klaygenie
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I’m not from Iowa but I travel to Des Moines every week for work! I’ve been getting my pole fix at a studio in Ankeny. I did a four month stint in Cedar Rapids and was so happy I could find a studio there too.
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Studio 3SixT in Denver! All the ladies there are so fun. It’s where I started poling.
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To me, the pain when learning the move (and flipping into it slowly) was awful. But once I got the hang of flipping faster, it got much better for me. And I personally think it’s infinitely better than the pain I have doing Allegra.
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I agree with Robyn about the arms. I always make sure my top hand is close to my knee (and necessarily the bottom hand moves lower). Otherwise, my top arm is stretched to the max before I can shift my butt around the pole.
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I’ve had two very different experiences
I started at a studio with many levels (I think 4 plus an intro class). These classes were structured much like the ones Cecilie describes. And I loved them because everyone was about at the same level and the instructor could always give more advanced variations to practice for anyone who was ahead. They started with a good warm up and ended with the chance to freestyle. The studio offered a class that taught a whole routine separately – the levels focused mostly on tricks and combos. All my instructors at this studio had gone through the X-pert Pole Fitness Instructor program.
I’m currently at a studio where there is only an beginner and an advanced class. The beginner class is basic spins, the advanced class is pretty much an guided open pole based on who’s in class. I’m more advanced and always have a list of tricks I’m wanting to work on – so it’s sometimes frustrating when the advanced level includes people just learning to climb/invert. The instructors here don’t have formal training. But it’s a small town and they don’t have enough interest to make it worthwhile to have additional level breakdowns. It’s also significantly less focused on the sexy side of pole and I miss that 🙁