Posts Tagged: ‘pole fitness’

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 […]

Pole Progress in Performance

2013/01/14 Posted by MsAJL

YouTube thumbnails of Andrea James Lui rehearsal & performance Pole Terminator

I started pole dancing about a year ago. About 6 months in, I thought it’d be fun to do a pole dancing sketch with my comedy troupe, Asiansploitation. I was eager to perform what I had learned and also assure my family that I had not become a stripper. My favorite pole dancer in Toronto, […]

Hot Tricks with Alethea Austin

2012/08/20 Posted by MsAJL

Andrea James Lui pole tricks Shoulder Mount Splits

My blog’s been hibernating for the last while, but I’m back to write about my pole workshop with Alethea Austin at Brass Vixens Downtown. The essence of her Hot Tricks class was not to teach the most difficult tricks, but to focus on the most impressive tricks. Frequently, difficult does not equate impressive because more […]

Spinning Pole vs. Static Pole

2012/05/22 Posted by MsAJL

YouTube thumbnails of Andrea James Lui pole combos spinning vs static

Remember when I posted this combo in my Pole Progress on Video blog? I’m on a 45mm spinning chrome pole at Brass Vixens Leslieville and the combo again is Fireman Climb – Straddle Invert (aka Inverted V, Helicopter, Chopper) – Outside Leg Hang (aka Gemini) – Inside Leg Hang (aka Scorpio) – Front Crucifix – […]

My First 10K Run

2012/05/13 Posted by MsAJL

Andrea James Lui Sporting Life 10K finish

Around 1am last night, I woke up to my brother asking if I’d want to run the Sporting Life 10K in his place because he hurt his back. 5 hours later, I found myself on a bus to the starting line, wondering what I’d gotten myself into. I am regularly compelled to run in my […]