Why Qualify in Pole Fitness??

Below is an email conversation from one of my newest members to the Pole Passion instructor team
Karen was spotted over a year ago by one of the directors of Pole Passion for her enthusiasm and dedication to the pole world

Karen has now just successfully completed her Accredited Level 3 Instructor Training course

Karen recently wrote to me and said
‘When I did the first aid certificate last year there was alot of negativity from some of the girls about Pole Passions instructor training. They were saying how wrong it was that you could do your level 1 & then be qualified to go away & teach inverts. I did try to explain that you progress through the levels to work up to that on level 3 but they really didn’t seem to take it on board.

I think it may be an idea to emphasize a little more on the level 1 what the content is of the next 2 levels, maybe quote some comments from people who took the level 3. Maybe you could have a display poster like the one you have for the burlesque instructor training (can’t remember what they're called!)

Level 3 yesterday’s full day instructor training was really hard and challenging, i'm so not ready to teach at that level yet but I thoroughly enjoyed it. People really need to be pushed to go on to the level 3!

Thanks again!

Happy Monday 2 u!

Hi Karen thanks for the email

I must admit I really enjoyed devising the course and yes it’s designed to be hard !!



Level 1 gives you the basics, foundations and fundamentals of pole fitness and does not give you automatic right to teach inverts! there are no inverts in it!! therefore we are not endorsing the teaching of inverts in level 1 - so that information is incorrect they were quoted to say

We all have to start somewhere and many are negative because they don’t like to follow a system that has been approved (I was one of those people) so I fully understand where they are coming from



what level 1 does give you is a recognised qualification and accreditation that you have reached the required standard to teach pole fitness safely, effectively and progressively - telling the world you have worked hard for your accreditation !!



what we have worked hard for in Pole Passion is to devise a documented structure whereby insurance companies are beginning to recognise our skill and award our efforts with insuring us against accidental injuries at a level we are qualified to teach



I always look at it as - what would the judge say and ask if there was a fatal accident in one of our lessons! (God forbid)

I’ve worked long and hard for over 10 years to offer the best training the industry has to make excellent instructors



We can not make instructors join our courses (there is always a freedom of choice) however we have made opportunities for those who would like to join us and these are now available to all, which again if they choose not to progress with courses awarded and supported by accreditation's then that is up to them. - how would the judge see it?



There are many people in many industries that are not properly qualified and let’s not forget how young pole fitness still is. There is no law required to be accredited to teach pole fitness however as a professional company we offer these accreditation's to be the best and most professional which I believe we have gained, not only national but international recognition - there are many amazing and talented pole instructors out there as there are many unqualified doctors and driving instructors and electricians, however can they get adequate insurance when needed?

For me when I started pole dancing and pole fitness, there were no recognitions or qualifications and people didn’t take me or our industry seriously - now we have and yes we are gaining the recognition we all so deserve.

What’s great also is that all our courses are recognised by some insurance companies too whereby years ago no one would insure us or if they did it was £1000's !!

Karen replied
I wish I could remember the relevant people & forward your e mail, so true!!

Kay replied
Don’t worry Karen I will copy and paste my words and blog it :)
We can’t change everyone’s minds all of the time in an instant but over the years you will see how it will transform - thank you for being one of my dedicated and professional Pole Passion team members :)

Pole Passion Licensee Opportunities and Jobs World Wide

Pole Passion Licensee Opportunities NOW AVAILABLE ~ WORLD WIDE

Due to the increase of interest in becoming Pole fitness instructors we are now offering the opportunity to own your own Pole Fitness Company

An opportunity to become a licensed fitness instructor teaching pole fitness with Pole Passion.
Want to own your own pole fitness business and classes, but unsure where to begin?
We offer a simple and flexible licence agreement allowing you to quickly set up your own business without the normal associated start-up challenges.

With only a small monthly investment, our licence owners are able to generate an attractive income from a part time commitment. This means that it is possible to run a Pole Passion Fitness license alongside an existing job or other daytime commitments.

Time commitment
Existing Passion Fitness team members commit to a couple of evenings a week. Normally, this spans weekday evenings.

How we support a Passion Fitness licensee
We have invested heavily since 2003 to create everything that is required to deliver an original experience for health club members.

Comprehensive support
Full training can be offered to the right candidate, regardless of your dance or fitness background. The very first thing we look for is the right attitude and enthusiasm; everything else we, and our training partners can teach.

Fresh Content and innovative new classes
We continually research new fitness trends and routines to ensure our classes stay fresh and fun and pass them onto you.

Regular instructor training programmes
We run quarterly ‘master-classes' and more frequent workshops for our licensed instructors so that your knowledge is kept updated and your classes stay fresh.

Master classes with some of the world’s leading pole dancers
We run ‘invitation-only’ master-classes for our licensees with some of the world’s leading pole dancers and athletes as a core part of the ‘Pole Passion Experience’. Many of our own experienced and highly trained instructors athletes and dancers run workshops exclusively for Pole Passion. With the creation of Master Classes here in the UK beginning with Pantera Blacksmith :-
Pantera USA 2006
Deb Riley UK 2008
Felix Cane Australia World Champion 2009
Maxine Betts UK 2010
Jess Leanne Norris UK 2011
Alesia V Belarus / UK & World Champion 2012

International Accredited Register of Exercise Professionals (REP’s) fitness training
Our pole fitness classes are registered and endorsed with the Register of Exercise Professionals (REPs) under Pole Fitness levels 1 & 2 and each course will allow continual development points (CDP) of 16 points per level taken.

Comprehensive training manuals
Our comprehensive training manuals currently contain over 200 core moves,
transitions, poses, floor moves and hand grip images and descriptions. We are regularly adding new moves which provides the opportunity to create customised classes and so keep the experience different and fresh and unique to you.
DVD's and books coming soon along with online training opportunities

Marketing Support
We provide details on how to effectively market and grow your business. Each licensee receives a detailed marketing and promotions manual with templates and samples of press releases, brochures, flyers, and mailers. Prior to launching your business, you also receive a consulting session to assist you with your marketing goals and a customised marketing plan is developed to aid you in achieving your business aspirations.

Web site and email
Inclusion on the Pole Passion website listing dates, times, locations and payment options. Additionally, your personal biography and photo under our Pole Passion Team, with free regular updates. There is also a dedicated log in area for marketing, promotion materials and resources and the ability to communicate with other instructors via a message board. Licensees receive a dedicated email account and the use of online applications like diary and shared documents and mailing lists etc.

Pole Passion and Passion Fitness Branding
Permission to display our registered logo on your web site (if you have one). As a Pole Passion licensed instructor, you have full access to our brand.

Corporate clothing
We have a full range of corporate clothing to identify our instructors and convey our brand. Passion Fitness corporate clothing is included within your licence agreement and we make branded clothing available as a retail opportunity for you to earn extra income.

Risk assessed and health and safety compliant
We take the safety of our instructors and participants very seriously and so every aspect of our programme is thoroughly risk assessed and compliant with current Health and Safety Standards. Also, our class content has been assessed by an accredited osteopath for bio-mechanical and musculo-skeletal integrity.
Our Mission

Four key words run through our business:
• Empowerment
• Confidence
• Fitness
• FUN!

Delivered through a variety of exercise/fitness classes, fun parties, private lessons, master classes, team building events and monthly workshops suitable for all women regardless of their age, shape or fitness levels.
Our industry recognised and endorsed fitness programmes provide a unique and fun workout, designed to empower participants through health and fitness. All inspired by the sensual movements of exotic dance, fitness forms such as Pilates, ballet, yoga, dance forms such as salsa, street dance and contemporary dance.

Joining our Team
We are seeking charismatic individuals (over 18) who are:
• In good health
• Have an enthusiastic and optimistic approach to life
• Sociable and effective communicators
• Enthusiastic about health, exercise and well being
• Fluent in English
• Capable of professionally representing our company and brand

The next step
Please contact Kay Penney, founder of Pole Passion, Passion Fitness, Miss Pole Dance UK, World Pole Dance to request a more comprehensive document and arrange an informal meeting to find out more. No experience is necessary although a genuine desire to succeed and be a valuable team member is required. Full training is available and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

Call us today on 0871 318 3838 to register an interest or email us 'theteam @PolePassion.com'

Pole Dancers Justine McLucas & Kate Czepulkowski final get through to Got To Dance

Got to Dance research team have been very keen to get Pole Dancing presented on their show for the last few years. Judges Ashley Banjo, Kimberly Wyatt and Adam Garcia were suitably amazed at the strength and agility both ladies demonstrated during the audition process.

Ashley and Adam even got to have a go for the first time

Kate seen here on the right dressed as a clown during the award ceremony at World Pole Dance - 2011 Budapest


Pole Passion was contacted through their National championships
Miss Pole Dance UK - the largest and most established pole dance championships in the country creating champions such as Alesia Vazmitsel currently the world champion, Maxine Betts, Tracey Simmonds, www.misspoledance-uk.com

Finally, Justine McLucas, aged 30, an ex ballet dancer and currently ranked No.2 in Miss Pole Dance UK Championships just narrowly missing No. 1 spot to the talented 18 year old Jess Leanne Norris from Bolton,

and Kate Czepulkowski age 21 also known to her dance friends as Bendy Kate

Justine and Bendy both represented the UK in World Pole Dance championships in Budapest too last October - Justine in the singles category and Bendy in the doubles where she and her partner Kate Johnstone are currently ranked 2nd position

www.worldpoledance.com

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fdl.dropbox.com%2Fu%2F56293789%2FgottodanceWMP.wmv&h=iAQHLYUdwAQGY23k8mJXhkyD10Tt51UBIaiZHQGdT2KRKOA

we are thrilled and wishing them the best of luck It can only be a positive step in changing peoples perceptions from how it used to be in the 80's to how it is now

for more information about pole fitness and lessons visit www.polepassion.com

if you would like to see Justine and Bendy and other performers like them then visit Miss Pole Dance UK 2nd June 2012 in Brighton

Tickets now on sale

www.misspoledance-uk.com

Rpole New Year Challenge has begun

- Rpole is setting you a New Year challenge 2012

- post in your youtube clips of climbing your poles with no lower part of your body touching the pole at any time! inc. legs, feet, thighs etc Just the use of your hands!!

Measure the height of the pole and let us know how high
The challenge is set By Jo Greer of Plymouth on the free standing Pro Rpoles
Rpole 2.5mtrs x 4 consecutive climbs without touching the floor - last year on Pole Passion Instructor training

Instructors and students are invited to join in
anyone can enter male or female

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXpaxneNh5Y

Crawley's Got Talent tickets, Pole Dancing Red Gets through to the final

Pole Passion's Paula Bines, also dance name known as 'Red', has got through to the local Crawley's got Talent finals, at the Hawth theatre, Saturday 11th February - yes indeed - a dance routine on the pole!! -

Please let her know via email - theteam@polepassion.com if you wish to know more about it and how you can support her on the evening

You are all welcome to come along and cheer her on xx She is awesome and started Pole Fitness with Pole Passion, as a student, some two and a half years ago.

Tickets can be purchased on the link below

http://www.crawley.gov.uk/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&ssDocName=INT217181

Pole Passion Blogging Thank you as we welcome in 2012 our 11th year

Wow more amazing comments on Pole Passion Blogging

I was happy and thrilled to receive such wonderful comments today with a little back log of emails from the Christmas period
Tapping away for what now seems my life (yes I have children and a very supportive husband that perhaps I take for granted over the passion of my subject , hobby and job ) – the pole!

I just want to say a huge thank you to all my supporters, friends and colleagues and to step back from busy life and to be grateful that I have the opportunity to share my knowledge (Pole Passion).

I started this business just over 10 years ago for personal growth and development, mentally and physically, which still continues 10 years on but had no idea at the time I would be inspiring so many worldwide either (at the beginning the internet and mobile phones did not exist!!)

With this thought I will promise to share more of my ’Secrets’ in 2012 and continue to work hard for myself, family and friends near and far.
With the knowledge of Wishing you all an amazing 2012 which will be more positive than before creating you and I more fabulous opportunities remaining healthy as possible both mentally and physically
I wish you all to LIVE, LOVE & LAUGH daily and unselfishly and my very special wishes go to my personal friend, Marion of over 20 years (she was a huge inspiration to me at the grand old age of 99 years, who I found out had passed away Christmas Eve) her wisdom lives on…….
Hugs & Passion Kay Penney  x

THANK YOU XX

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Great article, I just given this onto a co-worker who was doing a little research on that. And he in fact purchased me lunch because I discovered it for him FD :) .. So let me reword that:

Thanks for the treat! But yeah Thankx for taking the time to talk about pole

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Job opportunities with Pole Passion 2012

Pole Dance and Fitness Your Passion ??

Do you want to earn lots of money doing what you love to do - Part time of full time opportunities available world wide
If you have a Passion for pole and want to share the secrets of the pole with other like minded individuals, then seriously think about becoming accredited and certified with industry leaders - Pole Passion. This identifies that you have been assessed and measured for the highest award in the Pole Fitness Industry
License opportunities and affiliations with one of the highest and well respected pole brands in the world now has opportunities for you.
Please email for further details to :- theteam@polepassion.com and visit this link and YouTube link