Issue 1January 2012

Upcoming eventsBoxing Social 4th Febuary

Beginners Course21st Febuary

Splits Course27th Febuary

Charity Show 3rd March

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Contents

4. Editors Comments

6. A look back at 2011

8. Upcoming Socials and Events

10. Courses

12. Charity Show

14. Grading

16. Twisted Deals

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Hello everyone!! This is the new Twisted pole newsletter. We’ve been busy little elves here at Twisted Pole and the studio has a

few new changes including a new crash mat and a sign on the front door (finally!). Not only that but we have been busy organising a whole load of events for all of you lovely people who attend les-sons at our studios and we hope that you can come along and join us .

So here’s a quick overview of what we have coming up

* A look Back at 2011 and a look forward to the year ahead!

*Monday Day classes are now at 3-4pm

*Splits and Flexibility course with Lauren Red 27th Febuary

*Beginner Course- 30 April-21 May 11.30-1pm

*Charity Pole Show for Help for Heroes 3rd March

*Free Pole Jam for Na-tional Pole Day- 1 May 12-4pm

*Joint social with Huck-nal Boys Amateur Box-ing Club 4th Febuary

Thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday 14th Jan to help celebrate Twisted Pole’s First Birthday! It was a great day and evening and it was lovely to see so many faces!

Hope to see you all in class soon!!

Hannah x

5Hannah Capocci Photography Mark Pugh www. http://markpughphotography.com

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A Look Back at 2011

Twisted Pole Studio was officially opened for its first lesson on January 5th 2011. Since then has seen a huge wave of new faces, events, competitions, so-cials and support from all over. I would first like to give

a MASSIVE Thank You to everyone who has been involved in Twisted Pole throughout 2011. Without you we would not be looking forward to the year ahead of 2012.

We were honoured to have so many of you enter our Charity show on the 4th September and show all the routines that you had worked so hard on and raised £620 for Clic Sargent.http://www.twistedpole.com/clic-sargent-charity-show/

There were also 6 of us that entered

the NPA competition in November and after weeks of hard work every-one showed off their fantastic rou-tines which they completely pulled off. Level 1 Runner up was awarded to Julia McMurray and Level Instruc-tor winner was given to Hannah Capocci.

Kirst Walton entered the British Isles Competition and did really well with her routine to “Black Velvet”.

We also had lots of support and fun at the Charity poleathon and Na-tional Pole Dance Day on May 1st.

We had 2 Gradings with Ro-sie Campbell and Lisa Muir both achieving PDC Grade 4.

And we had several Socials:* Twisted Troop Army Social 1/7/11* Pole and Pie Social 6/8/11* A Night of Twisted Terrors 28/10/11* Christmas Comedy social 3/12/12

Thank you all so much and I look for-ward to the year ahead!!!

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Upcoming Socials and Events

There are quite a few exciting so-cials and events coming up in the next few months and we hope that you can join us for them!

Boxing SocialWe will be having a joint social with the Hucknall Ultra Boxing on the 4th Febuary. We will meet in town at the studio, where we will do a

bit of pole to get ourselves ready to go out and can challenge the boys to give it a go! We will then go on a bar crawl (destinations tbc, but if you have any suggestions let us know!).

National Pole Dance Day

I know it’s only January, but keep your diaries free on the 29th of April so we can celebrate National Pole Dance day which falls on the 1st May 2012!! We will be having a pole jam from 1-5pm. Bring your friends, whether they have done pole be-fore or not, Pole is for sharing! The pole jam is free but we will be ask-ing for a small donation to go to-wards Charity (chairty tbc).

Nottingham Pole and Burlesque Convention

On the 27th May 2012 Notting-ham’s first ever pole convention wll be held. It is free for everyone and there will be stalls, workshops and masterclasses available on the day as extras. More information to come so watch this space! Keep the day

free, you will not want to miss out!!

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Courses

Beginners Course 21st Feb

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.

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 ex-ercises to increase core and upper body strength. Then you will be allowed a time to prac-

tice 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 21st February 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 flex-ibility 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 27th February 8pm.

Places go fast so book now!

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Lauren Red

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Charity ShowHelp For Heroes

3rd March

Due to the huge success of our Last charity event which saw the Twisted girls raise £620 for Clic Sargeant we thought that we had best start on

our next charity pole dancing show which will be held on the 3rd march

2011 and smash this record!!

We will be supporting the charity Help for Heroes

http://www.helpforheroes.org.uk/

Come along to class to start getting your routines ready!!

Everyone is welcome to come and take part and

perform. And it doesn’t just have to be pole dance

related. Think Burlesque or music or another type of dance

such as ballet, street dance, belly dancing or break dance!

If you would like to perform at the event please email me hannah@twistedpole.com. message me on facebook or let me know at a les-

son.

Venue to be confirmed nearer the time but you can buy your tickets or

start donating here:

www.justgiving.com/twistedpole2

Please share this link and spread the word!

Participants:For those of you taking part there

will be some practice sessions espe-cially for practicing your routines. All we will ask for is a donation which will go to Help for Heroes. Find out when the sessions are on Twiter or on the Twisted Pole Homepage.

The first one is Thursday 11am-12pm.

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GradingWe are only 17 days into the New Year which meand there is still plenty of time to start new challenges and work toward new goals.

Why not let pole grading be one of them?

Why should I grade?By grading you can be provided with tangi-ble feedback on your own progress and also something to show off to family and friends. This also shows that you are learning a rec-ognised sport at a reputable school, which should help to dispel some of the miscon-ceptions their friends and family may hold.

How much does it cost?Membership to the AAP Program costs £30/year and includes free personal accident insurance while training at a PDC Approved school. Each grading costs £15 and should you want a certificate, this is £3.

How Does it work?There are 5 different levels to choose from. Your grading will take about 15 minutes and can be booked in at a time that is conveni-ent for you.

You will need to perform a good warm up that is specific to the moves you will perform,

then you will demonstrate each of 10 moves you have chosen form the syllabus at your ability level.

Then you will perform all of the moves as part of a short routine. Finally you will dem-onstrate a good cool-down which is specific to the muscles used during your grading.

You will know by the end whether you have passed or failed.

What do I get?The book contains the following pages/infor-mation:

Membership slip – providing the member-ship slip is in date, each student who partici-pates in the AAP Program is automatically given personal accident insurance to cover them for injuries sustained while practising at a PDC Approved School. For more details on the PDC Personal Accident Insurance, please click here.

Grading record – a list of gradings achieved to date.

Competition record – the promoter can sign the book so that the student has a record of all events they have taken part in.

Courses record – this will document any workshops, master classes, judging courses undertaken.

Please contact us for more information.

15Rosie Campbell and Lisa Muir achieved their PDC Level 4 Grading last yearCheck out the Twisted Pole website for the Interactive PDC syllabus

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Twisted Pole Deals

We have some new and old Twisted Deals for you to take advantage of.

**Free Twisted Goodies!**To celebrate our First Birthday we will be giving out some twisted goodies for free! Come to any class and get some raffle tickets. Raffle will be drawn in Febuary. Up for grab: 5 group sessions, 1 private lesson, twisted shorts, twisted towel, twisted top, mighty grip gloves, 2oz dry hands, 1 oz dry hands, £10 voucher towards lessons or shop. You can buy extra tickets for £1 to increase your chances, All money goes to Help for Heroes. One prize per person.

**Free Lesson!**Get your group session free when you bring a new person to class in one of the following sessions:Mondays 3-4pmTuesdays 6-7pmSundays 3-5pm

**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 les-sons only £50! Which means that it is only £5 per lesson. These can be used in any group session but not at course lessons.

**Win a private lesson**From now until the beginning of Fe-buary, every time you mention Twisted Pole in a Facebook, Twitter or social networking post you will be entered into a prize draw for a private lesson. Just message us each time you men-tion us and send the link. You can do this as many times as you like to in-crease your chances!!

Watch this space or check the website to keep up to date with future deals!

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