Sparklie
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I’m very happy with all of her DVDs that are out. Currently my favorite one is her Yoga Meltdown.
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I find the response to this idea odd, but I was also in the same boat with Middle eastern dance (Belly dance) as well… I have been dancing and performing professionally for about ten years now, and this idea is the first I’m hearing about it. Then again most all of the professionals I know and perform with are exotic dancers too.
If we want to be really honest with it Middle Eastern dance was never meant for men’s eyes. It was originally a gathering of women connecting with their spirituality/worship, teaching child birthing to the younger ladies (the undulation of the body), Women figuring out who their sons would marry, and promoting unity amongst women. All of this is due to cultural reasons. The dancing that we see in the US is a fusion form of Middle eastern dance to begin with (Arabic and Moroccan). It wasn’t seen by men until Little Egypt came to the US and made it a hoochie koochie dance for entertainment. That is how it got the bad rap in the first place, and the myth that it was the origins of stripping. There are various other cultural differences in US belly dancing and Middle eastern Belly dancing, but I won’t go on for hours about them.
In short, I dance both styles. They are both very sensual and can be very sexual too, but that is how the performer interpenetrates the movement and isolation.
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Hi Makyla!
Welcome to studio veena. I’m local. What part of sandy eggo are you in?
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A few tips for you if you decide to do this (from a girl friend of mine that worked in vegas ).
Get a wrap and place it across his lap so if you do sit on his lap for a moment it is your wrap not his pants because you don’t know where he has been.
You will get very good at hand slapping and dodging. What I tend to do is carry a pair of hand cuffs and cuff them so I don’t have to deal with this… They may like your kinky-take charge factor more.
Get all dance money up front. If he is cuffed pull it out of his wallet for him in a seductive manor. Men in these clubs like women with personality, and that are in charge.
At some point in time you will be propositioned. I tent to act like they just insulted me majorly after i tell them no once. My girl friend is great at playing the, excuse the expression, dumb blond and pulls out the mommy voice when they get out of line.
Remember above all else follow your instincts. If you don’t feel comfortable don’t do it. I tend to tell people up front my "rules" for dances. (I would also suggest following all laws, rules, and regulation for the area that you live in. This is my disclaimer… common sense I know, but i still put it in.)
PM me if you have more in depth questions on the industry.
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Well, I am a tattoo artist worst nightmare when it comes to aftercare because I have super sensitive skin. During the first six sessions of my tattoo I found that I was allergic to or couldn’t use A&D ointment, aqauphor (sp?), lubrderm lotion, aveno lotion, etc…. What I used was bag balm in a think layer once a day (twice if needed), and when peeling a mixture of bag balm and emu oil. After it was done peeling I could then use lotions. I don’t know how sensitive your skin is but I would suggest using it around the peeling stage or in conjunction with bag balm because it does absorb into your skin fast. Also keep in mind that a tattoo is a scar no matter how you look at it.
My heal and peel time is very short compared to most people. I was back on the pole with in 3-5 days when I got my leg done. With my ribs it was more like 1-2 weeks because I bruise when getting tatted. I was healed in a few days, but my ribs still hurt from the underlying bruise.
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Figuring out style will help to focus, but a lot of dvd’s out there for beginners have a lot of the same basics. I tend to perform to a fusion style, but I have been classically trained in several styles. As far as zills go…. A few good dvd’s out there are Belly dancing with Zills, Killer Zills:Belly dance finger cymbals, and Drills!Drills! Drills! a complete workout with finger cymbals.
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You can also check out fun pole fitness. All of the instructors that teach pole are ACE certified and certified through Pole Positions.
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All of the information on this form is great, but the one thing that I think is most important is portion control/size. As Americans we tend to over indulge on how big a meal should be compared to the rest of the world. A random example of this would be the proper portion of meat to consume should be between 3-4 oz because anything after that gets stored as fat. Most meat servings in restaurants are between 7-14 oz. With this in mind it gives you a whole new perspective on eating.
Another thing to look at isn’t necessarily the diet/healthier life habits and physical activities, but also ones mental state and self. If you can’t push yourself into a positive mind set then it will be multiple times harder to loose any weight. (As women we are all guilty of this at some point in our lives https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif ). One’s mental state is equally as important as nutrition and diet, which is commonly left out of fad diets… which is why they don’t work.
A couple of really good books to read on this topic would be Jillian Michaels "Making the Cut" and "Winning by Loosing". She breaks weight lose into a three S approach. Self, science, and sweat. It is straight forward, blunt, and honest.
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I personally don’t have one, but a few of my friends do. Their tongue swelled up a little bit and had a little bit of a hard time with speaking clearly for a week or so….
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I would say see how you feel, but don’t push it. My tatt goes from the instep of my foot all the way up to the ribs currently. When I got the outline done on my ribs I was okay to pole after a few days. When I get the first session of shading done I probably will not be able to pole for a week or two. A lot of it really depends on the area, how fast you heal, and each person has different pain levels they can tolerate.
Is this your first tattoo?
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I will be teaching Middle Eastern Dance there in the next few weeks, as well as some other classes. I will be around though. Sometime in the spring I am looking forward to teaching pole there too.
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The website is http://www.funpolefitness.com. If you need any other information let me know and I will get it for you.
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There is also pole fun fitness in North Park too. They just opened a month or so ago. Marie is a good instructor and all of her pole instructors have to go through Pole Positions before they can teach.
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*blink blink….. blink* I can’t believe this. I’m shocked….
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I have found that the biggest thing is to relax and breath. This helps the muscles to lengthen. I think that everyone can do the splits. People tent to train their bodies to be tense for one reason or another, and it is just a matter of re training your body to relax and become loose to open up joints. (Disclaimer: warm up properly)
