Spin City Newbury Blog

You may have seen the question Katy asked on our Facebook group a few weeks ago: " I have been approached by a student who would prefer to remain anonymous to ask whether anyone has any experience using a Mooncup™ or similar while training pole or aerials, whether anyone would be happy to share experiences or advice? Basically - is it any good, do you/have you had to take any extra measures to avoid leakage or is it great?" The post received a huge amount of interest, so I thought I'd summarise some general things that were discussed about Menstrual Cups. The responses were all incredibly positive, the only 'issues' were about finding the right one for you. I for one had no idea there were so many different types! _________________________________ So here are 5 things I learned about Menstrual Cup variety: Capacity - Depending on your period, there are a variety of cups to suit all different flow rates. Something I've read a few times...

Spin City Scratch Night... This Friday (19th April) Spin City Newbury is hosting a Scratch Night, organised by the awesome Kate Edwards. A scratch night is effectively an opportunity for artists to 'test out' their performances, with music, in costume and with an audience present. We're very excited to see what our students have come up with and some of our instructors will be performing too!  Performing... ... for me is something I've always wanted to do but when I think about doing it, the fear completely takes over.  I truly admire anyone who get's up on stage to entertain an audience! A few weeks ago, in the hope of working towards performing one day,  I taught an entire lesson of choreography to music. It's the first time I'd done so since certifying as an instructor over a year ago.  My students loved it and it filled me with such pride to see us all dancing together as a team, even if it was only for 30 seconds.  Performing doesn't hav...

Name: Becca Pearce   Age: 27 What do you teach? I’m a teaching assistant for the 6.15pm Aerial Silks class on a Monday How long have you been in your respective discipline(s)? Aerial silks – nearly 2 years Pole – 1.5 years Hoop – 2 Months [As of Dec 2018] What inspired you to become an instructor? Watching all of the amazing instructors and TAs doing their thing and supporting their students. I love helping others. What’s the most important thing about instructing for you? Making sure my students feel safe and leaving class feeling like they have achieved, not necessarily their main goals but little victories like nailing a climb or improving their inverts What’s a favourite move of yours that might be seen as underrated to others? I really love hitch work in silks, all the moves are so versatile yet can be so simple and pretty! My favourite is cabbot circus, as it looks so cool and makes you look so flexy (it’s a lie because I am not be...

Okay, so the last student survey results post covered the numbers part of the survey - you can see that here ! This one is going to look at the various bits of feedback we received.  There was a lot - so thankyou! I won't share all of it here - We'd be here for days... If you'd like a response to your particular bit of feedback, please message me and i'd be happy to give it to you! Other snippets of the AMAZING feedback received will be/have been shared on the instagram and facebook page. Specific class or instructor feedback has been passed on to the instructors. "Please give detailed, specific feedback on your experience with Spin City Newbury so far." "Some great changes were made after the last survey. Thanks for your hard work. It doesn't go unnoticed and it is appreciated." Thankyou - this genuinely means a lot! "Spin City was recommended to me by a friend. Since attending pole session I have been made to feel really welcome...