[MilienElayne]

Yep, my kids can so pole if they want to!

I just really am dying to know WHO is the chick in the footage doing the AMAZING beautiful slow climbs and strength moves as easy as breathing? Whoever she is (and I should probably know?), she’s my new idol.

[MilienElayne]

Do you prefer a certain type of pole to work with as well? Each different school and each studio within the school (some have 4 or more studios and are franchises) may have different finishes and widths, and some have either static or spinning, or both.

[MilienElayne]

vickiezoo, is it possible to have a link for that? I want to see a pic with what’s going on with the top foot. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

[MilienElayne]

It looks like her shoulder is on the pole too. Isn’t an aysha normally with the head behind the pole with the body? Maybe she lowers her shoulder into the pole from elbow grip aysha? Now I want to do it too https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[MilienElayne]

Ah, so this one takes lots of time and dedication to train slowly… I’m too used to trying for a session and either nailing (then needing to smooth it out later) or not nailing a trick (not ready or not the right technique) by the end of it… This gradual progress thing for one single trick is weird to me. Healthy, good, and probably normal, but weird https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif. It’s like splits stretching (takes time, can’t push it hard)!

Tips here are awesome! I’m going to sit and think about this and make a plan to get it in a safe and healthy way. Thankyou Steph, Veena, and midkid81 https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

[MilienElayne]

https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif Hooray! Poley goodness https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

[MilienElayne]

Looks like a copy paste typo error? Send them an email and find out? X Poles are only plated in whatever material they’re finished in. ‘True’ brass poles (like at Bobbi’s Pole Studio aka where Felix Cane trained) have the pole section made entirely of brass and are crazy heavy and expensive. At least, that’s what I’ve been told?

[MilienElayne]

Here’s a Brass X Pole! Available online in Australia https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
http://xpole.cart.net.au/details/2883313.html

For the XPERT:

Chrome: $450AUD
Titanium: $550AUD
Brass: $650AUD

On the US site, there’s only a $30USD difference between Chrome and Titanium, so about the same extra for Brass? No real idea, though.

Just chiming in with the brass excitement! Wish I could afford a second x-pole right now!!!

[MilienElayne]

I’m the same. I can kick into it (but not do anything with it from there) and I can lower into it from TG extended butterfly (to straight edge to aysha or I practice Iron X from there) and from CAR… but I can’t get the lift technique… yet.

Blondebird (https://www.studioveena.com/blondebird) does the most slow amazing TG lifts (from floor and aerial)!

[MilienElayne]

At about 3.17 I do a chinese forward grip shouldermount to tammy, to figurehead to aerial chinese forward grip shouldermount for ya: http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4934 . Hope that’s helpful? It may be possible for superman, but I couldn’t do it.

[MilienElayne]

Nice link! Thanks https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif Alethea… AMAZING!

I was using Jade to describe that it incorporates an upward facing split.It looks like the initial set up is the same – gemini, leg around to hold at the hip, hand(s) grab front ankle… then it changes when you grab the pole with your inside hand and lower. Body seems more downward to start than horizontal too. I need to stretch more because, like Jade, it’s going to be on my crap side split. Boo! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif

[MilienElayne]

There’s probably an explanation for the lack of response, like technical difficulties with email/website, very busy time at the moment…or maybe slightly incompetent reception staff? Call them during business hours to catch someone live. Or go in during business hours and speak to someone in person.

[MilienElayne]

I have a vid of me learning aerial SM climbs (figurehead and superman): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DidKsNdVUI . I do use cupped grip though… but it should be possible from both these, I think. Must try…

Been meaning to take a vid of me doing them on a taller pole. Much smoother now… heh heh.

[MilienElayne]

At my studio they call the first a kneehold, same with the no hands version and same with the knee on the pole version… It’s also very similar to Shooting Star on Wikipole.

[MilienElayne]

Pain has subsided a lot, ladies!!! I’ve done it in 4 or 5 sessions now (on spin mode, at home and in class freestyle time) and I can go straight into it and worked out a better exit… and it no longer burns sooooooo bad I feel like I have sunburn for 12 hours. I think it’s more positioning and doing it properly than getting over the burn. Might get a vid of the improvement this weekend and might try it static … eek https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif