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carousel to reverse grab to reverse attitude to chair
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I personally find dancing barefoot much easier than in heels. It just feels more natural and allows for a better expression. In heels my legs feel soo heavy. Sometimes, I even find the sound of heels against the floor distracting. 🙂 But on the other hand, as Lilly said, the heels give you better posture. They just force you to stand up straight, pull your shoulders back and tack your tammy, which is the correct position when dancing. And you don't even have to worry about pointing your toes, since you're already on your toes! The heels completely change the way you move, making it a bit slower and more sexy. Anyway, I think it is up to you how you want to dance. If you don't feel comfortable dancing in high platform heels than I would't force myself to do so. I don't think it makes you any less of a pole dancer 🙂
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When I was first learning I remember the Chopper and Reverse Grab Spin being the major issues for me. The Choppeer – for obvious reasons: I just need a few months to build the strength to invert. With the Reverse Grab I was affraid to push my hips forward and hold my weight with just one hand, especially since I was learning on 50mm.
Now the list of nemesis tricks would be very long: Aysha, Shoulder Mount, Pencil Mount, etc. I'm nowhere near handsprings and cartwheels but I would like to be able to do those someday too. 🙂
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WOW! Just when you think you've seen it all, somebody comes up with a new impossible trick.
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Voted:) I have taken classes with both of them and they are great instructors and really nice people. I think it's great that they are both in their 40's, married with children and they pole dance together with such passion. There is great chemistry between them and the dance is full of artistry and grace.
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It's a shame we still need to be so cauctious about revealing the fact that we pole dance. It is still a controversial hobby. But in the dating situation you can really use it to your advantage to weed out the guys who are not simply worth your time. Their attitude towards pole dancing will tell you a lot about how they think about women in general, if they are only interested in sex, etc.. Just tell him you pole dance for fitness and if he starts acting like a jerk – dump him 🙂
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In the crucifix try holding your body really close to the pole. Your belly should be touching the pole. If your body is too far from the pole it is difficult to hold this position.
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My tip would be: don't let go of your hands before you feel completely secure with the lock on the nook of your knee and thighs. First tilt back, still holding the pole, so you can feel the lock on your legs. Your straight leg should be really straight and your bent leg should be really bent and tense (toes pointed, etc.). Then put one hand on the pole behind you and let go of your top hand. It may take some time before you will be able to do the CKR or CAR without hands. If you feel you are slipping consider putting some grip aid on your legs. And definately a slimmer pole might be the issue here so you just have to squeeze your legs much harder.
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Congratulations!! Now you can do all those cool moves like Scorpio/Gemini switches! Lately it's my favourite move too:)
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Almost every new trick when you're first learning it is painful in some way or another. You really have to be a masochist to pole dance;)
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Since I just got the first split in my life yesterday I think I should share:) It's not perfect but it is still the first time my butt actually touched the floor:) And I thought I would never be able to do it but never say never…
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4f18873a-9cb8-4b6e-a9fe-69860ac37250
The fact is that all flexibility training hurts a little but you should never go past your pain limit. Just stretch until you feel a little resistance in your muscles and then try to relax by using your breath. You should stay in each pose for about 30 seconds and try to go a little deeper each time as you exhale. Do it after your workout when your muscles are warm and don't just do the splits, stretch yourself in every direction. I think Veena lessons or some stretching dvds would be really helpful.
Now when I see some results I'm really looking forward to my stretching sessions. It's pelasure pain ;))
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I agree with chemgoddess1 here. 18 students is WAY too much for one class! It's hard to handle it for any instructor. Even if she was the best, she couldn't pay enough attention to EVERY student in the class. In my opinion pole classes shouldn't be larger than 6-8 students. It's not yoga or aerobics that you can put 20 people in a room and just follow the instructor. In pole dance you need to pay attention to every little detail, like posture, hand and leg positioning, direction and speed of movement, etc. You also need a lot of hands on training and spotting. It is impossible to do it with that many students and pay attantion to their individual needs. It frustrates both the students and the teacher.
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Well, I much prefer watching a video like "Rabiosa" because it shows pole dancing as something really fun she likes to do for herself. As for some of the other videos, it's all shown from a man's perspective so I can hardly see it as empowering.
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I love pole dancing and could watch pole dancing clips for hours. But having watched a couple of these videos in a row with those ugly horny men gawking and drooling over these women actually made me sick
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Shakira's new video "Rabiosa" features pole dancing. She only does two simple spins in it but I guess it could count….