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5’10” – to tall to dance?
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Once again late to reply, everyone already said everything. 🙂 I believe being tall makes things harder, specially moves like lifts, even more if you have a short torso like me. Long legs may look good and make pretty lines but they are a nightmare to hold.That being said you can also use them to your advange in many tricks, the problem is to figure out how. I struggled a lot in my pole journey until I learned how to adapt the tricks to my body. Since the majority of pole dancers are short, most online tutorials (not veena lessons, those are great!) are not oriented for tall dancers, even just trying to learn by watching videos can be problematic because you simply can't do things like a 5'2 dancer. Everybody is diferent, and even though pole dance is not friendly for tall women don't let that stop you!! you just need to train a little harder, that's all 😉 If you need any tips fell free to send an email.
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Hope being tall doesn’t stop me I am 5″11 without heels.
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I’m 5’11 and I would never let that stop me from poling!! I think it does make some things a bit harder. I do feel a little silly wearing heels sometimes but I still do. Nicki Shaw is about 5’10 and she kicks ass on the pole! If you are having fun, don’t worry about it! :)))
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Make sure you also check out Cleo on youtube – she is also really tall and loves her heels!!
It's funny, I feel like being short makes certain things really dificult. I have friends with big boobs that say their boobs get in the way when poling so that presents a challenge. My big thighs make certain things easy and others difficult. Basically, I think that we all have challenges based on our body size and shape. The hardest part may be learning to accept our bodies for what they are – I know it is something that I have difficult with!
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I'm tall, (5'9") but the shortest girl in my family, my younger sisters are about 6' or taller, so wearing my stilletos I'm FINALLY to big sister. Wearing stilletos to practice around the house I look down ontop of the fridge, haha.
But in the pole studio I fear my legs hitting other girls when spinning, and instructors really have to say body positions (shoulder/hip width), instead of "a couple inches/feet away" because of we are not 5'2"-5'5" petite body frames.
But oh lala for dancing and focusing on legs, girls have mentioned some things I do look ackward (because some strength issues -lifting body more so legs don't drag) and other moves are elegant and fluid.
So practice and smile, have fun !
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At a stumpy 5' 2 3/4" I would love, LOve, LOVE to experience at least ONE day in the life of a tall, leggy woman. Tall and leggy is HOT! Embrace your statuesque presence.
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I am 5ft 11 I have never thought that much about my height posing problems with moves it quite possibly is why I have difficulty with some things however I believe we can look very graceful when dancing! Wether short, tall, skinny , larger we all have things that are hard to do!:-)
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Hey there. I"m 5'10" and, yes, it takes longer to build the strength to do lifts smoothly. Long levers are heavy! I also have a very short back so I"m definitely at a serious disadvantage for strength moves. That said, I worked very very hard and got my iron-x. If I can do that, then you can dance!
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Oh…and by the way…Amber Richards is 5'10". 🙂
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Lol I love how you call "5'7" short!! The short people in my studio are 5'2-5'4 and us talleys are 5'8 and up. I'm a tall person myself!
It's funny because my best friend and I pole together and there's such a different in what we feel comfortable in, probably largely due to height!! Inside knee hang is easier for me because I have more skin to grip, outside knee hang is easier for her because it's easier to get her legs wrapped around the pole. I think ultimately though, these little differences are what help people's style be their style!
Although my freakishly long abdomen is proving difficult for jasmine, haha. The grass is greener right?
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cant comment on being tall as I measure in at 4'10" without my shoes! but can comment on how beautiful lines extensions and splits look on someone "leggy."
everyone is different and has a unique style irrelevant of height weight etc. be pretty boring if we were all exactly the same!
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One of the most talented instructors at my school is 5’10. She stood out from us shorties and is just amazing to watch when she dances. I always tell her that her legs plus heels is my entire body length, lol…
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Point your toes and go for super straight legs (not saying it's easy) to create fab lines! All previous comments about energy consuming lifts due to a disadvantagous center of gravity are true,
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don't miss that your height and weight are actually many times an ADVANTAGE when aiming for long and fast spins on a static pole. This is because you can more easily create a greater angular momentum (where mass and radius are parameters), which in turn means that you'd bring more energy to the system. Of course you need to have the grip and technique to handle it but at least your body type is providing you with the prerequisites for a flying spin!
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@Lina you are so right. I love that part of being tall.
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I have nothing to add being that I’m 5’2 but I will say it amazes me to hear so many of you say how tall you are… Especially since I’ve watched all of yalls videos… I never knew any of you were that tall lol videos play tricks I’d say most looked avg height. With the exception of veena and legend they are all legs lol but I think it’s beautiful to see leggy hot women pole 🙂
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