Krista Bocko
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You’re right, BagLady….this is what turns me off of straight tricks on the pole. Some can pull it off (thinking of Marlo’s Glassdrops) but mostly it’s like a straight, continuous line. No accents. No crecendo. No pow!
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haha, I don’t like to do bfly to flatline to superman either–too cliche. 😉 how about spinning chopper to inverted thigh hold (tammy) to titanic with feet on the floor? This just popped into my head because I was messing with it yesterday.
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I have never been a trickster….and I don’t pay much attention to the majority of what comes down the pike as far as working on it. I often know names of the moves I’ve seen photos of, so I’m somewhat current with that, but unless I have a desire to learn it cuz I think it’s pretty or I can achieve it, I don’t bother messing with it.
I want to focus on playing with and varying what I already know. There is SO MUCH in that arena that will keep me busy for a long time. 🙂
The style I gravitate toward is not gymnastics/power moves/contortion, and in fact relatively few ‘tricks’ are done on the pole in this style that I like, such as the floor/pole fusion stuff, punctuated by a few on the pole tricks….not that the floor/pole stuff is easy or not ‘tricks’, it is deceptively HARD and often at times is much more difficult than doing a ‘regular’ pole move.
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I replied to both those threads, hah. Still agree with what i wrote in the second link, that music is KEY and i have a couple moves in mind that i want to incorporate. And sometimes it clicks, sometimes it doesnt. 🙂
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music. music i LOVE. the music unlocks flow, at least for me.
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@Juicy J, what is a spinning V up the pole? A Chopper from standing?
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I am with Charley…I don’t pole with students outside of studio time. For one thing, I just don’t HAVE the time. I love my students, and will happily help them how I can, but I imagine scenarios of burnout and feeling pressure to ‘teach’ when there isn’t a clearly defined ‘teaching time’ like a class or open studio or private lesson. I only have so much to give, and YES, while i LOVE pole and LOVE my students, I have worked so hard to attain my knowledge that I need to get compensated for my efforts, and if I started poling outside of instruction time with some students, I would feel like I was slighting my other students. I just won’t go there.
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batwing?
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Yeah, i am glad that makes you feel better. Your midwife will be able to give you guidance. Most women aren’t even aware of it. Keep us updated!
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Yes, you should talk to a dr. I have had it and it’s corrected (no surgery), just through time and strengthening. don’t know if yours is caused by pregnancy, but this site helped me: http://www.befitmom.com/diastasis_recti.html
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Oh ok! I did SM way before I ever knew of brass monkey, lol. Ultimately that was good for me, because I could immediately feel how I needed to be.
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have you tried it from shoulder mount? I think that might be ‘easier’ than the twist from CAR, if you’re having trouble finding the position. Hmmm
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the studio where I teach has xpoles that go to 14 feet, with the block ceiling mounts.
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I can’t do Elbow grip ayesha on my other side. I need to keep trying it…I have tried doing EG b’fly/ex b’fly but I just can’t get a good hold. IDK what I’m doing wrong.