RobynPoleDancer
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In heels you need to lift off the ground, you cannot jump. And you must land with precision and balance. Your core is switched on longer while you transfer from and to the ground.
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Here it is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2Y8KmOEDQI (obviously you don’t need the first part)
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It was a required element in USPDF either the last year it ran, or the year before that. Not sure what they called it
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Gosh I remember discussing this pole in 2009 when the video came out. I doubt they got much further, or sold that many since then!
There’s another video that I can only describe as LUCKY. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToNEyFIupTU -
Metholated spirits
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I’m not agreeing with the charges, they do seem high (that’s higher than if you were competing etc).
But from experience as a studio owner and event organiser, there are a number of frustrations with organising events like this.
1. Amateur dancers / students agreeing to take part, and later pulling out because they either get nervous, or don’t work on their routine enough to want to perform it (or other reasons that are equally frustrating to the organiser). If you’ve told people they are going to get a 2-hour show for their money, but then 1/3 of your amateurs drop out, you might get some disappointed audience members.
2. Students taking part, but not even inviting their boyfriend, or family or friends to come and watch them. (I DO think 10 tickets is a LOT to try and shift though!). As the organiser, I can’t advertise directly to my students’ family, I don’t have “access” to them. Surely it’s better to perform to your F&F and interested people, than for the organiser to have to advertise and sell tickets to the general (unknown) public.
[just imagine advertising “pole dancing show!!!” to the general public, what kind of people do you expect to attend?]I’m just trying to think from the other side of the coin. Because these are both problems that happen to my events, and I’ve been wondering for a while how to combat the drop-outs and expectation that even *I* have enough friends that I can invite to watch amateurs they don’t know!
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ON ON!
#Batgirl
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What position do your arms end up in once you’re inverted then Veena?
You’re either going to have to hold your arms bent and have to bring your hips up far from the pole.
Or the grip is going to have to slide/move in the bicep/underarm. Both have trouble tipping back, as you have to get the hips super high over you.Hip around in front of the pole, into your waist. Inside corner of the elbow squeezes the pole against the back of the hip. Hands low. Pole should not be on your bicep at all. Tuck up tight. Use the contact at the hip to pivot back, extending the arms – hinging at the elbow. It’s just a balance/tilt/rotation, your centre of gravity doesn’t have to go UP at all.
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I just got some new Pleasers with jewels. they are STUNNNNNING – but there is no way I’d be doing any bangs in them. Even some of the slides I do in floorwork are risky. I’m saving them for “best”. But already had 1 gem fall off, superglue at the ready!
If you want to do drags and bangs, get some plain ones. (I bought some plain clear ones at the same time just for this) -
A lesson well learned!
My toenails always look awful from all the floorwork. Either chipped or flaking, and usually some bruising on the nail bed (either from shoebangs or from wearing boots eep).
I just keep my toenails painted 99% of the time to hide the mess LOL! -
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MEAN IT
Even when your head is saying “WTF are you doing moving your hips like THAT!!?? In front of people!!!!”
Shut up head, my hips look great, I just want to show off all my womanly shapes. -
The competition climb requires much more core strength to lift the legs and stabilise the body as you leg go completely with the legs to lift up. You also put all your weight in ONE arm/shoulder at the lifting point.
Most beginner pole dancers don’t have the core or arms/shoulders to be able to do this. Without constant cueing, it’s common to see hanging out of the shoulder sockets.
So teaching a Squeeze between the lower legs to push up to get the height (not just cranking then arms), and Hands Together Arms Bent to encourage good shoulder engagement. It’s a nice EFFICIENT climb that will improve your strength.
Your foot will definitely suffer less if you get a good grip between the knees and in the back of the calf. -
Pull up slightly so your hips go back towards the pole a bit. Then unhook your top foot and aim to get your free foot as far underneath you as you can. Let go with your top hand as soon as your toe hits the ground, and use the other hand to push yourself back and onto the other foot (as if you were dismounting a handstand)
Not the neatest here, but it was the only video I could think of where I do it (1m 50)
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Have you tried “Pole Physics”? it’s a moisturiser you can use every day after showering.
Personally, I didn’t get on with it, but I know some people really like it. -
DEW POINT!
It was like an epiphany moment for me!
Spray it on at the beginning of your pole session, rub it in by rubbing your legs together, don’t get it on your hands!
In deepest dry winter I sometimes find I need to reapply a couple of times. I’m thinking of moving up from “Light” to “medium” strength this year!