Angel1201
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Having a good spotter whas the trick that worked for me. I had done the split grip aysha and pike well for some time, so I was comfortable inverted with my legs off the pole. When I was ready to move to the elbow grip, I was afraid of course, so I asked for a spotter. I was lucky to have the lovely Jenyne Butterfly spot me and I had FULL trust in her which was important, haha. I was able to break through some sort of mental barrier, especially when she told me I had it and she bared had to assist me! A week later I had a private with Pantera and again I got some spotting and some advice. Both of them told me that the non-dom arm is the lower arm and that the dom is the elbow grip. I find however that that doesn’t work for me. I use my dom as the bottom arm. Pantera told me the bottom arm is a ‘lever’ and she even demonstrated this by unwrapping her fingers from the pole and using her flat palm against the pole!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This move has a lot to do with finding the perfect angle between the bottom hand/wrist/arm and the pole. It has to do with the skin on the elbow getting a good grip and it has a lot to do with core strength and balance. Good luck and be safe!
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Gator Girl, I do the same exact thing in class. How funny!
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Hey Polegrrrl, that’s pretty cool, landing on Perez. I go to that site a lot, how did I miss it???? The comments are so unfortunate, but they always are on that site. Reading them, I feel compassion for the dancers out there that these comments are directed towards. Such hatred and intolerance!
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Everyone already mentioned deserves respect and awe for their ability. I’d like to add some girls not mentioned yet. Meghan McDonnell from Xpolesitions and RhiannanNicole from OC Pole Fitness are so polished and seductive in their movement. My very first pole crush though is Bobbi from Australia. A multitude of talent has emerged from Australia b/c of her. Those legs, that glamour and those outfits make me happy!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Yeah, me too. It seems like I have to re-log in over 10 times a day. Maybe I come to this site too much LOL!
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Legs said it perfectly when she said "under muscle is odd in that they flatten out a bit when I flex chest muscles". This is exactly what happens. When you lift yourself up by your arms, the pec muscles engage and flatten out the implants underneath them. Your breasts end up looking misshapen. If you have on a very tiny top, people will be able to see this. For me, my implants move away from the center of my chest. They also look like they are being pressed from underneath and above at the same time. It’s a very strange look. I always wear a darker, lycra top with ample coverage while I’m poling to mask this issue.
I’ve had my implants for about 8 years and started poling about 2 years ago. Since I started poling I have become even more muscular than I was and I have been upset to see that there is a spot about the size of a quarter on my right breast where the implant peeks out and creates a lump. I have spoken to my PS about this and he said that the pocket (made of tissue which forms naturally around the implant) has weakened in that area (due to my crazy strong pecs??) and that he could fix it by surgically placing Alloderm (tissue from deceased persons) in that area over the implant to add in more tissue so the implant wont bulge out. I’ve decided to pass on the Alloderm for now and live with the lump.
The bottom line is that an implant unnatural in the body. Problems do arise in the average surgical patient. They are great, yes. but problems definitely do arise. I am ashamed to admit that I have already had 3 breast surgeries! My first sugery was with anatomical saline. After a few months, one of them didn’t drop and then that had to be repaired in a second surgery which thankfully was free. Then, because they were anatomical, after a few years they rotated and just looked horrible. I ended consulting with a fab PS in the DC area and he replaced those aweful things with these wonderful round silicones. My before and after pics are on his website b/c we were so pleased with the result. When I took off the bandages after the surgery I literally felt myself exhale a sigh of relief. Silicones have looked and felt so much better that the salines ever did. However now I have this weird lump. Also, as I have aged and lost breast tissue, now the implants are probably too big for me and they do ripple on the side below my armpit. Errr. It never ends. Breast augmentation is a big, expensive committment. I also have long scars under my breasts. How I envy those small breasted natural girls!!!
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Hey Veruca, you’d be fine with the video. It shows you all the stretches we covered in class. You’d need it anyway after the workshop to remember the stretches! http://www.innovativebodysolutions.com/store/dvds/dara-torres-dvd.html
You could get it on Amazon too. That’s where I found mine.Otter – There was an intern in our workshop who took the level 1 workshop. One of her clients was in the stretching workshop with me and he told me that he pays her $100/hour to stretch him. He had bought a pack of five stretch sessions. Not a bad hourly rate! So go for it, get certified!
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Veruca, this is the site I booked my workshop from: http://www.innovativebodysolutions.com/events/
They only have one in Cali in Mission Viejo that I can see. I have no idea if that is near LA. -
Using only Energy Series One, I’d say that for the medial hamstring, stretch #9 Central Leg Extension on page 104-105 would be great. I’d also include the opposing muscle group b/c the extent to which you can lengthen the hamstring depends on quads ability to lengthen and contract. So use stretch # 5 Thigh Stretch at Wall pg 96 for that. I’d say that #1 Knee to Forehead pg. 88 & #6 Wide Legged Forward Bend pg. 98 would be great as well.
#14 Lotus at the Wall on pg 114 would be great for adductors. Do Crossover Leg Extension #13 for the abductors.
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I started teaching pole after 6 months of pole lessons. Looking back (this was over 2 years ago) I realize how crazy-bad that was. The studio owner was desperate and the people she had coming in to substitute were horrible teachers. She hired me after one of the instructors fell off the pole (from an attempted Aysha) and broke her foot. I knew instinctively that I needed to know more safety information in order to become the best teacher I could. I studied and earned my ACE group fitness cert and also Pole Position Fitness cert. I took in every type of workshop, video, and pole class I could get my hands on. I bought books on and studied anatomy. I consulted my Chiropractor, Physician, and Orthopedic Surgeon for safety advice. I also have a Master’s in Education and over 12 years teaching in the public school classroom. Finally, I would say I feel prepared to teach and lead classes.
My problem now is that I can no longer work at the studio I was employed at. I ran into differences with the owner who accused me of micro-managing. I believe I was offering her suggestions on improving the pole program by offering safety advice, workshop suggestions, and certification information. The owner didn’t want this, she just wanted her pole program to be ‘fun’ and ‘not taken too seriously’. I don’t want to work under that philosophy. This sucks for me because here I am ready and prepared to teach, with no place to do it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif
I guess the bottom line is that studios all have different standards. Some studios require certification, most don’t. There are no prerequisites or qualifications for teaching pole dance. I hope that given the lawsuits and injuries that are happening that regulation will come. But I don’t see that happening anytime soon. Students are the ones that need to push for it. The problem is that so many people are so driven to take lessons that as long as someone is teaching them something (correctly or incorrectly) they are satisfied. It’s a supply-demand issue. Since the interest in pole has exploded there are thousands of people across the US buying lessons. But I’d guess there are less than 200 ‘qualified’ instructors out there.
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Hey Proudyoundlady, I recommend the Dara Torres DVD. It is much more explicit in it’s description of the stretches. Plus there are two DVDs. One explains and demostrates the stretches in detail, the other is of Dara Torres taking you through the 20 minute stretch workout. All in all I think resistance stretching is a fantastic technique. I went to one of their workshops today near DC. We reviewed the 16 stretches and at the end I was stretched by one of the trainers that stretched Dara and it was some of the deepest stretching I’ve ever felt. Im sold on the method. Try it!
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Hi Velvet. The chair dance video teaches a routine so it’s not workout style. It breaks the routine down into pieces that are reviewed and practiced. There is a chair warm up in the beginning. I haven’t watched it in a while. I’ll have to pop it in and take another look. Did you watch the trailer for it on the link I posted? I think I’d rather sell it, but I’m open to trade too. What vids do you have to trade??
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Julie, I put them in the mail today – to Sherman Oaks. Tyvo, I received a notification that the payment will be coming through. I’ll mail it out when it’s official! I hope you guys enjoy them!!
If anyone else is looking, only the two Pole Dance Studio DVDs are left.
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OK hun, You want the Belly Dance and the Madonna Grimes, right? Just send $19 to mailto:abaranyi@yahoo.com through Paypal and I’ll get them out to you ASAP. I bought bubble envelopes, so I’m good to go!
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I’m in the Saturday contortion class at b & p.
