[Sparklie]

There is less stigma now then a few years ago. I am an industry girl and I teach in a studio, both for fitness and for women to rediscover their sexiness. In my experience I can tell if someone is close minded and going to have a stick up there ass and those are the people that I say I teach dance to in a studio. Also, being a pole dancer and being an exotic dancer doesn’t always go handin hand.

[Sparklie]

I'm very fair skinned and can bruise if you look at my wrong, but remember a bruise is still an injury. After taking a few courses for my teaching certification I learned how to minimise the possibility of injury (bruising). Now very rarely do I ever bruise. The biggest tips I can give you is make sure you are not jumping into any of your moves, and make sure the right muscles are engaged when doing any tricks or moves. (Ex. When climbing make sure you are engaging in your shoulders, rolling them back and down, before steping into your dominate leg. This will help avoid becoming a foot climber… which I was and had to break the habit, lol)

Hope this helps a little.

[Sparklie]

Fun Pole Fitness or Pole Sinsations would be closest to you depending on where in Mission Bay you are in.

[Sparklie]

She put a brief how to on her facebook about how to get into the batwing (april 27th)

BATWING – You get into the Batwing from a scorpio, the Prep for it is to just see if you can thread your bottom scorpio arm around the pole to your elbow pulling the pole tighter on your back keeping the rest of your body in a scorpio. Be Careful, the full Batwing is a super advanced move and dangerous on your spine 😉 xoxo

[Sparklie]

I will admit, I am not a huge fan of protein shakes mostly because of taste, and I am not credentialed in nutrition. From a few of the fitness professionals I know there advice for weight/inch loss and strength building is this… 45 minutes of cardio 4 days per week, weight lifting 2-3 days per week, a diet considting of lean proteins and dark leafy greens. Portion sizing is importaint. Idealy 4-6 meals a day.

[Sparklie]

That was amazing. Thank you for sharing

[Sparklie]

Not too sure if you would be keen on this, but what really helped me with flexibility in my middle back was ballet. Like Amy said, you elongate. Think of being pulled by a string from the crown of your head, lifting the body and keep that feeling/thought as you reach back. Start small and work from there.

[Sparklie]

Thank you both very much. She is a begining level student. I will email her your responces and I'm sure you will be hearing from her in the next few weeks. If she has any questions I will send you a message, and probly get your contact info as well so she can get in contact with you.

I know that one thing she is looking for is a studio that teaches similarly to ours (safely breaking down everything six ways from Sunday) and a place that she can continue to progress, learn, and have fun.

[Sparklie]

Intresting question…. I would have to say I dance to whatever I am feeling at that moment and how the music moves me. I am very big into everything flowing together and being fluid. All my students tell me it is sexy, but I don't think of myself as that way. To sum it all up in one word maybe seductive or sensual.

[Sparklie]

Take a look into the regulations for your area. For where I live we have to have a police regulated permit that is renewed every year. That may be different for where you live. The other thing to keep in mind too is it is, above all, a business. You are selling a fantasy in their head. I make most of my money on stage because of my stage presents and how I dance. When I do dances I do no contact because customers want what they can't have (and its the law here).

If you have your heart set on it do amuture night and see what you think about it. I got into it for the dancing not the money. If you do decide to do it, I agree with the previouse advice of, start slowly and work your way up. Also, find a really comfortable pair of heels the will be your friend and enemy all at the same time.

[Sparklie]

I have been on depo for 3-4 years now and prior to that was on tri-cyclin low for 2 years. It helped a lot with really bad cramps (yes, I completely understand where you are coming from there) and balanced out my hormones a bit. The first week of my injection is what myself and those I live with refer to as typhod mary week. I'm a bit all over the place emotionally but after that I am pretty normal. For me, it has increesed my libido. Hope all goes well talking to the nurse.

[Sparklie]

I have a fairly extensive tattoo, part of it on my rib cage. I thought I would be up to poling a day or two after I got my ink…. I was so wrong. I would just say wait until it heals to pole. Mine is on my invert side as well. It was not pleasant hitting fresh ink against a pole, and hurt far worse then the tattoo itself.

[Sparklie]

What I have found in the past with myself and my students is the sickling of the back leg is caused by alignment. Usually the back leg is to close to the midline which cuts off some of the flexibility of the hip flexor. Also bear in mind that the hamstrings may be tight which can cause this too. I have found that if you set your feet up in an L shape (one foot toes pointing forward and the other foot pointing to the side wall giving an L shape) then slide down slowly into the splits it helps keep alignment. The other thing that may help is to settle into the slpits and carfully put your wieght into your hands and very gentally move your back leg outward an inch or two.

I hope this helps and makes sense. I can try to put up a video or pictures if that will help.

[Sparklie]

Pole dancing, as far as I recall, is technacally aneraboic excersice… because you don't stay in an aerobic range for 20+ minutes…

[Sparklie]

Devil Dolls: Fever, you put a spell on me, queen of pain, & bourbon in your eyes… are a few good ones that are modern but have that classic burlesque feel.