Birthday Bash!

Well I am still on a high after the Birthday Bash last night! What an amazing evening full of amazing dances and beautiful dresses!

I'm going to start by saying a massive congratulations to all the students who performed last night, for many of which it was there first ever performance. They all did so well and should be so proud of themselves. And I also just have to say how brave Helen was to perform a shouldermount on a pole that had accidently gone on to spinning instead of static, something I definately wouldn't have done!

And as for the showgirls, well i think WOW about covers it! I've never seen Mia dance so beautifully and as for Mel who had never performed before, she was just oozing confidence. And topped off by Miss Glory Pearl who had the crowd in stitches, it was a glamarous, cheeky and delicious section to the evening.

After a buffet, of which I sadly got to eat none of due to being on next! It was the instructors turn, with me on first. I have to say despite the initial nerves, once I got the few moves that were causing me doubt out of the way, I have never had so much fun performing! I even managed to relax and smile half way through, rather than my usual moody, terrified look! And despite a few friction burns and sore muscles I woke with a massive smile on my face this morning!

Once my performance was out of the way, I could thankfully sit back with a glass of wine and enjoy the rest of the instructors. Hayley was up next, in a very nice pink bikini I must say, who never fails to amaze me! She just keeps going from strength to strength and I'm not sure where she keeps getting all these new moves from, I'm definately going to be calling her in for a pole jam soon! After a short break was the lovely Rosanna and her never ending legs! Rosannas medley of music was fantastic and her props of an umbrella and wellies added another twist to the eveing!
Rosanna was followed by Sue. I struggle to find words to describe Sue's dancing as the only way to understand the full power of it is to see it for yourself. I find myself in an absolute trance whilst watching her dance, and her impecible timing amazes me. If I was going to have to use a word I think Hypnotic would be one on the top of my list.

To finish of the evening was the lovely Sam. Jo, who was sadly not dancing, introduced Sam with a magnificent speech, which I could not have agreed more with. Sam, Sue and Jo have struggled so hard over the years to battle the stereotypical views of pole dancing and to fight to get The Art Of Dance the reputation it deserves, but they should all be so proud of what they have achieved. I don't really feel I can say anthing which Jo did not say last night, or even begin to put my thoughts into words. But I would like to say a massive thankyou to Sam for giving me the opportunity to work for her, and become a member of the team.
Sam concluded the evening with a spectacular dance as always leaving everyone in awe of what can be achieved on a pole.

I will stop rambling on now as this is turning into a lengthy blog but I look forward to seeing the photos and videos from the evening!