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ideas for self curriculum
So I know that I should get smacked for asking this question on a website that offers lessons but until may or June I cannot afford to add in the subscription to veena. However in the meantime I feel spastic trying to learn things from youtube and not giving myself a plan to stick to. I would love to get lessons but the closest studios are hours from me and that is just not feasible. Anyone who has any ideas on some kind of structure would be very appreciative….I am looking not just for pole but how to also add strength and flexibility as well!
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It is not impossible to learn from youtube, especially if you are a visual learner. But to be honest, Veena’s lessons are cheaper for 1 whole year than a 6 class pass at the studio where I work. Hell, 1 month is about the same as 1 class at my studio. In my opinion, definitely worth it to get it started.
Learning from youtube is not impossible (it’s what I do mostly), but it’s slow, frustrating, difficult, and you’re more likely to get injured. No one is breaking down the moves for you and telling you safe ways to do them! It’s really best to get a good foundation from a teacher well versed in safety and fitness training.
There is a promocode “get3free” where you can get three days free to try the lessons out. I would give it a shot, at least to learn foundations.
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Without experience, it can be really hard to craft a whole pole curriculum. But you can relatively easily do kind of micro-curriculum that will get you to your goals. I suggest picking a few moves that aren’t hugely over your head but you currently have trouble with, perhaps a few spins and a few upright poses, and make these your goals. Pick probably no more than 5 things to have on your plate.
What you would do is basically break those moves down into their parts or skill elements, then write down exercises and pole moves that directly boost that skill. For example, you might notice that the basic reverse grab is basically a one-handed spin with the body coming around the pole into attitude legs. So for that you might write down that one handed spins help build strength, especially one handed front hooks for getting the hips forward and attitude spins for getting the attitude legs. You might also notice that a corkscrew spin brings your body around the pole in a way similar to the RG. So you could work on perfecting those spins to build the skills necessary to do the RG.
You can do this for ALL pole moves, figuring out the elements and looking at what other pole moves you can work on to master each element.
As you master each move, you can put new ones on your list.Then it’s just a matter of coming up with some kind of schedule that works for you, so that you have pole time and perhaps some days just for doing strength or cardio conditioning, stretching time, and of course rest days in between your strength days. It takes a little work to do it but a little structure can make you feel a lot better about your progress!Now remember when it comes time to sign up for veena lessons and/or join a studio, that veena and good in-studio instructors are basically doing that same work for themselves, PLUS doing the same for the students such that every individual who comes through the door has a plan for success that works with each student’s strengths and needs. Your small monthly fee to veena’s lessons gets you the benefit of all her expertise in planning pole curriculum that will ultimately help you take charge of your own pole learning. Basically, veena’s lessons not only teach you how to get a trick, they also teach you basically how to do what I described above. So with your own ability to plan developed plus veena’s lessons, you basically have access to a pole curriculum foundation that will help you learn to adjust your own personal pole curriculum.
Sorry this post is super long!!
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The 30 day take off is exactly what you’re looking for http://m.youtube.com/watch?list=PLyXWQXP3dueofybLatPPuLCbvfSPF2oSF&v=e4KzMIIbZH0&feature=plpp
We’ve tried to keep the lessons very reasonable for the amount of information and help you’ll receive once you sign up. If you go the self taught route by using youtube or other random videos then please be sure to start with strength and conditioning before moving on to spins and invert. You’ll find a lot of moves on YT listed as
“beginner” but without the proper preparation you at greater risk for injury. -
I learnt soley off youtube. Hard work working moves out though.
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There are tutorials that are very helpful but you have to have the conditioning first to avoid injury.
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