OopseyDaisey
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I think most of us are in agreement that the question shouldn’t be whether or not someone can compete, just what category: professional or amateur.
A competition could easily say the requirement for the professional level is defined as receiving payment for any of these activities: teaching, performing–specifically on the pole, not just any dance style, and/or for winning a pole-specific competition. -
Just a thought, but if we didn’t make this art form into a competition, and just had performances (where you could still challenge yourself to hit a higher level), wouldn’t this resolve itself? I know, I know…people like to “win”, and more and more studios like to advertise their “winning stats”, so I guess the competitions aren’t going away.
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Ok, putting former gymnasts and ballerinas down is no better than preventing exotic dancers from competing. That just adds to the “us vs them” environment. I’ve heard a former exotic dancer say no one except strippers should teach pole…that’s not right (or nice).
I can see requiring an exotic dancer to compete in the professional level if and ONLY if she competed in a club’s pole-focused competition and was paid. Other than that, she’s should be able to compete–and in whatever category fits.
Seems like a lot more tolerance is needed in the pole world. Live and let live. -
Byrdgrrl is right…you should be arching so that you are going chest first (feet should be behind you and not under you because you are leanig into the arch) and then landing in that arch so that you are looking up at the ceiling and the bottom of the hammock is across your back where your bra line would be. That arch keeps you from landing forward on the armpits. Good luck!
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I do this…one of my friends showed it to me after she saw it in a video. Can’t remember whose video it was, but if I remember, I’ll ask her.
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You are welcome! I’ve seen it done with up to five people on one…crazy!! I would love to take a stab at that, cause I think I would feel like a pirate in a big fight scene on a ship lol!!!
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If you want to google more cool vids, this is usually called Danish pole. 🙂
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I teach there on Sundays @ 4:30. It’s a residents only class, but if you are available, you can still join in the fun.
Rock climbing uses the same forearm muscles even though the hands are gripping differently. Cycling uses the same hand squeeze. Not diagnosing, but I would guess (not having see you climb) that maybe you aren’t using your abs, back (ie pulling down with your lats), and legs enough and your arms aren’t quite strong enough to do it without the rest of the body
helping, so it all falls on the hands to do the work. When we invert, the back and abs do a lot of the work, so the hands really shouldn’t be bearing all the weight in a climb or invert. Again, this is all a guess since I haven’t seen you climb. -
Ugh! Sorry about the triple post! It seems to happen only when I post from my phone. I really don’t need to see myself “in print” that much!
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Hope to see you at TCH! If your hands hurt, you could try strengthening them with grip trainers, squeeze balls, or working on aerial silks (the best training for grip and forearm endurance in my humble opinion.) Rock climbers and competitive cyclists have similar issues, so you might also google for their recommendations. Good luck!
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Hope to see you at TCH! If your hands hurt, you could try strengthening them with grip trainers, squeeze balls, or working on aerial silks (the best training for grip and forearm endurance in my humble opinion.) Rock climbers and competitive cyclists have similar issues, so you might also google for their recommendations. Good luck!
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Hope to see you at TCH! If your hands hurt, you could try strengthening them with grip trainers, squeeze balls, or working on aerial silks (the best training for grip and forearm endurance in my humble opinion.) Rock climbers and competitive cyclists have similar issues, so you might also google for their recommendations. Good luck!
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Sorry for the triple post! Dunno what happened!
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I recently attended a competition where many people were very polite but enthusiastic; however one school in particular started screaming for their dancers (& their dancers only) to the point I couldn’t hear the music. Unfortunately, that started a trend with other schools screaming as though the cheering was part of the competition. Of course, the competitors who weren’t from big schools or were from farther away had fewer people to cheer for them, so it was sad. I think competitions can definitely have more cheering than a theatrical performance, but please…cheer for all or cheer for none, and please be considerate of those sitting around you. IMHO 🙂
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I recently attended a competition where many people were very polite but enthusiastic; however one school in particular started screaming for their dancers (& their dancers only) to the point I couldn’t hear the music. Unfortunately, that started a trend with other schools screaming as though the cheering was part of the competition. Of course, the competitors who weren’t from big schools or were from farther away had fewer people to cheer for them, so it was sad. I think competitions can definitely have more cheering than a theatrical performance, but please…cheer for all or cheer for none, and please be considerate of those sitting around you. IMHO 🙂