So, you want to come to Australia? Some things you should know..

Pole Dance Academy Summer Pole Camp is only 7 months away so you might want to start planning. But before you do there are a few important things you need to know.

https://www.facebook.com/poledanceacademysummerpolecamp/

Summer Pole Camp starts on the 8th of January till the 14th of January 2018, and if you are from Europe or the USA, you would be expecting winter right? Wrong! January is the best time to visit Australia, so while all your friends are at home freezing and looking at insta pics of Bali and Australia, you will be running along Bondi Beach doing handstands and enjoying cocktails in the sun till 8pm with me and Shimmy! Just make sure you have the cocktails after the handstands :) This does mean the first thing on your list of things to pack is sun cream, and make sure you put it on. Australia in summer gets incredibly hot and even Shimmy and I burn within 5 minutes if you don't wear sun cream. Pole dancing with sun burn is definitely not fun so make sure you don't burn.

Pack a towel or buy one on your first day. We do handstands on the beach, splits and acro balance each morning at Pole Camp. For these classes remember to bring your sun cream, a towel, and your bikini. We often get so hot that you will be dying for a swim after. We also have an outdoor gym down at Bondi Beach, it even has a pole! No matter what time of day it is you will always find people working out down there or pole dancing or just doing some yoga. It's the perfect place to make friends with Aussie locals. Australians are pretty open minded and often people will stop and applaud you for doing a dead lift by the beach. Our pole even has it's own instagram account @Bondipole

You can also follow all of our Pole Dance Academy instructors at @poledanceacademy

But what about the sharks and spiders??? These are the first things every person asks me when I travel overseas: Have you seen a shark? Do you have a pet spider? The answer is no! I spend every day of summer down and Bondi Beach and I have never seen a shark. I have two dogs but no pet spiders. I have never been biten by a spider and I also hate those guys so if spiders were running around here I would have moved by now!

Where should I stay? My next piece of advice is about finding a place to stay. I recommend trying air bnb

https://www.airbnb.com.au/s/Bondi-Beach-NSW-2026--Australia/all?checkin=2018-01-08&checkout=2018-01-14&allow_override%5B%5D=&s_tag=0SE25w8L

This is how I normally travel. You will feel more at home than in a hotel and you can really experience life like an Australian. Of course if you are coming by yourself make sure you join the facebook group so we can introduce you to other pole campers. If you don't want to stay alone you might even make a friend to share accommodation with you.

https://www.facebook.com/poledanceacademysummerpolecamp/