We are so very proud this week to have two champions in the studio from this weekends competitions.
On Friday night, Charlee Wagner took 1st place in the Elite Division at the Great Midwest Pole Dancing Competition in Chicago, IL. The competition was fierce! Charlee came to the table with several new moves the pole world has never seen before. I was there to witness it first hand and I can't describe how amazing it is to see someone's hard work pay off. Love you Charlee!
VIDEO COMING SOON!
On Saturday night, student Kara Lee Clark won 1st place in the beginning aerial silk category at Utah's biggest aerial competition held by Onyx Aerial Fitness. She didn't tell anyone that she was competing...not even her teachers so we were not there to support her, but thankfully she got the whole thing on video. Kara has only been doing aerial silk for a few months and is already winning competitions. Wow! Kara also has an extensive background in dance including teaching and coaching drill team. She was actually my high school drill team coach at Roy High :) Go COACH KARA!
The studio is full of incredible talent. Kara and Charlee join an elite group of French Kiss Fitness talent such as Becca Butcher (EMW Polarity Trixpert Winner, 2nd place winner Pole Fetish 2010 ), Tiffany Tremaine (Utah NGA Bikini Bodybuilding 1st place Champion, 1st place winner pro category Femme Fatale 2012), Caroline Dow (2nd place winner pro category Femme Fatale 2012), Michelle Sorenseon (1st place Ultimate Belly Dancer), and Chantel Fain (1st place winner advanced category Femme Fatale 2012) and many others who have mastered their dance craft. Great job French Kiss Fitness!!!
This last week, it was Charlee's birthday. Charlee is a teacher here at French Kiss Fitness :) Her Mom, Robin Kemp (also a teacher), thought it would be a good idea to have a mini birthday party at the studio. She surprised Charlee and her students with a pinata. Charlee was up first and broke it in one strike!
I am still missing video's from Chantel Fain, Summer Pettit, Kara Lamarr, and Melissa Kearns. If you have them, will you please e-mail them to me at danceogden@gmail.com? If you have any great pictures you would like to share, send them over as well :)
Thank you to everyone who came out and supported! Our sponsors were Dew Point, XPole, Bad Kitty Pole Fit, Pole Dance International Magazine, Voila Boutique, Club 366. We can't do it without our sponsors so make sure you stop by their web sites and give them some French Kiss love!
Here at French Kiss Fitness, our students love the Exotic Dance class. The room is completely dark with black lights reflecting off of the dance wear that our students sport each week. If you've never attended one of our exotic dance classes, here are some things you should know:
Glowing is best! Wear white and neon colors that will glow in the black light.
Heels make it fun. Wear your favorite high heels, or go for it and buy some bon-a-fied stripper shoes! There are several shoes on the market now that glow under our black lights.
Let your hair down. Many of the moves in our exotic dance class allow you to whip your hair and feel sexy.
The more skin the better. The great thing about our exotic dance class is the fact that nobody can see you. In the dark, the only thing that glows are your clothes. Your skin will look tan and flawless. Don't be afraid of the sports bra and booty shorts. You'll look great and feel great knowing that all of your flaws are disguised by your awesome outfit and the glowing of our black lights.
We try to provide our students with fun clothes they can buy for class. This week, we have brand new Ribbon Tie Side Shorts by Bad Kitty Exotic Dance Wear. We have them in neon pink, white, red, and turquoise. They are $24.95. Check them out!
Our Syracuse studio is alive and well! We have a full class schedule running 5 days a week including pole classes, jazz, hip hop, zumba, pilates, and more. We are waiting for an engineering permit that allows us to hang silks from the ceiling. That permit is very close to being complete. Aerial silks classes will be back before you know it and we will all be getting our exercise on with the fabric!
Master instructor, Becca Butcher, demonstrates our pole move of the week. This move is for our level 3 and 4 pole students. It's called the "Pike Spin".
For those who don't know, we have a spectacular class called "Be Bendy". The class was created by Charlee Wagner. She wanted to provide students with a way to become flexible. Not just flexible....really flexible!
She has the most unique stretches I have ever seen. You won't be sitting in splits or touching your toes in this class. You use partners, gravity, walls, floor, chairs and all kinds of crazy techniques that are very unique to Charlee.
Wow!
I don't show you this picture to discourage you. Not everybody wants extreme flexibility. Most of the students in class are doing the class because they love the way stretching makes their bodies feel.
Even if you aren't trying to be the next circus contortionist, here are some great benefits of flexibility: -Decreasing your risk of injury -Improve athletic performance -Improves Posture -Reduce risk of lower back pain -Increased blood and nutrients to tissues -Improved muscle coordination -Enhanced enjoyment of physical activities
So I ask... Why not aspire to be a little more flexible?
