sunnyinphoenix
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I’m so sorry to hear of your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
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I can’t do the splits (yet) either which is probably why I noticed immediately when Karol did a variation of the roxy at the LA pole show. And she doesn’t go into the splits. I’m not sure the name of the move she goes into. Maybe allegra? not sure. Anyway, it’s her opening move.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veJLrVEZ7O0
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Karol does a nice variation of this move. It’s at about 2:10. She starts with Veena’s variation of the tumble move and then some nice leg work on her shoulder dismount. It’s really pretty. I’ve loved copying it (and I always footnote LOL).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_s_WxUga1VU" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Like others in this forum, I have an xpole and love it. I just suggest that you make sure it is a level (actually plumb) when you install it. Buy a 2 foot level and check several places around and up and down. If a pole is not plumb, it will come down. I was in a class once and this very thing happened. Luckily everyone was okay. So buy a pole and a level https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I learned it from Veena’s how to. I started on my non-dominant side so when you "fall" it’s to the dominant side. Also I figured out that you don’t have to start from the floor. So if you want to work it into a dance and you are already inverted, put your belly against the pole, then move your left (for me) shoulder in front of the pole, and drop one leg and you are in a scorpio. This is nice since this move takes a lot of pole space. This way you can be further up that from a traditional standing invert.
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Is the lunch box the same as the rubber pencil? If so. . .
I go into the CAR then put my hands at my low back and here’s the scary part, kinda slip down till my feet are in contact with the pole. Then you can do the rubber pencil. By moving your head to one side and bending.
I have to say that the little slip is scary at first but you get used to it. I think it is good to have a spotter on this one and maybe some grip aid.
I also call this the panty remover, because my thumbs invariably go right behind the waist band of my panties and so that little "slip" down, becomes obscene LOL. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif
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I used this at a workshop and it is very sticky. I had bruises where my thighs stuck to the pole and then I "slid" down from an invert. But it is amazing and helpful when learning a new trick. Another product you might try (and forgive me I’m traveling so I can’t go look at the name) is in the baseball section of Sport Chalet. It’s in an aerosol can. It is also very sticky but probably a little less than Butterfly Balm. I like it.
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http://www.badkittyexoticwear.com/shop/
They have a line called dancer preferred. The prices are good. Alethea is working with them. Cute stuff -
YEAH!! You ROCK
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Maybe this will help:
Invert and stay in that initial position, dont go into caterpillar or snake. for me I think this is critical and makes the move so much easier
place your strong hand down and extend your elbow
now look at that hand, this will square your hips
then it should be very easy to remove one leg from the pole (i’m not at home with my pole to be sure on which leg, but I’m pretty sure it the right leg if your right hand is down). Sorry I’ll try it out later and confirm.I hope this helps
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I finished my Ph.D. in American Lit in 2008. I am also the director of graduate programs (an administrative position, not a faculty position) at a University.
It sounds like you have come to a decision already, but I thought I would share something I learned and also see my grad students struggle with. You need to really evaluate your job possibilities and then weigh that against the cost of the program. Student loans do eventually have to be paid LOL. Since the economy went South, jobs in academia are hard to come by. The best way for a college to save money is to load up the tenure/tenure track faculty with GE and highly enrolled classes, cancel the "boutique" classes, and then hire less adjuncts. They create far fewer new positions and as you know tenured faculty just don’t leave. All that has lead to very few job openings. Also even in a good economy some fields are just harder to find a position. There are less of them and then some fields are "shrinking." All that to say, count the cost and realistically evaluate the job possibilities. Asking your professors might be a good way to get information on the field. You might also want to think of how you could pursue that interest while you take a year off. Could you work at a philosophy journal? Could you tutor?
I hope this doesn’t sound too negative and I don’t mean it that way at all. I wish I would have thought of this before I started my Ph.D.
Anyway, I’m sure you will make the right decision for you at this time. It’s important to replenish your spirit and to take time when you need to. Just like listening to your body when you have an injury, this is a kind of listening. I wish you the best.
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I had the same problem and with my halloween video. I also deleted it (several times) but they all stayed up on the site. They just don’t show up in my profile which is fine because I wanted to delete them. I also had added a different sound track. I’ll try next time with the original music. I haven’t put up a video since either.
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I agree with Emperean moving you hips to the front of the pole was really helpful for me. I move both hips forward. Actually my husband is the one who suggested it (after watching me torture the poor move to death with no luck). If you think about it, by putting your hips in front of the pole, you are actually 4 Inches closer (or more, but let’s go with 4 https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif. I don’t put the sole of my foot on the pole at all. With your hips in front you can think of just rolling your back up the pole. I hope this helps. As others have said ab and arm strength are important too. Post your video when you get it.
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I just bought a 45 mm x pole. I love it. I had a 50 mm of another brand. Frankly i don’t know what brand it is
but i love my new x pole.
it rocks. the grip is amazing. I’m selling the old 50 mm pole.
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I suggest you buy a 4 foot level. My husband owned a construction company for years as did my father. Okay so my family is in love with the 4 foot level. As a child we went camping with one. Our trailer was perfectly level lol. Okay now back to the pole. Think about it. It works with opposing tension. So if it is out of plumb it isn’t "tense". So buy a level and test it. Not just in one place, but several times. All the way around. Turn 90 degrees, again and again. Then tighten and like others said. check the tightness and plumb every few days.
And a 4 foot level though more expensive is more accurate than a 2 foot level. But if you can only afford a 2 foot level buy that one.
They don’t mention this in many of the instructions which I find bizarre, but my father took a level camping with a level, so whose to say https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
