might be easier to figure out the best studio once you know where you'll be living, but at least you have a few to consider now! You could always try out lessons at a couple of places and see whose teaching style you prefer and how easy it is to get to each place too?

http://adagedancestudios.com/ meant to post the link to the place I go earlier but I forgot lol

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Mine's not a wish that somebody had told me to carry on dancing and doing gymnastics when I was younger, but that I'd listened to my mum when she said I should!
Can only imagine how much better I'd be at pole if I hadn't given them up and lost all my rhythm/flexibility!

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No problem!
Danse vivante looks great! It seems like they have a good range of times for classes and I like that they don't have more than 3 to a pole 🙂 their prices seem reasonable too. If it wasn't hard for me to get there I'd consider switching and going there instead! Which part of Birmingham will you be living in?

It's a shame Revolve doesn't have a bit  more info on the website, makes me wonder whether they have a permanent studio or not because they haven't got any location information :-S

You might have to travel quite a way to get to PYT – its in America!

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Hi! I currently pole at adage dance studio in the harborne area of Birmingham, its pretty good but only has 3 poles so sometimes there’s a bit of waiting during lessons (its not a specific pole school). They also do private classes but I’m not sure how much they cost.
I’d be interested to find out about any other pole studios in the area too, just because I haven’t heard of any!