Felix Cane Pole Dance Mastery: Flexibility

This set of videos is really good for any level. It includes Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced level DVD's that are broken down by category of tricks such as spins, holds and inversions. Although I consider myself at the intermediate level, I still learned quite a bit from both the Beginner and Intermediate videos. The other two DVD's are Floor Work and Stretching. The stretching one is really great, and is broken down by parts of the body (glutes, wrists & shoulders, splits, etc). Each stretch is fully explained, and she gives modifications for many of them as well. The floor work video includes cute spins around the pole, and other floor work. She also explains ways to make your body into smooth lines to make your whole performance look better. I would recommend these DVD's to anyone who does pole fitness, no matter what level.

I want so bad to give this DVD a 5 star rating! There are some fabulous stretches in here, things that you simply do not find on other DVDs. If you get through the entire DVD in one day, there shouldn't be a muscle in your body that hasn't been stretched in every direction.Felix is very good at explaining how a move should be done, and gives easier and harder moves for a lot of the stretches. The set is clear, so you can see what is happening, the camera is almost always focused where it should be. The music is great for stretching, though it is very soft so sometimes I'm not sure there is music playing, but that might be because I'm concentrating very hard on what I'm doing. I like that you can pick and choose which parts to stretch in each session. There are just so many good things to say about this DVD!However, along with the good also comes the bad. The warmup section does not have a voiceover, nor is she giving instructions, so there are times you are not facing the screen and she's moved on. The same issue happens with some of the stretches. There are stretches where you are literally face down on the floor and she does not que you to switch sides, get up, NOTHING. Her queing tends to be very good on the first side (if it's the type of stretch you do left and right), but then for the 2nd side she says nothing at all, and since you frequently aren't looking at the television, you have to guess when it's time to switch. It's frustrating enough to deduct one star from the rating. For the price, these errors should have been caught. Had it just been one or two times, I would have kept this a 5 star rating, but some of these positions you cannot do properly and watch the television to make up for the bad cues.

I was a bit torn choosing between Felix's Flexibility DVD and the ones Alethea Austin has available (I need both, right?). However, I'm glad I got the Felix one. I've heard that Alethea's are more specific to back and legs and that her stretches use the pole. Felix's covers the whole body and all the moves are off the pole (so you can watch it someplace else besides your pole room). I'm not sure if I can remember all of the sections offhand, but they include glutes, hamstrings, back, splits and straddles, shoulders, and wrists. I was afraid that Felix might not have enough splits stretches given all of the other parts she covers. However, there are plenty and a lot of them were new to me. I really appreciated the shoulder stretches because that's the part I neglect the most. With this DVD, it's easy to skip around to what you want using the chapter selection. The "extras" section on this one has additional stretches you can do. This DVD relies on a lot of visual cues vs. talking. I don't mind at all, since I think I'm more of a visual learner. Felix seems kind of hyper during the warm up, which isn't bad, but it's different than the slow warm-ups I usually see on other peoples' DVDs. She busts out some crazy mountain climbers! Something I did not know about the DVD before buying was that Felix sometimes utilizes a resistance band. I happened to have some, but it might throw you off if you weren't prepared. Lastly, each stretch is done at your ability level. She offers variations to make things easier/more difficult. I noticed that on move variations, Felix sometimes used yoga blocks, but you don't need yoga blocks for the basic stretches. Felix holds each stretch for 30 seconds on the video, but she says that you can do each one up to 2 minutes.

First off, the DVD came a day earlier than the estimated delivery date.. So that made me very happy... As far as the DVD content, let me just say that I have several Advanced Pole Instructional DVD's and this one is by far the best for the simple fact that her tricks are extremely challenging and there are over 30 of them. I never felt so overwhelmed with any pole DVD but to me this is a good thing, it just makes me more excited to learn stuff. She is thorough in her explanations and does a great job at executing every move perfectly.

I was concerned after reading a few of the more negative reviews, but I must say I adore this set. Felix gives instructions in a way that does not make you feel stupid, and that are easy to follow and understand. She even explains how to really polish your dancing down to the little things like how you place your hands, or what way you place your feet. Artful, informative and entertaining. 10/10 This will really help me get to the level I want to.

I have my own pole at home so that I can advance in my practice. I only have one lesson a week, and the process is very slow, I like to advance fast and practice a lot. So buying my own pole and these dvds allowed me to go at my own pace. I've already started the first dvd for beginners and it is excellent. The moves are describe clearly and thoroughly. I've already learnt much more with 40 minutes of DVD 1 than 3 lessons of 1 hour and a half. I can't wait to get on to the next ones :) The dvd set also includes warm up exercises and a flexibility dvd. I don't regret buying this set!

Great DVD's from Felixs Cane. She is a great teacher and I'm really looking forward to movin up to the next DVD in a few days.Fast delivery, thanks.

Have always marvelled at Felix Cane's pole dancing so who better to teach me! Her video is very well paced and designed. Her explanations are just right. She's even a bit pudgy in the videos which I love! So strong, gorgeous and inspiring.

great flexibility lessons!!! I practise it every other day and it feels sooooo good....

This DVD is wonderful. The warm-up actually warms you up, and the stretches are fairly easy to do correctly. After 3 weeks I've already seen an amazing development, and it can be used by people on both beginners and advanced levels. The only thing missing is constant a verbal que as to when to change into another stretch, as Felix forgets sometimes.