The weekend was quite hectic with A’s concert with David Pomeranz and Joey Albert on top of my usual pole-related activities. A 4-hour pre-show soundcheck left me somewhat bored so in between backstage chitchat and what-not, I managed to snap a couple of photos of what I wore.
On the red carpet…
and some backstage photos just before the show started.
Lastly of course, our usual Sunday bike ride…
I was so psyched to find out that this year’s International Pole Convention will be held in Los Angeles. I immediately registered for a convention pass (prices here) and quickly signed up for the VIP workshops of two of my favorite dancers – Helsinki, Finland’s pride, Oona Kivela and from Bobbi’s Pole Studio in Sydney, Cleo the ‘Hurricane’. The VIP workshops are pricey at $120 each, but there are only 10 slots for each of these classes so that every student truly gets an in-depth, one-on-one attention of a private lesson. A convention pass gives you access to all free workshops (entry is on a first-come-first-served basis), the Showcase of Stars, and forums. There are also less expensive workshops (ranging from $50-$75) but those allow a maximum of 40 students with only 20 poles (yikes!) – meaning 2 polers will have to share a pole. Uh…no thank you.
(Update: Cleo’s VIP workshop on 6/23 is sold out! I am so glad I signed up early! Felix Cane’s VIP workshop is also sold out.)
For all you SoCal polers, register early!
Oona Kivela
Cleo
Jenyne Butterfly
Natasha Wang
Anastasia Skukhtorova 
Despite the infinite sources of inspiration from the runways of NYFW, I tend to gravitate towards those on the street. And by “those”, I mean fashion insiders, bloggers, and what-not.
