Kira
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I agree with everyone, I don't have much to add but I just wanted to lend my support to you 🙂 Know how rubbish it can make you feel when you can't help but compare yourself against someone – I'm doing that right now, I get really jealous and upset when I have to compete against trained dancers/ballerinas/gymnasts, I feel like a right rookie. But shrug it off, stick to your strengths, you'll get there! :)))
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even if she can't pole dance she could've done some cool floor holds or make it look less…awkward. Strut about or something. The guy on the left looks like he's trying not to laugh haha. She's a Swedish singer, she won some kind of singing competition, I guess she was making a 'guest' appearance because battle of the pole is (usually) a really good pole event!!
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pole jams are the BEST! it's just a get together and you practice whatever you want – or not! sometimes I stand about just chatting to others for upto half an hour haha. You always make a new friend at pole jams 😀
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ooh I like this thread! Loving everyone's body art 🙂 I also LOVE tattoos on the feet!! I have a rather disjointed back tattoo but I can't see it so it doesn't bother me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif my favourite is my little owl that I call Archimedes hahaha
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yeah it works! 😀 … though i'm not sure how often i will use it because of the smell… i stank out the studio today just using a little and it's hard to feel confident when you smell of chips lol but yeah it does the trick!!
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Hi Nicki, I only know of a couple of pole studios. Think you may know Amber Ray? She teaches at Milan pole dance studio and I heard that's good…
In London there's Elena Gibson, think her studio is just called Pole Dance School or something? In Paris there's Laurence Hilsum, not sure if she owns a studio or teaches at a school there but she's worth learning from!
I'm in Manchester and we have pole jams twice a week, my teacher's Karen Chaundy. It would be cool to meet you!!
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I agree about Bobbi's, I went there for a year and only ever did 2 courses but I was there about 3 or 4 times a week doing their practice times – it's the BEST! The courses are the best, the teachers are best in the world but if you can't afford the classes practice time is as good if you just wanna do your own thing. It used to be $10 or so for 2 hrs with no instructor but I think it's been extended now, think it's from 2pm – 5pm. I met all my pole friends there, there's a guy called Andre that's always there and he's the nicest guy everrrrr and really really good 😛 so jealous of you lol
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@eva, I had the same problem. I found distilled white vinegar but in the label it said it was distilled malt vinegar, the colour of it was just colourless/white and I got all confused and didn't buy it…
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I'm having the exact same problem! there's been no change in pole training/strength training, only upped my stretching to 3 times a week around an hour or more each time. I've never had a problem getting into my left splits, right splits was ok and i was reeeeally close to getting my stomach/chest to the floor in the middle straddle splits but now I can hardly get down in my left splits!! I seemed to have taken a big step back in my flexibility and that in the space of a week or so, it's annoying and upsetting. I thought stretching more would help!!
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oh my! you have sooo much attitude and confidence in your performances, i love it!! you're a natural performer and because of that I'm jealous lol don't get down that you didn't win, just keep doing what you do because you're great at it 🙂 my favourite was the pole diva video
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is it more for cleaning the pole or putting on your hands? I'm very intruiged to see how others get along before I 'splash' out on a bottle of white vinegar lol
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Hi Be,
Think it's a phase that a lot of polers go through, though I scoffed at the idea that I would ever get bored of pole but I went through a phase like that the other month where I was fed up with it, had no motivation or interest in learning new moves and just pretty much 'blah' with it.
I'm now back into it again, mainly because I made myself enter a competition so I have something to work towards and then we had Alethea come and teach and she was really inspiring. Anyway, what I am saying is that the lack of motivation spell will end eventually. If you feel like you need a break from pole, take a break! There's no point in doing something you don't enjoy.
Don't get disheartened if you forgot some moves or you lost a little strength, all that comes back pretty quick (once you learn it you can't forget it!) and don't focus so much on achieving a move or feel like you're being forced to practice. Take it at your own pace, maybe put your favourite song on and just freestyle to it. Let yourself loosen up and don't worry about it 🙂
Hope you feel better about it soon!
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Everyone's name is so nice! haha I want to use Quinn as mine because I really like the character Harlequin from Batman but someone already had Harley and (at the time) I didn't know anyone that had Quinn. Then I found someone else had chosen it too, which isn't such a suprise, but I wanted something special haha. Others on my list were Sephira and Jasmine..
See I try to choose something related to stuff I really like – like I love birds(especially owls) and trawled through species names but nothing sounded much like a stage name haha. I've kind of given up finding a stage name but if you get it right it adds so much to your performance (I think).
Some cool stage names i've heard are Felix (duh), Roxy, Cleo, Chilli, Daisy, Rocket, Bunni, Ryder, Harley, Sapphire, Shimmy, Missy etc.etc. think you just go through words and find something that fits your personality!!
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just being nosy – what club are you having your lessons in??
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45 all the way! even better for me is 38… but I can't find anywhere near me that have 38s… I have small hands and find gripping on the 50 hard and frustrating at the best of times but it is a standard pole size used in competitions and most studios around here use them so I have no choice 🙁 I personally find it easier to do most tricks on the 45 and it gives me more confidence to try new tricks without having to worry about grip problems etc. The only thing I like 50 for is that it's a little more forgiving on my legs in terms of pain but I think a lot of the nerves in my legs have long since gone after learning some pole tricks lol
