Runemist34
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That's pretty cool! Um, what happens if we do floorwork (is that not allowed?) or do a spin to the floor or whatever? Is a little bit of torso acceptable?
I'm gonna give it a try!
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I wear undies with my pole shorts! However, my pole shorts are SO short that they actually look like undies, especially with my regular workout shirt.
Also, I'm not in the thong crowd, so sometimes you can tell I'm wearing undies…but that's okay, because at least they're there to keep other things a mystery!
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Oooh! They look awesome! I think there may be some places here in town that would sell them, but if not…I'll scour the internet! I always try to avoid using paypal/visa whenever possible 😉
Thanks guys! 🙂
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I like all of those! The Pance Dance would be easy for me, as normally that's how I do things, unless I'm working on the climbing. Classical music would be an interesting challenge for me! I don't know much about it, but I'm always willing to look into new genres! And 5 moves we're still trying to polish? Hmm…I think I could do that 🙂
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Never heard of them! What are they? Hopefully they aren't TOO slippery?
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Oh! Hehe, sorry Veena. I didn't know you had gone travelling! The move kind of put me out of the loop.
Unfortunately there isn't much going on in the month of May. I don't really have any other ideas! Hmmm…
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Now there's an idea. MsBKitty has it right.
Big speakers. REALLY big speakers. Drown him out, shake your thang, and get lots of other ladies to do it, too!
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Hey ladies,
I was thinking about it and reading your comments, and I can totally understand the idea of critisism being embarrassing…though I don't know that I agree.
In University, all of my writing classes are critique-heavy, and all of the critiques are public. Either in groups, or the whole class, we all share our thoughts on others' stories, and receive the same. It really helps to find some of the common themes for problems if you're getting the same comment again and again, or see if you should take something with a grain of salt.
Personally, I don't know if I would trust a lot of the comments I got during class…because a lot of them had no idea what they were talking about, or were not critiques at all.
I do agree that I would rather people not critisize me directly after a performance, though I would have liked to hear a little more about what, specifically, people liked about my Burlesque dance, rather than leaving me feel like they were just being nice, and I actually sucked.
I suppose it's always up to the individual, but I had wondered about it, anyways. The fear that we have such a "supportive" community makes me wonder if we're just going to be scared of stepping on other's toes, and we have to be PC all the time…
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I can completely understand your outrage, and I have a very difficult time abiding poor customer service like that- especially since I work in customer service myself!
However, I'm the kind of person that would take the lessons, just to spite them. Who cares if their Manager is a lying cow…I'd take the lessons, the pole, and then when I was done, I would write them a lengthy letter and personally address it to anyone running that place (you said PART owner, right? Well, then there's another person who should know about this!). I would tell them all about that experience, thank them for their time, and tell them that you wouldn't reccommend their studio to anyone else you knew.
You get your lessons and their time, they (in the end) get a measly bit of money, and that's it.
And yes, I hope this doesn't colour your idea of dancing. Poor customer service shouldn't reflect on the product…I've learned this, and I will still put up with horrible people for what I want…because you know what? If they want to be stupid and miserable, that's THEIR problem! I'm gonna get my money's worth, leave, and have a WONDERFUL day…just to spite them! Ha!
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I agree with the other two, you've got some amazing profesionalism going on, you were polite, and at least you can bridge the gap a little bit and understand where he's coming from, even if he cannot.
If he makes serious trouble for you, such as taking this space so that you can't, or tries anything else, I would start to make a bit of a problem for him; I'm sure you can always talk to the building owner, and various others, about some possible harrassment (if he does, indeed, harrass you).
Otherwise, let the guy do his thing. He'll simmer down, hopefully, or he'll move away. There isn't much you can do to change his mind, I'm guessing, so I wouldn't expend the energy. Though, I know how frustrating it can be! 😉
I wish you lots of luck in your new studio! I hope business booms for you, and everything works out great!
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Hehe, you will! Don't worry! Just takes some training, I think. Just take it slow…and remember, creativity thrives on a little bit of challenge!
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Hey! That's super awesome!
And as per your question…my understanding from other threads of the spinning/dizziness nature are that you get used to it…eventually! I know that's not terribly helpful, but I think that if you try to spread your spins out a bit, do some other things between them, then you can conquer the dizziness!
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I figured I'd e-mail them…just for fun. I told them the truth: I'm concerned about the safety of their poles. I asked them if I, a 180 pound woman, would be able to do EVERYTHING on their poles that any professional could do, including spins and inversions, and if I would be able to exert my entire body weight to pull on the pole. I also asked if I could spin BOTH ways on their spinning pole, and not have them come down!
You never know, they may have changed their tune…though I doubt it! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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Bluesioux, I know how you feel. It's like you're a feak in a normal world, and no one seems to understand what you're going through, or how they can help, or if they should. People are scary to us and it seems like we miss out on everything because we aren't some kind of social butterfly or something.
I'll say this, though: it's not your personality. It's something that you may have gotten through heredity, but it's not there for life, it doesn't have to be permanent, and you aren't broken. No one here is.
With social anxiety, I've also seen it called "Social Phobia," and there's one very good thing for phobias. It's not good to the person with the phobia, but it will get results! It's that "confront your fears" thing that people always bang on about. It seems so huge to you now, and people seem so scary, and you get all caught up in what they might be thinking, and what you look like, and how you must seem to others…but I've tried it, in my own little steps, slowly…and it has worked for me. I'm still not all the way there, yet, on the social thing…but I'm a lot better.
So you can always try stuff, just really simple stuff, to help you out. You could say "Hello," or "Thank you," to someone, like if they hold a door open for you, or look at you directly. You don't always have to do it, but when you feel strong enough to push yourself. Or, if you're on the bus, you can say Hi to the person next to you, or ask them how their day is.
It's hard, yes, but like I said…you don't have to force yourself to do it ALL the time. Just…when you feel you can. When you feel just strong enough to step a little bit out of that box. You could even get someone to go with you when you go out, so they can be a bit of a safety net.
And, as for looking for a job…it comes in time. Trust me! It really does! I've had to find jobs more than I've actually HAD a job, so I've got practice. You could rehearse your answers away from the potential jobs, if you can figure out a few of the common questions. I do it all the time, in my head. "I'm availaible all the time," or "I left that job because of school," or whatever. Sometimes I try to make it seem funny.
Like I said, it's not your personality…it's a disease in your head. You didn't decide to be this way, and you have the power to change it. Really.
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Wow, Jenn, that's awesome! I really wish I had the skills/certification to teach…and I suppose I could have, but it wasn't the right time 😉
I hope it goes great!
