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While picking up momentum for a spin, (by extending the outside leg out wide to circle it around pole), i smashed my foot into the wall, because i didn’t estimate correctly where i should start extending so as not to hit it!! Result was that i injured a couple of foot/toe bones, which took about 8 months to heal!
LESSON: be careful using this momentum technique if poles are close to walls, furniture, or to other poles! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif -
Yay congrats! make sure to get the next one on cam!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Haha Roxy i do most of those too! especially gotta have a nice outfit on https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif but i always watch my vids after i’m done- stopping in the middle of your practice just wastes time. LMAO Veena- you’re too funny!!!!
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I loved watching these! unfortunately i lost all my first video recordings to a deadly virus that my laptop got, but i did manage to save my first edited video (which i posted on YT & here). I had been poling 8 weeks.
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Fun post Mili! Here are mine:
Before i start, i absolutely must vacuum & mop the floor, clean up the living room, & wash all dishes in the sink. Then i move all the furniture out of the way. Ok the next one is bad, please don’t yell at me, but as i wait for the floor to dry, i smoke a cigarette, as i know i won’t have one for a long while after i’m done practicing. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif I smoke it while drinking my homemade probiotic drink (hey, at least that’s healthy!)& being on my laptop. Then i make sure i have all my pole necessities- a huge glass with a big pitcher of water, my towels, windex, music, camera (& books that i prop it on), go get the mirror, the fan (in the summer), hair scrunchie must be within reach, & most importantly, my chapstick. I just can’t pole without my cherry chapstick!I’m obsessed with my warmups- actually, i’m obsessive-compulsive about them: lunges, squats, hip circles, waist twists, back, neck, wrists, etc & i do everything you can possibly do with your shoulders. Then on to dance a bit for cardio (usually one song). Then light stretching. Then i MUST dance a full song with just spins, & maybe a small climb before i feel like my warmup is complete. I know all this unnecessary, but i can’t help it! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
My worst habit while poling is wiping my hands on my butt. It’s become instinctive now. For some reason, i find that my hands get extra sweaty when i do the superman, and i have to wipe both of them on my shorts really well if i am to attempt to proceed to figure-head to aerial shouldermount. Actually, it seems like lately my hands have been more sweaty in general, although i’m not sure if they really have, or if i’m just noticing it more now. I really should get some grip aid! I also tend to sweat on my face (eeeww), and i’ve developed the habit of excessively wiping my face with a towel, even when i don’t really need to. If i misplace my scrunchie or my chapstick in the middle of my session & can’t find them, i go completely crazy. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif
When i’m done, i must stretch, (sometimes i accidentally overstretch), clean up, & put everything back into place.I bet my long preparation for poling & long warmups are the main reasons why i only pole about twice a week. *sigh*
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Call me biased (BIASED!) but I’m kinda surprised no one has said more about Amber’s routine! I know she will post a version so everyone will see.
Maybe i’m biased too, but i’m more curious about Fleur’s performance than anyone else’s.. maybe because she’s always been one of my top faves since i started poling. Not that i don’t absolutely love all the others, but i guess i just always had a little "weak spot" for Fleur & her personal style. I can’t wait to see her routine, and any footage that everyone there may have gotten on everyone else’s performance! Congrats to the winners & to all the contestants!!
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Happy one year Jungle Cat!! you already know how i feel about you (plus just told you in your 3week vid), so i’m not gonna bore you with my mushiness again, but i am gonna tell you again that I’m so happy i got to know you this past year (& meet you!), & it’s really so great to have you in our pole community- it just wouldn’t be the same without you!!
We all love you!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif -
If you’re talking about the inverted crucifix, also make sure that your ankles are on either side of the pole, so that the pole is BETWEEN your two ankles. Many people at first don’t realize this, and they tend to put both feet on the same side of the pole, causing them to have less grip (as you can’t squeeze the pole as well between your legs this way).
For gemini, you have to really get the pole in your knee pit, and try to get your foot pointing down towards the floor for the best lock/grip.
Always try letting go of one hand first, to test your stability before attempting to let go of both, & i agree with trying from the floor first, to be safer! Hope this helps a bit!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif -
I love this move too!!!!
I’m no expert, but here’s a tip: if you slide your feet down towards your head before removing them from the pole (so that hips are further from pole), it’ll get the pressure off your collarbone! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif -
Oh! lol sorry if i confused everyone. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif i love that move! if it’s the one i’m thinking of now, i see it often done right after clock legs. umm yeah, can’t help with that one. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif
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yay congrats! have you tried superman to figurehead? or superman to apprentice to gemini!
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I think she is talking about what Runemist described- what i know as "peep show" or "clock legs". I can’t do these well either, but what i have noticed is that while moving your legs, your butt/hips also move slightly, to help get that circular motion. Kindof like your butt slides/twists a little on the floor, in the direction your legs are moving. You have to really look for this in order to see it though.
Also i find it easier to do a half circle, then back up the way they came down, rather than doing a full circle around.. & it still looks just as good.
Hope this helps a bit. I gotta practice this more too!*edit*: ps there’s not such thing as a cheesy question!!
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Wow. i knew that some people don’t agree with children witnessing their moms poling (which i think is ridiculous), but JEEZ!! I just can’t believe she would be so dramatic as to threaten you like that. Obviously there must be some other underlying issues with her. I’m sorry I don’t have any legal information i can offer you, but even if you DID pole in front of your children, i still can’t see how that could harm them, especially since (as you said), you’re not stripping!
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Oh yay!! happy pregnancy!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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we love you Veena & we demand that you take as much time as you need off, and then some. my condolences to you & your family.
