Happy Hump day, friends and pole sisters!
As many of you know, I have recently submitted my application fee for the Capital of Texas Pole Dance Competition (COTPDC). I have yet to record my try-out video, and am extremely nervous to record my submission. REALLY, REALLY NERVOUS. With that being said, also keep in mind: that as a non-competitive person, trying out for (my first) competition, I am looking forward to this humbling experience-whether it be failure or success. I’ll be trying out for the “Artistic” Professional division. This is the first year for COTPDC to have an Artistic division, and I hope I am able to share my creativity and passion by breaking in the new category, and setting a standard aside my potential future pole sisters/competitors. Pole dancing can be lots of things (metal, lyrical, comedic, gymnastic) and I hope to see and portray both emotion and grace in my video submission.
Competing is a weird concept to me, so I’m going to just look at this potential experience as any regular pole jam with my sisters, but with more glitter and stage lights J If I don’t make it, oh well, I tried, which is a first step-and 1 step is better than none at all!
Also, please do not ask to see my submission video, its top secret! I already signed my life away to TX ‘bout it.
THANK YOU ALL for your support and motivation, and straight up PUSH to compete. I literally WOULD NOT do it without the love and encouragement of my friends and pole sisters! That’s YOU Claudia, Amy, Hollis, Pam, Femi, Valerie, Jamie, Brandi, Mellissa, Jenny, Shelly, Ashlee, Xaviera, Kristen, Megan, Camille, Mia, Natalia, Marissa, Maram, Tricia, Victoria, Stacie, Bianca, Karyn, Samantha, oh my gosh the list… So much love.
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Speaking of dedication to Pole Fitness…
I had recently expressed interest in participating in Sergia Louis Anderson's summer pole camp at Vertitude in California. Sergia is a world renown aerial athlete, who has claimed some of the most prestigious pole titles to date. All things considered, she will always be my favorite for these reasons: demanding stage presence and crowd control, fluency and graceful execution in tricks, creativity with both simple and advance pole combinations. MIND BLOWING woman, right there!
I already had my savings mapped out for the next 3 months to prepare to purchase all my tickets and lodging. Then I received my cousins wedding invitation in the mail, and realized I had to pick between my ultimate, longtime pole crush - and my cousins awesome union with his fiancé. Considering The Vertitude and Sergia aren’t going anywhere (or becoming less amazing) anytime soon, I decided a vacation to New York City to visit my cousin Garrett and his boyfriend, Richard was the best way to make my summer magical. If money grew on trees, I would make both vacations a reality, but unfortunately, I like to pay my bills on time.. So there's that.
I cannot WAIT to visit the city for the first time and reunite with my cousin, who I have not seen in years. Since he and I have visited, we've both ‘come out’ to our families and pursued what makes us happy. I’m so excited to see him, and how he’s doing with his life in the city (differing dramatically from his hometown Tulsa OK, I’m sure) and catch up. Garrett was my late mothers nephew, and encouraged him to always be himself, so I know she would be very proud and happy to know I’m attending the ceremony.
Expensive? Uh-yuh. Worth it? fur-sure. As Brandi so eloquently put it, B&P is the ‘mecca’. Just typing about it is getting me antsy to pole. Oooh!
Thanks for reading, this post was a little silly, but too long to speak/type to everyone individually. LOVE YALL!
Posts to come about ...
Valentines day in OKC performing at Adele Wolfs Burlesque Show,
and teaching at Altitude Fitness with Tricia Lauerman!
Love it :)
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