Category: ‘Pole’

Pole Dance: Sport or Art?

2013/07/31 Posted by MsAJL

Ever since I saw Elvis Stojko lose artistic marks in the 1994 Olympics for his martial arts-inspired long program to a medley from Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story, I have not been too keen on quantifying artistry. Most of me also feels that ranking things in order from The Best to… “not-the-best” is an exercise […]

Combos Cleo Taught Me

2013/07/25 Posted by MsAJL

I did a semi-private workshop with Cleo and she gave us several split-heavy combos to work on, including these: She also autographed her training DVD for me, with which I’ve been torturing myself several times a week – and I can already feel my legs growing longer, straighter, and FLEXIER! Check it:

Aerial Art Photography: My 1st Pole Shoot!

2013/07/17 Posted by MsAJL

Andrea James Lui pole trick Cocoon by Jessie May

Yet another love letter to Arena Pole Studio… Just before I left the merry ol’ land of Oz, Fontaine organized a photo shoot for us with Jessie May, who specializes in aerial art photography. Jessie was an incredibly good sport – fun, friendly, and very patient with all 13 of us who showed up that […]

Pole Battle: Arena Student Performance

2013/07/11 Posted by MsAJL

YouTube thumbnails of Andrea James Lui Arena pole battle

As I mentioned (a couple of months ago!), I performed in another pole battle – at Arena Pole Studio‘s Student Performance Night. It was a big night for me (a tiring one!) because in addition to the Pole Battle, I also performed the Term 2 Advanced routine with my classmates, as well as a group […]

Pole Battle: Arena Open Day

2013/04/24 Posted by MsAJL

YouTube thumbnails of Andrea James Lui pole battle

I recently participated in my first ever Pole Battle. I’ve been training in Australia with Fontaine Bradbury at her new studio, Arena Pole, where she hosted an open day with free workshops, performances, and this pole battle. There were six of us and we each had 40 seconds of freestyle to a surprise song. Here’s […]