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The Janeiro
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Hello Firebird,
Sorry I just saw your message! Thanks for bringing my attention to the ape index, I did my measurements and it came to 0.444, which means I have shorter arms than my body i.e. not in proportion. You can be tiiinyy but as long as you are in proportion it shouldn’t be a problem executing this kind of moves!
I still haven’t managed to achieve it, even with the tuition from a world class instructor – so I too understand the techniques of getting into this very well. I’m really convinced it’s because my arm is too short to create enough of a shelf!
I will look at filming this and trying it again as I have temporarily given up on it to work on other stuff! xxx
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1.05. My wing span is a full 3 inches more then my height.
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I am officially the Pole Dancing T-Rex. I’m about 2 inches shorter in my arms! (I can’t sit on the floor with my back straight and reach the floor with my palms.
The girls always laugh at me because I can’t reach one hand above, one hand below when holding the pole between my legs! Last week we tried some floor planches, my elbow was so far from my hip/middle that there was no way I’d be able to balance (however I can balance it if I go into a split and bring the weight of one leg over my shoulder)Anyway to my final point, I can Janeiro, even with my T-Rex arms (somehow!)
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Oooooh, T-Rex, then you may now officially be my Janeiro hero(ine)!!! Please any advice or tips u can give would be great! Assuming u have some good “womanly” hips on u? Or would u consider ur hips small for your proportions? My arms are a little over 1″ shorter than my overall height, however my hips & booty & thighs are definitely on the big for my overall body size (very triangle shape, I guess you could call it)… so I wonder if for my particular hips/booty I have enough “shelf” out of my upper arm? Ugh, I hate excuses for not being able to do certain moves… Thus far I have mostly succeeded in finding “work-arounds” for some tricks where my arms are definitely otherwise too short to execute the “typical” way…
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Oh I def have a booty! (even more so since injuring myself and sitting on my butt for 5 months in 2012)
I go from Cross Ankle, wrapping into my armpit. I look over my shoulder AT MY ELBOW, I’m aiming to get to pole right into my armpit and my upper arm completely horizontal. I then start to drop my hips to the side, catching my top foot onto the pole as I lower. Watch your hip lay onto your elbow. before letting go with your top foot. Top leg very much needs to GO BACKWARDS as it lets go.
Make sure your butt does completely pass the pole. As your weight goes over, the weight lifts from your bottom hand (you may have to experiment with where to place this at the start that it’s not too low and pulling your head/shoulders end down).
As my hand comes off and I get into the final position, I continue to look over my shoulder and I have to engage by back, pulling my legs back to bring my centre of gravity closer to the pole. -
Hi Robyn! Thanks for the tips, its good to know its possible even for us with short arms! I had a quick try but the most i can get my hip on to is the corner of my elbow which slips off eventually 🙁 big failllll
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Does anyone elses skin get red rashy spots after attempting the janeiro? Ive noticed I get red rashy spots around my eyes everytime I work on this move!
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This may not be the same thing, but a few years ago I used to get cracked blood vessels around my eyes after doing upside down things that required a lot of focus. I wasn’t breathing properly.
I don’t know if rashes can turn up for the same reason. How long do they stay?
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I’m
So miffed off with this move
I used to get into it so easy !
Now I can’t do it ??
I don’t know what I’ve changed 🙁
I’ll post a video to see if anyone else can see what it is and would like to Help me !! Please -
Lina, they usually stay for a few days to a week but it is usually after I do moves that are upside down and a lot of pressure goes to the head! Perhaps its our breathing technique? I notice i do hold my breath alot when Im concentrating.
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The dots I got stayed a couple of days, but now it’s a long time ago since I had them last. Maybe it’s due to poor breathing for you as well, even though it obviously has a bit of a different effect.
So try to remember it when you’re in those tricks. Also you’ll do better in them if you don’t hold your breath!
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