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Tell me your Pole-story! :)
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Hi Pandalina! First off, thanks for this post. What a great way to ‘meet’ others on this site!?
My name is Tammy and, as you can see, my ‘tag’ is Pole Annie. I took on this tag because I’m a Pistol Annie’s fan, and if they are ‘Holler Annie’, ‘Hippie Annie’ and ‘Lone Star Annie’, then I must surely be ‘Pole Annie’ because I relate to their sassy attitudes so well.
I’m a 53 year old woman and I started poling by taking a huge chance and registering and actually taking an introductory workshop at a brand spanking new studio in Lexington KY a year ago. What fun I had! I even got to unwrap one of the brand new poles that day! Attempting to perform some of the moves I was being shown, I realized just how out of shape my body had become; I was so weak and it concerned me.
At the end of the workshop, the instructor demonstrated some spins and tricks that would be available to learn in the studios curriculum. I knew in that instant that I HAD to learn how to do those things and that began my pole journey.
It’s like nothing else I’ve ever done. It doesn’t present the same challenges of any other fitness activity or sport that I have ever participated in. Each and every class, each and every move/spin/hold that I have been able to learn so far has and continues to provide a challenge like no other I’ve ever experienced. Beside all that, it feels like play!!! And I love to go PLAY!!! Pole dance has given me motivation to be the best I can be. It is always a challenge, but never one that can’t be met on some level. It’s always onward and upward, even when you get frustrated. It’s giving me my body, mind and spirit back.
I found the Studio Veena website just searching the Internet and decided to join quite quickly. I check the email from the site everyday. The videos have been a great supplement tomy studio training and have helped me have several successes in learning new moves. However, this is really the first time I’ve replied to a post on here. From my short year in the pole community, no matter if it’s on this website or in the studio, I’ve never experienced the kind of positive reinforcement and encouragement anywhere else.
Thanks again for this post and your interest in your fellow polers!
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How old are you?
I am 33 years old.How long have you been pole-dancing?
I’ve been doing pole for 3 years.
What got you into pole dancing?
I saw a Facebook post of the USPDF highlights and immediately researched on where to learn how to do this amazing stuff!Why pole dancing and not something else?/What makes pole dancing special to you?
I’ve always loved strength based workouts. I was a cheerleader and dancer when in school and I think pole allows me to get that kind of workout and put my own personality in it. It’s the only type of fitness that I’ve been able to stick with as an adult 🙂
It’s special to me because I can tailor it to how I’m feeling that day. If I’m super pumped that day – I can work on strength and power moves. If I’m feeling sad – I can just put on a song and dance it out. If I’m in a sexy mood – I’ll sex it up! Other workouts don’t really allow you to put your current emotion behind it.
How did you first find out about Studio Veena? How much time do you spend on here? (hours a day/week/month)
How did you choose your tag (AKA User Name)?
I found out about this site through a pole friend at the studio where I was taking classes.
I spend about a few hours a week on here.
I choose my name because when I perform – I go by the name “Story” 🙂 -
you can use my name or anything you need…
I am 24 years old, and have been poling off and on for 2-3 years…. I originally started due to a lovely lady named tara karina….. I thought it could give her a bit of relief from her life maybe it would help me… I went from never working out to working out ALL THE TIME haha but I ended up stopping for a year or two just due to lack of time… even now I only have time for once a week.. But I LOVE it so much… It helps me mentally in so many ways… I have more confidence then I ever had…. and theres nothing like working out when I had the worst day…. I started working out mainly to free myself mentally from my depression…. and with meeting so many amazing ppl through poling I hope to never stop 🙂 its special to me because it gave me something I years ago thought I could never achieve…. which was happiness I LOVE POLING lol
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I'm 57, I've been poling for almost 7 years. I got up one morning in my usual routine, went to take my shower, took off my robe and went to hang it up, it fell on the floor…I bent down to pick it up and caught my nude reflection in the mirror….I literally cried when I saw myself! I realized I hadn't' looked at my body since my son was born! I saw, wrinkles and bagging, hanging skin, what was suppose to be triceps was wings! I couldn't tell where my butt ended and my hammies began! My knees had saggy skin that drooped beyond where I believed they should be! I was horrified to see how I looked after all those years! I always stayed covered up, even in the summer I wore jeans all the time, no shorts. I decided right there that I needed to do something to get in shape and become healthier! I was a nurse working 2-3 pt jobs so I could be around for my kids, well my kids were grown and gone now and the reality of self neglect reared it's ugly face! I went into the basement and tried to lift weights (my son left his equipment when he went to college). I struggled, it was boring and hard. I knew I needed some form of cardio, but my right knee always bothered me, and I had chronic back and neck pain. I have left sided lower Lordosis, and my cervical spine does not have a curve in it due to child abuse. I started surfing on the web and came across pole, I followed some links and it lead me to a place in Canada. I ordered my 1st pole! Though I didn't know what to do with it I played around with it. I then searched for pole videos….WOW!! I found this thing called YOUTUBE!!!! That's where I had my 1st contact with Veena before she ever had studioveena. I posted a short video of a practice, the comments were cold and cruel. I was going to give up pole but Veena and Joel (Poledancefan) convinced to keep going! What I found was, pole got me in shape, I got the cardio I needed with low impact to my knee! My chronic back and neck pain, after suffering for years, was gone in just a few months of poling!!! I have been pain free for 6 1/2 years now!!! I have no background in sports or dance, I was not athletic, but you wouldn't know it to see me know! I also suffered depression and was on meds. Pole helped me with my confidence my self esteem and my panic attacks started to slowly dissipate!! I have been off meds now for 6 years!! I Continued to be encouraged by Veena. This is the only thing that works for me! I can lose myself when I'm sad, or happy, or whatever my state is….I can pole it away so to speak, it is my release. I loved it so much that I opened my studio almost 3 years ago! I found I CAN do the things I thought were impossible, and I learned to love myself and be comfortable in my own skin! and I compete with no one, I think that's part of the beauty of it!! As for my name, it was my nickname when I was a teenager/young adult. My name is Pamela, and I own and instruct at Total Woman, LLC Studio in Fargo, ND 🙂
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WOW, You are an inspiration, That is awesome that you found Veena and how she inspired you to keep going and your fan joel. When i started i had no idea about pole fitness and i had a mall pole. That was in feb. 2012. So i started using it and thank goodness i didn't get hurt. Then i found Veenas site and found out about X-Pole and other poles, So i bought my first X-Pole in March of 2012, The reason why i started pole fitness was to lose weight but now it is so much more!!! Right now my pole is down cause it got slightly bent and it keeps coming out of place, So i am saving up to buy either a TG X-Pole or Veenas little minx pole. I have still been working out where i still keep my strength that i have gained.
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When i posted my first post i did not see everyone elses posts, I just seen litlbit post and thought she was the one that started this thread. I am going to read everyone's post's
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Anyway, please take the time to tell me your "Pole-Story"!
How old are you? I am 44 years old or young depending on your perspective;)
How long have you been pole-dancing? I have been pole-dancing about 6 months.
What got you into pole dancing? Youtube. I would watch vids of strippers poledancing and booty poppin' etc… and I was taken with the raw sexuality of their dances.
Why pole dancing and not something else?/What makes pole dancing special to you? Why poledancing? The above mentioned raw sexuality and freedom of it. What makes poledancing special to me is it breaks down my inhibitions and allows me to express myself in a way that would probably never be expressed otherwise. Plus,It is alot of fun!
How did you first find out about Studio Veena? How much time do you spend on here? (hours a day/week/month) I looked online for lessons and this site came up. I spend maybe 20 minutes 2 or 3 times a week. My life is chaotic lately so not much free time.
How did you choose your tag (AKA User Name)? I choose to use my real name partly because a pole name seemed unnatural and forced for me and it just feels right for me at this time.
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