poledanceromance
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Just checking in to say I am super sweaty in the hands and recccomend dirty girl poletice. I was feeling the effects of the stuff on my hands like two days later, it works great for me. Much like toothpaste method in the feel, but stronger.
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The last option with the “traditional” looking strap will probably keep the foot and ankle most stable. However I don’t think these would be even a remotely good idea to be doing pole tricks in unless you are already conditioned to working in 7-8″ shoes. And I would not suggest anyone try new tricks in these ever.
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I have a few devices that use standard 12v AC wall adaptors for power. Might it be compatible with one of those?
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L-O-L
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Seriously at least once a day it seems like there is a charley post I could just sit with popcorn and read lol…
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One of the things I like about pole, that has made it possible for so many in the pole community to gain prominence, is that there are many different competitive circuits which all have unique goals and focus. Some comps specifically reward sensual movement and sexy attitude while other competitions specifically penalize it. It does not bother me that there is so much variety and I do not think it hinders pole from gaining respect and exposure. The industry will naturally fracture and follow those different paths. For example, there are cheerleading competitions that focus almost exclusively on complex stunts and formations, and there are cheerleading comps that are basically dance squad competitions. That huge difference has not hindered, in general, “competitive cheerleading” in becoming widely recognized as a legitimate competitive athletic venture.
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I have seen pure romance booths at comps. I suppose that counts as “sex toys.” But keep in mind that the booths I have seen focus on enhancing COUPLES intimacy. Ie they are catered to the “spice up your marriage” crowd. And I have most often seen these at events sponsored/hosted by studios who definitely advertise to the “feel sexy and spice up your marriage” pole dance fitness crowd. just look at the advertising for the hosting studio and you will usually see some consistency in what booths they have at their events.
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I also saw this and was going to make a “look who’s baaaaack!” post. So glad to see her posting again!
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Mine is the same as well, poledanceromance
Anyone feel free to add me! I've only recently started posting to it.
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My thoughts are similar. I believe positive feedback and guidance are both important, and kind delivery comes from knowing and recognizing the stages of learning. If we were just working on a skill and you got the technique, I stop and acknowledge what you did well at that stage before moving into the next stage of learning where we’re doing aesthetic corrections. I think it’s important to try to thoughtfully articulate what was done properly, not to inflate the ego but because I find students are guaranteed to learn pole skills faster if they can recognize and focus on what “felt right” rather than focusing on (and potentially even developing muscle memory for) something incorrect.
But always recognize what was done correct first, to get the student to recognize what the correct execution feels like so they can duplicate it. Now, what TONE that positive reinforcement has depends on each student. Some benefit from a more gentle and praising tone because they’re just there to feel good and have a good time. Some students are really working hard to crack a skill and do well with a very matter-of-fact breakdown of their attempts. Sometimes a student does well with either or both, depending on what they’re working on (flows vs. skills, what focus a class/teacher has could influence this I think). This is just what I’ve observed as a teacher and as a student over the years, my two cents!
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Yeah talking about the floor-to-ceiling tension. It can create that, uneven spin feeling, that makes it spin back when you let it go, that *bump, bump, bump* kind of feeling as you turn it in your hands.
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The “bump” feeling when you spin it, giving it a turn with your hand and it “spins back” to one spot is usually caused by over tensioning the pole, not by a bow in the pole. Even if the pole is Bowed it will usually still feel like it turns smoothly if it’s not over tightened.
I am very familiar with this problem. You can put it a bow in your pole by over tensioning so be careful. But if you loosen the pole and you are still experiencing it, and it’s really bothering you (I don’t notice when I’m actually on it) then I suggest using one of the ceiling mounts for the pole because it uses a lot less tension to keep the pole up, so you won’t feel that and you’ll get a free feeling spin.
As for the serial number- you actually can verify the serial number. You can email x pole customer service and they will let you know if it’s a valid serial number. They will also review pics and video you send to illustrate the problems. Good luck!
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The “bump” feeling when you spin it, giving it a turn with your hand and it “spins back” to one spot is usually caused by over tensioning the pole, not by a bow in the pole. Even if the pole is Bowed it will usually still feel like it turns smoothly if it’s not over tightened.
I am very familiar with this problem. You can put it a bow in your pole by over tensioning so be careful. But if you loosen the pole and you are still experiencing it, and it’s really bothering you (I don’t notice when I’m actually on it) then I suggest using one of the ceiling mounts for the pole because it uses a lot less tension to keep the pole up, so you won’t feel that and you’ll get a free feeling spin.
As for the serial number- you actually can verify the serial number. You can email x pole customer service and they will let you know if it’s a valid serial number. They will also review pics and video you send to illustrate the problems. Good luck!
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Hm. I haven’t tried getting into it from a superman yet. I’ve been going in from a side climb.
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Runey can I also ask how often you are devoting practice time just to freestyle and how much time when you do? I ask because to give you a frame of reference, I’m not a trained dancer and it’s been over a year now that I’ve worked primarily on flow and learned only a handful of new tricks. In fact until recently I had essentially stopped working on tricks or drills/formal conditioning in my practices and spent all my time free styling and recording, watching the videos to see what worked, then tweaking the freestyles to use some things I “found” and liked and incorporating them back into the song, then maybe taking some of those movements to a new song, etc. It can be really hard for me to find that “connection” and in the first years of pole where I worked mostly on technique, I saw no or very little flow progress. I really had to make it my focus to see the results I wanted (and I’m really not there yet, not even close)
Anyway if you want to see some of how I learned to improve my flow, in my videos there’s two that show the process I described above, I believe they’re titled “one song, two ways” and shows how I would do a totally unplanned freestyle and then try to play with the happy accidents. Mayhe trying to work one song a few times like that could help you find the places in the music to play.