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Dark Orchid has my vote.
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I have never seen a woman in real life that I thought was unattractively muscular). Female body builders (like the ones posted) can get unnaturally muscular, which I don't find attractive. For the most part I find shoulder, arm and back muscle on women look great. I buil d muscle fast, I love it on my arms and shoulders, but don't feel the same way about my thick calves.
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I imagine when your boss said it was a violation of ethics to make money from pole dancing she was talking about exotic dancing/stripping. Teaching a dance based exercise class is clearly different. Pole is becoming a popular and accepted fitness activity. Perhaps your boss doesn't know this?
I hope that you and your boss would be able to communicate so the difference between pole fitness and stripping is clear, and so that you would be able to continue teaching pole classes without being fearful of being found out.
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well, I thought about it. It did say if you had purchased the 1st dvd, (which I did) expect an email so that you can buy the 2nd dvd separately, and not as the set. I never did find that email despite inquiring so I kind of forgot about it. Especially since I like to practice that dvd in private, and privacy is rare around my house.
I am curious about the 2nd dvd though. How is it different from the first one? Does the second one add a lot?
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Ooh, here's a question that has been rattling around for awile. What are the advantages of weighted vs. non-weighted hoops. If I were to make my own, is there a good reason to add something (I've heard sand or water) to make the hoop weighted. Thanks
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It was hard to even write down my goal, but here it is. At the end of 100 days I would like to seduce my husband with a provocative dance.
A while ago, I realized that I was uncomfortable being consciensly seductive. I decided to develop that side of myself but stalled. A couple of years ago, I bought a dvd to help me The irresistible art of exotic dance." I bought the cute outfit. I practiced in private for a little while.
But I never went forward. I was wating to get rid of my belly, and become really good. Years later the dvd still sits in my underwear drawer. I have watched videos, been a member of this site, started pole dancing lessons, considered more dvds to buy, bought the booty clap dvd and fell in love with moves that I have seen other people do. But I am no closer in doing a dance of my own.
Some things I need to do to accomplish my goal.
1. Get a dvd player that hooks up to my computer so that I can practice in private and not in the public living room.
2. Arrange for childcare ( I have had a baby in the interim)
3. Get more fit, lose more of the baby weight. (More on how I will accomplish this later)
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The imagine the main goal of a pole party is not to learn a lot of pole work.. It is to have fun vamping it up with friends. So I would focus on moves that can be practised without the pole, (floorwork and transitions) and turned into a routine. Everyone can practice the routine witht an imaginary pole, and so people aren't just standing around . Then everyone could have turns doing the routine around the one pole. I imagine most people in a pole party aren't expecting to learn a lot of pole moves. They are expecting ,to; be shown how to vamp it up, have a rip-roaring good time vamping itt up and cheering on their friends, and finally how to use the pole a little bit in their routine. Go have fun!
If it was a party and not a workshop don't worry about the constructive criticism. They atmoshphere should be about cheering, and whistling
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Boyl, I was hoping this thread would be about an awesome new video that would teach us all the different ways to wiggle, shake, and clap the booty. I mean, Shakeology could be a good name for a jiggle it class
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This gives me hope, as I am in no position to buy a pole right now. But I am very interested in pole dance.
TiffanyM: What did you pour the cement into? the ground? a bucket like poledance fan suggests?
Pole dance fan: What is the PVC pipe sleeve for? If your pole just fits into the sleeve does this mean it would move? Have you done this?
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I have the secrets of splits and flexibility dvd. I think she is really good at making sure the stretches are safe. For example, I once was shown how to do a v-straddle against the wall by my physical therapist because I had some pain and swelling in my knee. Whenever I did that stretch it stretched my knee painfully, I kept at it hoping it was a stage to get through and then once it was stretched enough it would stop hurting. When I got the video, Stacey Neymour gave some tips on positioning where she pointed out the position that put strain on the need, and how to position to do that stretch without inadvertantly straining the knees. My physical therapist showed me the exercise but did not go into detail to protect my knees. there are a lot of really goood positioning tips
There are a lot of stretches on the video. Some I already knew, but some were new to me. The video is set up to that you go through shoulder, calf, quad, hip, groin, and hamstring stretches. Usually there are two or three stretches for each area. Stacey doesn't tend to hold the stretches for very long. She usually does two stretches for a muscle that she doesn't hold long, and then the last stretch for that muscle, she goes deeper and stretches for longer. So it is almost like the first two stretches are warm up stretches, and then she holds the stretch for longer.
Then there is a section of dynamic stretches with ankle weights, then finally lunges, and splits practice.
I have not had the consistency with it to go seriously for the splits. I think it is a valuable video because it teaches a variety of leg and hip stretches safely, but if splits were my goal I think I would learn the stretches and then do them on my own where I would hold some stretches a lot longer.
t overall it is a very good leg flexibility video, that teaches you how to do a variety of leg and hip stretches safely and with good form. .
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My first step in making a decision is spending some time on your website. The more information you have on your website about your studio and your classes, the more I will visualize myself in your classes.
So, the more descriptive your class descriptions are, the more my enthusiasm and interest is piqued. General class descriptions don't get me excited about, or get me visualizing me in your class. If it is a sensual dance class, don't just tell me that I will learn some sassy new moves and focus on floorwork and transitions. Specifics will make me want to be in your class.
Other things that wil help me visualize your classes are photos, testimonials, and videos on your website.
I also would like the opportunity to explore other fitness and dance related classes that will enhance my learning in pole. (belly dancing and Zumba are good options here) as well as conditioning and stretching classes.
Flexibility in payment options, drop-in, punch card, classes that run for certain periods of time, and memberships. Having a variety of payment optionswill bring you a variety of people from those who just want to try it out, (drop in, punch card) to those who are committed pole dancers (memberships)
Ramona
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I'll echo the value of a little meal plan. It only takes a short amount of time to do some meal brainstorming before grocery shopping and it cuts way down on the wilted veggies that get thrown out at the end of the week.
Sometimes the hardest thing about cooking is staring at the fridge thinking what am i going to make? If I already know what i am going to cook, it is so much easier to do it. Cooking meals reduces the chances that you will fill up on oreos or chips and then skip the healthy eating. Homecooked meals also are usually lower healthier then food you eat out.
I also tend to think of the nutrition value of foods. For example, I had a pancake for breakfast but instead of eating it with butter and syrup, I had it topped with cooked banana and yogurt. Still satisfying, but the banana and yogurt provided me with more nutritional value than butter and syrup. It helps me to think of foods in terms of nutritional value rather then good or bad. "Is this food providing me with anything of nutritional value?" If not I can usually replace it with something satisfying but that actually gives me nutrients. For example, I like to have some almonds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and dark chockolate. Low Fat? No, but each of those ingrediants are giving me some high nutrition and it satisfies my urges.
Too much denial, usually leads to to big falls from grace that are hard to recover from as I then can resort to "OH f*@k it eating. Reduce the "OH F*@k it eating by accepting you will eat treats some of the time, but you then get back on the healthy eating path.
Ramona
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Hmm, I have elbow injuries that can flare. I have done several different therapies. I also would love to know what this article said.
Hope someone can point us in that direction
Ramona
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Hmm, I have elbow injuries that can flare. I have done several different therapies. I also would love to know what this article said.
Hope someone can point us in that direction
Ramona
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I would suggest not having the same set of exercises for every class. Instead, teach in blocks. Once the muscles get used to the exercise routine, progress will slow, (plus the class will get routine for the participants). I suggest teaching the same exercises in blocks so that the participants learn the exercises well. Then switch to a new set of exercises. This will not only keep the muscles challenged but the participants will stay engaged as there will regularly be new exercises to learn. I echo the others in suggesting that stretching be last,after the muscles are warmed up.