Fantastic Pole Camp

Carla comes from classical and jazz dance, which she started at the age of 4. In 2006, she passed the technical aptitude exam and graduated top of her class. In 2010, she obtained the diploma of jazz dance teacher and decided to continue with a degree in Performing Arts.  Carla devotes herself to teaching and choreographing modern jazz. In parallel, she discovered pole dance in 2015. She started to compete in 2018 with a unique style, combining power, flexibility, velocity and fluidity and in which one can find some jazz inspiration.

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Workshops:

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• Transition game: Learn nice and pretty tricks, working on placement and fluidity, with a special focus on transitions to link figures together in creative and original ways.

• Strong & power: Learn power tricks. There will be moves requiring more strength and you will work on the correct engagement of the shoulders and back to perform all kind of inversions or lifts.

• Signature combo: Signature combo consisting of tricks and transitions, ideal for working on fluidity and velocity.

• Choreography: We will be lulled by the music, suspended in the air! Carla will teach you a beautiful choreography depending on her inspiration.

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• Split project (optional - all levels): Learn splits with original transitions in spin . The proposed combos are achievable even without having completely its splits. Prerequisite: open V.

• Stretching (optional - all levels - 30 minutes)

Tereza is a pole dance instructor and rehabilitation coach from Czech Republic. Her home studio is Firefly in Prague, although she has also taught a lot in Bendy Kate’s studio in Bristol. She has competed in pole sport and pole art (Czech Pole sport Championships winner, World Pole Sport Championship finalist, Pole Theatre Hungary winner). As well as teaching and coaching, she is also a training lecturer in EPDF (European Pole Dance Academy) where she teaches pole and flexibility to new pole instructors.

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Workshops:

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• Nice & low: Playful & fun transitions around static pole on the ground and handstands combinations.

• Connected: Focused on tricks, static combinations and endless rotations.

• Limitless: Dreamy transitions  on spinning pole.​​​​​​

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• Seamless (optional - all levels): Low flow choreo on static pole. Let yourself express emotion.

• Liquid (optional - all levels): Low flow choreo on spinning pole. Focus on details, transitions and musicality.

• Flexy and rehab (optional - all levels): Fitness physio session for strong & flexi legs and shoulders for pole.

• Upside down (optional - all levels): Technique and secrets to manage your headstands and handstands.​

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After years of ballet and funk hip hop, Loa Koalita finally move towards pole dance in 2010 and she excels in bringing her passion to new comers and more advanced dancers. Loa Koalita is a certified pole dance and yoga teacher. Loa has performed several times for shows/competitions (Aerial Dance Show, French Pole Championship 2017, 2nd in pro category at OIPA 2020) and private events. Her pedagogy and experience make of her an excellent teacher and dancer. She is currently teaching at FreeSpirit in Gland, after several years teaching at Chrome studio in Lausanne and Aerial Dance Geneva.

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Workshops

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• Signature combo: On this workshop you will learn new combos, depending on Loa's inspiration and the trends of the moment. Different variations, tricks and combos will be taught to give you a lot to practice.

• Flexibility pole combos: Loa will teach you flexy tricks on the pole and share with you tips and techniques in order to look more flexible . She will also explain how active stretching can help you mastering some moves.

• Stretching: This workshop will make you work all the parts of the back, shoulders, legs... in order to increase your flexibility and elasticity. Loa will use a mix of yoga and contortion inspired exercises and give you both passive and dynamic stretching techniques.

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