Kyrsten
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I found a new transition out of ballerina (twisted) today — I'll post a video, it's pretty neat!
While we're here, for the advanced ballerina/eagle… I can hold the pose off the pole, but I'm having problems translating it to the pole… any advice? Is it supposed to be done from a twisted or non-twisted ballerina?
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Also, you can bring your legs back in and kind of sit down into a ball pose, or even go for a bomb drop/sad girl drop.
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You reeeeally have to crouch down and around for the ballerina, then straighten back up to get the grip up higher in your armpit. It helps a lot to use your hands to move yourself into position.
Flagpole hold/half flag is a good transition out of ballerina… just bring your legs back in, change your hand position, and extend the legs.
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You reeeeally have to crouch down and around for the ballerina, then straighten back up to get the grip up higher in your armpit. It helps a lot to use your hands to move yourself into position.
Flagpole hold/half flag is a good transition out of ballerina… just bring your legs back in, change your hand position, and extend the legs.
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What chem said…. let the bottom hand slide down and push out with it.
You can handspring into a butterfly too… it feels similar to cradle to butterfly, just skip the cradle spin and kick your leg right up there. A lot of girls seem to find it easier for some reason.
I like butterfly into jade or a hip hold, it looks really dramatic if you can get it smooth by dropping the bottom hand and swinging the hanging lang around. Caterpillar is another one.
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No real background for me either… I did cheerleading, gymnastics, ballet and figure skating as a child but none for very long. No sports or any exercise at all in high school or college.
I picked up pole 8 months ago. I was in alright shape as I had started working out a few months prior to that (just running and some pilates) and I used to work a pretty physically intense job. I could do maybe 5-8 pushups before starting pole?
I've always taken naturally to gymnastic type things so a lot of the strength/trick type stuff has come relatively quick to me but I suuuuck at dancing and my flow is awful. I'm not very graceful lol.
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How tall is it? I've been entertaining the idea of buying a stage for summer so I can pole outside since my basement pole is sooooo short…
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I think it's hilarious that some people think spin is "cheating", it's so much harder (generally speaking). I try to work everything on both static and spin, but the really difficult stuff I try to master on static first before moving on.
It's definitely worth it to have both– I like spin for a more graceful routine, and static for more aggressive stuff. Plus a lot of poses have a "good angle" (cocoon, flatline scorpio, allegra… etc) and performing them on spin looks a lot better than trying to get the perfect angle on static, especially if you have an audience in multiple directions.
They need to invent a remote control that will lock/unlock the pole for you mid routine LOL
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I refuse to wear ugly compression sports bras LOL so maybe I can help.
I like Victoria's Secret VSX bras from their sports line, and the PINK yoga bras are really nice as well (I recommend handwashing all VS stuff though). They're not compressing/flattening like other sports bras are (some are even push up) and they have a lot of cute designs.
I have the Bad Kitty spiderback top which is fantastic as well, though it runs quite small. Haven't tried the others from the line but I'm sure they're nice.
Aerie (by American Eagle) makes some cute sports bras too, and bralettes (I can get away with poling in them, but they may not be supportive enough for larger busted women).
Haven't tried the Mika bras but I have the shorts and I love them. Their tops are really cute though!
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The Scorpio in your album looks good to me, especially in the second shot in the white shirt. If you don't feel secure in it, a few suggestions:
– Wear a tank top or sports bra… I think scorpio can be a bit tricky in a t-shirt if you're not totally comfortable with it because there is underarm/back grip, not just leg and stomach. I relied heavily on that grip when I first learned leg hangs!
– Let your body drop andand let it straighten out the leg like in the second shot…. it makes it look prettier and gives you a little more skin contact. I think of gemini as a leg hook and scorpio as more of a leg hang, if you get what I mean? Like, the leg shouldn't be as hooked in a scorpio as it is in a gemini.
– If you can, try getting into it different ways (from a crucifix, a chopper/V, from gemini, from hip hold, etc).
Also, if you're having problems gripping with your legs in general, make sure your pole is warm and your skin is not too dry.
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I think 6-7" is about the standard heel height on most dance shoes. The higher they are the better your legs look https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
As for the comfort/ease of movement, it's less about height than it is about the design of the shoe in my opinion, as others have said. I do think platforms with thicker heels are generally the best on your feet, but I feel like an elephant clomping around in them. They're so.. clunky? I personally prefer a very small platform and a shorter, stiletto heel (4-5") for dancing and I find them easiest to work with. A lightweight shoe!
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Got cut off… Anyway, I need iTac on my skin to grip on chrome most of the time. Im fine on other finishes. Stainless is my favourite and it’s generally agreed to be the slickest, so it can also just depend on your personal chemistry.
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I can’t add anything that hasn’t been recommended already… Corn huskers works wonders for me though.
I will say that I hate the chrome x-pole and need a lot of grip aid to work with it. I am totally fine on stainless poles and powder poles but chrome and I are not friends unless I ap
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I also remember watching this video when learning to shoulder mount, she shows most of the grips described here (some named differently, but still)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7N4RDL23Ex4
Looks like cup grip, forward/Chinese/double thumbs up, Veena grip, claw grip, twisted grip
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The forward/Chinese grip I described is the one in the video Elektra linked. I really don't know the technical name for it, I usualyly just call it a forward grip but I've seen it called a Chinese grip. You can see me do a whole bunch of them here at :25 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXZp-MWXN-s
So.. is that a Chinese grip or not? LOL. I just have a miniature heart attack every time I see someone doing cup grip, I don't know. Not for me.
Generally I use that grip if I'm mounting up and the Veena grip if I'm dismounting.
