News and Events
The Life of Bodybarre
The News page shares all the wonderful adventures that Bodybarre get up to, our achievements and our goals. This page is also a space for keeping up to date with all the latest pole dance and burlesque innovations.
UK Amateur Pole Performer : Pole Dancing Competition -Tickets on sale now
The third UKAPP Heat 2010 will be held in Manchester at Opus Bar, The Printworks
on August 7th, 12pm - 4pm.
Bodybarre are the proud sponsors of this UKAPP event and promise to deliver a fantastic Pole Show with many of our very own Bodybarre Students plus Instructors competiting, please come along and support us. Bodybarre are also providing Professional Pole Dancing Entertainment including performances from Mark 'MALEROTIC' Vernon, Pole Doubles with Penny Howarth & Anna Chisholm, plus a solo from Kaz. Buy your tickets from the Boutique.
National Pole Dancing Day 2010
Bodybarre opened its doors to the public to celebrate National Pole Dancing Day. On offer were free pole dancing trials and performances by the Bodybarre team and The Bombshells... May 2010
Bombshells return to Coronation Street
Rebooked to continue the developing storyline, the Bombshells Penny and Hannah performed a Pole Dance routine for the cameras while Ailsa strutted her stuff and Kaz was handed a script! The episode is due to be aired in early May... March 2010
Kaz and Penny worked with the X-Pole exhibitors at the Olympia, London; teaching and performing to the thousands of visitors and dancers over the three day event. Highlights included an interview for Sky One TV and a peformance and photo shoot with the amazing dance troupe Flawless... March 2010
Bombshells on Coronation Street
The Bombshells filmed a lap dancing scene on set of Granada TV's Coronation Street as part of the forthcoming storyline involving a new Street character. The episode is due to be aired in early April... March 2010
North Wales Pole Dance Competition
Kaz was invited over by the lovely Tracy at Pagans Pole to judge and perform at the Colwyn Bay Theatre for the first North Wales Pole Dance Competion... February 2010
The Bombshells shimmy into the new year whilst treating the guests of Residence in Nantwich to spectacular pole acrobatics and sizzling burlesque tease... January 2010
UKAPP Christmas Fairy Bombshell Workshop
The Bodybarre Bombshells Penny Howarth, Anna Chisholm, and Karen Chaundy took a Bombshells pole doubles and super advanced tricks masterclass to LA Fitness, Stevenage... December 2009
The Bombshells treat HGV drivers to mesmirising pole dance displays at the truckers exhibition at the Palace Hotel, Buxton... October 2009
The Cheshire Lounge in Altrincham sparkles once more with Bombshells sexy burlesque and pole dance performances... September 2009
Bombshells "striphisticated" shows
Once again the Bombshells create a playful evening of pole dance and burlesque shows at the Cheshire Lounge, Altrincham... August 2009
The Bombshells transform the Cheshire Lounge in Altrincham into a Bombshells LOVE Lounge providing an evening of "striphisticated" pole dance and bulesque entertainment... July 2009
Bombshells perform at Pole Unity
The Bombshells kicked off their six inch trademark dance shoes for bare feet as they performed an athletic Chinese Pole routine... June 2009
Burlesque soloist, Ailsa, delighted the crowd at the B&Q birthday party celebrations. Performing on a stage complete with fringes, tassles, feathers, and giant horse statues! A grand setting for a gorgeous Bombshell tease... May 2009
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Bombshells performed at the North Manchester Dance Festival to promote Pole Fitness as a recognised dance class which continues to grow in popularity... May 2009
The Bombshells training regime stepped up a knotch to include learning the skills of Parkour and free-running thanks to Northern Parkour. We can now be found practicing our pole tricks around any scaffold pole and lamppost in Manchester City Centre! ... April 2009
Karen went to a secret location in London to undertake a top secret pole assignment. All will be revealed soon! ... April 2009
The Bombshells performed at 'Plastic' hosted by The Alpha Females at Boutique in Manchester. Our dancers took to the LED lit floor to showcase their talents on spinning poles... March 2009
ITV's Sunday evening 'Dancing on Ice' dance-off show broadcast clips from Bodybarre's second round 'Ice Star' audition. Our burlesque can-can on ice combined with pole dance moves on two X-Stage poles positioned in the middle of the rink brought steam to the ice -now that's entertainment! ... February 2009
Bodybarre's competition squad 'showgirls' are now training for the UK Amateur Pole Performance. This is a brand new competition run by pole dancers for pole dancers with a focus on fun for amateur dancers to perform. The Bombshells will be performing at the event ... February 2009
Three sexy sirens from the Bombshells linked up once again with iLove Events to pull off another high class burlesque show at the Hilton Hotel Birmingham. The performance was so hot that it even set off the fire alarm!!! ... January 2009
Bodybarre are one year old and over our first year we have seen our popularity soar as we have become Manchesters favourite Pole Dance and Burlesque company. We celebrated in style with a pole shaped chocolate cake kindly made by one of our Bodybarre regulars ... 2nd January 2009
Karen will soon be ‘test driving’ the new free standing podium pole x-stage for Vertical Leisure. Pictures and feedback coming soon ... November 2008
Pole Dancing at the 2012 Olympics
Please help to get Pole Fitness as a demonstration sport/test sport at the London 2012 Olympics. Let’s get the ball rolling by getting as many people as possible to sign the petition and get pole dancing into the Olympics. http://verticaldance.com/poledancingintheolympics ... November 2008
Bodybarre’s entertainment dance troupe the ‘Bombshells’ were selected to take part in the Dancing on Ice TV show which will be back on our screens in January 2009. We took a burlesque can-can and a podium pole to a very slippery stage! ... November 2008
Bombshells perform at Harvey Nichols
The Bombshells teamed up yet again with ‘i love events management’. Both talented teams delivered a sumptuous setting with high class burlesque tease for a very memorable birthday bash ... October 2008
Bodybarre instructors and performers took themselves out for the day to meet Jo King, aka Goodtime Mama Jojo. Supping a cheeky glass of wine Jo shared her background history and funny experiences within the burlesque world. We took home with us some fabulous traditional burlesque moves and memories ... August 2008
The Bombshells and Bodybarre instructors were in make-up at 6.30am and packing up the podium poles at 7.00pm. It was a long day but we even found energy during the shoot to throw a fabulous flirty fete for our students, their families and friends! We are very proud to be able to show the high standard of dance achieved here at Bodybarre and hope our videos are an inspiration. You can view our videos here on the website and also from Bodybarre’s you tube channel. We are already looking forward to updating the showreels next year! As with fashion the pole dance moves get better and better... Thank you Thanks to the film crew for catching all the good angles! Special thanks to Jim Powell for hours of editing! Thank you to photographers; Simon Pantling and Joseph Story for capturing the day. Thanks again to Effie Yiasemides for her make-up talents and the sexy gold dust she put on our cheeks, we loved it! Last but not least Thank you dancers; Penny Howarth, Jennie Wickins, Jennifer Pan, Charlotte De Curtis and Anna Chisholm for hours of dancing in 6 inch heels! Bodybarre loves you! ... July 2008
Karen has been teaching and performing Pole Dancing since 2005. In January 2008 she decided to ‘fly solo’ by launching Bodybarre; a pole dancing company which represents her personality and provides a name people can trust. Unable to be in two or more places at once Karen sought out to find the best instructors she could find to help her deliver the high standard of classes already set. After rigorous training the team of trainers are now delivering unique dance classes to women and sometimes men all over the North West. Turn On & Tone Up; Bodybarre is ready to rock ... February 2008
MARVELS AND MISCHIEF...
Contact us | Enquires 07949 266 027 | karen@bodybarre.co.uk
