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AFBella,
Yes! There are still some of us that pop onto this forum now and again!
Welcome!
It looks like you are from Norwalk! You should stop by our studio Work It Dance and Fitness right in SoNo!
-Michelle
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You May be a Pole Dancer If…
The pole has become a common fixture in your living room.
You’re friends don’t even notice the pole in the living room anymore.
If you can’t ride a subway, airport shuttle, or train without thinking…should I do it???
If you can ask your mom for booty shorts and stripper heels and she thinks that is normal.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year’s everyone!!!
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Thanks for your input. I ended up going with K&K Insurance. Hopefully I made a good choice.
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Thanks. Any info is a big help!!!
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Hey Dani!
Let me know if you ever want to practice together. It’s always good to have someone to bounce ideas off of!
-Mich -
My condolences to you and your family.
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Hello!
I, too, am from CT! I am from the southwestern end (Norwalk, Stamford area). Who else is from this side of CT? -
SandyBrown,
You are right. Both places (B&P and NYPD) have voiced their sides and it should be a done deal. My issue, which I stated in my previous message, is that NYPD continues to do things that are unprofessional and are leaving behind a trail of very unhappy people.I know people will always have something to complain about, I get it. When the same theme keeps popping up, over and over again, you have to start wondering why. Moreso, you have to wonder why you should give your hard earned money to an organization that is starting to have a not-so-nice reputation for unprofessional dealings. As I stated in my earlier message, I had my own personal experiences to draw upon, so I’m not drawing conclusions from a trail of online messages. (I can name three other people that I know had the same experiences with NYPD as I did.)
Pole dancing isn’t cheap, and we all spend a heck of a lot of money to learn and practice our craft. I would hate to see another fellow dancer spend potentially thousands of dollars with NYPD and end up feeling the way many of us do. I wouldn’t stop anyone from going to NYPD. Their school is good. But there are places that are just as good, that don’t treat people the way that I, and many others have been treated at NYPD.
p.s. I’ve never seen a site or a group on Facebook or anywhere else that is "bashing" NYPD. Anything I ever read was people like me writing about their experiences. If there are, they should grow up and stop that behavior.
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I have taken lessons at NYPD (the owners of the USPDF) for the past 1 1/2 years. Unfortunately, As much as I would love to say I support this organization, I want no part of it. Time after time, NYPD (and USPDF) has tried to make a monopoly out of pole dancing, instead of a community that it well deserves. There has been numerous complaints about how she runs her business and her unprofessional communication styles, as well as her forbidding well known dancers from teaching at other studios (other than NYPD) during USPDF competitions. I know first handed that when she is confronted with facts about what she is doing wrong, she goes into attack mode, and will start making up stories to save face. A big example can be seen online as Body and Pole share their experiences with dealing with the USPDF/NYPD.
http://www.bodyandpole.com/bodyandpole/Blog_2/Entries/2010/2/13_USPDF_and_why_our_workshops_were_cancelled.htmlYou can read Wendy’s (ISPDF/NYPD) response here:
http://www.bodyandpole.com/bodyandpole/Blog_2/Entries/2010/2/24_Interesting..htmlI am not affiliated with any studio. I have no hidden agenda here. I just want dancers to be aware of the politics that the USPDF owner is trying to bring into our sport. This is suppose to be a community that fosters learning, not a monopoly!!! There are many federations out there. Please support those that support all. Let karma deal with the ones like USPDF.
