Have you ever tried Tony's shoes? They may be to narrow still, but check them out and see if they will work for you : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/categories/Pole-Dancing-Shoes/

Congratulations! We shared your news and classes on our facebook page the other day also

Chris Moore
Director
http://www.ThePoleDancingShop.com

We recently did a blog post on this exact subject. Here's the link : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/static-versus-spinning-poles/

Have you tried looking on Etsy? If there isn't anything there, maybe you should start making them!

Chris M
http://www.ThePoleDancingShop.com

Have you tried using Gloves, Mighty Grip, iTac2, Tite-Grip among many other things?

Chris M
http://www.ThePoleDancingShop.com

General rule of thumb, if it's too cheap to be true or cheaper than the regular retail cost, it's probably a fake. Resellers are not allowed to sell below the retail cost that X-Pole sells at.

Chris Moore
Director
http://www.ThePoleDancingShop.com

We just shared this article on pole brusies on another post. It may have some useful info for you

http://www.learn-pole-dancing.com/pole-dance-bruises.html

Hi AmazonLady, we recently had a few blog post that may help you out here…

Overcoming Your Pole Dancing Fears : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/overcoming-your-pole-dancing-fears/

and…

Practicing Safe Inversions : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/pole-dancing-moves-practicing-safe-inversions/

Hope they come in useful…

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We found this interesting article pole dancing brusies a few years ago and kept it in our bookmarks. Looks like it's time to share it again… http://kellymariaclark.com/2010/01/05/bruise-control-how-to-combat-nasty-bruising/

Hi Javiva,

You are welcome to leave a comment asking for people on our blog post(s) on this exact subject also.

Pole Dancing Mamas : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/pole-dancing-mamas/

Pole and Motherhood : http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/pole-and-motherhood-answering-questions/