Angel1201
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Hi Charlotte! I recently just got a 45 after being on a 50 for over a year. I have to say I love it! I find it’s harder to get a full grip on the 50 so I don’t always feel safe on a 50 in more advanced moves. I also have a 38mm but it’s homemade and not sold on the market. They use 38mm in Australia mostly. I think the 45 is a good middle ground. Not too big, not too small, just right!!
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You need two As. http://www.markstaar.com/product/2-POLISHED-BRASS-DANCE-POLE-KIT.html
They are cheap, but I wouldn’t recommend them b/c they don’t look very secure. It looks like there is a rubber stopper holding the grip to the floor or ceiling and the mount looks pretty flimsy. IMHO, your best bet is the Xpole. VERY secure and the best quality material I’ve seen. Plus you get a spinner option with it.
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Wow! I’m really irritated to hear that a place like this opened up. People are going to get hurt and turned off to pole dancing. It puts a bad name to pole dancing.
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That letter was PERFECT!!! Great job! We pole dancers have a long battle to acceptance!
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Roxy, I did the pole position fitness at a studio in Long Island, New York. I flew there and stayed overnight at a local hotel. I wrote it all off as a business expence since I am considered an independent contractor. Sharon Polsky flies to L.I. several times a year to offer the training. I think she’ll do a training at a location of your choice if you have enough people.
As an aside, we didn’t learn new tricks. We learned the 5 foundation movements for most spins. For example, one of them is ‘inside planted foot’ foundation movement where you keep the inside foot stable and swing with the outside leg to execute moves such as fireman or pinwheel. Another is ‘blind hand grab’ movements where you grab the pole behind you to execute moves like the noodle. It’s a very safe way to learn, very fitness based rather than dance/artistic based. I think it is great for the general public and it’s a great way to promote pole dance to the average woman. Any one can participate, even the very out of shape.
This class gave me a lot of material that I use. My classes are structured, safe, and fun. I’m building people’s skills and strength so they can pick up spins easier. I even use the principles for teaching inverts and advanced tricks. It’s a heck of a lot better than the way I was taught. I was just asked, do you know the "X" move? Ok, let’s do that now. There were no transitions, no filler, no way to move from X to X. There was no beginning, middle or end to the class. The teachers used to stretch right at the beginning without even warming up first. And looking back, I was probably damaging my shoulder joint using incorrect hand placement on the pole.
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I agree with Veena. $3000 is WAY too expensive!!! I have my ACE group fitness cert. which allows me to teach any form of group exercise and I recently received a "pole position fitness" certification http://www.polepositionfitness.com/ppfteachertraining.html and the cost was only about $300. The person who developed it is Sharon Polsky and she knows her sh*t!!! She’s been in the fitness industry for years. I learned a lot via this course and I bring it into my classes all the time. I think the most important things I learned had to do with protecting your joints (esp. shoulder) and breaking down spins so that EVERYONE can do them. I get a lot of women in my beginner classes without the strength they need to execute a spin and even they can participate in the whole class. I learned about piecing together choreography.
I taught for over a year without any certification. Honestly, no one at my studio including the boss cares that I took it upon myself to get certified. Students never ask. However I think it comes across in my style of teaching and I personally feel better knowing I am certified. Let me know if you have any questions!
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Being out of college, married, and working for a small company, I have found that one of the greatest benefits of poling is friendship. I didn’t meet many cool, sexy, confident, smart, fun, or interesting women before pole. I certainly didn’t make many new girlfriends at the gym! Now coming onto this site, and going to my local dance studio, I find my life blessed with a sisterhood I never had before. Who knew that such a controversial form of dance could bring so many women together?? Pole dance has been a gift in so many ways. I am more fit and confident AND a lot less lonely. Thank you Veena and all you other great girls on this site. Keep rocking the pole!!!
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I have a platinum stages permanent pole in my basement which has a cement floor. My husband used the screws that came with the pole but went to home depot to get anchors made for cement. He used a regular power drill to drill the hole. He didn’t use anchors in the ceiling. My ceiling has wood joists covered with drywall. Hope this helps! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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I was pretty mad b/c I just bought a new chrome 45mm Xpole 4 days ago. Now I see this pole on sale for $40 less. AND, it’s being pushed by a girl who was in a polygamous relationship with a perverted OLD fart???? Who respects this girl?? She can’t even really pole dance!! It makes NO sense. Anyway, I called to complain and they said that it is NOT the same quality as the X-pole (although the advert would lead you to believe otherwise) plus it doesn’t spin. So I’m OK with it being cheaper, but I definitely have an issue with her promoting pole dance. UGGGGG!
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The pin isn’t brass, so that’s not the issue. The pin is pretty short and I think with a lot of movement, it just works itself out. I posted the vid of me busting my butt. I fall at the end, so you can see the work I did leading up to the pin’s exit. I wasn’t doing anything crazy, in fact I was taking it easy b/c I have a shoulder/neck issues right now.
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Alena, I have a question. I have a P.S. permanent brass spinner. How can I get the pin to stay in when I want it stationary? It has come out several times during practice and I have fallen down but luckily I wans’t seriously hurt. The pin in pushed in all the way and still somehow works itself out. I’m really afraid this is going to get dangerous.
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I just flew off my platinum stages pole tonight right onto the floor on my back because the pin came out. For those of you who don’t know, you put a pin in the base which stops it from spinning and makes the pole static. Thank god I didn’t get hurt. I have video of it and was thinking of putting it up for shits and giggles. My husband thinks it’s hysterical. Incident aside, this has been happening lately with my pole. The studio where I teach also has the platinum stages and on certain poles, the pins will come out randomly. We joke that those poles have a spinning destiny, but it’s all fun ’til someone gets hurt.
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I’ve been poling for 2 years come this August. I had trouble with the transitions & sexy stuff to put in between spins too. I used to take ‘chair dance’ classes at my local studio where I really learned the hip rolls and sexy/slinky moves. I also got videos like Lady Morrighan’s exotic dance workout that helped me feel comfortable moving in a sensual way. I remember feeling pretty lost and looking back, I think that it took me over a year to feel comfortable ‘dancing’ in between spins. Even now, I still think I stink at it because I get self conscious and I’ve never been a showy or sexy type of person. Plus I never had dance lessons as a kid. But don’t despair, it comes in time all you need is the desire to improve and practice. You’ll get it! I promise. The neat thing about transitions is that every woman moves differently and develops her own style. Just keep dancing (like no one is watching)!!
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I’d love to see ballet videos. I actually just ordered a ‘centerwork’ ballet dvd off of netflix for my next movie b/c I thought it’d help with pirouettes and such. Arm/hand posture & movement would be great to see too.
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http://www.giganticmirrors.com
They advertise lower prices in my local pennysaver than on their website. 72×100 is supposed to be $165 US dollars. 48×100 is supposed to be $125. I contacted them to order and hopefully they will honor the price listed in the paper and not tell me they sold out of the cheaper ones. I’ll let you know when I talk to them tomorrow.
