[kirkthomas8420]

Success!!! It wasn’t the floor that was the issue. It was the ceiling. The ceiling had been repaired after some roof issues a couple of years before I moved in. That gave it a bit of a hump around the center of the spare bedroom where they repaired, shored up, and replaced that part of the ceiling. That was enough to throw things off. So, it felt tight to the ceiling, but I was only paying attention to the wiggle at the bottom because I was expecting the floor to be a problem.

I’ve installed it successfully in the living room. So, the moral of the story is to look for wiggles at the top and bottom of a dance pole and to not install new toys after an 11 hour shift. The obvious will be missing. Thanks everybody!

[kirkthomas8420]

I am pretty nervous about installing it on uneven floor, so I will be trying it in a few other spots in my apartment, once my downstairs neighbors are up for the day. Hopefully, I can find a spot that is more even. I was hoping to use my spare bedroom as a dance/workout space, but I might have to move part of my home office or living room into that spare bedroom. All the floors in the apartment have some degree of sag/settling, my bedroom having the worst along with a popcorn ceiling. The only total no-sag area would be the hallway, but that isn’t enough room to move or practice.

If I can’t find a way to make it work out in my apartment, there is a place that rents out storage/office/studio space a little over a mile away in an old factory building, but it isn’t in the best part of the neighborhood and I really have not looked at those spaces to see if the floors are even and how high the ceilings are. Unfortunatly, they are a bit on the pricey side.

It is a presure pole, but not an x-pole. I picked up the no-brand one from polefitnessdancingshop.com. One of these days I will probably pick up an x-pole for a second pole. That said, the no-brand pole is pretty solid.

We will see what today brings and if I will find a workable space to put it or a workaround to make it stable.

[kirkthomas8420]

It looks like the only option is saving up and purchasing a pole in a couple of months or finding a pole-buddy. The studios in Cincinnati are women only. Can’t even rent open studio time.

@Strawberrysmoothie: That’s a great video with some great choreography. Definitely worth seeing.

@BabyDragon: I am not sure how I would go about asking about pole buddies around my area or if I would get much of a response. People can be pretty conservative in this area. I will definitely take a look at those Kenneth Kao videos.

@Nina: I think you found the pole I might be saving up for. It’s portable and doesn’t screw into the floor or ceiling. My big concern is going to be the narrow rooms my place has and stud placement. (I will probably check out stud placement soon as I find my stud finder.) There will definitely be some moves I won’t be able to work on due to not being able to achieve full extension.

Does anybody have any advice or guidelines for practicing pole in small rooms?