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I used to have my x-pole in the loungeroom. (smack bang in front of the TV/hi fi system ha ha). Husband wanted me to take it down. We couldn't get it apart, so moved it in one piece into a corner of the "spare" room (which is on the way to becoming my pole room!) and adjusted the height just enough to keep it in place.
When we moved it to its new position in the room, husband and I put a piece of plywood between the dome and the ceiling, because, although the x-pole isn't supposed to mark the ceiling, we found that it did, and he didn't want another mark on the ceiling in my pole room.
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The boots I’m considering have open toe and heel. Pleaser size 8 is a good fit in open toe shoes. I would rather start out with them being tight on the basis that they will stretch, which is why I’m undecided. Maybe I should email the supplier and ask what length the boot is? Or tell them the length of my foot?
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I had a private with her when she and Nic were in Oz. I also got some nutritional advice from her. They are both so lovely.
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If you’re on facebook there’s a page which has reviews of the DVD – seems everyone who got the DVD loves it 🙂 i got it but havent had chabce to try it out yet
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Sorry I must be stupid, I’m still struggling to understand how this is even physically possible! I will have to see if I can find a picture…
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Ooh haven’t seen that one before – thank you 🙂 Its similar to one I learned called the “Nike tick” where you have your top leg straight, with the back of your leg *on* the pole and let yourself fall backwards.
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At Bobbi’s studios, there is only Bobbi’s way 😉 At my previous studio, they taught S/M with cup grip. I recently had a private with Jamilla and she showed me a couple of different grips as well.
Am having trouble visualising claw grip – where do your other fingers go? -
Sorry about the triple posting – I accidentally hit "save" before I was ready to send, and then I think I presses the "Esc" key to try to stop it, but too late!!
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Hi all
Because I'm learning at Bobbi's and most of the girls wear shoes, I bought a pair of 6" clear Pleasers and have been wearing them (on and off – sometimes I'm just too tired to pole in shoes!) for about a year (maybe less), twice a week. They've now stretched, so I'm looking for my next pair/s. I really want a pair of thigh high boots, but I also am tempted by ankle boots, and I guess I "need" new shoes as well! Any suggestions/advice please?
I'm not sure about wearing boots with a zip, as I worry that would scratch the pole (brass pole at Bobbi's, chrome X-pole at home).
I notice that some websites say "patent". Do they mean patent leather, or are they "faux" patent? What's the best material for shoes/boots?
If I get boots, do I need to go down a size? If I'm wearing closed in boots, can I wear socks under them (because of the "sweat" factor – LOL!)
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Hi all
Because I'm learning at Bobbi's and most of the girls wear shoes, I bought a pair of 6" clear Pleasers and have been wearing them (on and off – sometimes I'm just too tired to pole in shoes!) for about a year (maybe less), twice a week. They've now stretched, so I'm looking for my next pair/s. I really want a pair of thigh high boots, but I also am tempted by ankle boots, and I guess I "need" new shoes as well! Any suggestions/advice please?
I'm not sure about wearing boots with a zip, as I worry that would scratch the pole (brass pole at Bobbi's, chrome X-pole at home).
I notice that some websites say "patent". Do they mean patent leather, or are they "faux" patent? What's the best material for shoes/boots?
If I get boots, do I need to go down a size? If I'm wearing closed in boots, can I wear socks under them (because of the "sweat" factor – LOL!)
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The grip that Bobbi's studio uses for shoulder mount is in this video, at 3:18: http://polechampionship.com/competitors-semifinals/joanna/
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I wasn't sure what Barre3 is so I googled it. It looks similar to what I know as Xtend Barre, which I describe to people as "ballet on steroids" 😉 Barre3 has DVDs etc for sale in their shop, here: http://shop.barre3.com/ starting from $15 up.
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When I posed my original question, I didn't envisage it becoming a discussion on grammar 🙂
I have 4 American-born and raised cousins. I remember their first visit to England. Even though their father is English, they still had quite a culture shock! Both Mum and I had met them before, but they hadn't met my Dad. I had to translate some of what my Dadsaid, because he used a lot of colloquialisms, and I also learned that there are words that don't seem to occur in "American English" – such as "queue" and "bloke" 😉
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Chemgoddess1 – to answer your question regarding the blurb: "Mary will be at the gate at 4 pm to pick you up. I know you have never met Mary before, but Mary will be wearing a long purple coat and carrying a bouquet of roses. I have instructed Mary to take you directly to your hotel.", I would probably write "Mary will be at the gate at 4 pm to pick you up. I know you have never met Mary/her before, but she will be wearing a long purple coat and carrying a bouquet of roses. I have instructed her to take you directly to your hotel.", (which to my way of thinking/the way I was taught – which admittedly was many years ago and things may have changed since then! – is OK, because you have already said "Mary" so it's obvious that it is Mary you are talking about.)
AerialGypsy – I agree that not every move is for everyone, but at Bobbi's that doesn't seem to apply somehow. Everyone's expected to be able to master every move at each level – although a couple of the teachers have said that they find some moves difficult/challenging!
I've enrolled to do Intermediate 3 (again!) for a term – but only once a week, and also enrolled at another studio once a week, to give them a try. They have a much larger syllabus, so that should provide some variety and a few different challenges. I also plan to go to practice at Bobbi's on Fridays. Will see how that goes. I'm also planning to do Lyra in a couple of months, for a different kind of challenge too, and I hope to start Flex classes again at my original studio, now that my favourite instructor is back from maternity leave.
And yes, if I decide to move up a level at Bobbi's after this term, I can always move back down to a lower level if I find it too difficult (though I tend not to want to do that, as I don't like to feel I'm "giving up" as that's not in my nature!!)
corby – I was interested to see that you mentioned "she" being the cat's mother 🙂 That was what was said to us as children if we referred to someone as "she". The reponse would be "who is "she"? She's the cat's mother' (which I've never really understood!)
And yes, stepping back from something frustrating is a good idea 🙂
Juicy J – yes that's exactly my problem. I can invert to a V from the ground fairly consistently (except if I'm tired), but the aerial one is my nemesis! I make a point of coming out of the inverted V in a controlled way, as I've been told by several different instructors that you use the same muscles going into a move as coming out of it.
It probably doesn't help that I'm an older (and heavier) poler with a larger bone structure than a lot of the other students, and I see the 20-something year olds doing aerial inverted v's and shoulder mounts with the "knot grip" that Bobbi's uses, without a problem. Have to keep reminding myself that I must not compare myself with them! I plan to have a practice with some of the other grips for the shoulder mount and see how that goes, too.
Thanks again for all the help and suggestions.
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I used to have my pole smack bang in the middle of the formal lounge, but husband didn't like it in there as it was also smack bang in the middle of the TV ha ha!
It's now in the "spare" room, which has been a bit of a junk room, but I'm gradually clearing it out. It's carpeted, and I also have a crash mat. I don't mind carpet at all. There's not much room for floorwork in there though – and not a lot of pole room either really, but it's the best I can do. I bought 3 long narrow mirrors and got another couple of large square-ish mirrors from a neighbour who was getting rid of them. I've got various posters too, which I need to put up somewhere. My hoop is in there too. The room has a handy hook which holds my hoop when not in use.
A friend sent me some mirror decals which I plan to put into use once I've got the mirrors up on the wall (they are only placed around the walls, roughly in position, but still with their cardboard packing on them!
All the ceilings in this house are really low 🙁 X-pole plus one smallish extension, and that's it! About 7 or 8 feet I think (too lazy to get the tape measure out!)