PROJECT SPLITS: A 6 Week Mentorship in Splits Flexibility
Dates: May 23-Jun 27, 2021
w- Marlo Fisken (USA) & Yvonne Smink (Netherlands)
Sep 24-30, 2023
What’s special about this Retreat? This Retreat is all about static pole flow. On this Retreat you’ll explore & become friends with (or master) static rotation. You’ll improve your static movement vocabulary with two of the most original & creative static movers in the world.
Who are your instructors? Marlo Fisken (USA) & Yvonne Smink (Netherlands) are two of the most inspiring pole artists & instructors in the industry. Their expertise in static flow & static rotation is unmatched, & you’ll benefit from their unique & creative approach to movement, as well as their dedication to teaching. Find Marlo & Yvonne on IG.
What will you learn on the Retreat? You’ll learn a variety of skills & combinations on static pole, at the base & in the air. You’ll also explore & create your own flows guided by the in-depth instruction & creative approach Marlo & Yvonne are known for. Take your static pole skills to the next level & harness your own creativity.
Who is the Retreat suitable for? The Art of Static Retreat is suitable for you if you can invert (straddle) & have your outside leg hang. Some experience with static pole is encouraged. This is a non-heels Retreat.
w- Sasha Meow (Latvia) & Estefania Jimenez (Mexico)
Sep 10-16, 2023 (full)
Sep 17-23, 2023 (9 spots left)
What’s special about this Retreat? In this Retreat, you’ll focus on elevating the fluidity, slinkiness & hypnotic quality of your dance. If you’re a confident heels dancer but want to take your fluidity to the next level, this is the Retreat for you. This Retreat has a strong focus on giving you the tools & knowledge so you can bewitch, captivate & mesmerise with your dance.
Who are your instructors? Your instructors are Sasha Meow (Latvia) & Estefania Jimenez (Mexico). These Goddesses are known for their exceptional fluidity & movement quality, the kind you can’t take your eyes off. When you watch them, you can’t help but luxuriate in the details. Bringing these women together to teach for the first time, you’ll benefit from understanding the hypnotic elements of both old school & flow style, to create your own unique, bewitching movement style. Find Sasha & Estefania on IG.
What will you learn on the Retreat? This Retreat will include a unique combination of Workshops & Masterclasses. In the Workshops, you’ll learn new techniques, skills, tricks & choreographies. In our Masterclasses, you will dive deep into topics such as: elevating your lines, musicality & movement, bewitching transitions, stylising with heelwork, hair and hands, creating choreography.
Who is the Retreat suitable for? The Flawless Flow Retreat is suitable for you if you’ve been dancing in heels for a while & have strong heel technique (you can dance on the slope of your platform), can pirouette on both sides, and hold your body weight in a split grip or pole pull up. This is not suitable for heels beginners (if you’re a heels beginner, please consider our Heels Goddess Retreat). This is a 100% Heels Retreat.
w- Sasha Meow (Latvia) & Estefania Jimenez (Mexico)
Sep 10-16, 2023 (full)
Sep 17-23, 2023 (9 spots left)
What’s special about this Retreat? In this Retreat, you’ll focus on elevating the fluidity, slinkiness & hypnotic quality of your dance. If you’re a confident heels dancer but want to take your fluidity to the next level, this is the Retreat for you. This Retreat has a strong focus on giving you the tools & knowledge so you can bewitch, captivate & mesmerise with your dance.
Who are your instructors? Your instructors are Sasha Meow (Latvia) & Estefania Jimenez (Mexico). These Goddesses are known for their exceptional fluidity & movement quality, the kind you can’t take your eyes off. When you watch them, you can’t help but luxuriate in the details. Bringing these women together to teach for the first time, you’ll benefit from understanding the hypnotic elements of both old school & flow style, to create your own unique, bewitching movement style.
What will you learn on the Retreat? This Retreat will include a unique combination of Workshops & Masterclasses. In the Workshops, you’ll learn new techniques, skills, tricks & choreographies. In our Masterclasses, you will dive deep into topics such as: elevating your lines, musicality & movement, bewitching transitions, stylising with heelwork, hair and hands, creating choreography.
Who is the Retreat suitable for? The Flawless Flow Retreat is suitable for you if you’ve been dancing in heels for a while & have strong heel technique (you can dance on the slope of your platform), can pirouette on both sides, and hold your body weight in a split grip or pole pull up. This is not suitable for heels beginners (if you’re a heels beginner, please consider our Heels Goddess Retreat). This is a 100% Heels Retreat.
w Daphne Lux (Hong Kong) & Pole Kitten (U.S.A.)
Aug 27 – Sep 2, 2023 (12 places left)
Sep 3-9, 2023 (full)
What’s special about this Retreat? This Retreat is all about Attitude (creative, spicy & sassy style) & Altitude (basework & aerial tricks in heels). If you want to expand your repertoire of tricks in heels, then this Retreat is for you. This unique Retreat will help you expand your vocabulary of creative tricks in heels, & give you the tools to put those tricks together into seamless, spicy flows with a dash of bad-ass attitude.
Who are your instructors? Daphne Lux (Hong Kong) & Pole Kitten (USA) are known for their viral IG videos featuring amazing basework & aerial tricks, integrated into hypnotic flows with creative transitions & just a touch of bad ass. These queens are passionate dancers & experienced instructors who pride themselves on top-level instruction that empowers you to become your best. Find Daphne & Pole Kitten on IG.
What will you learn on the Retreat? This Retreat will include a unique combination of Workshops & Masterclasses. In the Workshops, you’ll learn new skills, tricks & choreographies. In our Masterclasses, you will dive deep into topics such as: creating interest & texture in your combos, stylisation, creative transitions, & amplifying your own unique attitude & style.
Who is the Retreat suitable for? The Attitude & Altitude Retreat is suitable for you if you’ve been dancing in heels for a while, have solid heel technique, can invert (straddle) & have your outside leg hang. You want to learn basework & aerial tricks but also the tools to stylise them into sexy, bad-ass flows. This is not suitable for heels beginners (if you’re a heels beginner, please consider our Heels Goddess Retreat). This is a 100% Heels Retreat.
w- Tati Blue (Germany ) & Indi (Australia)
April 23-29, 2023
What’s special about this Retreat? This unique Retreat will have two streams:
Baby Goddess: You’ll focus on mastering the foundations of dancing in heels, developing strong technique & fluidity, to help you fall in love with heels. This is the world’s first ever beginner heels Retreat.
Slinky Queen: If you already have strong heel technique, you’ll focus on developing new heels skills including legwork, edgework, weightless flow & acrobatic elements
Who are your instructors? This the first time Tati & Indi have come together to teach on a Retreat. As the creators of Indi Pole Retreats & established dancers & instructors in their own right, their passions are helping dancers master the heels basics, and helping more advanced dancers improve their slinky flow through specialized skills including legwork, edgework, weightless flow & transitions, heel’batics & more.
Their styles are a mix of old school & flow styles, and they are ready to help you take your slink to the next level. Indi currently holds Exotic Generation Australia Old School 2nd place & Best Legwork, while Tati is the current Filthy Fever Denmark Professional Champion & Pole Theatre Latvia Classique & overall champion.
What will you learn on the Retreat? This Retreat will include a unique combination of Workshops & Masterclasses. In the Workshops, you’ll learn new techniques, skills, tricks & choreographies. In our Masterclasses, you will dive deep into topics
Baby Goddesses: you’ll master the basics & learn how to flow confidently in heels. Topics include heel anatomy & technique, conditioning for heels, perfect pirouettes, waves lab, floorwork, forearm/handstands, choreography & more
Slinky Queens: Legwork, edgework, weightless flow, handstands at the pole, inverted waves, silky smooth transitions, as well as slinky, flowy choreographies & more
Who is the Retreat suitable for? This Retreat is unique in that we offer two streams, one for beginners & one for more advanced dancers.
Our Baby Goddess stream is perfect for you if you’re heels-curious or you’ve just started dancing in heels, but feel you don’t have all the basics mastered.
Our Slinky Queen stream is for you if you are already confident dancing in heels, can confidently pirouette in heels on both sides & can hold your body weight in your arms in a pole pull up or split grip.
