PippiParnasse
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There are big benefits to learning at a studio, but it sounds like you’re asking if that will make you a more advanced dancer. Generally that is not what studios do. They are better for learning fundamentals correctly than for learning the more difficult repertoire. It’s you’re work at home and with a private instructor (if possible) that’s going to help you nail the hard stuff. (Of course there are some places that have really advanced classes, but you’re still going to have to put in the work at home!)
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Overlooking the freestyle vs. routine question for now, as I’m already planning on writing something about that when I get Internet back, your primary question was if you DO have a routine, do you concentrate on what you’re supposed to do or your artistry? As a lifelong performer, there’s a clear answer: practice your routine so much (or at least so intelligently) that when the time comes you don’t have to think about it. Then you can give 100%.
If you are underrehearsed for some reason, think of it this way: the audience will care more about your flare and personality, whereas you will care more about what specifically you did and how well you did it. Who do you want to please?
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No, but my dream is to move there one day, so maybe we’ll have to start one. 🙂
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Yes, I have a set that I use sometimes, especially if I’m working from home. I have an encroaching bunion on one foot, and I think they do the right thing for it, as after I use them a couple times when I haven’t for awhile, I can feel the guilty muscle twitch a bit. I don’t think they are enough to prevent a bunion outright, but I like knowing those muscles are getting stretched out.
I think most people who have them forget to use them (guilty), but if nothing else they make fierce toe separators for when you paint your nails!
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My experience reflects @keex‘s. When I was in college my tae kwon do teacher noticed I was hyperextending my elbows on punches, and encouraged the same micro-bend. I’d say that fixed/prevented any problems, although I learned my lesson a little too well and tend to be subconsciously paranoid about straightening my elbows all the way to this day!
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It’s a big topic, but I want to at least say that your routine will wear you out less the more you practice it. Don’t overdo it, obvs, but as the weeks go by you should find yourself less gasping for breath by the end and quicker to recover. Smile, breathe, and find ways of pacing yourself.
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Wrist pain could be any number of things. So it's hard to be of assistance there. But I did recently figure out that you can use one of those sleeves that's supposed to chill wine to ice it! Helped me a ton last time I had pain!
http://acrobaticpole.blogspot.com/2012/06/ice-pack-wine-sleeve-clever-injury.html
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I might be! I'm currently expecting a job offer (for a big serious grown-up job) but if it falls through I'll be free. Drop me an email! pippi@acrobaticpole.com
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@gummypia I noticed the same thing about push-pull with silks and pole! I had to work extra hard to train my shoulders because my silks work never really used them. Trapeze folk don’t have that problem so much, and they usually have nicer shoulders too. 🙂
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Kettlebell swings all the way!!! The difference in your body is noticeable after a short time. I also agree with bridges as described above. 🙂
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I started doing silks (and some corde lisse) in 2006, when a music project I was involved with was sharing a space with a circus school. I witnessed one of their classes during my rehearsal and was totally transfixed. So I’ve done silks on and off since then. I tend to be biceps-strong, which is good for silks because you’re always holding on! Pole is my primary apparatus by far, though.
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Haha @chemgoddess1 that’s totally true about the panty remover. You can adjust around it but it’s a surprise at first.
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Painting over them with Dermabond will keep them from getting worse and allow you to keep training. Toi toi!
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I did the online grading, mostly so I could tell my students what it was like. You can start anywhere, but they have a limit (I think like 3 months) between gradings. So if you start too low & want to tackle the next level, you’ll have to wait.
Unless something has changed, which it might have. They’re unfortunately a bit on the disorganized side.
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If you're having trouble sticking to it, try upping the ante! This website lets you blackmail yourself. I think you upload an embarrassing photo, and if you don't meet your goals, it posts it to Facebook.