Rachel Osborne
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Oh yeah! Outside leg hang! Home safe, I can sleep in gemini these days! (Credit to PrettyPixie for that saying). I already did gemini for G but I can gemini into some thingy on spin to make it pretty…
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Is that when you gemini up high and them go into splits down the pole? Or is it that Russian one where you lean away like \
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You are all so helpful! Thanks!💋ðŸ’
No handed open v hip hold and no handed spin down were my efforts, also recorded Nosebreaker drop and nearly actually broke my nose, took the hit on my shoulder instead! Got a nice graze off the carpet.
Everyone had trouble with N and no- handed stuff was what pretty much everyone came up with.
Now I need O and I should have saved the open leg V hip hold thing for tomorrow because I can’t think of anything else. Open Allegra? That’s just Allegra, isn’t it? Erm….
Can anyone think of an O?
halp!P I got pirouettes, planche, pike, pretzel, plank, passé, pencil, pageant rolls…
O is …. 😟😶
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Lucca’s video https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/53e07804-9adc-4986-a4c6-6f080a9aa0eb is a really clear visual tutorial of a spin invert if you’re a visual learner. See how she pole holds and tilts diagonally then tucks up tips back and unfolds? That’s the basic spin invert right there, done simply and beautifully: she then moves into a leg hang and then increases the spin by a. Tucking in and B. Bringing legs nearer to pole – opening up a move by extending an arm or leg speeds you up, bringing legs or arms in speeds you, as Veena explains in her spin pole tutorial.
So if you want to air invert on spin, don’t go into a basic invert and bring legs/ankles to pole because yes, you will speed up! Go into a straddle/V/chopper and then a leg hang or whatever you want.
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It’s been great for motivation, structured practice and creativity. Some days I post two or three times with different tricks because I can’t resist!
So far I’ve done…
ABC – Attitude to Back Hook to Chair (all one spin) – catching up as late starter!
D – Deadlift Shouldermount and Descending Transitions/Dismounts
E – Elbow hook/Elbow Hang spins
F – Fan kicks and Flower Spin
G – Gemini to Goldrush
H – Hangman to Hood Ornament, Hello Boys
I – Inverted Back Hook Tumble ( aka Brass Monkey variation)
J – Juliet spin to Jamilla, Jade split on spin
K – Knee hook spin and Knee Spin variations spin combo.Challenge paused today for Thanksgiving
Tomorrow I’m doing L for Layback (and Log roll/Leg Show if I have time.
Then M will be Meathook.Bit stuck on N. Any ideas?
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Underarm hold so teddy and stuff 😉
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Wow!! Amazing vid!! Thank you 😎😱👀💪x
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Well I had multiple letter I fails today: Icarus fail – iguana fail – and car to brass on spin fail, thank goodness I can still tumble into inverted back hook/ monkey! It’s an interesting challenge.
Tomorrow is J so the good old Jade gets wheeled out again and I want to try Juliet to Jamilla to Jade but 15secs isn’t enough time!
Thanks again for help everyone!
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Agh, duh me! Inverts! Sometimes I can’t see the most obvious stuff. Inverted back hook, ok can do that happily cos I meant to do brass monkey for B but did a spin combo thing instead. Yay, will do it from CAR or tumble.
Drama Queen I can do! The Q looks intriguing. I’m mostly sticking to moves I know I can do smoothly and using the challenge to try new stuff if time allows – it’s very motivating and helps me focus. It’s my first pole IG challenge!
Thanks so much everyone!
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Omg I assumed you meant on spinning pole! No way would I try spinning an aerial teddy on static!
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I have to say I can get the spin aerial teddy 50-50! I have more success with the yoga teddy variation because that’s more bicep/side hold https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/545ad99d-7efc-47e4-98b5-646e0a9aa0eb
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I’m very hit and miss – depends on pole warmth, speed and spin. Have you tried from figurehead/hood ornament? I find
-1. reaching up back and high with the top arm,
2. Then and only then tucking-curling-tilting pelvis in with ABS OF STEEL and
pushing back against pole – and this is the crucial bit –
3. Bringing the thigh up to the hand and holding. Don’t bring hand down to grab leg. Bring leg up to where hand is waiting, having previously got itself in position with the arm reach UP high as you can, lock move.
4. At the grab moment where you use your hip flexors to draw your leg up to meet your waiting hand, drive back with your tail bone into the pole. It won’t actually be the tail but that’s the feeling, to keep the lock and stop you painfully sliding. -
Oh that’s so hard! I hope you heal up soon! Hope someone has answers for you here too x
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I just stuck up a video of how I typically practice – take an idea/move (today it was E for elbow things because I’m doing a pole alphabet challenge) and record it and just play with variations of the theme whilst dancing and spinning about, sticking in a few other tricks that occur to me as I dance. It’s pretty unstructured. I had just done an hour of very hardcore barre class though so I didn’t feel need to warm up or strength train, it was more about flow practice and experimenting.
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Leading liberal UK newspaper
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/16/mexico-parents-missing-students-refuse-to-be-forgotten (with big USA readership) so word is getting out there…Prayers for Mexico especially the families and friends of the missing ones.