Prncsopowr
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I know this sounds bizarre, but I use a product called Ocean Salt made by Lush Cosmetics. It is a face and body wash that has ocean salt in it. The natural ocean salt along with the lime in it help to naturally remove some of the oils from my hands to dry them out. So basically I use it to wash my face in the morning that I am going to be going to pole class. Not only do my hands become a bit dryer, but my face is exfoliated too!
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As a ballerina, I use a lot of this kind of rosin. I am consistently putting it on my new pointe shoes and sometimes even my old pointe shoes depending on what I am trying to do and if the little kids have been doing a lot of butt scooting on the wood floor. First off, Bunheads rosin does not come in a powder form (its crystals) – you have to crush it with your pointe shoe to make it into a powder, so this in itself does not lend itself to pole dancing. I would also be incredibly concerned with getting it off of the pole – when I put fresh rosin on my pointe shoes and then do a passe’, the rosin then gets on my tights – it transfers to other surfaces easily, but doesn’t always wash off so easily. Even after wearing my pointe shoes until I break the box or shank, the rosin I put on at the beginning is still there (I just checked a few pairs of shoes https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif ) – this is normally about 25 hours of dancing on wood and marley surfaces. My other concern with using rosin on the pole is similar to what someone else mentioned – that it really has a lot of stick – if I have too much rosin on my shoes, I squeak, I stick, I basically just make my life waaaay too hard. Yeah, so all in all, I think I would probably avoid using rosin on a pole, now if you want to take up ballet….
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I have used Prncsopowr forever! Basically, when I was picking an AIM name years ago, Princess of Power was taken so I took out most of the vowels to get Prncsopowr. My real name is Shira and growing up I was consistently made fun of due to She-ra, the cartoon (He-man’s sister). I decided later on in life to just embrace it. At my ballet performance the other day, my little brother even started yelling it! Some of my friends even call me POP.
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Welcome! I have been poling at PP since they opened last year! Have fun and enjoy all of the teachers https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif Each one of them has a unique style and you can learn a lot from each of them. Most of all, have fun!
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Another idea is just going to play at your neighborhood playground. There are lots of poles there!! Just think back to what you used to do as a kid including the monkey bars, climbing up the slide and just basic climbing up their poles! It is a free place to practice and build up strength. Besides, we can all use a little time to go back to your childhood!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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You are completely normal!! The level one pole class at my studio doesn’t go off the floor at all – not even fireman spins. They start with just building up upper body strength and a spin like the catch spin. The whole point is to get you used to the pole and comfortable with it while beginning to build strength to prevent injury. Climbs aren’t introduced until level 2-3 (stress on the level three part). Keep at it and keep gaining strength! You will get there but it takes time https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I like no stamp, slanted text https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Neat design!!! I love how the "clothing" pops!
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I use Dry Hands and love it! I sometimes need to apply a little more, but I tend to start with just a couple drops and add more as needed. It doesn’t leave any residue on the pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I use the X-Pole at my studio and thanks for your feedback. I know everyone raves about their X-Poles, I think my concerns are more directly related to the new pole. If I could get the regular one, I would! But sadly, there are a lot of negative comments about the new "revamped" pole.
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Love love love the poster picture!!!
Out of pure curiosity, what kind of pointe shoes are those? They look gorgeous on her feet!
I want to figure out a way to combine my love of ballet with pole dancing and do a routine using my pointe shoes….but that will need to wait a little while until I get stronger on the pole.
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I know I want the 50mm Chrome – that was the easy decision https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif I simply asked my instructors what they recommended – so easy decision. I am just nervous about spending $350 – 400 on something that may break quickly.
