[JeHanne]

Those are pretty Glitterqueen!

Wild Lotus, contact Tifanny if you want to look into what types of colors you can put over your pink shoes. You might not need a clear shoe. 

All this glitter talk is making me want a new pair! 

[JeHanne]

Thanks Olivia! I'll try it out. 🙂 

[JeHanne]

Hi Wild Lotus! I am extremely rough on my shoes and I tend to grind the front toe/base off into shreds. I use paint or markers to 'color' back on the white part of the base when I've shredded off the exterior/pigment.

So…. with the glitter heels I do not do heel slides. I handle them with extra care because they are so pretty it would hurt me to actually tear them up. I do toe drags when I walk in them and they have held up very well with that. I have used them for dancing, pole climbs and other floorwork and they are totally beautiful still. I do have to admit they are my favorites so I save them for special occasions. 

I love my glitter heels and Tiffany has always been a pleasure to work with. It is my choice to not subject them to the same demands as my non glittered shoes because I literally take parts of the base off and get a good 3-4 months wear before my shoes are trashed. 

[JeHanne]

BeccaL, this behavior is completely inappropriate and looks like a textbook example of harassment. File an incident with your HR department immediately. Also document these incidents. 

I have never heard of a grocery chain mandating that an employee is unable to take recreational dance classes. This is something you are doing on your personal time and it is not an employment situtation. Some employers mandate or prohibit additional employment or require you declare conflicts of interests etc. 

That behavior has totally crossed the line. Like Mikalis12 indicated, take photographs to document any other visible harassment. 

I am very sorry you are facing this type of discrimination, please take care of yourself and I hope it all works out for the best. Even if that means a better employer is a result. Regarding the customer… she is clearly an idiot.

[JeHanne]

Absolutely! Im a Pleasers fan so I understand! 🙂

[JeHanne]

I've been doing that climb at :30 too CapFeb lately and I love it because you can throw in a really nice body roll when moving up!

A little hard to see in this video but a tip to help with that one (for those that are practicing it and might not know) is notice how her right arm is extended high (but shoulder engaged) and her left arm has the pole against her left forearm. So the left hand is to the right of the pole and the elbow joint is to the right of the pole. You push with the left arm and pull with the right. That creates an amazing anchor to then completely pull your lower body up and make that pretty contact point between ankles and above knees! 

The options are mind boggling… and beautiful! 

[JeHanne]

Hi Sassyboots! All contributions are welcomed and we never know where our 'ah ha' moment will come from. Keep on contributing. 🙂

Hi Runemist34, yes… the Xpert tip is a toughie but what is amazing about it is it will get your body to really get a great grip with the lower body and then you can do really cool things with your climb. Maybe I should have said the outside side of the ankle has some contact… I was trying to say get as much contact on the length of the shin as possible and use that to 'push'. The push/pull and the leg grip (like in Xpert video) was really helpful for me.

There are many climb variations!

With my rear end… it would take a while for it to 'get up'… lol! If you have a really high reach with your shin yes it will be lower. My deal was I 'lingered' with it lower too long and it just wasn't pretty. I actually had an instructor run behind me once in a climb and grab my seat and push it up. Point taken!!! ha ha… I realized… huh… I need to lift my @ss up. LOL!

I love the climbing slide… I can't remember where I learned that but it isn't my idea. Still a great tip to share. 

[JeHanne]

I've had a few people like Senrysa get excited and actually want to take some classes and buy some platform heels. That is my favorite reaction of them all… joy/curiosity/enthusiasm. 🙂

[JeHanne]

Tiffany does specialty stuff. I used the contact form on her website to inquire and get a quote. I've ordered shoes and had them shipped to her and she makes them Glitter-riffic and ships them to me. I LOVE Glitter Heels and am an addict of her Gorgeous shoes!!!

[JeHanne]

I had posted a discussion post on this a while ago and I got a great tip from PegasusAerialFitness. She mentioned some Home Depot mirrors.

 

http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1v/R-202255083/h_d2/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10053&langId=-1&keyword=mirror&storeId=10051

 

I bought two of them and they have worked extremely well for me. 

[JeHanne]

Thank you so much!!! I couldn't find it on YouTube… favorited!!! I love this video and can't stop watching it.

[JeHanne]

For the initial step up I like to position my shin across the pole at a diagonal… so on my right foot leading the climb my ankle would be to the left of the pole and my knee would be to the right. That gives me a whole lotta surface area for my 'push' motion with leg. Occasionally I will do a climb where the pole is between my ankles and above the tops of my knees so I do not have the shin as the main contact point. It just depends on how I am climbing. My biggest issue when learning climbs was 1) I did not do push/pull motions (push with shin, pull with upper body) 2) I didn't use a strong grip above to top of my knee to keep my body contacted well to the pole 3) My rear end would drop down before I would lift up.

For now keep your foot bent if that helps you with contact point and the mechanics while you pretty your climb. Once you get that down… practice a climb with toes pointed down. 

Also, if your pole is short at home and you can only get one good climb in before you run out of room… release your tension to slide down a bit and then initiate your climb again after you've slid down a few feet. You can build great climbing strength this way and you don't lose contact with your pole so it sort of simulates a longer pole.

This is a really nice free tutorial from XPert called the 'Single Climb Squat'

 

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=3334107026172

Keep at it… you will do great! 

 

[JeHanne]

Oh no Trena! I tried to find it on YouTube but haven't so far. It is such a gorgeous creative video. I hope it is available for you soon.

[JeHanne]

I've had a few negative reactions here or there but I won't own other people's issues. Big ole so what if someone doesn't like it or understand my reasons. Gaining acceptance of every person in the world is not on my to do list.

I don't justify my reasons or passion. There is nothing wrong with poling regardless of the style. If people want to rock out in a thong and 7 inch platforms… go for it! If they want to do so barefoot in a sundress… that's great too!

My most insulting comment was I am "too smart to do (pause) … 'that'". That comment still makes me laugh. I told them that I am intelligent and I also love to pole and they should try it sometime.

You will find a very supportive community of pole lovers here. Have fun with it and let those haters show themselves out of your life.

[JeHanne]

I wash my hair every 4-5 days, you are not alone! I put it up when I shower/bathe so I can get my body clean but not get my hair wet. It works great for me. 🙂