Special guest performance by the red hot Saskia Klunder!

Date: Friday February 7th 2020

Time: Doors open at 7, show starts at 7:30

Location: The Show on 104 Clarence St.

Tickets: $10 advance tickets available at the studio, $12 at the door

Or purchase electronic tickets here

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1PM: Floor Flow – Seductive Floorwork for Lap Dancing

In this 75 minute workshop you will learn some of Saskia’s favourite floor work as well as some basic lap dance skills. If you want to seduce your Valentine, then this is the class for you!

2:30PM: Sweet N’ Low

A Low Flow workshop suitable for intermediate level pole dancers and up. (Prerequisite: controlled invert). In this 75 minute workshop, you will learn some of Saskia’s favourite base work sequences. Kips, flops, floor work & more! Heels optional, knee pads required.

4PM: Flexy Tricks

A 75 minute workshop focusing on tricks requiring advanced flexibility. Have you been wanting to try the Bird of Paradise? Maybe the Cherry Kink or Twisted Sister? This is the class for you! Get Saskia’s firsthand guidance through some of her favourite bendy combos. (Prerequisite: Advanced level flexibility and ease in basic moves such as inside/outside leg hang).

$50 + HST per workshop

75 min.

Purchase workshop pass

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What pole shorts are right for you?!

When it comes to workout clothing you want to be able to move, feel comfortable and of course look sexy AF! Well you should expect the same in your pole wear! Since we are climbing, mounting flipping in every direction on the pole and floor it’s important to select clothing that moves with you and doesn’t cut into you or disrupt your pole workouts.

All of our clothing that we select is tested out by our team of aerialist instructors at Cherry Blossom Studio. From small to tall and curvy and thin we want to offer you different cuts and styles that accentuate your body and keep you feeling and looking your best.

Here are some reviews on Pole Shorts for every body type from the girls at Cherry Blossom Studio.

For Petite Pole Dancers here are our top 3 Pole Dancing Shorts:

1. Luna – Lure You Short in low or high waist (shown in picture0
2. Mikaela Short – By Mika Yoga Wear
3. Cindy Short – By Rad Pole Wear

We find the best fit for petite pole dancers are the Betty short by Mika Yoga Wear. They fit smaller than most of their other styles and offer great coverage. The Luna low waist Lure You shorts are very popular and available in black, wine and hot pink! The Mikaela short has side ties and is a little more cheeky than the Betty short. A new favourite is the Cindy Short, this low cut style features mesh siding a super lush fabric.

For Curvy Pole Dancers here are our top 3 Pole Dancing Shorts:

1. Bad Azz Shorts – By Josiah Grant ( Bad AZZ)
2. Luna – Lure you high waist short (In picture)
3. The Lucia Short – By Mika Yoga Wear

Bad Azz shorts are a favourite among Cherry Blossom Studio instructors and students they literally fit all sizes! We find they don’t fit petite students as well though but are a favourite for pretty much every body type. The Luna Pole Wear shorts have a sexy garter built in but also offer coverage and the fabric is amazing! These are my personal favourite shorts. The Lucia shorts are like the Mikaela but offer more booty coverage and are not as low cut as the Mikaela shorts. These shorts are a favourite among my ladies with big booty’s

Want a little Extra Coverage?! Here are our favourite Pole Fitness Shorts:

1. Eve Short – By Rad Pole Wear
2. Luna Short – By Mika Yoga Wear
3. Bad Azz Shorts ( Yes we them!)

We love the high wasted Eve shorts from Rad Pole Wear. They come in velvet or a nice breathable fabric in fun colours. Luna shorts are great for avoiding muffin tops at all costs and offer ample booty coverage. Of course we had to include our Bad Azz shorts once you own one pair you will want more!

Shop our Pole Shorts here!

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Book your Wild and Fun Party at Cherry Blossom Studio! The #1 Bachelorette Party Idea of Ottawa Bridal Parties!

Wedding season is upon us! This means it is also Bachelorette season! There are a lot of Bachelorette party ideas that we can recommend to you and your bride to be and her girl gang. If you are looking for a fun and unconventional experience for your gal’s wedding look no further! Cherry Blossom Studio has some amazing bachelorette party options.

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Chair Dance is more than a fun and sultry dance routine, it is also a great abdominal workout. Chair dancing very effectively works out all of the stabilizing muscles in your core by requiring you to balance in a boat pose on the chair while moving your lower and upper body in different ways. Your arms and upper body also get a good workout from all of those dips! If you want to amp up your chair routine workout try wearing your heels in class! This will help strengthen and tone your thighs, calves and glutes which will also help strengthen the stabilizing and balancing muscles in your core.

Chair dance is also a great way to get out of your head and into your body, focusing on the sequence and stabilization will have you way too busy to worry about what happened before class or what is going to happen after. Stress is one of the major causes of weight retention in the abdominal area so come join a chair dance class and dance yourself into that bikini!

Chair dance classes at Cherry Blossom Studio run every other Tuesday at 6:30 pm with Daniella and are counted as a fitness class.

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When you enter the studio space from the boutique there is a small shelf to your left with pole and mat cleaning supplies. On the top of this shelf is a pile of post-it notes and pens and a sign asking you to create a pole goal and post it on the wall of pole goals!

Have you ever been discouraged by a lack of perceived progress in your workout routine? I know I have, this is why I wanted to take a moment to talk about how important pole goals are. It can be hard to measure your progress in a lot of workout routines. Aerial fitness offers a unique opportunity to see real progression and hitting these small milestones helps build your overall confidence. As you begin to meet your goals on a regular basis your mental barriers will begin to break down and your practice will become more consistent. The mental benefits of exercise are just as important as the physical benefits and the mind is often holding you back more than your perceived physical limitations so set goals for yourself! Start small and work your way up and your pole goals will become markers of progress and a testament to the strength you always knew you had but just didn’t always know how to find.

Make realistic goals

It is easier and more rewarding to check something small off your list than to have something that will take months or years to accomplish. Start with a Short Term Goal, Long Term Goal and an off aerial goal, for example getting 5 inches lower in my splits.

Each week take note of what you have done to help yourself accomplish your goals. Was it helpful? Ask yourself how you can do better to achieve yourself the following week. Don’t forget to keep a book of your training and pole goals if your a real go getter and want the best results! Let your Cherry Blossom Studio instructors now what your pole goals are and let them know when you have achieved them! Cause if you achieve your goal you make it to our Wall Of Fame!

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Cherry Blossom Studio Instagram Handles

Never miss a promotion or workshop again! Make sure you are following Cherry Blossom Studio staff and teachers on Instagram and tagging us in all of your beautiful photos!

Cherry Blossom Studio @cherrypoledance

 Follow Cherry Blossom studio to keep up to date on classes and workshops.

 Andrea @lethallegs

Andrea teaches Pole, Exotic Dance L1 and L2, Polefit, Aerial Yoga and Flexibility

Daniela @the_Flying_pizzza

Daniela teaches chair dance, pole, Exotic Dance L1, Aerial Silks,Aerial Yoga aerial fusion, and Twerkout

Kassandra @yoga_with_kassandra

Kassandra teaches Yoga

Kristen @cbpowerpuff

Kristen teaches pole and flexibility

Sassy muffin @sassymuffin

Sassy Muffin teachers Burlesque

Britt @bellis27

Britt @californidreamin1927

Britt is on front desk on Tuesdays!

 Motivation – getting here is the hardest part

It can be hard to find the motivation to make it to a work out class after a long day at work, or on your day off. Personally, I love my couch, I long for it when I am not on it. I would live on it if I could. I am hard to motivate, especially when I have to get off my couch and drive somewhere to work out. It is so much easier to just not. How do you do it then? You ask.

 Set reasonable goals for yourself

I used to tell myself I would commit to working out every day, this is extreme and hard to stick to. Since it is not a reasonable goal, I end up failing to meet my goals and I get discouraged. Recently, I began to set more achievable goals for myself. I will work out no less than 3 times a week. Ideally I would like to hit 4 or 5 workouts a week, but no less than three gives me wiggle room. Those days when I am in love with my couch, I can still have those and not feel guilty because I can take a day off, I just have to make sure I go another day.

 Rewards

Some people are totally motivated by rewards, if this sounds like you, you might think about making little deals with yourself. On the days you do work out, let yourself have treat, maybe it is a chocolate bar… or something else super awesome. I like to buy Vega protein bars because they are super sweet and chocolaty and they are also full of protein. I look forward to getting to eat one, so gives me a little more motivation to get to a class.

 Anxiety and Stress relief

A lot of us work jobs that cause a considerable amount of stress at some point or another. Getting physical allows you to get into your body and out of your head. This is important because when we think too much about what we have to do, what happened during the day, and other things that plague our minds, our anxiety levels increase. Activities like aerial dancing are very helpful for getting us out of our heads because they require a lot of focus, basically, it is impossible to think about a bad boss when you are trying not to fall on your head or when you are trying to memorize a dance sequence. Exercise also releases endorphins; think of these as happy little natural painkillers produced by your body.

 Socializing

Classes at Cherry Blossom are great opportunities for socializing, many of us have a lot going on in our lives and it can be hard to focus on a social life when life happens. Why not kill two birds with one stone, as the saying goes, and get in a workout while socializing!

 Most of all, working out at Cherry Blossom is Fun! We all need a little fun in our lives, no matter what age.

 Now you have no excuses not to get off the couch! You are welcome!

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Do you ever find it incredibly hard to pull yourself out of bed or off the couch to get to a class? I know I do! Finding Motivation can be tricky sometimes so here are some tips and tricks to help you get motivated and remember it only takes 30 days to create a lasting habit!

1. Take things one day at a time – Set reasonable goals. Sometimes I like to sign up for a whole weeks’ worth of classes and tell myself I am going to make every single one or else. Undoubtedly, this usually fails and I end up missing more than I make it to. I found a better way to deal with myself; a more forgiving way! Instead of signing up for a bunch of classes and creating a rigid schedule that I know I can’t follow, I tell myself that I must make it to a class at least 4 days a week. This way I have 3 rest days a week and if I am really not feeling it, I can take a day and not feel guilty about not meeting my goals.

2. Be prepared: I like to go to a 6am yoga class before work, I know this may sound insane, it probably is. I find the most difficult part of going to class is getting there. In order to make sure I make it on time and don’t find excuses, I set out my workout clothes the night before, and I pack a bag with everything I need for the next day. Being prepared takes the procrastination out of getting there. You don’t spend time looking for a shoe or a sports bra only to realize you have no clean clothes.
3. Find your fitness tribe – or Girl Gang: Nothing will help you create a lasting workout routine than a great workout community. A strong, supportive community is the key to see working out as a fun social activity rather than a punishment or obligation. Cherry Blossom Studio offers so much support and the primary female environment provides a safe and kind space for all body types. Bonus! You can burn calories and build confidence while wearing super fun shoes!
4. Fuel your goals: Plan your grocery list to include healthy post-workout snacks. Rewarding yourself with a snack after your workout is a good thing; however you don’t want to undo all of the work you just did. You are less likely to make a bad choice if you plan your snacking in advance. For example, see the smoothies part two blog for a peanut butter and banana chocolate protein smoothie recipe. Protein bars are also great, just make sure to check the ingredients, look for something that has no refined sugar, and instead go for natural sweeteners like honey, agave, and maple syrup.

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Have Fun with Heel Clacks, Drops and Walks in Pole Dancing Heels!

Adore 708 Clear Pleasers

 Last week we talked about the benefits of working out in heels, this week we are going to talk about choosing your pole dancing heels.

As a beginner it is advised to avoid the shortest heels, the height between the top of your heel and the ball of your foot (arch) is larger in the shorter 6-inch heels. This means an ideal height for beginners is 7 inches. The platforms in 7inch and higher shoes make up for the extra heel height and the heels themselves are slightly wider. 8 inches are a good progression once you get used to the 7-inch.

Ankle straps are a good idea for beginners, especially if you are using your shoes for exotic dance or floor play. They will provide more support around your heel, keep your shoes from flying off and keep you feeling more secure. If you find a pair of shoes you like but they don’t have straps don’t worry, Pleaser makes straps separately and they are available for purchase at the Cherry Blossom Boutique.

The best shoes for heel clacks are platforms with no embellishments on the inner platform; the Adore 708 chrome and clear series heels are a great option for this! We have several different styles of 708 in the studio.

Clear shoes tend to be a good choice, they are the least expensive and there are several styles and colours to choose from. They are made from plastics and pvc. They can be molded to your foot by heating the plastic while you are wearing your shoes with the low setting on your blow dryer. Many people find the clear shoes to be the most comfortable.

Adore 709 Rose Gold Heels

Patent shoes are made from leather, they do not expand as much in size as the clear shoes do and they tend to run a little narrower than the clear shoes (although this is not always the case). The patent material is sturdier, because of this, you want to make sure you have the correct shape and width for your feet or you will experience chafing over time.

In the end it is all about personal preference, you may find that a certain material or heel height works better for you than another. It is best to go with something that is comfortable for your foot.

 We sell a number of different styles at the Cherry Blossom Boutique so you can try on most of the styles available. Pleasers shoes are very light, they are easy to walk in and easy to perform in. They also fit true to size, they do not come in half sizes though, so if you are a half size you can typically go with the size up, but some find sizing down works better for them. If you can’t find the heel you want in our boutique we might be able to order it for you! There are a number of different styles available in the catalogue so make sure to ask at the front desk if you don’t see what you are looking for.

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