Hope you all have enjoyed a fun and busy summer! Only a few more weeks of great beach days and summer cocktails, and then before we know it, fall starts with a bang! Well, USPDF 's fall doesn't quite start with "bang" as much as it starts with videos. Yes, we'll be posting the Championship 2009 and 2010 videos starting Sept 1st. All videos will be posted on a rotating basis on the USPDF website. Yay! So spread the word to family and friends who didn't make it to NY. Home Base... East Coast Regional 2010
Congrats to all 12 finalists who will be competing at the State Theater in Falls Church, VA on Sunday Oct 3rd! Don't forget to check out all the fun workshops at DivaFit. If you haven't gotten your ticket yet click here.
West Coast Regional 2010: Deadline and Voting
Submission deadline for the West Coast is Sept 1st, 9:00PM ET. The West Coast competition will be held at Fox Theater in Redwood City, CA on Sat Nov 6th. USPDF will post selected submission videos on website Sept 2-8 for everyone to vote the 12th finalist in the USPDF West Coast Regional. Set the reminder in your calendar to visit USPDF website and vote for your favorite EMW
Congrats to USPDF Amateur Champion 2010 Mina Mortezai, USPDF West Coast 09 finalist Natasha Wang, USPDF veteran Caterina Gennaro, and USPDF West Coast 09 finalist Nadia Sharif for taking home first place in respective divisions of the EMW premier competitions in Hollywood this past weekend! USPDF Champion 2010 to NYC
Miss Alethea Austin, USPDF Champion 2010, will make her way to NYC in September before she jets off to Canada. If you're planning on being in NYC Sept 8th and 9th, sign up for a class and learn how to move like a champ Click here to book. Around the World...
USPDF Co-Founder Wendy Traskos and MPD Australia 2011
USPDF co-founder Wendy Traskos have been asked to judge MPD Aus in Oct 15th. Yeah exciting! This is the first competition Wendy appears as a judge. In addition she'll be cheering her heart out for USPDF Champion Alethea Austin who's performing as Special Guest.
MPD New Zealand
While we're prepping for nationals Pole RevolutioNZ the other side of the globe is hosting its biannual pole dance competition MPD NZ March 2011. Sponsored by the people behind Pole Passion, Pole RevolutioNZ is promising a bigger competition than 09. Get to know former MPD NZ winner of 2009, Mel Brown by clicking here.
Gravity First, Mexico
Jezabel Olmos and Gravity First are hosting various workshops leading up their showcase event in October 22. A great line up of US pole dancers in our neighboring country to the south includes: USPDF Champion '09 Jenyne Butterfly, USPDF Miss '10 Trixter Estee Zakar, USPDF Miss Sexy '10 Karol Helms, and 2nd place West Coast Regional '09 Leigh Ann Orsi, former USPDF rep Michula Nunez, and Panthera Blacksmith. We've heard Fox Sport Channel will be covering and can't wait to watch them swing around on TV
Glute Girl share with us... Recipe of the Month: Cucumbers, Mint and Quinoa
Quinoa is an amino acid rich seed (protein) fluffy, creamy, nutty and crunchy texture when cooked. Quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans making it an unusually complete protein source among plant foods. High in fiber, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest. Ingredients: 1 cup raw quinoa 2 cups low fat, low sodium vegetable stock 1 large clove garlic 1 med bay leaf 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper 1 tsp. salt or use Mrs. Dash or similar Finish with: 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 Tbsp fresh chopped mint leaves 1 cup small diced seedless cucumbers 1/2 cup small diced red onion Directions: Place the quinoa in a large sieve and rinse under running water for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the water runs clear. Place stock, garlic, bay leaf, pepper, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over med high heat. Add the quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the quinoa looks glassy or translucent and starts to open up. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Serve with fish. Nutrition: Calories 188 Fat 5g Protein 6g Carbohydrates 30g Dietary Fiber 3g
Congrats to all 12 finalists who will be competing at the State Theater in Falls Church, VA on Sunday Oct 3rd! Don't forget to check out all the fun workshops at DivaFit. If you haven't gotten your ticket yet click here.
West Coast Regional 2010: Deadline and Voting
Submission deadline for the West Coast is Sept 1st, 9:00PM ET. The West Coast competition will be held at Fox Theater in Redwood City, CA on Sat Nov 6th. USPDF will post selected submission videos on website Sept 2-8 for everyone to vote the 12th finalist in the USPDF West Coast Regional. Set the reminder in your calendar to visit USPDF website and vote for your favorite EMW
Congrats to USPDF Amateur Champion 2010 Mina Mortezai, USPDF West Coast 09 finalist Natasha Wang, USPDF veteran Caterina Gennaro, and USPDF West Coast 09 finalist Nadia Sharif for taking home first place in respective divisions of the EMW premier competitions in Hollywood this past weekend! USPDF Champion 2010 to NYC
Miss Alethea Austin, USPDF Champion 2010, will make her way to NYC in September before she jets off to Canada. If you're planning on being in NYC Sept 8th and 9th, sign up for a class and learn how to move like a champ Click here to book. Around the World...
USPDF Co-Founder Wendy Traskos and MPD Australia 2011
USPDF co-founder Wendy Traskos have been asked to judge MPD Aus in Oct 15th. Yeah exciting! This is the first competition Wendy appears as a judge. In addition she'll be cheering her heart out for USPDF Champion Alethea Austin who's performing as Special Guest.
MPD New Zealand
While we're prepping for nationals Pole RevolutioNZ the other side of the globe is hosting its biannual pole dance competition MPD NZ March 2011. Sponsored by the people behind Pole Passion, Pole RevolutioNZ is promising a bigger competition than 09. Get to know former MPD NZ winner of 2009, Mel Brown by clicking here.
Gravity First, Mexico
Jezabel Olmos and Gravity First are hosting various workshops leading up their showcase event in October 22. A great line up of US pole dancers in our neighboring country to the south includes: USPDF Champion '09 Jenyne Butterfly, USPDF Miss '10 Trixter Estee Zakar, USPDF Miss Sexy '10 Karol Helms, and 2nd place West Coast Regional '09 Leigh Ann Orsi, former USPDF rep Michula Nunez, and Panthera Blacksmith. We've heard Fox Sport Channel will be covering and can't wait to watch them swing around on TV
Glute Girl share with us... Recipe of the Month: Cucumbers, Mint and Quinoa
Quinoa is an amino acid rich seed (protein) fluffy, creamy, nutty and crunchy texture when cooked. Quinoa contains a balanced set of essential amino acids for humans making it an unusually complete protein source among plant foods. High in fiber, phosphorus, magnesium and iron. Quinoa is gluten free and considered easy to digest. Ingredients: 1 cup raw quinoa 2 cups low fat, low sodium vegetable stock 1 large clove garlic 1 med bay leaf 1 tsp. fresh ground pepper 1 tsp. salt or use Mrs. Dash or similar Finish with: 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice 2 Tbsp fresh chopped mint leaves 1 cup small diced seedless cucumbers 1/2 cup small diced red onion Directions: Place the quinoa in a large sieve and rinse under running water for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until the water runs clear. Place stock, garlic, bay leaf, pepper, and salt in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over med high heat. Add the quinoa and return to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until the quinoa looks glassy or translucent and starts to open up. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Let it sit for about 10 minutes. Serve with fish. Nutrition: Calories 188 Fat 5g Protein 6g Carbohydrates 30g Dietary Fiber 3g
Position 1
Position 2
Exercise of the Month- presented by Guest Contributor Personal Trainer/Pole Instructor/UPSDF Pro Brynlyn Loomis:
Tricep Dip Position 1: Starting seated on a chair with hands directly under your hips, chest lifted, shoulders back and down, and abs engaged. Fingertips should be facing forward and knees are hip width apart.
Position 2: Keeping the chest lifte and shoulders back and down as you bend your elbow while keeping your hips close to chair and thighs parallel to the gorund. Press from the back of the arms tp push yourself back to starting position. Repeat until muscle is fatigued.
Words from Kira... Kira Lamb is the Co-Creator of Climb & Spin Inc, offering comprehenvisve pole dance certifications & teacher training programs for pole dance instructors. Climb & Spin is end orsed by the United States Pole Dance Federation. "Inspiration, Not Imitation Pole Dancing"
In an art-form that's become a rapidly growing competitive sport, pole dancing is starting to be defined by the skills, tricks and styles of our pro athletes. They have undoubtedly raised the bar and far exceeded even our own expectations for the potential of pole dancing. The pros serve as our inspiration to practice harder and push ourselves to master skills we never thought were within our scope of reality. They make us hungrier for achievement. But while the pros may serve as our inspiration, it's important for us to train at a pace that corresponds with our individual fitness level while developing, nurturing and celebrating our own unique style of pole dancing.
What are we dancing to this month?
Un-thinkable (I'm ready) by Alicia Keys
Howl by Florence and the Machine
Heart-Shaped box by Nirvana
When lights go out by the Black Keys
Lil Freak by Usher feat. Nicki Minaj Drop it Low by Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown
Pardon Me by Incubus
Thanks for reading, Anna and Wendy
Tricep Dip Position 1: Starting seated on a chair with hands directly under your hips, chest lifted, shoulders back and down, and abs engaged. Fingertips should be facing forward and knees are hip width apart.
Position 2: Keeping the chest lifte and shoulders back and down as you bend your elbow while keeping your hips close to chair and thighs parallel to the gorund. Press from the back of the arms tp push yourself back to starting position. Repeat until muscle is fatigued.
Words from Kira... Kira Lamb is the Co-Creator of Climb & Spin Inc, offering comprehenvisve pole dance certifications & teacher training programs for pole dance instructors. Climb & Spin is end orsed by the United States Pole Dance Federation. "Inspiration, Not Imitation Pole Dancing"
In an art-form that's become a rapidly growing competitive sport, pole dancing is starting to be defined by the skills, tricks and styles of our pro athletes. They have undoubtedly raised the bar and far exceeded even our own expectations for the potential of pole dancing. The pros serve as our inspiration to practice harder and push ourselves to master skills we never thought were within our scope of reality. They make us hungrier for achievement. But while the pros may serve as our inspiration, it's important for us to train at a pace that corresponds with our individual fitness level while developing, nurturing and celebrating our own unique style of pole dancing.
What are we dancing to this month?
Un-thinkable (I'm ready) by Alicia Keys
Howl by Florence and the Machine
Heart-Shaped box by Nirvana
When lights go out by the Black Keys
Lil Freak by Usher feat. Nicki Minaj Drop it Low by Ester Dean featuring Chris Brown
Pardon Me by Incubus
Thanks for reading, Anna and Wendy
