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Thank you both so much for the advice! Yes, I'll need to focus on keeping it very simple so everyone can participate… its already a complicated situation, and I know I wont be able to assess everyone properly… lets hope I can still make it fun even without alcohol… 🙂
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Hi! I have scoliosis also and thats not a problem, if anything, pole dancing actually helped improve my posture. about the muscle, well.. I understand your concern, I'm very tall and big bonned,.my arms, shoulders and upper back got a lot bigger, so much I had to replace most my tight t-shirts and jackets, still I never looked better! Sure, muscle doesnt appeal to everyone, but only matters how you feel about it.
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I consider myself more of a pole trickster instead of a pole dancer but I think I understand your question. trying to combine music with tricks and dance used to be a nightmare. Im not a natural dancer, dancing was just another trick for me, so I was always analyzing every movement to fit the rythim… the results were far from good… so finally I learned not to over think it.
First you need to be confortable with what you are doing, its dificult to look graceful when you are still struggling to perform the move/spin. Moves like climbs dont have to be performed during "less" exciting moments in a song, you can dance your way up the pole as you can use pauses in the music to hold poses or exagerate them. It's more a feeling not an equation.
of course thats easier said than done… takes a lot of practice when you dont have it naturally. just dance to a song that drives you, dont think about where are you going to perform what, just let it happen. some things will work well, others may not so much at first, and there's where practice and analysing come in to fix the little things. happy poling 🙂
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A friend sent me this, great songs for pole 😉
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Thank you! I tried to do the best I could with what I had, always room for improvement in time 🙂 @emotioncatcher: yes! I used to teach at home, not much changed, but its good to have a space dedicated just for that. 🙂
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thanks for the tips! I've never put on a fake eyelash in my life, now at least I know how to do it 😉
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remi, remi layback, remi extreme by order of increase pain..
knee hold, specially the open knees variation
no hands cradle
embow grip shoulder mount/dismount and all the embraces (elbow grip aysha dont bother me at all)
last but not least, no hands superman aka superpain (indeed…!)
I eventually got over the pain from superman, marley and scorpio, but i still remember quite well how hard it was… supose with enough practice the others will stop hurting as well…
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I used to be an obese child (weighted almost as much at 8y old as I do now) I grew out of it.. .literally.. and went through an eating disorder on my late teens. Didnt do any exercise for 10y before I started pole dancing (and not much before that either to be honest). so… I was just skin and bone, no muscle at all! I stuggled to lift a 10kg bag of dog food! It was hard at first.. not going to lie, very very hard, but worth it. I started seeing small results after just a month and so far I've gained over 5kg (even though I look skinnier than before). My advice, dont give up! If you already had the strenght to loose that much weight I think you will get the body you aspire, just be prepared to work really hard for it! Happy poling 🙂
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I've only had the oportunity to learn from a couple pole stars, but Zoraya totally changed they way I pole and think about pole dancing. I dare say she's also responsable for my desire to start teaching.
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wait until you try the remi extreme 😉
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Same here.. I would never had bought a pole and join this community if it wasn't for her. Hope she's ok…
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yes, initially. to make the "turn" you need to step forward, behond the pole and lift in order to have enough space to open the move and return back to the other side. hard to explain better in my poor english sorry… also its not an easy move, takes some strength and a great deal of ballance… lots of practice 🙂
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you and me both sarah… 🙁
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it looks like you are lifting to the side. You need to lift forward in order to be able to push back in a 180º to the oposite side of the pole as you descend.
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a good question, often wondered about that. I also hook with the sole of my foot. not quite like moonflower, but not with the ankle either. i can do both ways now, but I hate it because its painful (bony ankles) and dont feel like it gives me enough support.
I dont see myself competing anytime soon, if ever, but would it be a problem? and as a teacher, should i work on always hooking with the ankle to set an exemple and avoid students to pick up on my "kirks"?