Sassafrassle
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It's one of Anastasia Skukhtorova's signature moves (and it's her in that pic in fact) so have a scout round some of her youtube clips for a way to get into it:)
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It's one of Anastasia Skukhtorova's signature moves (and it's her in that pic in fact) so have a scout round some of her youtube clips for a way to get into it:)
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I can't offer any helpful advice but this move has recently come to my attention in a couple of youtube clips and I think it looks AMAZING!
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Practising a complete deadlift into invert from the floor (ie no kicking/momentum etc) is probably the best way to start working towards it because this is how you'd do it from the pole.
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I seem to almost exclusively use the youtubes for pole related stuff – all my fav vids and subscriptions are of/to pole peeps!
I have 3 vids up under the username Sassafrassle and they are all of performances I've done (one's only partial though). I felt quite proud of my latest one but noone else seems to like it nearly as much as I do! Oh well…at least it means I have avoided the haters who seem determined to dump on people…
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It does sound they screwed you round but I have to add that there are silver titanium out there (because I have one) but I don't think they're available everywhere. I totally understand you not wanting to do lessons there after having such a bad experience!
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argh how much do I want to see all those routines!!
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We get squeaks all the time on our pole! I was trying out a reverse caterpillar for the first time the other night and it was like "push arms, roll body, move legs SQUEAAAAKKKKKKK". One of the girls asked what I was doing to the poor pole ;p
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Gemini and scorpio? How ’bout Ginger and Freddie (after ginger rogers and fred astaire but also a play on the colour:))?
My best friend when I was growing up was called Aiyesha (a-ee-sha) so I always pronounced Ayesha the same way
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Heh heh I watch so much on the youtubes then go to class and say “and you start off like this and then somehow magically end up like this!”. I really need to get me some of that pole magic!!;)
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As a runner, foam rollers get to be both your best friend and your worst enemy, especially on the old IT band! I use them. On my legs all the time and have only recently started using them on back and shoulders. I know at least for the legs, a lot of people roll back and forth over the tight spots but I found out at a running seminar that I went to that it’s actually better to slowly roll till you find a sore spot then actually sit on that spot till it releases because going back and forth over it can actually aggravate it sometimes. Think of it like a pressure point kind of massage – if it were a masseur/se doing it, they would hold down the point till the fascia (little muscley fibre bundle thingys) release (within reason though – if it takes too long to release, ease off and try again later). Mmm hurts so good
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Be careful of that pain – I’m well strong enough to do the tuck and have been for ages but I also used to feel a bit of strain coming down and thought nothing of it. Then about a month ago, I did an advanced private lesson and aerial hoop class with a visiting teacher and must have strained it without noticing because the next class I did, I couldn’t do my usual invert strengthening without pain and I haven’t been able to do an invert without it hurting since. I’m at the point where I need to see a physio or sports doc or I’m likely to cause myself permanent damage:( not necessarily saying you’re in the same boat but be careful!
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I personally prefer to have a higher dance to tricks ratio when I’m performing so that the tricks have more impact when they occur, but that’s one of the reasons I consider myself a performance pole dancer rather than a competitive one. The brilliant thing about pole though is that people can play to their strengths and people who would not necessarily be good at more traditional forms of dance can still put on a good show.
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@polefitfanatic yep, he’s coming to Welly, I think to Kiwi pole fitness, but I have a feeling to akl as well? I’m not too sure on dates though so will try and check next time I’m at class with one of my pole mates who I know is going to one
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Fyi BadAzz is coming to NZ too