KuriKat
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I saw a Groupon deal to try out the Level 1 class at a local studio and I thought it would be fun and make me feel sexy and cool to try pole dancing. At that time I had no idea about all the interesting tricks that could be done on the pole.
I keep going because there's always a new challenge: at the same time I master one thing, I have five new tricks that I'm working on to get right and the feeling of accomplishement when I master a trick is always a high. 🙂
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Ha!
After 2.5 weeks on vacation and not poling, I’m bruise free. (I’d been practicing so many moves that require climbing before that that I had whole lines of bruises up and down my legs before I left.) Now, I’m a touch worried the time off will make me desensitized to pole burn and everything will hurt again at my Monday class!
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I have the Pleasers lucite heels and I got a size larger than I typically wear as I always find that higher heels have less toe room for me than lower heels and sport shoes. The larger size fit perfectly and was really comfortable to dance in. So I’d go a size larger than what you’d typically buy for moderate heels.
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Honestly, I'd just review my Gayle Rubin and Avedon Carol and out-feminist-theory anyone who wants to talk about pole as a symbol of oppression. (But I come from a fairly academic feminist background, and the schools I attended included a fairly strong tradition of sex-positive feminism so that's where I'm most comfortable often.) Are is way to fluid to be boxed in like it sounds your colleagues are doing there.
I've often posted videos of particularly athletic pole performances on Facebook, as well as Chinese pole and Indian pole gymnastics (typically performed by men) to showcase the athleticism in pole dance. I like both the sexy and artistics parts of the sport and the wonder I get from seeing someone do a particularly difficult pole trick (and the elation I get when I master one I couldn't do before!)
Thanks for the Polestory link, Layla, I think I'll spend a lot of time reading there now. 🙂
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Yeah, UPS brokerage fees are insane. I once was charged with a brokerage fee that was higher than the total original price and shipping when I picked up a pair of shoes from a UPS depot. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif A lot of merchants aren't even aware that they do that, so I always tell US companies, Etsy sellers etc what happens when their products go across the border with UPS.
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Ack! I guess I can't use html here. Retrying the link. http://www.keepyourgripchallenge.ca/
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I haven't tried it yet myself, but my boyfriend just let me know about <a href="http://www.keepyourgripchallenge.ca/">this stuff</a> (which is I guess also a vaseline product. I'm curious about the claims that you'll still have awesome grip for bodyweight manuevers (one of the videos has a guy doing what looks like pole dance to me, but I think the pole used in the video is covered with sport tape). I might try it before a poleflow workout (wouldn't risk it during a class – slippery hands just ruins a class for me) and see how I'm affected.
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I do lessons 2 times a week and attend group "Poleflow" workouts and practises for another 2 times, mostly because I don't have a pole at home and don't intend to get one until after a long-planned move. Other, more workouty stuff like flexibility training and cardio and what not I can do at home or at my gym.
I'm pretty sure I'll continue with group lessons after I get a pole at home, though because I find it really invaluable to get form corrections immediately as I'm learning new spins and holds. A lot of the time you can't realize what your posture is doing while in the midst of a spin. Plus, I like meeting new people and the sense of community that I get from the classes. 🙂
Looking forward to signing up for the Veena lessons once I've moved and got my home pole, though. 🙂
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Thanks for all the replies. I've been wavering for the past little while between the Xpoles and the brass poles that Aradia sells. The advantage of the Aradia poles would be primarily grip, but as you say, maybe mastering grip on the Xpoles means that everything else will seem easy in comparison.
