Krista Bocko
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I agree that it would be helpful to have them all on one page, like a table of contents type of layout. 🙂
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thanks!! I REALLY worked on my pelvic tilts before doing this and I think it was key! Also, my inner hamstrings. I just need to get someone to apply pressure to my back and I think I can flatten it more. That and the stretches jsheridan posted. 😀
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thank you jsheridan!! love that and can’t wait to try it. I want to do both pancake and middles about equally I guess. lol.
I got closer to pancake today than ever. YES.
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fan kicks on spin is a fave here, too!
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Hi Maurer Rose :
I think you could start gentle exercising shortly after birth (like, in a couple weeks) if you had a vaginal birth and felt up to it. Nothing too ‘shocking’ for the body, but exercise like you’re used to now. Within a couple months, i started doing light stuff on the pole. The main problem is finding the time and energy, even though the desire is there. lol.
As far as intensive ab stuff, yes, beware of abdominal separation. This (if you have it) will work itself out with time and corrective exercises. I think the website that I used for guidance was befitmom.com. My biggest advice would be to go slow…everything is getting back to ‘normal’ and takes time. But it’s a great time to work on ‘easy’ moves, like pirouettes, body waves, floor stuff…basically dancing that doesn’t require lifting. It will come! I know I was doing inversions again at about 3 months.
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@Lina–immediately–heard a ‘pop’ and knew I tore it.
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I have posed this question on here before, and I was SO surprised to see how many of us have pulled hamstrings in the splits. Ugh :/
Me…I have messed up both of mine. Time and therapy have helped, although I don’t have my splits and am trying different stretching methods to see what’s up with that. It is probably the single most frustrating thing for me. One ‘wrong’ move….literally….and you’re talking months of healing and annoyance. So, 3 m. is not that long for a hamstring tear, as has been said for many it’s a good 5-6 months. I know, sucks.
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Great question…I consider myself advanced and I can’t split. And not for lack of trying. I have injured BOTH hamstrings in the splits. Sucks!!!
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I tried to share Scarlett Honey’s comp routine–I wanted my students to see it (plus we have been working on VERY similar floor flows)–but I can’t share it, correct? Only my own?
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I am a ‘first gen’ poler…I started the same time Charley did. 😀 I just took a loooooong break and got back into it as far as learning new things in 2011. I appreciate how you guys feel, and it sucks to be in a place where you feel like you’re ‘not enough’ and that the pole dancing that the masses see is crazy tricks!
CK–good distinction between competing and performing. I agree.
I do say ‘I will never do rainbow marchenko’ hahaha! Seriously, there are moves I am just not interested in, and I say I have enough to keep me busy for a long time without adding anything new. Lol. I did learn to like the knee hold (one that I said no way to) 😀 -
remind us of this when it’s winter and dry weather please! lol 😉
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scorpio switches? I do 4, starting at 3:09 here: https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/53ada139-abac-4562-b7e0-4abc0a9aa0eb
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Love that, Phoenix! ‘Fall in love with the work.’ YES. I have days when it’s a struggle.
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I *just* posted a 15 sec clip! Eek! 😉
As to your questions…I personally don’t see a lot of craziness, bc I tend to follow a lot of ‘regular’ polers and that’s how I like it. 😀 I have followed some of the ‘stars’ before and it just got old. I prefer to interact with my students and peers. I really, really like clips actually…they are easy to reference. A lot of times, I do the clips more for me than anything. I love going back to see what I was working on without having to sort through 3-4 min to reference a specific combo, or remember in which dance I did what.
I also love the full length dances, of course. And I think it’s important for pole dancers to work on their skills in full length dances. But I don’t watch many videos all the way through, honestly. The sheer volume is overwhelming. I mean, how many were posted on this site alone in the past week? As much as I’d like to, I can’t watch videos all day, lol.
I do think that pole is hard…I definitely do think it’s for anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort….but the reality is that many who get into it realize that it’s not as easy as they thought it might be and they get discouraged and give up. I guess it’s common to think things will come sooner and easier than they do. Sometimes it’s hard to stay motivated. Also, comparison is tough to let go of.
Finally…I don’t hunger for new tricks. I’m not a trickster. I want (for myself and my students) to be the absolute best they can be, at whatever level they are. And most of all, to FEEL and to be set free through dancing. It doesn’t matter if someone watches my videos. It doesn’t matter if my photos or videos get likes or shares, what matters is what I felt and what led me to that point. And sharing with the world is good, yes, to give others a taste of that freedom and beauty maybe and inspire them…but first and foremost it’s for me, and what others think is not my business. Just my 2 pennies!
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I freaking LOVE the grounded stuff using the pole. You will rarely find me more than 10 feet off the ground, I want to master the floor/pole fusion.