dustbunny
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or want to go but have no ride? lol
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Oh PA you have to come! I would love to meet with you in person after the fun we've had skyping. I swear I am going to this, even if I have to drive down from the Toronto area alone!
Although I really don't want to drive all that way alone…hint, hint…any other Ontarians going?
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As people have said, this is pretty much a one-handed spin. Your bottom hand should have next to no weight on it, use it only to guide your body away from the pole so you don't bump into it. 🙂
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You should maybe try changing up your routine. Try Veena's stretching lessons or buy a DVD. 🙂 If you think there is actually something anatomically wrong that is preventing your body from splitting, check with your doctor.
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I've always wanted to go to Vegas! Veena just adds another reason. lol
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Cute Koala!
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@calipolepixie Good starting point, at least you are even on both sides. If you stretch even semi-regularly you should gain a few inches quickly. 🙂 Can't wait to see more in a couple weeks.
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@tiaradw If you are that close already, congrats! 🙂 If you get your splits before Xmas, I would work on maintenance at least and an oversplit if you're adventurous.
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I'm like you. I love both pole and yoga and don't have time for both. I compromise, for a warm-up before pole work I often do Sun Salutations. I use a lot of yoga influence in my stretching routine as well. I try to get the most benefit from both schools of thought for my current goals. 🙂
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Veena has great individual stretches and stretching routines too!
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Remember that the same combinations of moves and transitions can be put to ANY music and tweaked to fit. I make up unique choreo for all my level 1 classes so that they have something that is just "theirs" when they have finished. But really the choreo is mostly the same combos, put to whatever song they pick, and moulded to fit. Simply by changing the speed and the emphasis of the moves you can make them fit slow or fast music. 🙂 Like the others have said, "Take what she is teaching you and make it yours."
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That was great Danielle. I really would not have known that this was a first attempt at a large advanced choreo. 🙂 Everyone looked great the syncro was fantastic!
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You can start whenever you want, the idea is just to motivate ourselves to work on our flexibility. I've worked on flexibility on and off for years, more consistently in the last year or so, and hard core for my 2012 Christmas Splits since about the middle of August!
Remember it's not a competition, and you don't have to super flexible to try it. Set a more realistic goal if you have to, or just aim to see how close you can get!
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Hope you all are stretching hard and feeling good! Had an unexpectedly good stretching session yesterday and updated my pics including my best middles to date!!! Oh yeah baby!
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_album/506370b7-eaec-4e67-b165-47240ac37250
I was really just doing maintenance because I was sore from gymnastics the night before. Spend 2 full hours including foam rolling and stretching. Turned out well, glad I took the time to do it. 🙂
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For me it was shouldermount way, way before handspring. Shouldermount can be learned low near the floor, making it safer to learn. But I think once you're into the advanced moves, it is really personal. It will depend on your personal strengths and weaknesses on the pole.