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Okay, so this is slightly off the topic here but Aerial Gypsy, that rash you got from the medical tape might have been an allergy not just sensitivity! I got AWFUL silk burns in my armpits a few months back and had to tape on nonstick gauze and neosporin. I instantly got these little irritated bumps in the exact line of the tape, I talked to my nurse friend and it turns out quite a few people can have allergies to the adhesive in some medical tapes. I switched brands and no more rash! Just wanted to share in case anyone else has the same problem! LOL
PS Charley, good luck. I have major anxiety about doctors and medical procedures, so I understand your fears. I wish I could help, but haven’t experienced this myself. Just want to say good luck and hope you feel better soon!
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Oops! I did not expect the pic to be so huge and it isn’t even the full thing where you can see the rig, I’m sorry! The website I linked will prob be a better reference!
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Have you considered an outdoor rig?
They are pricey but can be moved around essentially anywhere outdoors (or indoors with the right clearance) and are built specifically for doing aerials.
A friend recently purchased one (http://www.damnhot.com/trapeze/New_port_rig.htm) and I have used it, it was awesome and a new experience! I’ve attached a picture on it! I feel safe on it and the best part, you don’t have to rely on a tree. I’ve seen people use it on the beach.
Rigging to trees, as cool as I’ve always thought it looks, is just too much of a gamble for me. If you do choose to do that, I second with Kobajo, please make sure a professional arborist takes a look at the tree and limb you want to use!
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Thank you for the offer, Ly! However, I’m all the way out here in NC 🙁 Unfortunately, I don’t know anyone here who has an SV I can try out (or even just a powder coated pole) and I’ve yet to see any studios in the state that have TG. There lies my major conflict while shopping for something new…I have no way of TRYING anything new unless I just purchase and pray it works out!
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Ladies, thank you for all of your feedback! It has really been helpful and I think I’m definitely leaning more towards the SV pole for Christmas! 😀 If there are more Veeners out there with suggestions, I hope to hear those too since I won’t be making the purchase until after all my other Christmas shopping for family and friends.
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Well, it sounds like TG might not be a good idea if its so slick. I had read somewhere that both brass and TG work with sweat due to their being porous, while other surfaces reject it (including PC). I had eliminated the idea of brass just because I grip pretty well else where and didn’t want to trade one issue of no grip for another with over grip.
With what Gypsy said about the different textures of PC, where does the SV pole stand? Is it transparent or opaque?
Also, Gypsy, would you say PC is your top choice for sweaty hands then? Since you have the same problem and have tried the different textures. If not, what is?
I do hope someone with sweaty hands who also has the SV pole might pop up!
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So I have absolutely no idea why I addressed that message to “Nukpana”, I swear that was the name that was showing as OP when I read this yesterday. Maybe I’ve lost it, lol! Glad the stretch suggestions seem useful, FAYE lol
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Nukpana,
I have a pretty bendy back when it comes to going backwards as well, but I also find I’m stiff in that area with some SI joint pain when folding forward. Especially when I don’t warm up my lower back before aerial/pole sessions where I’m expecting it to arch often. One thing that always gives me relief and you can also do before workout to warm this area up is Standing Cat/Cow poses. The kneeling ones are also great, but I find that the Standing Cat (second picture in the link I’ve attached) really gives me the most relief, and I like to hold it for an extra couple of seconds for the stretch. Additionally, this stretches hamstrings, which helps with back pain, too. -
I have also been asked on various occasions if I have a dance background, I have to laugh because I was the least physically inclined teen ever growing up. I didn’t even play sports. However, I do credit a lot of my body awareness and even clean lines to a yoga background. A great yoga teacher I had in college really drilled her students to use proper form and I think this really helped me in the long run in areas I never imagined: Pole and aerial dance!
Proper yoga form, I think, that translates into dance/pole includes:
*Stacking joints: i.e. keeping elbows in line with wrists and knees in line with ankles. Keeping this in mind in extensions pretty much guarantees straight lines.
*Energy in hands and feet: While yoga doesn’t push pointed toes like we do in pole, it does encourage us to keep energy in our entire body, from the tip top of your head to your toes. This is true for dancing, too. Often you can see pretty straight legs or arms with limp hands and feet. Visualize energy flowing straight through your arms and legs and shooting out of your hands and feet. This helps avoid the hands/feet “turning inward” like you described. On a side note: Remember “pointing your toes” is actually more than your toes working, you have to really push through your entire foot and ankle to create a flat line down your shin through the top of your foot and toes.
*Squared hips and posture: Being aware of your hips is helpful in your lines and posture. Keeping them straight and squared allows you to focus on your core and not “dump” into your lower back. Also, chin up and shoulders back, and remember that energy coming from the top of your head! Like there is a string running through your spine and pulling up at the top of your head.Seems like a lot to focus on at once, but body awareness in these areas really helps with lines, posture, and even keeps your joints/bones safe while dancing!
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Thank you Chem, Runemist, and dancingbeagle (thanks for the book suggestion),
The show went great. Unfortunately the crazy fluke happened again but I rolled with the punches and very few people noticed, those that did knew my choreo/heard me stressing about it after my bad dress rehearsal. Honestly, I think just posting this discussion helped clear my chest. Kind of the whole “release it to the universe” thing, except in smaller measures “Release it on SV” hehehe
I am trying to find a way to post a video, everyone’s footage is on Facebook and I, of course, wasn’t filming 😉
Either way, thanks for the advice, I’m bookmarking this to reread when I do it all over for my Christmas show! -
Tacha, thanks for the feedback. I actually just got back from buying a similar product. I hooped in them for a few minutes and the area they covered had no sweat but just below it was a small dot. Hopefully I can figure out perfect placement tomorrow! Thanks for the words of encouragement too!
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adAstra, I own 2 pairs of the VS Pink yoga shorts, I bought them at the same time and to be honest I don't like using them for pole although that's what I originally got them for. Length wise, they work fine but my big issue is the fold-over at the waist. I also have a big booty, but a smaller waist. The fold-over always ends up unfolding and flipping up over my stomach. I guess it's because the butt fits nicely but the fold-over is a little loose thanks to my curves, I tried on smaller ones but my butt was not working in them. It's especially aggravating on the pair that has a sequined "PINK" logo on the back of the fold-over, it flips up and scratches me!
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When I do the embrace, I grasp my shoulders with my hands to lock myself into place, like I'm hugging myself tight. Not sure if that's cheating lol but it makes me feel secure enough. Also, arching your back to push the stomach into the pole, like others have suggested, also creates another grip point. You can see what I mean about hugging yourself in my video at about 1:19:
https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/503ec2a5-29dc-42fb-b3d9-28e80ac37250
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I'm slightly confused at who is being blamed here for this so-called "step back" in the presentation of pole dancing? Neither Rihanna, the video director, or filming crew really owe anything to the pole community. The pole dancers in this video auditioned and chose to dance in a video ABOUT strippers and strip clubs. The pole dancers are the ones who chose to represent themselves and their pole dancing in this way. However, I'm not bashing them either. In fact, I don't really understand how this new division between the "stripper style" dancing and what I call the "olympic ambitious" style in our own community isn't just as counterproductive as the stigma we receive from outsiders.
Pole dancers borrow stripper moves, strippers borrow pole fitness tricks, and some strippers are pole dancers or vice versa. Does this mean strippers are suddenly banned from dancing on poles LIKE strippers because we've made a sport of it? I mean, isn't that kind of silly considering the origination of our apparatus?
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Thinking more on my last comment, I've realized why the flatline scorpio seems to really help with this move: ideally you want your torso up as high as you can get it towards your leg while in the scorpio because this makes its a lot easier to get that hand gripped behind your inside/hooked leg before opening up to extend.
@Michaelaarghh: I do think you need a certain amount of back flexibility for Allegra because you need to able to arch your back in order to open your chest and get your back to the pole. I don't think you have to be crazy flexible, though, just enough to reach around and find that foot. However, the more flexible you are and the more you arch your back, you'll lock into the pose better and it will look better. You can try with heels if you don't think you'll be able to reach your foot at first.
Good luck to you both!
