PolarGirl
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On my day 14: elbowstand pull-up!
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Day 13: aerial body waves
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I’m on day 11: leg show! Really trying hard to keep up with the beat here and also keep good strong form. This was a workout!
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Day 10: Basic plank 🙂
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Here’s my Day 9: Scissor climb!
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What shoog said. They have about a dozen different colors and are good quality.
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Here is my Day 8, the tuck invert. I tried to go as slow and controlled as possible. I am still one day ahead. I thought March 31 was April 1st, whoops. I hope that isn’t confusing other people that I’m posting day 8 on day 7 and on and on, every day.
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You can see a tiny sliver of light on my right vertical split…and I look pretty uncomfortable there, which is weird because I’ve always been way closer to my right vertical split than any other. I hadn’t done any flexibility training in a couple of weeks and then last night after my strength training session and some stretching I just knew tonight was the night. I dropped down into my normal end range for middle split and then was like, hmmm, I think I can just sit down. And I did! I rolled back and forth to make sure I was actually in a middle split and I was! So then I thought, I’m gonna get my vertical split tonight too. So I tried my bad side first…and I got that too! It seriously just happened one day after lots of trying and feeling like it never would. So excited and motivated!!!
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Ummmm…so…last night THIS happened:
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Day 6 of SV April Challenge: Basic Invert!
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Well, the questions themselves introduce bias because the survey is structured around negative perceptions. The introductory questions even, for example, were not positive things. The survey could just as well have asked how strongly I agree with the following: “I am an extremely thoughtful person”, or, “I am a productive member of society”, or, “I make good choices for myself”…you get the point. From the get-go the underlying assumption is that pole dancers exhibit poor decision-making skills or are thoughtless. My point is, why not present the positive side of whatever you’re trying to measure and let people disagree with the statements? Surely you catch my point about the wording of the questions. I think a far, FAR more interesting study would be to construct a second survey using the same questions in the inverse…so questions that are entirely positive, as I mention above (you had a couple, such as, “I think pole dancing is empowering”) – and let people DISAGREE if they have negative stereotypes – and then compare the results of the two. As a Sociology student you must know that the way you word questions dramatically affects the responses you will receive. I just do not feel that your questions did not introduce bias – even while I realize that you yourself do not have a negative attitude about pole.
Very thought provoking, thank you.
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On a side note, I suspect the student investigator might actually be a pole enthusiast, given that she chose this topic. I have a minor in Soc, which by no means makes me an expert, but I do understand how difficult it can be to come up with survey questions that actually measure what you’re trying to measure – and moreover, to get a professor (who probably doesn’t Have a very nuanced view of pole dancing) on board with where you are trying to go with it.
I reacted strongly because I have very strong opinions about the topic based on my own experiences.
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Tropical, I agree. I completed the survey. It was excruciating. I felt like the survey itself was shaming me for my pole participation. Can you believe those intro questions meant to identify risky/impulsive behaviors!? One was something along the lines of, “I do things I know are bad for me because they’re fun.” What. The. Hell. And that’s not even the worst of it.
This survey has some major built in biases in the questions that are asked and definitions that are (or aren’t) given. This is the nature of Sociology. How can you say grace and strength and sexiness are mutually exclusive? Ever met a man (or woman) who was attracted to strong women? (Or vice versa?) Don’t think grace and ease of movement are sexy? Get your head checked. What is “sexy” then, exactly? Some people think shyness and subtlety are sexy rather than overt advances. Can women ever win? We will be accused of being “sexy” no matter how hard we try to cover overselves up and hide ourselves. HELLO!! Sexuality is a part of life and a part of every individual. Get over it! I wrote about how women taking back pole dancing for themselves is a wildly feminist act, and so is expressing sexuality in a way that isn’t intended to gratify men. But just because a movement isn’t overtly sexual doesn’t make it not sexy. My mind is exploding by the stupidity of the assumptions at play here.
Unbelievable! By the way, I think you (Venners) are all sexy! I admire your strength (inner and outer) and courage at taking this pole journey despite all the people out there throwing stones and hunting witches. Pole on.
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@Allyson Kendal – ahhh. I didn’t even realize my IG was set to private? I know I had it set to public. I changed it. Also, I guess I’m so new to IG I have no idea how to accept people as followers. I will definitely figure it out and accept you! I followed you by the way. It seems like we are working on a lot of the same level stuff right now 🙂
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Still one day ahead … Day 4: “the switch”!
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I love this challenge. Super motivating! I’ve been all over the pole/floor today 🙂