Be Fitness' POLE FITNESS COMPETITION PROGRAM guides students on their journey to compete in regional pole fitness competitions across the US. The program offers workshops, team practices and emotional support to help students prepare for competition. Our program encourages men and women to step out of their comfort zones to find courage and strength to participate in a life-changing performance.
We help students choreograph their routine from start to finish, including how to choose the appropriate category and level, deciding on pole tricks and combos, creating seamless flow, and having a confident and engaging stage presence. Each week includes a ninety minute lesson going over each scoring element from the judges. Students also get six private lessons with an instructor who has previously competed, unlimited open practices, a gift bag, and access to a private online group for the team.
Visit our YouTube channel to watch our competitors' performances!
It isn’t a requirement to join our competition program if you’d like to compete as a Be Fitness student. We recommend the program, however, to any student who really wants to succeed in their performance. Many students want to compete just to have the experience and don’t want to do a lot of additional training. This program is designed for students who want to increase their training and perform at their best. It is also helpful for students who struggle with creating their own choreography and trick combinations.
We believe that this program is beneficial because it holds you accountable to your training, gives you one-on-one guidance, and helps you focus on details that may be otherwise overlooked. We also have a private Facebook group dedicated to our program's members, with weekly discussions and support. Joining the program gets you a free gift bag, including a competitor tank top and more.
We also offer support to students who are not a member of the competition program, but plan to compete in one of the events that Be Fitness travels to as a team. We have a private Facebook group for all competitors, past and present, to give tips and offer support to one another. This group is separate from the competition program’s private group. All competitors have the option to purchase the Be Fitness competitor tank top and hoodie. While none of the competition program workshops are available as drop-ins, we offer discounted rates for competitors for all other choreography workshops at the studio.
Our competition program consists of 12 workshops throughout the course of 12 weeks, 6 private lessons with your own competition mentor, and unlimited open pole sessions (available during normal studio hours). Each workshop is focused around the Pole Sport Organization's (PSO) scoring elements. Please see our current MindBody schedule for upcoming workshop dates. For more information on PSO, visit www.PoleSportOrg.com .
*Students are responsible for registering for competition on their own. Additional costs for registering with PSO are not included in this workshop series.*
| Complete Training Series |
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| $450 |
*Contact the studio for payment plans
Wanida teaches Pilates, Yoga, and Spinning at Be Fitness. She is also available for private pole lessons and will occasionally sub pole classes. She started teaching pole at Be in 2015 after falling in love with the freedom and expression in dancing. She has been practicing yoga for about 10 years and completed her RYT-200 training in 2015. She is also certified in aerial yoga. She completed her Pilates Reformer Level 1 and Spin training in 2019 and plans to complete her Level 2 Pilates training in 2020.
Wanida believes that movement heals the body and mind, whether you are dancing, practicing yoga or Pilates, or doing acrobatic tricks in the air. She hopes that her students find a sense of peace and appreciation for their bodies and movements throughout class. She believes that the most important part of class is learning and loving what your body is capable of doing. She hopes to help students feel empowered and confident in their own body and mind by creating better body awareness and control. She aims to give students a safe place to explore and be themselves with no judgement so that they can lead a more authentic life both in and out of the studio.
Outside of Be, Wanida lives with her boyfriend Joe, her dog Oliver, and their cat Gamora. She is learning to play golf and has noticed a significant improvement in her game since she started practicing Pilates on a more regular basis. She also collects sneakers and loves everything Sanrio, Marvel, and Tokidoki.
Tori has been dancing for 22 years and is thrilled to be working with Be Fitness. She has trained in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Modern, Contemporary, Hip Hop, and Musical Theater. Tori has a BA degree in Dance from Slippery Rock University and is currently teaching and performing all over the Cleveland area. Tori started her pole journey at Be Fitness in 2015 and has loved combining her classical dance training with this amazing and unique art form.
One of the things Tori loves most about dance and pole is that they allow a freedom of expression through movement when words aren't quite right. She wants her students to feel like they can express themselves and move through a sense of poise and grace while still building technical skills that can be used in all dance forms.
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