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When your body conformation works against you
Let's say there's a move you like, but your body simply isn't built to do it. Do you just say "OK, I won't do that move" or do you find a workaround?
Example–forearm grips. I have very long forearms and very short upper arms. This presents a problem conformationally in the forearm grip because I can't get much contact on the pole (can't twist arm around pole enough to get really good forearm contact. I have elbow grip down pat, and am working on split grip (have it for some things, not at all for others, just posted about it in fact!). So what's a dancer to do? I'm curious as to what you've experienced by way of "hey, my body just doesn't seem to fit into that move."
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Let's say there's a move you like, but your body simply isn't built to do it. Do you just say "OK, I won't do that move" or do you find a workaround?
Example–forearm grips. I have very long forearms and very short upper arms. This presents a problem conformationally in the forearm grip because I can't get much contact on the pole (can't twist arm around pole enough to get really good forearm contact. I have elbow grip down pat, and am working on split grip (have it for some things, not at all for others, just posted about it in fact!). So what's a dancer to do? I'm curious as to what you've experienced by way of "hey, my body just doesn't seem to fit into that move."
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I pretty much say forget it. I am not trying to compete and I also realize that I am not going to push myself to try to get things to "work" (let's not even get into the fact of being older and limited flexibility).
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I have been thinking about this lately, because I cannot do a CKR bridge, I have a strong CKR but for some reason I cannot touch the pole to bridge. I feel a lot of pole moves are always going to be impossible because of it, but I keep trying!
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