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Oversplit?
I noticed on youtube and some posts here at Veena that 'oversplit' is used to describe things that might not really be oversplits… & I wanted to see if the pole community had sort of adapted that term to really mean these other things or on the other hand if people just weren't aware of its intended meaning. I believe the historical meaning of oversplit is pretty simple: more than a split, ie. the legs make an angle of great than 180 degrees, compared to a perfect flat split, which is 180 degrees.
I've seen the term applied to closed allegras and jades and floor moves with the legs in a faux split but with one leg elevated (a less stretched out version of Aletha Austin's true shoulder oversplit) etc etc and these are all beautiful moves, but they don't necessarily stretch the legs beyond 180 degrees.
So I'm wondering if this term is being modified for the pole world or if we're sometimes just using it a little too liberally & should clarify? Sorry to geek out a bit…
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Krista, you are correct with your definition for oversplit. I'm not sure why some use the term so loosely for things that are simply splits or variations. Placing the foot on a block when you do not yet have a full split is not an oversplit. I think some use the term oversplit whenever the leg is placed on something (block, arm, etc.) but it's not really the right terminology. But I agree, you must have a flat split, then from there, the front or back leg moves past 180. A true over split is going beyond a flat split both for middles and front splits. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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I just called the shoulder thing an “over-split” because it sounded better than “shoulder thing”. lol
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