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Yeah, the corkscrew was actually kind of hard to figure out from that video. I kind of got it, but I had a hard time actually getting momentum going around the pole. S Factor’s pole move instruction just doesn’t seem to be as well broken down as Veena’s lessons.

Thanks for the welcome honeyrider!

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I thought you had to go a size larger in Pleaser; thanks for clarifying that. I’ll check out those sites and see what I can find. Also, I was browsing Amazon and Ebay last night, and I found thigh high Pleasers between $50-$60, which isn’t bad at all, so anyone else wanting some Pleaser boots might think about checking that out.

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The Rebel’s actually a 250 too–that test is definitely a LOT nicer on a little bike. lol When I took my test, there were a couple of guys there that had already failed it on big huge bikes, so they re-tested with these little dirt bikes and just zipped right through it. Anyway, I’m glad there’s another bike enthusiast on board–I’ve actually only met one other girl who rode, though I’ve seen a few more around town. My friend really wants to get into riding, but I don’t even trust her in a car. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif

That Road Star is a nice bike–my dad actually had a Yamaha V Star up until a few months ago when he sold it for a Sportster.

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Looking good! I liked how flexible you looked in your elbow stand.

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Its like as soon as you hit a particular size, the price sky rockets, dont carry your size or there are no fun ones!

My sister constantly complains about that. She’s a 38 D and has the hardest time finding bras that don’t look like something our grandma would wear. I have ittsy bittsy little A cups, so I don’t have that problem, but I have noticed a distinct lack in pretty bras in the bigger sizes when I go lingerie shopping.

It’s not pole dancing per se that is the reason why these women have small breasts, but if you notice, the women who compete are all very strong athletes–a lot of them are quite muscular. When you train intensively and build up muscle like that, you likely have a pretty low body fat percentage, which generally translates to smaller boobs. For instance, I’ve been working out since I was 14 (I’m now 23) and have always heavily emphasized strength training, particularly upper body training. (Maybe I knew I was going to get into pole one day. Heh.) Consequently, I’m pretty athletic-looking–I have pretty muscular arms for a small girl, as well as being fairly heavily muscled in the stomach. I also don’t have a whole lot of body fat–I don’t know the exact percentage, but I would guess it’s quite a bit under average. And as you read above, I’ve got tittles.

Now, I may have ended up with small boobs anyway, because my mom has very small breasts, and I took after her body build, whereas my sister took after my dad’s side of the family, but I’ll never know for sure since I’ve been so active pretty much my whole life.

Take a look at female sprinters, who are all pretty muscular for women–they usually have pretty small boobs too, unless they’ve got implants. Same for other women athletes who are similarly built. Lots of lean muscle mass = low body fat percentage = a tendency toward smaller boobs. It’s not always the case, of course, but it’s pretty rare to see a really athletic/muscular women with large natural breasts.

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I had a whole freaking list of songs to pole to, and now I can’t find it. Off the top of my head, I’d reccommend:

Hurt by NIN
Crazy Boy by Hednoize
Army of One by Hednoize
Just a Car Crash Away by Marilyn Manson
Nasty Naughty Boy by Christina Aguilera
Me, I’m Not by NIN
Reptile by NIN
If I Was Your Vampire by Marilyn Manson

Can’t think of any others right now, but I’ll look around for my list. I tend to gravitate toward harder, darker stuff.

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Thanks for the welcome, guys! It seems like a pretty tight knit community here, so I’m looking forward to mingling. Veena, what kind of motorcycles did you ride? I’ve got two right now–a Honda Rebel I bought when I first started riding, and a 650 Ninja that is my current ride. The Rebel’s getting sold as I don’t use it anymore–poor thing’s just been sitting in the garage since I got my Ninja. Oh, and I have tried the basic warm-up, actually–thought it was really good! I’m definitely enjoying the lessons. You have a really good way of breaking everything down. Also, I think it’s interesting how you categorize them–pretty much everybody else always lists all spins as beginner moves, but some of them really seem like they shouldn’t be in that category to me.

Poleophile, I find that S Factor is great for floor work and getting in touch with your sexy side, but it doesn’t offer much in the way of pole. I had just the book for about two years, then I got all three videos off a friend. By the time I actually tried the pole video out, I knew everything except for one move. It’s not a bad DVD, there just isn’t much to it.