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Yeah, I think those are only offensive in the sense that my eyes are offended by how ugly they are bwahahaha.

Somebody’s gotta come up with a better naughty shoe than that!

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I taught in a studio with only 2 poles. My classes were never larger than ten for beginners and 6-8 for higher levels. I found it worked out particularly well for beginners because they benefitted from watching each other learn. Plus I have yet to see someone on their first class who could take being on the pole literally the entire hour without dying the next day. I know this wouldn’t be preferable for everyone, but we made it work. My classes worked out to be about $10/class. I didn’t feel as though anyone was getting ripped off. I occasionally pay $20 to drop in on Michelle Mynx’s advanced class. Each of her two pole rooms has two poles and we take turns. I don’t feel as though I’m wasting my money. The classes there are also small, no more than ten. We take turns, and I do feel with the advanced class that I learn from watching others and sometimes after doing a new move those couple times it doesn’t hurt to have that moment to rest and think about what worked or didn’t work on those attempts, talk it over with the other students or ask any questions about something that doesn’t feel right. I’ve also been in studio situations where everyone has their own pole, and honestly I find that I tend to stop and watch other people’s attempts to help myself learn and to be supportive of the other students. So when you factor in the time I spend watching, in-between attempts of wiping the pole, taking a quick water break, that there’s not TON of difference in actual amount of time spent with body on the pole in either setting. At least not enough difference that I’ve felt like I wasted my money.

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Sensualscmitar- that’s actually an example of what I meant. You’re looking at an area of pole (floorwork) where you want to improve and using the DVDs to study how the pros approach floorwork and then applying that to your own training. In other words, taking something about their pole style and using that to inspire and refine what you do. I hope you didn’t think my post was directed right at you, we just see a lot of these posts asking about DVDs from people who aren’t taking veena’s lessons and who think the DVD will serve as primary instruction. That’s what I wanted to address.

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And again I want to emphasize that I do believe each of these DVD sets has their benefits, particularly with regard to studying the style and movements of a particular pole artist. But no set of DVDs can outdo what veena’s lessons do in terms of teaching a beginner the basic skills and training techniques that will give that beginner the tools to eventually teach themselves or potentially others down the line.

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I’d just also like to add that the cost of most of these DVDs is roughly equal to the cost of an ENTIRE YEAR of Veena’s lessons, and there’s far more content in the lessons here than it would be physically possible to put on a DVD. If you’re looking for dvd’s to get insights into the movement and training of the “pros,” I think that’s a good investment. But if you’re thinking the pole celeb DVDs will teach you the actual mechanics of pole dance, you’re far better off putting the same amount of money into veena’s lessons and getting a much more comprehensive education.

From veena’s lessons I learned to:

Structure a pole workout with a warmup and cooldown based on what I want to accomplish in the pole work that day.

Build up to a harder move I want to achieve with conditioning and other pole moves that reinforce the skills involved in the harder move.

Break down the movements in a move or combo I want to get down and then explain that to someone else in a way that makes sense.

Structure my “trajectory,” picking new moves to learn based on what strengths and skills I have.

These are just a few of the benefits that come to mind-on the whole, Veena’s lessons do more than teaching moves, they teach you how to STUDY pole. No DVD or set of DVDs will be able to do that.

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God, I’m so excited for both of them! And sissybuns had Faith just a few days ago! Teeny weeny veeners lol!

Ok v and webs you know you want to round it out to a basketball team 😉

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I’d just also like to add about the XSL that I have been on them with legs NOT extended and it wasn’t a problem. And as far as using them for stability vs. dance–keep in mind that one could very easily extend the legs on the back half of the pole for some added stability but not use the ones in the front of the pole where your feet will be. I’ve also danced on a stage setup in that way and it felt fine.

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Thanks Witchess!!!

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I’d also love an invite if anyone has an extra! My email is *****

I’ll pay it forward and send a few invites myself, of course!

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Be careful putting any adhesives on your skin which aren’t meant for skin. Some people can have very severe allergic reactions. And because the product isn’t rated for human application, the components they use to make the tape and the adhesive could have impurities which could potentially be harmful.

Bondage tape is very similar to electrical tape and is also very cheap, but is meant to be applied to skin. Might be worth a try since you know the electrical tape works for you!

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I personally have found the tape works better than the mighty grip footies for continual wear.

Watch out now, veena’s gonna come tie us all to our poles! 😉

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Think of how your knee is hooked in front of the pole in a Cupid…If you were in a Cupid, you could get to a knee swing by gripping the pole with your inside arm above your hooked knee and letting the bottom leg go back behind the pole and rest on the top of your thigh.

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Did you remember to line the holes that those little hex screws go into up with the little “X” marks on the base?

Inside the base exactly where those two “X” marks are, there are little flat spaces for those hex screws to rest against which prevents the cylinder from turning-that’s the spin mechanism-and allows the hex screws to go in all the way.

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You can also flip the knee swing around to a Tammy.

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I love a simple knee swing. It can go directly into a marley or even hip hold or half holly drop to gemini. Or it can go to Cupid and then from Cupid into pole splits, Oona splits, devil’s point shuffle, Marion amber, shoulder dismount, side climb, apprentice to superman, knee hold, or just down to the floor. You can even go from Cupid down to an elbow grip Aysha.