horsecrazy12987
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I’ve seen some of her vids before–I love her style. I watch them if I’m in need of floorwork inspiration. And I have to say I love the ugly slippers dance that she put up. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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A moth. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif I like that. My first few butterflies were pretty heinous. Don’t worry; you’ll get there eventually. The butterfly is one of my favorite moves now.
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I do a lot of HIIT workouts and tons of strength training–push-ups, chin-ups, pull-ups, etc. I also do tons of ab work and I like adding kettlebells into my workouts a couple of times a week. Kickboxing is excellent cardio as well and fun to do, especially if you need to get some frustrations out.
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Beautiful pictures!! His work is fantastic. I will have your bendiness one day, dammit.
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I’m glad you figured it out, and good thing you weren’t seriously hurt! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif At least you weren’t inverting.
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Amy has some great tips. I use my side to grip quite a bit in this move and don’t experience any sliding or severe pole burn to the knee pit. It just takes a bit of playing around with it to get a feel for exactly which position your body needs to be in. And the pole burn will eventually go away, once your skin toughens up a bit and you figure out how to position your body so you’re not pulling on the skin so much. I think if you extend your arms back more and arch your back, that should help to lock you in without relying so much on the knee.
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I don’t know exactly how the grips match up because I have never danced on anything else, but after sanding my ss Lil Mynx, it is waaay grippier–basically I am dancing on an entirely new finish. I am definitely having to get used to the extra grip, which has resulted in some pretty good pole burn and calluses, although these I don’t mind so much because I figure they will help with my grip. It definitely took some getting used to, but eventually I’m sure you’ll figure out how to adjust and wonder what you ever did without your TG. I did a spinning shoulder mount today on my stationary pole on the new finish, and while a bit painful because I’ve never done a spinning shoulder mount before, it was definitely doable–I practiced it several times and wasn’t in agony or anything, just some discomfort because my shoulder isn’t used to that kind of friction. I probably would not have attempted the move again if the pole was freshly sanded, because by now I have built up some tolerance to it; I think it’s just a matter of time for everyone. I would not go back to the way my pole was before, even if I could.
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I have the lotion, actually–I can’t do a routine with it on because I slide around so much. My hands sweat like crazy from any type of friction, which obviously is completely unavoidable with pole dancing. I don’t think I am nervous about any move I am trying–at least I don’t feel nervous. Usually I am just rocking out at home, having fun, dancing around and as soon as I do a few spins or a few inverts, bam, the hands are already starting to get slippery. I’ve always had this problem–I have to wear gloves when I jump rope, or do chin-ups, or work out with my kettlebells because the friction makes my hands so damp that they slip really badly. I’ve had the rope fly out of my hands before, as well as a kettlebell, which, thank God, just landed heavily on my carpet, flipped over a few times, and smacked my wall but didn’t dent it, as opposed to going through a computer or a mirror or something. Learned my lesson with that one. I never thought about it much before, because wearing weight lifting gloves was enough to keep these activities from being dangerous, but it really hinders me in my pole dancing. My dances usually consist of just a few moves that I know I can get out of safely if my hands slip badly, which is frustrating.
I have, however, recently found something that I think may work for me–I also saw a suggestion in one of the old threads from someone who has been dancing for years (can’t recall the member’s name,) and struggled with severely sweaty hands–she puts the highest strength anti-perspirant you can get on her hands every night, then washes it off the next morning. This is apparently not an immediate fix, but makes a difference in the long run. I’ve been doing this for the past several nights and my hands do seem to be a bit drier; I’m trying to get in the habit of doing this now, so by the time spring rolls around and my poling really picks up again, hopefully by then my hands won’t sweat so damn much.
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Amen to everything already posted. Above all, you want to make sure that safety is your number one priority. Also, like has already been mentioned, just because you can dance does not automatically make you a good teacher; teaching yourself by watching DVDs and taking workshops is completely different from passing that knowledge on safely and responsibly to other students. You need to be able to comprehensively break each move down, explain what muscles you will be using, common mistakes, how to enter the move safely, get out of it safely, etc. etc., and you need to be able to tell what is being done incorrectly just by watching the student; it’s not enough to look at it, know it’s wrong, and just demonstrate it again to them.
I think watching as many DVDs as possible is a good idea; that way you can get a feel for all the different teaching styles and how they break things down and the different safety precautions they use. I would not even think about teaching anything other than the most basic, basic moves until I had been in the poling community for years.
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If you’re on a budget, I say just go with Veena’s lessons. (Even if you’re not, I highly recommend them.) She breaks all of the moves down fabulously, has several floorwork and transition vids and has now even put up some routines. The lessons are seriously amazing–they helped me finally understand some moves I was struggling with and now I have really clicked with them. I say if you like a certain style of dance, i.e. the Bespun girls or something like that, get the video just to get insight into how they move and whatnot, but as far as the actual technicality of the moves, I would say definitely go for Veena’s lessons. I love them.
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Charley, I have a bottle of this and find that it doesn’t really last any longer than other grip aids I’ve tried–i.e. I sweat through it before I’m halfway through an average length song. I was really disappointed because I heard so many raves for this product. However, I was reading through some old threads the other day and saw that you recommended actually applying grip aid a couple of hours before poling, not right before. Is that how you use Grrrip, and if so, does that make a big difference in your sweatiness as opposed to just applying it right before you pole, letting it dry, and hopping on?
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Double post, my bad, but I had to post this pic for this thread:
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Winter poling. Bare only what you have to. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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So humidity helps with grip? If so, than I’m thinking I need to invest in a humdifier or one of these fabric steamers. Speaking of which, where would I find one? Fabric stores? The housewares section of Fred Meyers? I have no clue where to look.
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Awesome! We will, of course, require lots of pictures and videos. Seriously, though, I hope you get all your bills sorted out and have enough left over for your new baby.
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Ok, what exactly is a clothes steamer? Are you talking about an iron? I’m thinking I might need one of these.
Trixie, I can’t say I feel too horrible for you. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
