polergirl
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Ha! I started the last thread chemgoddess linked to in her post. Update: I decided not to go on with TG because of the risk of injuring myself. It seems like I hear about more injuries caused by TG than by any other move other than falling.
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Superman. Efffing superman has been my nemesis forEVER. I can do so many things that require more strength and flexibility than superman, yet it has eluded me for 2 years. It's mental, I know it is. Karol has tried to help me. Jamilla has tried to help me. My fellow instructors have tried to help me. But no. Superman says no no no. Maybe it's to keep me humble. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
And I'm with chemgoddess on the SG aysha/jacknife/straightedge. I cannot find my point of balance. I can EG and forearm grip alllll day long but split, not so much.
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IME with forearm grip, your hips still drop back from the pole and the lower back is still rounded. I have yet to find my balance point in SG (WTF is going on there, I do not know) so I can't speak to that one.
If you go up into a forearm grip caterpillar, stop at the highest point, then release your legs into a V, you're in the position I prefer and believe to be the most stable. That stability/balance may also depend on the quality of the straddle split, I don't know because mine sucks lol.
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I spend at least 4 songs each session doing nothing but freestyling, working to improve flow. Then I spend probably 10-15 minutes on "maintenance" work… tricks I've already got solid because like poleclimber said, if you don't do them semi-regularly you can lose them. I rotate these out (not consciously, really, but I don't do a knee hold every single time I dance.
I spend about 30 minutes working on new stuff. Lately I've been working on one/two big tricks at a time, I feel like I personally progress faster that way. I might start laying the ground work and doing conditioning for one that's further down the pike, but I really put solid work in on just one or two.
Flexibility is one of my hobgoblins. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif I need to do far more flexibility training than I currently do.
You're totally right, all these things take SO much time! Thankfully they're fun to do, eh?
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And Vlad is NUTZ. His creativity and confidence are so cool to watch.
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Oh gawd I love love love Eike and Remi together.
There's also the Eduouard Doye/Marion Crampe routine that was floating around a while back. It made me cry. http://youtu.be/ktr_HZs1JUM
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I should clarify, I wasnt saying you need to be able to do 10 caterpillars in a row–rather, that you need to be 100% confident in ability to get the caterpillar. That if you go for it you're going to get it. It's the same body positioning for the beginning of aysha, and since you can do caterpillar in EG or forearm grip, it's good conditioning for those grips.
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How’s your caterpillar? I wouldn’t do any of these until you can nail a solid caterpillar 10 times out of ten and feel you could do them practically in your sleep. 🙂 The reason is that when you’re 100% pulled up into caterpillar position you’re in the position you need for EG or forearm grip aysha.
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Shadow is INSANELY AWESOME at spinny pole. Holy crapoly she rocks my world. Sarah is 100% badass. Everything she does looks like it requires no effort at all for her. She gets into some of the pretzel-y-est positions and just floats out of them like some sort of little pole sprite.
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With this, the knee hold, the shooting star (aka jasmine I think), you have to push the hips forward (not against the pole, more like "Elvis pelvis" hip thrusts) to distribute the weight evenly between knee pit and the other contact point, whether that's your foot, ankle, shin, etc. Some people have conformation that allows them to keep hold of the pole and thrust the hips forward. I have short litlte T-rex arms and a longer torso, so I'm definitely out of that group lol. So in order for me to make this move pretty I *must* take my hands off the pole, which means I have to have a solid knee pit grip plus a solid hip thrust to distribute the weight.
I have gained an appreciation for this move–once upon a time I didn't like it particularly well, but I've seen it done so beautifully enough times that I became a convert. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Baking soda makes an excellent, very gentle facial exfoliant if you're like me and most face scrubs are too intense.
You can make a super low-level peel by crushing two-three aspirin (the real stuff, uncoated) into a tiny tiny bit of water–make a paste, then dab onto face. Leave it for a few minutes then rinse off. Baby soft skin and very gentle!
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I first inverted about 8 months after starting to dance–I was at a studio that was very cautious about inversions, which in the end worked out well for me. We did a LOT of conditioning before we were allowed to get those feet above our heads. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
As far as style, I started watching dancers whose style I admired, and tried to break down what it was, specifically, that I liked. Then I tried to emulate–not completely imitate–and bit by bit I developed a style of my own.
I blogged about it a while back: http://ginadances.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/developing-your-style/
Sidenote: I recently did a dance that is about as far from "my" style as it gets, and it has been far and away the most well-received dance I've done, across the board. https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4fb14475-7268-485b-b0e3-4d380ac37250
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Coconut oil is also AWESOME for your hair.
If you get a lot of static electricity and don't have hairspray or fabric softener handy, you can get a very very light coating of hand lotion on your hands then very very very lightly run your hands over your clothes. No more static, yay!
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I should note (just in case someone in here has been desperately searching for handmade soap lol), the shopping cart isn't turned on yet. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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I make soap! Awesome soap. I retired temporarily from the soapmaking business in 2007 after a nasty divorce… and am now about to resurrect it. I launch officially next week! http://www.icisoap.com
I like this thread–how fun!
