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The Gemini
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Go to wikipole and look under hip hold in the pole moves directory:) (And if you haven’t tried it before, it might look intimidating but it’s really not – let me know if you need any tips on getting into it:))
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I have seen Veena’s lesson! But… I still can’t stay on the pole! I’am falling down https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
I am not sur about which parts should press the pole …The armpit of the knee (so behind the knee
your stomach (side of torso and somewhat along the front too) this is why its best to learn it with as much skin showing as possible
and under your armpit https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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Thank you Veena, Thank you everyone for the details!
I am trying very hard to do it for a few days now, but i have the feeling that i will get it tomorrow!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
I will let you know how it went!
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Thank you Veena, Thank you everyone for the details!
I am trying very hard to do it for a few days now, but i have the feeling that i will get it tomorrow!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
I will let you know how it went!
Thanks againgood luck hunni!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Hello everyone,
Just a little post to say thank you for your advice!
I finally managed to get the gemini few weeks ago (i took a picture of it, i hope it is the right position https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gifI wanted to say a special thank you to "amcut ", because thanks to her i did shave the little invisible hairs behind my knee (I know .. It doesnt sound sexy, sorry lol) and it really reduced the pain! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
Thank you again everyone!!!
xxJennyxx
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Ok so I have been trying to get this one and just couldn’t. I thought my abs weren’t strong enough to get my legs up high enough but that wasn’t it at all. All of a sudden it just clicked. Don’t know how, don’t know why but I just kept practicing and watching the video over and over (even though I had it memorized from watching so many times!) So happy and all I can say is practice and make sure that your hip/oblique is on the pole.
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I wonder if anyone from this thread actually GOT the Gemini?? I just started to learn this move a couple of days ago (through Veena's lesson)…oh man…I think the pole took some of my skin… (I'm still working on the part where your knee-pit hook over the pole and my hands haven't even left the pole yet…)
I'm not a big girl…5'4, 111lbs, but when my knee-pit / thigh grab the pole, my flesh looks "rubbery" (like Play-Doh)…Does your skin supposed to toughen up or am I just not engage my muscle hard enough? Any idea??
And yes…it hurts like AAAAHHH…but I'm guessing I'll get used to it…I really want to look pretty on the pole instead of having my skin/meat grab onto the pole looking like Play-Doh https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
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@ mechie-
Yes you will get it and yes it REALLY hurts when you first try it.
I recall the ‘playdough’ feeling! It does go away.
Almost all pole moves hurt like hell when you first try them but in time your skin will toughen up and your muscles will remember.
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Mechie the Play-Doh reference made me giggle a bit,…..I know what you mean, but for me its on my belly! Yes, your Knee Pit will toughen up and the pain goes away. I have a bit of rough skin from time to time when I have done a lot of Gemini's. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gifThere is no rush to take the hands off, Some dancers may never let go with the hands. Its all about what a person is comfortable with. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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Gemini is now one of my strongest moves, but it was a disheartening, excrutiating struggle at first.
Your leg has to be placed at a very precise angle (OMG THE PAIN), and your side has to be angled very precisely as well (OMG THE PAIN). For me, most of the pressure goes on my side. It is usually bright red after I pole – your side has to be REALLY UP IN THAT POLE! an in-person example or up-close video would be so helpful for this (maybe i could make one?)
That is not to sat that there is not a lot of pressure on my hooked leg – that's why it looks horrible, like cottage cheese. There is so much pressure on your skin, fat, and muscle! Sorry Mechie, that probably is not what you want to hear, at all.
For those of you who are struggling, you WILL get it. You really have to play around with the angle of your hooked leg and your side. It will hurt like hell at first, but iI promise it will go away. The pole also has to be really good and sticky when you're learning, so you can wiggle around trying to find the right angle.
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The thing that really helped me secure this move was in Veena's lesson when she says to drop the back leg further down and that will cause your hip to secure you even more into the pole–AND really squeezing with that armpit. When you get it the rush you feel will nearly eliminate the pain…feels so good to nail those moves. 🙂
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The thing that really helped me secure this move was in Veena's lesson when she says to drop the back leg further down and that will cause your hip to secure you even more into the pole–AND really squeezing with that armpit. When you get it the rush you feel will nearly eliminate the pain…feels so good to nail those moves. 🙂
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@FuzzyNavel- yes! i agree- I always keep the extended leg straight because it helps me drop it down further …and what also helped me to finally get this move was to arch my back and drop my head, and suddenly it was much easier and a lot less painful. now it's my favorite move!
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For the longest time I thought there was just something about my body conformation that would not allow me to do the gemini. But it's so pretty–and it's an extremely practical move, you can get into SO MANY things from the outside leg hang!
Then it clicked. Here's what helped me, and what I pass on: when you get your knee pit grip, point your toes down toward the floor (your leg will look like it's at a very strange angle from where you can see it), really really really point them, and engage your hamstrings to lock the hold. For me this move is almost all about the hamstring–it doesn't hurt my knee pit at all because that's just the contact point, the muscle is what's holding me in place. And that's how I do it without side skin at all. My side is pushed into the pole for leverage but I don't rely on the skin to help hold me up.
OK, so hamstrings engaged. Check. As other posters have said, extend your free leg out–and by that I mean let it drop straight back from the hip. You don't want it to the side, you want it straight out from your body, and from the hip, not from the knee. That'll do all sorts of things–it'll create leverage for your body to hold you up, it'll press your side against the pole just where it needs to be, and it'll allow you to arch your back and drop your head.
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I've been stalking the recent comments on this as this is one of the things I'm working on. It's still hit and miss for me. It appears that it's easier to get into from Chopper, but since I haven't quite mastered that either, I'm still attempting using Basic Invert as my starting point. Just wanted to say thanks for all the tips https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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