Ayesha

celeste21 started this discussion · 8/12/2013

I am a beginner who has been poling for abt two months. I didnt realize the Ayesha was an advanced trick. I can not d the caterpillar, butI pretty much almost nailed the Ayesha. HOWEVER, i didnt realize my arm placement was different. So i dnt know what exactly to call the move I did. Is it still considered Ayesha. I think my problem with placementis also because Im left handed and have to switch things around in my head to make it comfortable for me..

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celeste21 · 8/12/2013
I am a beginner who has been poling for abt two months. I didnt realize the Ayesha was an advanced trick. I can not d the caterpillar, butI pretty much almost nailed the Ayesha. HOWEVER, i didnt realize my arm placement was different. So i dnt know what exactly to call the move I did. Is it still considered Ayesha. I think my problem with placementis also because Im left handed and have to switch things around in my head to make it comfortable for me..
celeste21 · 8/12/2013
I included a picture
AriFerrari · 8/12/2013
I checked out your trick and I'm impressed with your lines and the fact that you were even able to hold yourself up that way. I've personally not seen this done before. However, I would be VERY careful! One of the few times I've fallen was while learning the elbow grip ayesha. The caterpillar is not only good for conditioning to prepare for this trick, but it also puts you into the correct position to push up and away from the pole (which you need to do in order to get your hips away from the pole). Are you familiar with the basic butterfly? If so, your bottom hand should be used in the same way in this trick. Down, and pushing your body away, while your elbow grip is serving as a pull to hold you as you move your hips from the pole. It is meant to be a push/pull movement and requires a lot of core to maintain your balance. Again, if you can't caterpillar, I would definitely work on that before trying to move on with your ayesha as well as the basic and even extended butterfly. And when you are ready, ask someone to spot you by holding and stabilizing your hips when you are ready to try taking your legs off the pole. PS You have beautiful lines and pointed toes in your pic!
celeste21 · 8/12/2013
Thanks so much for more clarification. I trie asking other and they said some type of twisted grip, elbow grip variation. Lol Is a good line just mean good extension? I looked up butterfly, and I will try to get the caterpillar and butterfly down. Very hard working from home, but I try to have my husband there if I don't feel secure. I don't ever let go if I don't feel secure. Will upload pics soon of progress. Maybe I can try to make up a name for it? Haha I'm gonna call it the Super Nova. Lol
celeste21 · 8/12/2013
Thanks so much for help!
AriFerrari · 8/12/2013
Sounds good! And yes, good lines are pretty much how elongated a dancer makes their limbs to fill the space around them. PS I sent you a friend request on here, I'm pretty sure you know a friend of mine named Trisha :D
celeste21 · 8/12/2013
Yup, I Do. I was looking at the gallery on this site, and found a pole move similar to the one I did. It was called a reversed inverted v? Lol
Koidragon · 8/13/2013
Hi Celeste21 I agree, your lines are lovely :) Looking at your photo - the move you are doing would more likely be some sort of elbow grip straddle invert? - it looks like your body is touching along the pole, which means it isn't the ayesha, (hard to tell from the angle though) and it isn't the reversed inverted V, as that requires your body to be beside the pole, not behind it. I'm not entirely sure what it is, but I would agree that you should try focusing on the butterfly to get used to your body being away from the pole before trying these moves. Veena has a really good set of lessons on here, which go through a process specifically designed for you to train at home and to build the strength in the right places :)
chemgoddess1 · 8/13/2013
Yep, looks like an inverted V variation.