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Viva La Toro Rojo!
I had an awesome practice lastnight and I don’t know where it came from LOL. Maybe it was that redbull….
So many things I had been working on happened all of a sudden! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
Iguana mount! On the first try? I saw it on youtube earlier that day and I thought to myself…I can do that. And what do ya know…I showed it to my husband and he wasn’t impressed LMAO!
And what’s it called when you do it and hold your body up in a straight line parallell (sp) with the pole? A pencil? I’m not sure… but I did that too and for a good bit of time. and I was able to do it several times. Of course when I decided to try one more and then get my camera I fell off and nearly broke my neck so I put that one to bed for the night, lol. Then…
… my nemesis the inverted crucifix came easily and I almost did a caterpillar. I was never even able to try that before.
RG to Reverse Pinwheel combination. I haven’t been able to do this without hitting my knee on the pole, but I did it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
Chopper! I have been trying the chopper for weeks. It just happened. I give this credit to Roxy for the videos she made me. I think they prepared my abs and hips for the motion because before I just couldn’t get my butt upside down LOL.
There were also a bunch of small things, stregnth holds and exercises I have been doing that are getting stronger. Holds like the sit and plank that don’t hurt so much.
I am just so excited. It feels good to see progress, you know? Especially since I’m so busy it seems like I hardly ever get to pole and I was starting to get bummed because I feel behind when you look at how long I’ve been poling and compare it to what I can do. I was starting to think about lying about my "pole age" and tell folks I only been poling a month so they’d be impressed LOL. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_tongue.gif
Anywho I would try it again and make a vid tonight but I actually got invited to a pole party at this studio I’ve been hearing a lot about in Washington DC called The P-Spot. I’m super excited about going so be prepared to hear all about that tomorrow!
Thanks for listening…LOL. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/alien.gif
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Yay! So happy for you Sissy!!! Sounds like you had an awesome day!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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YAY SISSY!!! I’m so proud of you! That is a great list of accomplishments…love that feeling you get from a super successful practice!! Make a vid!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_viking.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_dwarf.gif
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Sissy, that’s awesome! You go, girl!!!!
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omg jealous of your iguana! Hm a sentence I never imagined myself saying https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif I can only step into it, which of course is a giant pile of cheating as there’s no actual "air time". And I know what you mean about time poling vs what you can do – when I’m telling people how long I’ve been poling for, I often add in "but I’m not as awesome as you might expect someone who’s been doing it for that long to be" – but hanging out online with so many awesomely talented polers, I think we forget that to "regular"(read: non-poling) folks, everything we do on the pole is awesome! Unless of course they’re pole-haters, but they don’t count https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif Anyhue, my point (yeah, I’m sure I had one)? Yay for a great session for you!:)
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Sissy!!! Wow you accomplished some great moves. I hate it when husbands are a like huh, whatever https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif men! Well done https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_colors.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_colors.gif
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wow sissy! those are some awesome moves to get- and all in one practice!! i loove those types of practices!
Have fun at the pole party, cant wait to hear about it!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_fish.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_hockey.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_colors.gif -
ooh I love a good practice like that!! Well done Sissy! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif
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Thanks everyone https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
I went to the pole party and I wanted to update on how it went.
Well we get there and I was late of course because it’s in DC and I HATE driving in DC so we were rushing and when walked in we got waivers shoved in our face and were rushed to strip down to our skivvies and try on shoes (you’re not allowed to wear your own shoes (Booo https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumbdown.gif ). You can buy them from the studio or rent them). The studio itself was basically a house with the first floor stripped of furniture and replaced with hardwood floor and mirrors. There was only room for 5 poles so we each had to pair up with a partner. Also my first time pole sharing LOL, but it makes for good interaction with other folks LOL. We got our shoes on and she warmed us up. the instructor was great, very proffesional and explained everything really well, although she was in the livingroom area and I was where the diningroom would be so I couldn’t see her very well LOL. We alternated turns learning moves. All basic stuff, which was the lvl 1 class that she teaches, but we did climb which they don’t teach until lvl 3 at the studio I usually go to, so that was different. We did a half- spin to a back hook, some snakes, dips and hip rolls (which I learned is really hard when you have to do a lot back to back. My butt cheeks were burning). When it was time to climb she busted out the grip aid. I usually stay away from grip aids because I don’t have sweaty hands and I don’t want to become dependent on them but I decided to give it a try and WOW!
I was like spiderman or whatever creature can climb walls LOL. I felt like I could do anything with that stuff! We climbed up and she had us do uprighted crucifixes. Then we did like a V but in a way I never have before….I usually do like veena teaches. The V-split hold.
But she had us stand in front of the pole. Put our right hand behind and up high on the pole and our left hand right up there with it so our hands are above our head. Then we lifted our feet up and back (like heels touching butt) then swung them up into a V, and hold it. That was pretty cool, I think I got a picture of it LOL.
and that was it for moves. After we learned all of that we combined it all for a pretty undancy dance routine LOL. She says on her website that it’s pole fitness and "NOT" pole dance…whatever that means https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif. I think it’s based more on fitness then dancing. Which is cool, I suppose. It makes for a good workout. But I like dancing! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cat.gif
After the 1 1/2 class was over we were allowed to fool around and take pictures. I got some shots of my plank and chopper (for you guys of course https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif ) and everyone at the party was in awe of me LOL. Damn I love newbies, because to them I’m great! LOL…little do they know. At the end of the class she gives out certificates (which I thought was cute) and I won the "Quit your day job" award. Sweet! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif
All in all I had a good time. I was in good company. The class itself was a bit boring because it was all really beginner stuff that I knew already but it was fun to watch others have so much fun and to see my friends tell me that now they see what I’ve been talking about and that it is a real workout. It would have been cool if she had asked if anyone had experience and maybe gave those people alternate moves to do. Then it would have been more exciting for me, but I still had a good time.
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