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Welcome from another Washington poler! I actually got into poling through S Factor as well, although I've never had the opportunity to take any classes. And you're right, classes here in Washington are definitely limited; the closest ones to me are in Seattle I believe, and that's a three hour trip each way for me which is obviously just not doable, so I bought Veena's lessons as well. They are absolutely excellent; you will learn a lot from them.
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LMAO! Chemgoddess, you put that so elegantly. I know what you mean though. I'm finally down all the way on one side without holding onto the pole, but it's still a pretty tremendous stretch for me. Still, considering how inflexible I've been my whole life, this is a huge accomplishment for me.
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I didn't realize NYC had hostels–I could afford the $29 at least, lol Unfortunately, I'm from Washington so I am completely on the other side of the country. Just traveling to NY could get quite expensive.
Mini, what's a megabus? Just curious, as I've never heard of this before. My sister took a bus to Portland on a class trip several years ago that had bathrooms on it and everything–is that what you're talking about?
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I would love to go but can't swing a trip to NY right now and I don't have anyone who would be interested in going with me that I could split costs with. I wish some of the comps were held a little closer to home for me.
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Ooh, that's a hot set, and much cheaper than the AP pair. I might have to treat myself when I have some extra money.
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Yeah, a lot of the official video for competitions is horrible. I don't want to see Felix or Alethea's crotch, thank you very much, I'd like to see the actual move they are performing so that I can ooh and awe over it. I have my own lady bits if I want to stare at some, thanks.
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Amen to everything you said, Charley. With so much nastiness from people who just don't get it, there's no reason for fellow pole dancers to be cutting each other down.
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I'm the same way, nymphdancer. I gravitate toward the sexier dancers because this is the type of style I want to develop, but I can also appreciate the passion, grace and amazing strength that goes into one of, say, Oona's performances. (I've been watching a few videos of her lately, and she is absolutely phenomenal, just not my preferred style. But I would never bash her for 'trying to strip poling of its sensuality' or something ridiculous like that. She's a talented dancer, and as a fellow poler, I am in awe of anyone that can do the stuff that we do, period, no matter what their style is.)
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That picture is exactly the way I've been doing the stretch. The way it was described sounded like just a basic zenktsu dachi, which is something I did a looot in karate. It definitely gives a nice stretch if you do it the way you describe.
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Oh, and psychoholicslag, I totally agree with you about not having it in the Olympics. It will most likely be stripped of any little miniscule amount of sensuality to make it palatable for the masses, and the whole reason people want it in the Olympics is to mainstream it and make poling acceptable–but it is the pole gymnastics that will become accepted, not styles like that of the BeSpun girls. I absolutely believe it will lead to further dissent between the sexy polers and those who focs solely on the athletic side.
Besides, pole is a form of dance. Nobody is petitioning to get ballet or salsa or ballroom dancing into the Olympics.
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I saw that same comment, and it seriously ticked me off, especially since they referenced three of my favorite dancers.
You are absolutely right–there is a huge world of difference between slutty and sexy. The style followed by dancers like Leigh Ann and Alethea and Karol is probably not the type of stuff you would even see in most strip clubs–I haven't been inside any, but I have watched video performances of stage shows done by strippers, and it's much different than anything you will see these three do. They do use some of the same floor moves, but overall it's pretty different. Leigh Ann et. al conduct themselves with class–which isn't to say there aren't plenty of strippers with classy dancing styles as well, but I've noticed an increasing amount of complaints on places like Stripperweb about new dancers that are just into really vulgar moves. That seems to be the way stripping is shifting, at least from what I've read, unfortunately–it's not really about the tease anymore, it's about how much farther you can go than the other girl. This is the type of stuff comments like that are referencing, and they are completely off base.
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I really don't get men sometimes. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif I've heard lots of women say their men won't look up from their x-box or the TV even if they walk past butt naked. If I walk out into the living room in my underwear, my boyfriend always sneaks peeks out of the corner of his eye no matter what he's doing.
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I love that there's a guy just sitting in the background on a computer, seemingly completely oblivious to the fact that there's a hot chick on a pole. lmao
Looks like everything is coming along nicely. Love the pointy toes! That's the hardest thing to remember sometimes when you're first learning a move, especially if you have no former dance experience.
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Dexter could be very very interesting.
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This program definitely works–I've been following it again for the past few days and today I just got all the way down in the splits on one side and was able to hold it without using my pole for support, which I haven't done before. It is still quite an intensive stretch for me, so I need to work on getting to a point where I can just drop straight down into them and not have to lower myself carefully, but this is a huge accomplishment for me, the amazing wooden-legged pole dancer. Also, my splits on the other side are much bendier than they were before–I can't almost get my front leg straight now. Just keep at it, everyone.
