PoleWarrior
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Ooh yes great idea!
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Arena pole is a fair way out of the city, but is run by the amazing Fontaine Bradbury who is a well known Aussie pole dancer. Her tricks and combinations are unique and up to date. The poles themselves are spinning 42mm and about 2.5m high.
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I think skittles has one on youtube or on her facebook page, which I found helpful.
Fonji is mostly about commitment to the trick – you have to commit to flipping over!
What I found the most helpful though was watching other peoples attempts as it put my mind at ease about what would happen if I failed the trick. Dirdy birdy has a long video showing her attempts and success. -
Ooh where can I get cera ve? Thanks so much for all the tips!
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Thanks I think I’ll try both!
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If you do change careers, please keep in mind that its OK to admit if it doesn’t work out.
I changed careers last year and spent the whole of last year miserable.I felt like I had to stick to my decision after taking such a huge plunge. It took me all that time to admit firstly to myself that I was unhappy then to everyone else.
Luckily I managed to get back into my original industry. Its a bit annoying to have on my cv, but at least I tried…
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Thats an excellent point about balance elektra thank you! Perhaps I’ll try an elbow grip to cup iron x as prep first
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Do you think its more of a commitment/momentum issue than a strength issue? I found fonji didn’t take as much strength as Ithought, but commitment to getting over the fear!
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Thats the one Krysten!
Thanks for the tip Amy. I think I do tend to drop my legs on the last swing, when I should really try to push out. I wonder if its also a timing thing? I can’t figure out when I should turn to the ceiling
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I think Felix has hyper extended legs though her whole body probably is. If you have hyper extended legs, you might need to take a bit more care stretching and strengthening. This article is quite useful: http://www.pointemagazine.com/issues/december-2011january-2012/your-best-body-beyond-hype
Do your knees hurt when they’re over splitting?
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Thanks for that! I’ll give them all a go!
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I had the same problem so I switched my cradle around to get my good split on top. The trick is to keep as horizontal in your cradle as possible while you straighten your bottom leg. You can either keep your bottom hand on the pole or you can put your hand on your straightened leg. In that position you should be able to rotate up. If you fall out, catch yourself in Scorpio. Thats probably a good way to prep the trick too
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Oh how annoying of them to rotate it like that – it looks like such a cool trick! I have seen the trick done with 1 leg hooked on though so that might be something new to try
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My instructor called this 'cuddle grip' haha! You really have to get the pole right in between your boobs and literally cuddle your arms around your body as hard as you can. For prep, you could start by letting one leg off the pole so you're in something like a butterfly with a cuddel grip.Then see how you go with both legs off.
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Iron x has a lot to do with strength and positioning. Imagine you’re lying down on the ground in an x. Rather than everything being flat on the ground, imagine that your tummy is tucked with no gap under your back and that your arms and legs are slightly raised. On the pole, Jenyne butterfly taught us to get into an extended butterfly with a twisted grip. Lower your free leg down towards the pole as if you’re going down into a center split on pole but don’t place your ankle on. Instead let it hover there and slowly release your top foot. For strengthening, you could always try lowering down slowly from a handspring or aysha.