ShonaLancs
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It’s at pole sessions, 190 manchester road, Walkden, manchester, M28 3LU, 30th nov, not sure what time…
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Are you on Facebook? The group have arranged it via messages on there x
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Have you heard about the studio Veena jam? We have one every few months at various studio locations. The next one is 30th November at pole sessions in Manchester. We all just get together and jam and learn from one another. This one will be the 4th meet up. You’re more than welcome to join us 🙂
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There is DFA studios in great hardwood and Dance Finesse in clitheroe, neither are Yorkshire but as close as my knowledge can get!
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These are the reasons I have stopped going to studios:
Unprofessional instructors/owners…it really pisses me off. I am your customer, treat me with respect, I am paying your bills. I work in the NHS and if I treated my patients /colleagues/ managers/ rivals the way half of instructors treat theirs I would be sacked! Learn some customer service!
I do not want to know about your personal life for 15 minutes of the lesson I am paying for, nor do I want to see personal information on your business Facebook page. Do that on your own time, in fact I don’t want to know about your personal life unless we are friends, and if we are not friends then this is a business arrangement lets keep it that way.
Lack of planning, I am coming to you to teach me, for a lesson, I am not paying for a pole jam.
Structure to classes/ courses, I expect to be warmed up, taught new or progression of moves, given an opportunity to try them, cooled down.
I want what I have paid for, I.e. If I have paid for an hour, I expect an hour, not to be setting up the class 5 minutes into my hour!
Remember where your students are, take notes or something, it is very annoying when you have been going somewhere for years and they keep asking you to do a move you have had for months. Going back to planning and customer service here, you should know where your students are up to and if you kept a track of who attends and what you have taught because you planned the session you will know what they are working towards.
Just because you are an awesome poler, you are not necessarily a good teacher, do not confuse these!
Teach me correct technique, I know you want me to achieve so I will still but I really don’t appreciate the injuries through lack of proper technique being taught, I am coming to you because I don’t know how to do it myself, if I did I wouldn’t be coming. You have a responsibility to keep me safe.Ultimately, have good customer service, pay attention, don’t wing it and plan your business and your sessions.
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Sports massage? Being an instructor I bet she’s got tons of knots dying to be worked!
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Me too as I think my lessons run out on 17th nov
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I’m not sure it is the pole as the pole at one of the studios is the same as I have at home and is in very good new condition like mine and I can grip fine there just not at home. I also have the issue that my pole is very short and my space is small so I think mentally I feel inhibited before I begin..I always pole better when I have a nice open space 🙁
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I said the same thing here last night, went to pole and video some of the ace stuff I have been nailing in class, couldn’t even hold an invert it was so slippy, argh….annoying!
I am also the same though, I rush my warm up and draw a blank as soon as the video gets turned on… But hey you got to take the bad with the good and at least you do well in class 🙂 -
Haha excellent, at least it will be done properly 🙂 I had a joiner come round this week to price up a job in my spare room, he saw my pole and was like, ‘is that supporting your ceiling?’ Hahahah should have seen his face when my fella told him I do pole dance…love it!
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When I was training for cartwheel (we call all of them a handspring in the uk but I’ll use cartwheel here to differentiate meaning) my left leg or free leg was the problem. I would swing the inside leg for the momentum and then not do anything with my outside leg so I would keep dropping and donkey kicking, which eventually caused me an injury :-/
Make sure you push off the floor with that outside leg like you are jumping. Also make sure your shoulders are level. That helps you to not tip to one side when you finally do get up there! I think I have a video of my handspring/cartwheel issues and success somewhere on here…
Also, I don’t agree with tucking into the ball first because after being able to do it for months I have only just mastered going straight into a tuck yet could do any other version, so see what leg positioning works for you.
I agree that working on caterpillar, ayes has, straight edges will help you build muscle memory for this move. Also extra core work, especially on your obliques to help balance you. -
I am in shock… I didn’t realise that as a woman I am also a sheep who follows and makes no decision of my own , of course I have been hoodwinked for the last 2 years of my life. Thank you for telling me Swansea SU committee!!! Bleeeeeeeeep!
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Ridiculous excuses. Excellent response from PDC though!! Go on!!’
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You can also do them against the wall to build strength until you can do them on the floor. On the floor start on your knees rather than on your toes. You can also use a gym ball to rest your legs on (higher up the leg easier, lower down harder) and do push ups on that. My push ups were awful for a long time, keep at it and eventually they will improve. Remember quality not quantity is what’s important- 1 proper push up with good core engagement and correct technique is better than 10 without 🙂