PenelopeAnn
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Johannesburg, South Africa 😀
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Great to have you back! I always enjoyed reading your posts, and have missed your input. And congrats on your upcoming nuptials 😀
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Try having a quiet chat with her after class – she probably hasn’t even realized she’s doing it. I have a very quiet lady in my classes, and I’ve had to make a point of going to her regularly, otherwise we’ll get to the end of a lesson and I’ll suddenly realize I haven’t worked with her at all. Unfortunately the more vocal ladies do tend to get more attention because they demand it. Don’t feel bad for asking for your share of attention – you’ve paid for it just as much as anybody else in the class has, and you have just as much right to it.
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Try a couple of bellydancing or hip hop classes – such a great way to learn to isolate! My studio offers both pole and bellydancing, and my students who do both find the dance/transition aspects of pole dancing come so much more naturally to them.
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Thanks so much ladies!
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Thanks Autumn Sky! Unfortunately my choices seem to be limited to Mighty Grip, Tite Grip, Dry Hands and Itac. Any experience with any of these?
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Hey Veena! Please do some lessons for pairs!!!
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I have two kids classes – Pole Pixies for my littlies (up to 5 years), and Pole Monkeys for the bigger kids (8-10 year olds). They absolutely love it and have a great strength to weight ratio so are able to get a lot of new tricks faster than most of my adults. They particularly love the spins – any spins! Classes can be somewhat chaotic, but I try to keep it as fun (and safety) focussed as possible and I always give them 5 minutes of playtime at the end. Both my sons do pole dancing (one in each class) and it really has been great for them.
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Hi Veena! Please do some doubles lessons!
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Iron X please!
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Chair would be awesome!
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I base my levels on Veena’s move progression.
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My classes are currently mixed level – not an ideal situation but I think we’re making it work. Our syllabus is arranged into levels, with 12 moves per level. I do an individual class plan for each of my students. Each student plan includes a move from each level up to the one they’re currently at, plus the last two moves they learned at their previous 2 classes, and one new move. I write each student’s moves up on the mirrors for them. The easier moves work well as a warm-up as well as good practise for them. We try to finish every class with free-styling, especially using the moves they did in class that day. It’s a lot of prep work, but it seems to be working well.
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Thank you for sharing your knowledge and incredible passion with us!
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Runemist – “your superhero identity” – love it!!!