Issue 2 March 2012
magazine Becca Butcher 10th April Easter Social 20th April Charity Show News Meet Cat Organise your own Course
even more inside
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Contents 4. Editors Comments 6. Charity Show
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New Instructor Cat Sambell
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Lessons in March
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Upcoming Socials and Events
14. Courses
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Tales of a Twisted Trouper
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Twisted Trouper of the Month
20. Merchandise 22. Twisted Deals
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Hello Twisted Troupers!
so you can come and try out some moves on those. Just ask us for a bit of help and we can show you some basics.
29th April 2.15-5pm
We have some exciting things coming up in the months ahead. So here is a little overview for you:
*Photoshoot with mark Pugh tbc
*Monday Day classes are now at 2-3pm and we have a new Friday We extend a huge wel- 6-7pm lesson with Cat come to all the new Twisted Troupers that *Splits and Flexibility have joined this year so course with Lauren Red far and also to out new 12th march Instuctor Cat Sampbell who some of you may *Beginner Course- 17th have seen around and April who is PDC approved. We have now also got *Free Pole Jam for Naaerial silks in the studio tional Pole Day (1 May)
We had an absolutely fantastic charity show on Saturday 3rd march raising a huge amount for Help for Heroes. Read more in the newsletter.
Welcome to the second edition on the Twisted Pole Online Newsletter. We have had a busy couple of months and it has been a brilliant start to the year. I can’t believe it’s already march!!
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*Easter Social 20th *RIng Girl Audtitions
*meet Twisted Troupers Amy and Julia
Hope to see you all in class soon!!
Hannah Capocci Photography Kelly Cross
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Charity Show Help For Heroes
100% of the money raised is going to Help For Heroes http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk
We held our charity show for Help for Heroes on the 3rd march at the mercure hotel in Nottingham. Dr Agamemnon When was our wonderful mc who did a fantastic job introducing the acts, Julia was our DJ and we had JoJo on the video camera and Kelly Cross and Kieron taking photos.
I want to give a huge thank you to everyone who worked so hard on their routines and took part- we are so unbelievably proud and I know if was a first performance for a for many of you. Thanks toLauren Red who was our guest performer, for everyone who came to support and who couldn’t be there and donated online or in the tins and for everyone who helped out in any other way such as counting the money, selling and donating the cakes and other raffle prizes and setting up and taking down the poles.
3rd March
We initially had a target of £620 which is the amount we raised at the last charity event for Clic Sargeant. Through ticket sales, the raffle and selling cakes and brownies, everyone’s hard work and support really paid off with the final total raised to £1170!!!!
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This is such an amazing amount of money and not only smashes our goal but is almost double the amount!!
For those of you who missed out on taking part this time our next charity event will be on the 6th October. Charity tbc but suggestions welcome :) Thank you again for all your support! You can find all of the performance videos at http://www.youtube.com/user/ Twistedpole?feature=watch
Photos By Kelly Cross
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New Instructor Cat Sambell Cat first started pole dancing in 2007 when a friend of hers had been to a pole party and suggested to her that she should give it a go. She has a background in gymnastics and since pole dancing is quite similar her friend thought she would be well suited to it and enjoy it. Her friend wasn’t wrong and Cat found herself addicted to everything pole dance related. She started coming along to Twisted Pole lessons last year and started instructing in December 2011. She has PDC approval and is fully Insured with a first aid certificate so you can be sure you are in safe hands in her lessons!
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Cat is also a driving instructor by day which means that she has plenty of experience teaching, is very patient and her methods are very flexible so she can adapt to all student learning styles.
“Combine my experience teaching with my love of pole dancing and gymnastics you’ll be toning your musclesand honing your acrobatic skills all with pointy toes and smiley faces!! I love to pole and want to share this amazing experience with everyone; I look forward to seeing you at class X”
Catch Cat in the following classes that she teaches: Tuesday: 6-7pm Group Lesson 7-8.30pm Beginner’s course Friday: 6-7pm Group Lesson
Cat Sambell Photo by Kelly Cross
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Lessons In March For those of you who don’t know yet we now have group lessons on Friday evenings from 6 to 7pm. Yet another opportunity to hone your pole dancing skills, socialise and have fun. Join Cat in class and work towards your goals. There is also no need to book! The Monday morning sessions have also changed and are now 2-3pm. Get your training done early and have the rest of the evening to yourselves. No need to book just turn up! There will be no changes to the lessons this month except for the following days:
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There will be no lessons on *Sunday 25th March
*Monday 26th March *Tuesday 27th March In the same week Cat will be taking the lessons on *wednesday 28th march *firiday 30th march *sunday 1 april Lessons will return to normal from the 2nd April. Sorry for any inconvenience caused!
Current Lesson Timetable Monday: 2-3pm Group Lesson 6-8pm Group Lesson Private Lessons Available Tuesday: 6-7pm Group Lesson 7-8.30pm Beginner’s course** Booking needed Private Lessons Available Wednesday: 8-9pm Group Lesson Private Lessons Available Thursday: Private Lessons Available Friday: 6-7pm Group Lesson Private Lessons Available Saturday: Private Lessons Available Sunday: 3-5pm Group Lesson Private Lessons Available
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Upcoming Socials and Events
There are quite a few exciting socials and events coming up in the next few months and we hope that you can join us for them!
Rebecca Butcher Workshops
I cannot even begin to express how excited we are about having Becca Butcher come to the studio on April 10th!!! Meet, greet and photo £10 For the workshops Becca will ask you which moves you are working on or wish to learn, each student will leave the masterclass feeling they have learnt something. She will have some of her own signature moves but the focus of the lesson will be to help you learn or perfect the moves you are working on. Discounts for multiple workshops Int & Adv £70.00
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Indiviual £45.00 Privates 10-12pm advanced 1-2pm, then intermediates 2.15 -3.45, then advanced 4.00-5.30 Privates if wanted are £100 - 1-2-1 or £120 - 2-2-1. Please contact us to find out more or to book.
Easter Social
Our next social will be held on the 20th April and will be a pole sleepover. We will be meeting at the studio about 9pm and if you bring your sleeping bags and some snacks we can order pizza and watch films as well as playing games such as twister etc. Hope you can make it. Check out the facebook page for more event info!
Nottingham Pole Convention
This event is being held on the 27th may at Djangoly Gym. You can buy tickets here: http://www.eventelephant. com/npaconvention and find out more about what events will be going on on that day here: http://www.facebook. com/events/170201723096237/. Don’t miss out!
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Courses Make Your own 6 week Course
Want to take your pole dancing further but can’t Make it to the courses that are booked or want to do your course with
friends? Book your own 6 week course for 1.5hours a week at only £10 per person. There are 5 levels and the Moves learnt each week are planned and fixed. Minimum 5 people.
Beginners Course 17th April
These courses are a great way to learn a pole moves intensively and with other people at the same level as you and are very focussed.
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They are targeted at the complete beginner to those who have had a couple of lessons. There are planned moves to learn each week but ultimately you are working at your own pace within the class. The class starts off with a warm-up and exercises to increase core and upper body strength. Then you will be allowed a time to practice moves from the previous class and move on to the new ones after that. The class is finished with a cool-down.
The next 6 weeks course will be held from Tuesday 17th April 7-8.30pm for only £60. Contact now to book in. Maximum 10 people so don’t miss out! £5 off if you recommend a friend and they pay for the full course!
Splits Course with Lauren Red One of the best ways to improve the way your pole dancing looks and feels is to increase your flexibility. Not only does an increased flexibility and stretching improve your quality of life, it also reduces the likelihood of injury and muscle pain due to a fuller range of movement in your joints. The amazing Lauren Red takes our flexibility classes and will introduce you to safe and fun stretching methods and ways to increase your back flexibility and both front and box splits as well as stretching for other muscles if you have any requests. We have splits courses running for 6 weeks at only £40. Our next course starts Monday 12th march 8pm. Places go fast so book now!
Lauren Red Photo by Kelly Cross
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Tales of a Twisted Trouper Julia McMurray Having tried the usual ‘keep fit’ activities throughout most of my adult life and grown bored of them within about 3 months, I’d pretty much given up on trying to exercise until a friend suggested I try pole dancing. It wasn’t something I’d ever thought about as exercise, but I thought what the hell, I’ll try it anyway. I decided on trying Twisted Pole because the studio was in town and I liked the website! I got in contact with Hannah and set up a private lesson. I was so scared, but Hannah made me feel totally at ease and so began my love of pole dancing. I remember that for the first couple of lessons I could barely move the day after! Even now, I know it’s been a productive session if I’m aching for a couple of days. My story is pretty typical of most mothers in their 30’s. After the birth of my daughter I was carrying extra weight and my confidence in my appearance was at a complete low for a long time afterwards. I didn’t even have the motivation to do anything about it until last year (my daughter is 4 now!). Pole slowly gave me the confidence to not only try new things and really test my body, but also to meet new people – during my time at Twisted Pole I’ve made some amazing friends. Everyone who attends is so supportive of each other and there’s a great social side to being a member of the ‘Twisted Troupe’. I’ve been poling now for just over a year and I still get a thrill from learning new moves & the bruises which come from them. My favourite moves are fireman stand, bow & arrow, inverted pike and rocket woman. I’m hoping to get my handspring sorted soon and from there who knows – maybe even phoenix!
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I would recommend pole to anyone who wants to try something different in their exercise routine. Every lesson is different and I’ve had the most fun exercising ever.
Amy Pearson
I started my pole journey on 29th December 2010. During a Christmas visit home some friends of mine asked me if I’d like to join them at a pole class. I went along and was instantly hooked. Coming back to Nottingham I was desperate to find somewhere to continue and I was introduced to Twisted.
I remember being nervous at meeting so many new people, but came away happy having learned a couple of new moves. I’ve been training with Hannah for almost a year now, and I couldn’t ask for a better instructor or friend. I feel like I’ve achieved a lot within the past year, and still have so far to go…that’s the beauty of pole, there’s always a new trick to master. I’ve danced in two charity shows, took part in one competition, and feel I’m improving all the time. Going from being unable to hold a prayer slide without straightening my arms to being able to handspring, the sense of achievement with pole is phenomenal, and being part of a wonderful community full of wonderful people so hooked on the same things, it’s brilliant. I still have a long way to go, but I know I’ll conquer the goals I’ve set myself for this year (I WILL lift into my bloody invert if it kills me). Pole has everything you could want from a hobby… fun, exercise, friends, and I can’t see my journey ending any time soon.
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Twisted Trouper of the Month As a new addition to our magazine we will now be having a Twisted Trouper of the month. This will be a poler who has really excelled and shown great progress throughout the month. Please pass all your suggestions on to us of who you think deserves to be the Twisted Trouper of next month. As winner of this title the poler will receive a certificate and a Twisted Pole towel.
March 2012 JoJo Locke Congratulations to JoJo Locke who is this month’s winner. JoJo started coming to Twisted Pole
last year and had already learnt quite a few different spins and moves. She was keen to learn more and had a goal to be able to do the cross ankle release. After many months of keeping at the same move she finally became brave enough to just go for it and achieved her goal. Ever since this she has been unstoppable! From handspring to pike to inverted twisted grip hold she has carried on trying to push herself further and further. Her pole addiction is well and truly present as she regularly attends sometimes up to 4 hours in a day of pole! JoJo also bravely opened our charity show despite never having done a pole perfor mance in her life. Well done JoJo we are very proud of you!!
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JoJo Locke
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Twisted Merchandise and Shop We are so proud of all of our students and hope that you are proud to be a Twisted Trouper too! We have lots of different pole clothing which can be ordered or picked up at the studio. You can even get your own stuff printed from £3!!!
Pole Shorts £7
Pole Top From £7
We have several types of top available including strap tops-both thin and thick straps as well as racer back (£12) and crop tops (£7). They all bear the TP logo on the back and front. They come in a variety of colours.
These pole shorts bearing the Twisted Pole logo are extremely comfortable and are stretchy which makes them mold to the shape of your body. They will not get in the way when you need to do thigh grips of any kind
Pole Towels £5
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If you are looking for your own pole towel then we are selling these with the TP logo on for only £5!
Twisted Pole Hoodies From £20 There are 2 types of hoody- women’s
fit and unisex which are a bit baggier. They combine in most colours and have a large TP logo on the back printed and embroided logo on the front and embroided name. You can also have a sleeve with e.g. “Pole Dancer” or “Twisted Troupe” printed on it. It is £25 for all of this including a zip hoody or you can get a non-zip hoody with no sleeve print for £20.
Pole Bags From £1 We have both tote bags(£1 or £4) and duffel bags available (£20).
We also sell lesson vouchers, 1oz and 2oz bottles of Dry Hands, Mighty Grip gloves and foot protectors. We will be getting Dew Point in the next couple of weeks
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Twisted Pole Deals We have some new and old Twisted Deals for you to take advantage of. **March Madness!!!** Pay for 3 Private lessons (£75 for 2 people or £60 for 1) and get 2 group sessions free!!
**Free Lesson!** Get your group session free when you bring a new person to class in one of the following sessions: Mondays 2-3pm Tuesdays 6-7pm Fridays 6-7pm
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**10 Lessons** We already have a great deal for 5 group sessions only £26 (buy 4 get 1 free). We now have an even better deal for you alongside this for 10 lessons only £50! Which means that it is only £5 per lesson. These can be used in any group session but not at course lessons.
Watch this space or check the website to keep up to date with future deals!
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