Bad Kitty Sponsorship!

Hi everybody! Sorry it's been so long. The end of 2009/beginning of 2010 has kept me quite busy... THANKFULLY! I'm sure it's old news to you that Bad Kitty Exotic Wear is sponsoring the VertiGirls, but here is a link to the blog post specific to me. I am proud to see my picture and bio on their blog. Thank you Bad Kitty and VertiGirls (Emilee Wilson) for making me look so fantastic all the time! XO

http://www.badkittyexoticwear.com/blog/sponsorships/group-sponsorships/leighacosta/

What 3 hours alone in the studio can do for me...

Yesterday I spent three hours alone in the studio with lots of motivation, a list of moves I saw in videos and a tango song inspiring movement... And here is the outcome! Four moves on my list failed because I am not flexible enough to oversplit (yet) and one move failed because it used the incorrect hand for my grip and the rest of the move wasn't worth switching sides to compensate. But I am proud to have accomplished what I did.
Here is just a simple knee hang, but until yesterday I haven't actually tried hanging behind my knee in this particular pose.
Here is a beautiful split move I have seen other people do. I really wish I had the flexibility required to bend that bottom leg and reach it with my arm. That really creates a beautiful image. But I can do the split quite nicely and managed to create a nice line... and can come out of it very nicely thanks to a video from Deb Riley's UK studio launch!

Here is a video of me going from a descending angel pose to a superman. It's a pretty cool transition I haven't tried before. It's actually pretty comfortable.



Here is a video of me going from a descending angel to a twisted grip. It definitely is not smooth yet. The main problem in this video is that I forgot to put my hand the right way and had to switch it. And I don't have the distance between my body and the pole yet, so it doesn't look as dramatic yet... I love work's in progress!

Stealing moves from Jenyne!

Hell yea! Nadia and I watched Jenyne's video and have sunburn-type burns on our arms from this move! But we made it happen... Sloppy but not bad for a first try!

All in a day's work...

**I know I am not 100% straight yet... It's hard to hit that spot when you can't see yourself in the mirror and it's only the 3rd time I've done it, so no muscle awareness yet!**


**Bat to the twisted grip -- yippee! I just did this for the first time last night... This video is after Swan spotted me about five times and I finally tried it on my own! It definitely still needs work with smoothing out the transition, but I am still very proud of it!**


**The first spin is one I learned from Badazz a long time ago, but I converted it into a straddle (I forget what he did with his legs, but it was more of a dive spin than mine). Then I realized that I could take it into a spinning superman because the spin is the same position I do into my superman anway. I am sure someone in the pole universe has done it before, but I am still happy that I was being innovative! It will have more momentum when I am not so tired!

The VertiGirls have a home!

The VertiGirls have a monthly home beginning January 21, 2010. We will be performing at Codega Nights at the King King in Hollywood. Codega Nights will take place every 3rd Thursday of the month. We will have new choreography and costuming (provided by our new costume sponsor)! For more information visit The Codega

The VertiGirls are teaching their first workshop!

Sunday, November 8, 2009 at Evolve studio... 3 of the VertiGirls, including me, are teaching workshops. Hope to see you there!

Lucha & ME on KTLA Morning News October 28, 2009

My pole dancing was braodcast to the world on KTLA morning news... I think I have finally hit my 15 minutes of fame... I hope to have more, but if not I am proud of how far I have come in the last year!!