Rachel Osborne
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They are v sassy! I am no good at dancing in thigh highs though, I get stuck in knee hooks and end up inelegantly peeling myself off whilst flapping like a stuck fly in syrup.
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Thanks Lina I will really focus on that. It’s silly that I can shoulder mount and (sometimes) do allegra and ariel straddle and and spinning butterfly and other hard stuff but I can’t do a decent, basic, simple Scorpio [embarrassed and annoyed at self]
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Hooray more prime polers checking in!
Yay for the bad ass 40-50-60 crew! -
Thanks 🙂
Still total fail at basic Scorpio. I can’t get the leg grip right and end up slowly slithering down ripping my inner thigh to bits as soon as I release hands. Anyone got any tips? I am watching clips and Veena lesson but can’t get leg doing it – long or short leg hook, it still ends up just lying on the pole while I clamp furiously with back of arm and abs. -
HOWEVER I did gemini, reached up and over knee, almost did superman then flipped and went into gemini on the other leg woo hoo which I totally couldn’t do last week so just goes to show it is worth persevering with argh moves. Thanks ladies for your stories of battling on 🙂 we shall prevail
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Today I am happy with gemini but inverted crucifix, hand stands ugh argh scaredy cat 🙁
Something about being in a straight line upside down looking at the floor is freaking me OUT.
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Hello! I’m only a returning intermediate but I love the slow flow balletic style and am currently working on spinny pole choreo to a lyrical piano piece which I hope will be tidy enough to upload soon. I get most excited by emotional content and honesty in dance and accessing the painful, heartfelt lyrical range is often more moving and engaging (to me) than the sassy, sensual performance style – though I’m in awe of those who can grind and pop with charisma!
There is something fabulously subversive about taking a dance style associated traditionally with Look At Me Being SEXY and making it about other stuff. Pain. Rage. Melancholy. Doubt. Etc.
Then again I love classical ballet that is all about raging passion and desire! Mix it up I say lol.
So anyway welcome and I look forward to seeing your work 🙂
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Sorted out my Gemini at last yay. At least my right knee grip is finally there…
Next up a better, stronger Scorpio.
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It doesn’t come with screws: you select based on what material you’re attaching it to eg masonry, steel, etc
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These
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No experience to share but just wanted to applaud you for dancing back after what must have been a horrible scary painful time 🙂 well bloody done
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It’s not easy. All I can say is, try it for ten days: factor in adequate rest and more protein,take 1-2 full days off, and see if it improves your dancing and strength. You don’t have to stop moving: just stop compulsive moving and try to move with joy and feel satisfied and exhilarated rather than driven. Put on a song you love and dance – no tricks, throw your hair, make lovely shapes, roll your hips.
Stretch gently, then enjoy a warm bath and massaging oil into your strong muscles.
Walk for an extra mile in comfortable shoes and wearing colours that make you feel lovely, stop for a drink at a new cafe.
Tuck yourself into bed with clean sheets and your favourite book/magazine/music.
Try some yoga in the darkness with just a candle.
Let your body feel joy in moving, walking, spinning, flying, curling, lifting. The more you release into joy now and let go of the pressure of trying to chase an imagined perfect future which isn’t real the more you will fly.
I am talking to myself as much as you.
I want to be some of the dancers posting here so bad. My videos are never good enough. I look so critically at myself, I judge so harshly.But when I listen to the music and my body I forget to criticise and the joy is there and it is wonderful: I wish you joy.
Ok enough of the essay! Good luck lady!
You clearly have self awareness as well as incredible strength and discipline: you know what’s right for you 🙂 -
…oops! You look FANTASTIC
If you are looking at yourself and not seeing that you are an athlete and that you look great and that your body and what it can do is something to be proud and excited about then you might need to talk about this belief with someone experienced in helping people with low self esteem and self-image.
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‘And you know what ?
I am not even slim or fit or strong. I just feel fat (well, not that fat but I used to be slimmer.)’I have just watched you performing a series of advanced pole moves that require SIGNIFICANT strength and fitness. You are clearly, obviously fit, strong and in great shape. You are not fat, you l
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http://www.active.com/articles/know-the-signs-of-unhealthy-exercise-addiction
I found this article very useful; I was over-training at the start of the year and using all my spare time to exercise – and then saw my performance get worse because I wasn’t allowing for recovery time to build and repair the muscles I was training.
At the same time my diet was too strictly controlled and I wasn’t getting enough protein and carbs to fuel the heavy training schedule I was on.
It was all about control and seeking perfection. But nothing can be perfect when it is so out of balance.
When I dropped some HIIT and strength training in favour of yoga, and dropped some other dance training in favour of rest, and adopted an 80/20 approach to diet – so eating great 80% of the time but having a ham and cheese croissant if I really wanted it – my pole improved! I could concentrate better, I got my shoulder mount and my strength and flexibility got much better. And I enjoyed it all more.
See if the article sounds familiar. If it does, maybe talk to an experienced trainer about a proper revised schedule with better balance, time for recovery and a diet to nourish and strengthen you. And remember our bodies were designed to find joy in movement and rest and leisure – not punishment – it’s all about balance. Good luck x