BeccaBuck
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$25-$30 an hour is incredibly low for private sessions. I charge twice that. You can find ways to make it more affordable for people, without devaluing your services. Offer buddy sessions, where two people can split the cost (ie, $60 an hour for a private, $80 an hour for a shared private, then each student only pays $40). Or offer 30 min sessions, that way you can keep it in the $20-$30 range. Insurance and waivers are a must. A lawsuit can ruin your life, and pole is a very strenuous, high risk activity.
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I started teaching at the beginning of the year, at the studio where I had been taking classes. I took classes there for a little over a year, and when a teaching position opened up, I was asked if I would be interested. Like Chem said, it was perfect, because I already knew I would fit in there, and what this studio’s style was. Good luck with your teaching aspirations!!
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i think one thing that really helped me make my inverts smooth and fluid, was gaining so much strength that inverts are super easy now. Once inverting doesn't feel strenuous or difficult at all, you can make them very fluid. do your knee tucks with straight legs, if you aren't already, and without touching the floor in between reps (again, if you aren't already). once you can do both of those things fairly easily, then start working on inverting with ankle weights on. If you can invert fairly well with ankle weights on, you'll be inverting seemlessly and beautifully, when you take them off!
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Make sure the pole is not pressing directly on your ribs! There is a fleshy “pocket” of space between your ribs and your hip bone. The pole needs to be in that pocket, or you do risk bruising, cracking or dislocating a rib. Lift up into a flatline Scorpio, rather than just an inside leg hang, before going into Allegra. That helps you get the pole in the correct spot. Good luck!
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Ya, I had been using the wall for resistance previously, and it does not even compare!
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For some of the stretches that I know, I think you could substitute a theraband. For the particular stretch that helped me make progress on my middle splits, I don’t think it would work. For that one, I think you really do need a partner.
As far as learning the technique, I would suggest finding someone in your area who already knows how, to teach you. It can be dangerous if your partner does it incorrectly, so I wouldn’t trust trying to learn through a video or online tutorial. That’s just my personal thought on it.
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Tick tock, machine gun, cheba split, shoulder mount split (I’ve also heard that one called bad idea # 7), Marion amber. Of course, you can do all of these without a split, they just won’t look flat, and won’t have that ‘line’.
I worked incredibly and ridiculously hard to get my splits, and I gotta say, I still get a small thrill every time I do a “split trick”! I can hardly believe its me with my legs split apart 180•
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its okay girl! we ALL mess up on stage! and it usually feels way worse in our heads than it is on film, or to the audience. Michelle Shimmy posted this on her FB page a little while ago, and I'm so glad she did. it happens to the pros as well, and we all survive to dance another day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3CCNp_3DXA
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There’s definitely nothing wrong with you Lee! Part of it is the adrenaline. Your body goes into fight or flight mode from the anxiety, and diverts blood flow away from your stomach/intestines, and to your extremities. Sometimes forcing yourself to eat is the only option! And then an hour or two afterward, I’m usually STARVING and I devour everything in sight, lol! Good luck today, I’m sure you’ll nail your performance!
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A lot of it for me, depends on how far I’m traveling for the performance. Often, the day before is spent traveling to the destination, and so my last run through has to be two days before. Day of, I never do a full run through, i want to conserve my energy. But I also tend to do a lot of strength tricks in my routines. Hopefully there will be time to warm up and practice on the poles the morning of the performance, if so, I test out the poles, with some of my fav combos, or some of my harder tricks from the routine. Get a sense for the floor and how my floor work will go in an unfamiliar space.
I have trouble eating when I’m anxious or excited, so I force myself to eat small snacks almost every hour, on a schedule. Easy to eat things, like protein bars or fruit. Two hours before I drink a full 16 oz of water. That allows for proper hydration, and time to pee out the excess. One hour before I start really warming up and stretching. One layer of tite grip about 45 min to an hour before going on, about 15-20 min before going on, and dry hands right before they call my name. I’ll sit in an easy (for me) over split for a few minutes right up until I go on, to make sure my splits are all the way there.
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My suggestion Mizzli, is to move from the sit to the layback quickly. The most painful part is the transition, once you’re down in the layback, it’s really not so painful! take a deep breath and just layback as fast as you (safely) can, it’s not so bad. sort of like ripping a bandaid off, verses peeling it slowly. Going into the bridge I don’t find painful at all, I just don’t have very impressive back bending, so it doesn’t look very good on me, lol.
Also, wearing pole shoes with straps helps lessen the pain. The straps act like a buffer, lol.
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If you’re looking at competition videos, a lot of people make their own costumes or have something specially made for them. I’ve had a lot of success at altering boring sports bras into something really cute.
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Good luck katana!! I’m going to be at pole con! I’m doing natasha wangs class, too, Rikki! I’m also signed up for the spatchcock workshop on Fri, charlee wagner on Sat, Michelle stanek and oona kivela on Sun. So excited, it’s going to be such a fun weekend!!!
Did anyone else see Bad Kitty’s Facebook teaser about their new pole fit gear? (Which they’re unveiling at pole con). Can’t wait to see what they have!!
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just breathe 🙂 i actually do this mental exercise, and it really helps me. remember, you're only going to be on stage for about 3-5 min, it'll go by sooooo fast! and when its done you're probably going to be sad that its over. so train your brain to savor the thought of being on stage. think to yourself how fleeting it is, and that you need to relish every second, because in almost a heart beat it'll be gone, and the moment becoming a distant memory. think to yourself over and over that you need to crave every second of the stage, and enjoy being up there while it lasts. doing this mental exercise repeatedly helps me conquer the stage fright! tell yourself often enough that you love it…and you start to!
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LOL, i do want to state that my feelings are not hurt. but when i started following this thread a couple weeks ago, my first thought was "wow, a LOT of people are going to hate my upcoming performance!" LOL. Batwing, side climb, chair spin, remi layback, jade split, knee hold, etc. they're all in there. i'm not hurt, but i can definitely see what PlatinumAni means. its a weird feeling to be so proud of my performance, (which was two days ago) and also knowing that most of my moves are thought to be ugly by so many people, LOL. it definitely won't stop me from doing them, some of these are my all time fav moves!