Tag: North East

Don't wait to get fit to have fun!

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – JULIE

Julie has been at student at Tempest for 6 months and has fully immersed herself into #TeamTempest life. Why did you decide to start pole/aerial? I’d contemplated doing pole for ages before I took the plunge. I’d heard it was a great way of keeping fit and developing core strength. I did a google search…
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Student Spotlight – EM

STUDENT SPOTLIGHT – EM Meet Em. Em supports Team Tempest in every possible way – she attends and shares as many events as she can. She supports other members too and even her kids are #TeamTempest. We’re very proud to present her as July’s Student Spotlight. Why did you decide to start pole/aerial? It will have…
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Tempest in the news

Durham dance studio supports young people in need Raising money for: If U Care Share Foundation Studio owner Mandy Williams said: “Tempest Dance Studio in Durham is a supportive family and know the importance of being there for one another and how, in a difficult and challenging world, we all need help and support sometimes.…
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Your Dance CV and Performance Portfolio

  There is no one correct template for a dance CV. Performers, agents and customers all have different preferences. Make it clear, professional, informative and honest. What’s the difference? A CV tends to be shorter and more formal. A Performance Portfolio tends to be fuller, include more background information and images of work you have…
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Men Pole Too – By Keith Fusco

Men Pole Too Men Pole Too is a Facebook page that I started a year ago on the 9th October 2014 to help educate the world that pole dancing isn’t just for women and that a lot of men do it too. I also created it, in the hope that it could be somewhere that likeminded…
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World Pole Sports Championships 2015 By Anita

AKA “that time our jaws dropped so low we couldn’t see them” On July the 22, myself and my lovely partner (who is also a huge pole enthusiast) travelled down in our tiny Citroen C2 from Durham all the way down to London. This 7 hour journey, although filled with traffic, bad weather, and idiot…
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Team Tempest’s Top 10 Training Tips

When you find that time for training make sure you get the most from it! Training can be vast, wide and varied. It can be classes, workshops, private lessons, just you in the studio, research on the internet, stretching in the sitting room or get training whilst you’re out and about! – it all counts.

Dancing Your Way to Body Positivity

This week we have a guest blog from Look Positive! Let us know how dancing has changed your life! Join the discussion on Facebook: www.facebook.com/lookPositive

Tempest Dance Studio Clothing

Show your #teamtempest spirit! Hoodies, joggers, t-shirts and more! The online shop is here: http://www.moette.co.uk/ select TempestDance

What does pole mean to you?

As part of a recent Pole Sports competition we asked our students to tell us what pole means to them. There answers are truly personal and inspiring. If you are thinking of giving pole a go, trying to find your pole spirit again, looking for a motivational pick me up then check out the stories…
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