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No I’m in Canada.
We own a unit in a fairly new-built condominium (I think less than 10 years old). I have no idea what they use here to build this stuff.

All I know is that I seem to be out of options… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_pale.gif

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I took 6 beginner classes and learned almost nothing. Most of the hour-class would be spent doing warm-ups and "sensual" body moves that I wasn’t interested in. All we learned was 2 basic spins, but worse: they were very unhelpful, they would demonstrate the trick and wouldn’t break it down well or teach you how to do it. Now, I’m sure there are awsome schools/instructors as well but be careful, maybe try getting a trial demonstration before you register.

Also I don’t understand how you would take classes without having a pole at home to try on, because there’s never enough class time & it’s not in the comfort of your own home. I think getting a pole is kind of a must if you plan to be really good.

Therefore I’d say get a pole first. I’m new on this site but the girls here seem really helpful with tips & advice, so you can always ask or watch free tutorial videos on youtube. THEN you can consider taking classes, if self-learning isn’t working for you as well. (or get cheaper tutorial vids, like from this site).

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Thanks for your advice everyone.
Joist finders seem expensive though… I was searching on the Canadian Tire website and a good one is $50 (canadian dollars).
And yeah, that broken ceiling looks really bad lol. I’ll find a joist thank you very much…
I’ll try tapping once more.