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It's incredibly hard to do anything split grip or anything upisidedown. It takes a while to adjust. I had to work two weeks at Christie's before I could even climb the pole. Depending on how long you've been pole dancing, you might be able to adapt more quickly. It's very difficult for me to do inverted V or anything where only my hands are holding. Shoulder Mount was impossible. Knee Holds, CKR, CAR, leg hangs, jade are all very comfortable, surprisingly. Also, flag seems a lot easier. I recommend trying the pole before you plan a routine. They're not impossible to work with, but it's like trying to pole off of a tree.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3xVHwp0tLg
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Pink Puma does something very very similar, except for she holds herself with her forhead and extends her leg. I'm sure by adjusting the hands the forehead "hold" would not be necessary 😛
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My mom was actually really supportive about pole as a sport and not as work. She understands that for me there's a difference between what I do at work and what I do at home. She wasn't open to trying pole because she has some self image issues, and her knee is too bad to do floorwork, but she likes watching pole with me and sometimes goes to the studio with me to watch new stuff :> I still wish she'd DO pole with me, though..
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D:< Hey, I wasn't done writing! Silly phone SV. Anyway, if it's something that's genuinely making you upset, pole isn't for everyone. But if you really love spectating and want to feel the way you did when you first took a pole class, try as hard as you can for as long as you can.
In short, pole is a lot like falling in love. You can sign up on dating websites and look really hard (training, conditioning, practicing) and then sometimes you find 'the one' (when you get a move you weren't even trying to do/somehow find yourself in a move you didn't know you could do.) Just give it some time :3
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I try to never compare myself to other dancers because for me personally, it leads me to one ore two things:
1) I either feel ugly because I'm not good like they are, which is a horrible feeling to have
2) I feel like a bitch for listing reasons I'm better than someone. Ego isn't flattering on everyone.If you want to compare yourself to a dancer, do it in a positive manner that will get you somewhere. When my instructor told me that she was jealous of me for mastering the shoulder mount so quickly, I turned around and told her I was jealous because she wasn't afraid to do knee holds. I still don't practice them, I'm actually terrified of anything relating to feet/knees holding. If you work hard, you'll get to where you're going. There's always going to be people who are better than you at everything, pole, work, whatever. And then you're going to be better at it than some people. I'm good at anything involving inverts; my instructor is good at flexy stuff. We all have our own things that we're good/bad at, you just have to find what you're good at and strengthen it. Then go on and make peace with all the other things you want to conquer. One thing I notice about Alethea Austin is that she is the queen of floorwork. Floorwork could be your niche. Explore yourself a bit :3
"The only reason to look into your neighbor's bowl is to make sure they have enough to eat" is the phrase that I remind myself. Just because someone can do one thing doesn't mean they can do it all; and even if you can shout out tricks at them and they can preform them all doesn't make them as happy as you are. Some of the girls at my studio absolutely hate pole and have fallen out of love with it somehow.
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also; holy crap is stripperweb outdated! Half the clubs that I've worked in aren't even listed! And then all of the reviews are from like, years ago. I mean, atleast it's something but I normally use yelp because atleast it's recent 😛
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It also depends on your area, the shift (day or night) and whether or not it's a weekend, the end of the month, the middle, the season. There's a lot of factors.
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The studio I visit in the Bay Area just sent me an e-mail about aerial silks for kids. I bet you $100 that no one in the media would ever cover it because it's SILKS. So even though aysha stag and double stag in silks are EXACTLY THE SAME POSITION and you can do gemini on silks (not sure of the term) and gemini on pole, but because there's a pole it's not art, it's sexual. I just don't understand people who hate pole and think it's sleezy, but then casualy sit there and smile at a cirque de soleil show. SMH.
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I wouldn't mind if I had kids and they did pole in their underwear. I pole in my underwear. I'd assume their father would pole in his underwear (only in my dreams will the father of my children ever pole..)
I don't get why parents get all butthurt about pole when they say pole is sexual and they're showing so much skin. When I go to waterparks here in Phoenix, I am normally wearing more clothing than 90% of the 6 year olds. Just because it's a bathing suit doesn't make it okay for you toddler to walk around in a bandaeu top and a scrunch butt near-thong bottom. Maybe it's one of those things that I would have to be a parent to understand?
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Ah, I just found out my video is too big to send to you through e-mail. Thoughts or suggestions? I spent a lot of time on my video and will feel defeated if I just send you the script 😛
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I just get a preview, but I don't even bother watching shows like this anymore. Male hosts almost always relate it to being taboo, while the female hosts (who have usually taken a class) try to explain how DIFFICULT it is just to do a pole hold. The men can't really say because they haven't tried and probably don't want to appear gay. BECAUSE REMEMBER EVERYONE, IF YOU POLE DANCE YOU ARE A DISGUSTING STAIN ON SOCIETY. You spend your nights taking your clothes off and snorting coke in your strip club job. And if you're GUY and you pole dance, you're obviously gay and that's wrong, too.
God I hate the media -_-
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Depending on where the pain is in your shoulder blades, it might be because you are over working the muscles or inverting prematurely. I'd talk to a doctor about it and continue to do ab strengthening (which you can do every day) and forearm/wrist conditionin (about 2-3 times a week). Good luck!
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What really helped me was going from crucifix into a pole hand stand. I had to do headstands first because I have such weak elbows, but if you can do handstands first, go for it. You'll have to learn them eventually anyway 😛
I had to learn how to breathe like that–I used to be able to get into an inverted move, and then only hold it for a second or two because I was caught up in making my lines perfect/subconcious upsidedown sorcery that I forgot to breath. BREATHING. IS. SO. IMPORTANT. Especially since you are upsidedown! If you are already okay with your breathing, then the next thing to do is move on from crucifix.
One is supposed to be easier than the other, and everyone is different. Try leg positioning from the ground; inside leg hang or outside leg hang. Whichever you feel more comfortable in. Then, you try these postions from a pole handstand out of crucifix so your belly button is still facing the pole. I recommend gemini (outside leg hang) first, but that's just because I feel the gemini climb is essential for intermediate to advanced transitioning. That's just my opinion.
A great strength building exercize for inverting is chopper/inverted v. You can cheat when you do chopper by bringing the pole in very close to the groin, where the knee connects with the pelvis? There is a bit of a grip there if you lean back a bit. Always remember to do conditioning on your forearms and wrists atleast twice a week before and after you learn a new move. Some of these moves can cause a lot of stress on your tendons, which can leave you off of the pole for weeks.
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Okay, so you don't need help with the inverting part, just what to do after you find yourself upsidedown?
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What have you tried so far, so I'm not suggesting things you've probably already heard? 😛