poleisnewtome
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I would say either get a logo or use a head shot. Generally, business cards are only 2 x 3.5 inches, so a full body shot of yourself doing one of these activities would be kind of tiny.
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What is their reasoning for not allowing grip aids? I think grip aids have been invaluable for me as a beginner because they help me feel safer.
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Hi Catsanctuary. I didn’t see Jordangma’s comment as a lecture either. But regardless, Jill Franklin from Aerial Physique has made great silks lessons.
http://www.aerialphysique.com/#!aptv/ctzx
Click on Join to create an account. You will have access to all the lessons for $14/month. But there are often half off deals on Aerial Physique’s Instagram page.
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Hi Sascha Poles,
One question and a few comments. In the profession you mention where you had to quit your studio job because it went against your contract, it appears that you would have gone against your contract no matter what job you had where you made money. So unless I’m misreading, it had less to do with the nature of the work but more the fact that you were making money.
Now in reference to this: “… now I’m scared that my early 20 adventures could be discovered and that I’d lose my job. I’m not talking just studio classes in sweat pants, I’m talking burlesque troupes, nude modeling, etc.”
You can’t erase your past, and you need not be ashamed of it. Unless you really are ashamed of it, for whatever reasons. Some employers may not care what activities you partook in in the past. Some might even think what you did was cool. Still others might form negative connotations of your past activities and might not want you representing their company. Going into a job it is impossible to know on which side employers will fall. You can live your life in dread that someone might find out about your past. If no one ever finds out, then you’ll have wasted years of precious time worrying about something that never happened. Instead, you can take what comes and know that you will be able to deal with whatever life throws at you.
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My advice would be to go for your masters. A year goes by in a flash. Before you know it, you’ll be finished with the Mmsters and you will have more career opportunities at your disposal. You can always dedicate a year to pole afterwards, if that is what you choose to do.
I will say this, though. Even if you plan on teaching only beginner level, you should be well past beginner level yourself. I met a lyra teacher who taught beginner lyra but was only herself at beginner level. I would never feel safe with a teacher who is not well past my level!
Good luck in whichever path you choose to pursue!
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I never had any desire to have kids and even though people often said to me in the past that I’d change my mind, I never did and never will. Like someone else said, it’s not because I had the desire to do other things, but because I never felt the desire to raise a child.
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Baudelaire, I learned a lot from your article. Thank you for writing about this important topic.
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That’s great to hear, garynnn! I hope you feel better soon and have a repeat experience!
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45mm powder coated Xpert or Lil Mynx are both great. Stick with X Pole or Lil Mynx. Don’t get a cheap toy pole.
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Girl on a Pole, I’ve felt that way too, about feeling I was the only one who felt uncomfortable. I don’t think it’s completely true, though. While I think that some people might find these moves less scary than I do they are probably still scared. I am just more scared.
What has helped me is ALWAYS having a spotter. I won’t attempt any type of upside-down move on my own. Also, make sure you have mats. I usually am the only one in the class using a mat, but it makes me more comfortable using one. I don’t care what other people might think about that because if I fall it will be my head that will be broken, not theirs. I’d rather be safe than sorry. So mats helps, having a spotter helps. I’d rather wait for a spotter to attempt a move than to attempt it alone and have a panic attack.
You’re definitely not the only one struggling with gymnastics-type moves.
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If pole generally give you pleasure, I wouldn’t quit after just one bad night. We’ve all been there; at least I know that I have been there. I also struggle with the gymnastics side of pole, but that is the side that I enjoy because it is such a challenge to me and I kind of suck at it. I know what it’s like to be presented with a move and freezing out of fear. It has happened to me on more than one occasion.
Take this for what it was: one bad night. If you notice that the bad nights start piling up, maybe consider a studio change or an instructor change. I know that if I didn’t have the wonderfully encouraging instructor I have I probably would not have lasted as long as I have.
Regarding comparing yourself to others, although this is a natural thing to do that everybody does, Runemist is right when she says that you don’t know what others are thinking when they look at you. I was recently told that someone in my class was inspired by my progress, which completely floored me, because I feel like I can barely do anything! So you don’t know what others think. The majority of the time people are just too busy critiquing themselves. You also don’t know how much time others spend practicing. Pole is hard! Especially the gymnastics side of pole. How many hours a day do you practice? To get really good at something like this especially with having no dance or gymnastics background takes many hours of practice, every day, not just going to class a couple of times a week. So maybe that will help put that in perspective.
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Hi Veena, no it doesn’t happen when I do other back bending poses, just the bridge. I’m not sure if I’m holding my breath. I’ll have to take note the next time I do it.
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No, I don’t get nauseous and my heart doesn’t pound. All the blood just rushes from my head.
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RavitDavid, there must be beams/joists in the ceiling you can rig your hoop up even if you have dry wall.
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It’s fine. I understand it’s a touchy subject for people. But people have to do what’s right for them, whatever that is.