Fantastic Pole & Sea Camp

(Comment contribuer au développement de Kalpitiya avec Fantastic Pole & Sea camp? Article traduit en français ci-dessous) Fantastic Pole & Sea camp was willing to find a place where participants would feel connected to nature. Choosing a peaceful place, ocean side and surrounded by trees and flowers was one important point but not enough. The hotel Kitesurfing Lanka is also very respectful of the environment and people. We asked to one of the two joint owners of the hotel, Dilsiri Welikala, to tell us more about his hotel. He said he is very glad of its develoment in Kalpitiya village. And as a thank-you, he also wish to see Kalpitiya community develop. Dilsiri works a lot with a school an

(Pourquoi faire un camp de pole dance? Article traduit en français ci-dessous) There exists more and more pole camps in the world and they all have their own styles. I have personnaly tried many of them during my pole career and the best memories I have are from a pole camp taking place in a mid exterior pole room in the middle of trees and flowers. Poling close to nature is for me a huge source of inspiration and well being. It is also important for me that the program of workshops is really tailored to make progress participants, co-built by the different teachers to ensure coherence between each workshop. And last, the personality of the pole professionals must be generous and open minded

(Savez vous que faire du sport en extérieur peut améliorer votre estime de vous, votre concentration et votre créativité? Article traduit en français ci-dessous) Training outside may look insignificant but it is actually really beneficial for our mind and body. Spending time outside helps to disconnect with our “every day” life and sends good signals to our brain. It awakes our senses as we can hear the wind, see the ocean, touch some wood or grass and smell the trees. These feelings activate different parts of our brain and help to bring us energy and vitality, also reducing stress and anxiety. What’s more, researchers found that looking at beautiful sceneries releases endorphin and procure

Why this combination? Because it is two sports we love… and two sports affordable for a girl: more requiring strong core, technique, balance and coordination than huge muscles volume. When managing new pole dance tricks or new kite styles, it is the same pride that arises from this accomplishment. When trying an upside down pole dance move or when jumping in kitesurf, it is the same mental focus required. When spinning so fast or when taking power with your kite, it is the same adrenaline rush we experience. So finally, why not work you balance and femininity on a kite and work your jumps on a pole? ;)

“I want to teach pole dance in amazing environments”, that was the little voice which has been in my mind for couple of years. Yet I was working at a computer for long hours every day. I was enjoying pole dance at evening, when my suit was changed by my pole outfit and the computer replaced by a pole. It was a good and complete life but I needed to fully dedicate to what I love ! So one day, I decided to quit my office job to only focus on pole dance and kitesurf, creating my own pole camps. “To dare is to lose one's footing momentarily. Not to dare is to lose oneself.” Soren Kierkegaard “Wherever you go, go with all your heart." Confucius

Fantastic Pole & Sea Camp is the first camp that combines pole dance with kitesurf in the beautiful island of Sri Lanka and it promises to be an amazing experience! It is dedicated for different profiles of people: kiters above all, pole lovers only or both!! Kalpitiya, the little village where the camp will take place, is one of the best spots in the world to learn kitesurfing as it offers a lagoon with shallow water for beginners and waves in the ocean for free riders. The place is beautiful and Fantastic Pole & Sea Camp has easily identify its potential for a pole and kite camp, despite of the absence of pole dance schools in Sri Lanka. A pole dance room is built just for the event, with