[pole-twista]

ya know i never thought of that? i am have gotten so hell bent on being able to do split/straddle that have really neglected stretching and trying to increase flexibility in other areas thanks so much for the great advice!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

[pole-twista]

ya thats one thing i dont like in my pole room carpet i usually am barefoot bc of this i almost hurt my knee once when tried to do a twirl and knee/leg went one way while shoe couldnt glide over carpet so foot stayed in one place (twisted knee) i wish had hardwood floors carpet has benefits too though my pole is in attic so keeps it a little warmer and of course is nice when doing floorwork as long as your not rubbing things over floor ( knees when crawling ) no matter what negative thing i can think about pole ( too short ) or room (way too cold in winter way too hot in summer ) i am sooo grateful to have a pole at all; that i’m happy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

CONGRATS ON THE HOUSE!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

[pole-twista]

im so glad you brought this up this is the #1 move i want to learn right now feel the same way wether using elbow grip or forearm grip i do not feel ok taking leg/feet off pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif

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ya alot of times i get in the mood to pole, but by the time it’s warm enough i’m usually not feeling it anymore
https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif most of the time watching videos on here helps to re-motivate myself, https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif but not always https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_neutral.gif will be easier once new pole comes wont have nearly enough room to do almost any spins, but can atleast kkep up strength by climbing and inversions without an hour prep time https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

can’t you change the name? if not (but i think you can) I will start refering to you as sascha i like it i think it sounds sassy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/bom.gif

ya halloween was fun wish there was more pole parties happening just not enough girls intrested funny enough guys seem to enjoy jumping on the pole more than the girls probably bc they are not as self-concious girls get pretty down on themselves pretty quick for not being able to learn a move 2 times after trying it guys just jump on and swing and have fun (atleast with the people i know) i was trying to get the instructor from RI to come to the house for a pole party she comes to your house and teaches people at party how to do duffrent things depending on their level of skill at the time) but it’s not cheap and would need enough people to chip in to make it affordable and fun o’well if i ever decide to move, am going to check out what the polings like in area before making anything final!! lol https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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lol well i feel a little better not being the only one who is not going to be able to make a blockbuster video with fancy editing https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_ncool.gif i will eventually but if i wait to get all that down it could be awhile https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_farao.gif

i noticed that when doing what i thought was going to be my first video (battery died minutes after i turned the camers on, but i didn’t realize it til much later when went to check my video) i stopped alot to think of what to do next or change songs/wipe pole i am not really worried about peoples comments am really looking foward to constructive critisisim and general feedback https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif that will be a big treat to me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif usually am alone when doing it (don’t really have any friends who are into it and the 1 i sold my pole to seems to have quickly lost the initial intrest maybe b/c she has gotten frustrated by stalling progress ) so it will be nice to hear diffrent opinions and ideas https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif

[pole-twista]

excatly! thats why im a little hesitant about posting video with no editing i just go blank sometimes i wish i could design a routine someting i could practice and "perfect" but i am posting with or without editing so hope you enjoy either way https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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oh i know cant wait for new pole to come in and get set up won’t have much room to swing, but can atleast jump on whenever i want https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif right now it’s a good hour to heat up the attic enough that it’s not totally freezing https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_smurfin.gif

no i think i’ll stay mysterious atleast name wise https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_batman.gif like Veena, I have a "pole name" which is Camila it’s one of the first things i read when i found that pole dancing book pick a "stage name" it’s like an alter ego so you can be whatever you want to be cause your just this character you create innocent girl next door? brooding and mysterious? girly girl? it’s just fun thats another reason i would like to start looking fo rsome pole clothes things other than just shorts and tanks when we had a party on halloween it was so much fun dancing in our costumes it’s just like wearing heels or using low lights it just adds something to it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_king.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_queen.gif

[pole-twista]

see my comp.is downstairs and pole is in attic so i just watch videos and try and copy what i saw as far as hand or leg positions I wish i had a partner in crime around here to start (Finally!!) a pole studio in the area i know i’m not the only person outside of Boston or Rhode island that has an intrest in this https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif

the picture you showed is close, but your legs are more in a butterfly position i’m talking more chopper legs straddling the pole in a handstand position, but to the side of the pole than you can extend one leg, whip it around and quickly grap the pole with atleast one hand so you can spin quickly (if you can get good momentum going into it on spinny mode looks better, but is harder easier w/boots? if i could just get it together with learning how to do things on this (comp.) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_question.gif there’s a video that explains excatly what i’m talking about, but i don;t know how to paste the web address or whatever to link you to it well i’ll have to check out those lessons Venna thanks for the response https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

[pole-twista]

i’d say i’m pretty far past the point of this video/editing/uplaoding buisness being easy https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_twisted.gif am planning on posting vid the end of weekend even if haven’t figured out editing it may not look as nice, but at this point i just want something of mine out here owell atleast if the vid sucks it can only get better as learn more about how to do this https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif

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omg Taylor too funny you sound like me i’ll be so good about what i eat all week, than come the weekend it’s like i grow an extra stomach to accomadate extra everything cookies/chips/huge cups of coffee milk ( i think i was born with an extra compartment for pizza) now in the summer i can basically get away with it as am alot more active and am happy with a healthy, not stick thin, shape, but over my vacation/holidays got in the habit of waking up at like 2am (prob cause am used to working 3rd shift) and making gooey peanut butter and jeely sandwiches can’t imagine how i gained 10lbs???… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif lol no biggi i’ll be back to normal in no time have a big night out planned for a few weeks from now so have a little extra motivation to work out https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif

ya know speaking of sucky practice sessions the last 1 i did started so bad i was thinking maybe i should just give up on this pole stuff for awhile (temporary insanity https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_viking.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif ) i was like "thank GOD" for my friends at the studio https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif i was so frustrated and just couldn’t seem to do anything right than i stepped back and thought about how i would talk to a friend ( i would never talk to a friend the way i talk to myself sometimes can be very self critical, yet am very supportive/encouraging with others) i reminded myself how hard i have worked, how far i have come, the moves i have learned in just the last month ect basically a good pep talk after that i wasn’t really trying anything special i just had fun i ended up coming up with that combo that allows me to get into and stay in chopper position, plus got the split heel move don’t lose heart i’m sure your next practice will ba amazing! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif

[pole-twista]

besides foward fold (sitting with legs straight in front of you and bending at waist towards toes) does anyone know of any good strectches for tight hamstrings? also anyhting that will help me acheive full straddle/split would be appreciated https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif

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oh ya i have done that i get so frustrated trying to get something new (especially if i have been trying to get same move for a long time) that i just kind of throw myself at the pole with all this determination and no idea what i actually want my body to do i have walked away with some colorful bruises on hips ect this way i really want to try some new stuff right now but it’s def a 2 sided story brain is saying "LetsGo!!!!" body is saying "No Way" https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_profileright.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_profileleft.gif think will relax now and maybe after work will jump on for litt;e bit (worked last night, but can’t sleep) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_bounce.gif I did do some strectching this morning though am trying to keep up with it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif

i notice a big diffrence between when im on pole b/c i am really in the mood for it, and when i’m on b/c i know i should be to maintain strength even easy moves can feel like work when not in the mood but when i get in that "zone" i amaze myself sometimes what i really want is some "outfits" for the pole i don’t need anything outragous, just something a little fancier than short shorts and tank top i have some skirts/dresses and what not, but am looking for something i can wear for making vids thats playful ( i don’t know about you, but the right clothes/shoes/lighting ect make me get into it that much more) without showing more than i’m comfortable with I liked Veenas bottoms in her most recent vid cute side "strings" https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif i would like to order online but since you can’t try on clothes /shoes before buying, i don’t want to pay S&H, plus return shipping if it doesn’t fit, and yet more S&H for the exchange clothes/shoes especially where i put on 10lbs over holidays/vacation https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif (sizes are diffrent from designer to designer not to mention even if it fits, you may not like the way it looks) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif

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you got it first try?! GOOD JOB!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif i wanted to do this sooo bad https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_exclaim.gif have been studying you tube clips with this move but can seem to find pole with outside hand

i am literally dreaming of the moves i want to learn now i think about them so much i dreamt yesterday that i was climbing this super tall pole backwards i can’t reverse climb yet its one of the things i really want to be able to do the reverse aysha and straight edge spilt are the 2 i am wanting to land the most right now
when tried the straight edge split i felt like i was going to fall right on my head so frustrating i can catipilar up, but can’t climb backwards or do straight edge/straight edge split https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif

Well again great job on new moves!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif

[pole-twista]

oh i agree there will be someone who is just determined to go for broke before they’re ready https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
as for me though in my area there are no instructors closest is in Rhode Island (next state over) or Boston (which is an hr away) I wish pole dancing would pick up in this area there are no classes ect around here
i am going to try death lay eventually, but i know i am not ready for it yet like i said just suggestions seems not too many people post so trying to keep things moving if it’s put in lessons great, if not will search out a tutorial when i am ready to try it

so anyway does anyone else have suggestions for new lessons? seems i can usually think of so many things i want to learn, but now am drawing a blank https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif how bout the "scorpio handstand" (i think thats what it’s called) its more to the side of the pole like being in chopper position except in form of handstand and to side of pole theres a way you can kick your leg around the pole and make yourself spin around the pole to come out of it have seen it on you tube same girl that does "superman for charlie" and "the marley" it looks simple enough but when go to do it can’t really remember what is suppouse to go where https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif

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I can imagine it is scary https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif and prob very good idea to have spotter i would just rather have someone teach me the correct way of getting into/out of move as safely as possible as well as get any tips or advice Veena may have on this rather than attempt it by watching videos on you tube of people who are not only not breaking the moves down, but may be doing it incorrectly Of course there should be a warning to people who may want to learn it it is a very advanced and dangerous move and people should be remindied to use a spotter, mat, and common sense ( if you haven’t completely mastered superman and feel very confident holding yourself in that position don’t even attempt death lay basically being honest with yourself about your level of training on the pole ) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_idea.gif I was just requesting some diffrent options If a requested move is deemed to dangerous or there’s just not alot of intrest in a moves thats fine, just throwing out some ideas https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif