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To be honest, I’m not sure. Trying to keep your pole room warm is probably just your best bet until spring gets here. Even then, when I have my space heater running out by my pole, it seems like it just cools off so much more quickly. Probably because the rest of the apartment is still cold even though there’s this pocket of warm air around the pole where the heater has been running. It sounds like other people have trouble keeping the room warm enough in the winter too, though, whether their heater is going or not. I keep a microfiber cloth on hand and just wipe down my pole constantly during the rare occasions it’s actually warmed up a little.
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That’s the best word I can think to describe it. Mine gets this slimy coating on it when it’s cold and I’ve been hanging onto it for a bit. From what I remember reading, this is because your hand (and the rest of your body) is warmer than the pole, so when you are gripping it your body temp quickly heats up the outside of the pole but not the inside, and this forms condensation. I always have this problem when the temp start to drop, although it’s not nearly as bad since I sanded my pole. Prior to that, dancing in the winter was kind of like pouring grease all over a hardwood floor and trying to do flips on it without killing yourself.
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I’m glad it’s not just me–I always feel sooo frustrated in the winter because I usually end up only poling a few times throughout the whole season aside from a random spin or invert here and there. I hate the way the metal seems to sweat because of the difference in body temp and pole temp–it’s awful. My sweaty, nasty hands don’t need any help with being slippery, thank you very much!!
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Yeah, it would suck to pay that much and still be freezing your butt off. I would not be pleased. I average about $40-$50 in the winter, but I have a small one bedroom apartment and just the one space heater that I only run until the room is warm enough for me to stand it and then I shut it off again. Often I’ll just wear heavy clothes and not run it at all, mostly because A. I am cheap, and B. I make $11 an hour and have no second income.
I was 8 on my second trip to Disney, actually. I’ve been there three times; love it. (Well, Disneyland anyway–never been to Disney World before, though I would like to go someday.)
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$600?! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif Holy crap. I would not be eating all month if my electricity bill were that high, that’s for sure. I can’t really fault you for taking the trips instead of getting duct work done–that’s what they make winter clothing for anyway. Why pass up Disney for fixing your heating system when you can pile on 50 layers of Arctic rated gear? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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We get fairly cold winters here, but usually below zero temps are pretty rare–however, this year we had a whole week where that’s pretty much all we were getting. It sucks–I hate the cold anyway, but the fact that it’s interfering with my poling is really pissing me off. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif I did actually get some practice in today, though, so that was nice. Had to run my heater for about three or four hours just to get my living room up to 60, though. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Love it. Now that’s Christmas spirit.
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I thought this was pretty damn funny, actually. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
Congrats on your twins, lily!
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Crap! That sucks. I hope he just ends up getting it a little later; maybe we need to start the Get This Poor Deprived Woman Her Damn Pole Already foundation and have everybody donate to it.
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I’m so happy for you! This has been a long time in the coming; every time I watch one of your videos I always think about how much you need your own pole. It’s nice that you can use the studio’s so often, but it’s just not the same as having your own in your living room. It’s like borrowing someone else’s kid for a while and pretending its yours. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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I actually took karate for several years, and I’m pretty sure the karate stance he is referencing is one of the basic stances we used in class during katas and whatnot. I’ll take a picture once I get some new batteries and post it; at the very least, if it’s not quite the stance he had in mind, it definitely helps with hip flexor and hamstring flexibility. If you don’t see a picture from me within a couple of days or so, just give me a little nudge.
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I’m just now actually getting around to watching these videos…Empy, you have a beautiful shoulder mount! I liked your SM into thigh hold–hadn’t thought of that one before, but think I may have to practice it. You are one smoking lady, and an inspiration. I’m off to watch the other performances now.
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Yep–what poleophile said. I have done some moves perfectly my first or second try, others I have struggled and struggled for. It just depends–sometimes you’ll pick up a difficult move more quickly than a simpler move. A lot depends upon your flexibility, strength, etc. etc. I picked up a shoulder mount right away because I have a lot of upper body and ab strength, yet it took me hours and hours of practice to consistently nail my fireman spin.
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This is a great program–I’m sure anyone who sticks with it will see major progress. I started it a while ago and then tapered off toward the end, which I shouldn’t have done because I think I would have had my splits if I’d just kept at it.
Even so, I went from being several feet off the ground when I first started, to being just a couple of inches off the ground on my good side. I have been about as bendy as a plank of wood my whole life, even as a teenager, so this was pretty much monumental progress. I’ve been doing it again these past few days or so, and I can actually touch the ground now–I can’t just slide straight down and touch the ground, but if I slide down as far as I can, then do some of the isometric squeezes the article talks about, I can actually go all the way down into them with only mild discomfort, so I’m sure in a couple of weeks I will have them all the way.
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I second the S Factor suggestion. That was how I originally got into pole dancing. Also, check out some of Alethea Austin’s videos–she does some really sexy floor moves in her vids, although be warned that she’s very bendy so some of the moves require a high level of flexibility.
