PlaysHardHasFun started this discussion ·
Does anyone know how to get into the move on the APFA FB page? I love it. If you do know how, any chance you could post a video or describe how to get into it? Thanks!
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Are you talking about the one that looks like an inverted embrace?
Yep.
Yep.
To me it looks like you would just go into an inverted crufix, squeeze the pole in an embrace and then let go with your legs and arch.
Simple as that! (Lol...being facetious)
Can someone post a link? I would like to see a pic of this move
And BTW, It looks like this photo was originally of an embrace and they inverted the photo. Her skirt is too clung to her thigh and also she has a piece of hair that is standing straight up.
thanks chem! Wow that is an impressive move
Notice also her earrings. If she was inverted they would be falling toward the floor.
I didn't even think of that. I think you are right. Upside down image of an embrace.
hrhlaura ·
Yes! I have been obsessed with that move ever since I saw it. I have a really good elbow/embrace grip and yet when I tried it, it was impossible (ok let me amend that to Impossible... for now!) My problems were I couldn't sink into the embrace to get enough grip with my elbows and I couldn't arch my top back enough to push my stomach into the pole to use as extra grip (similar to doing it upright) If anyone has any tips do please share :)
My instructor called this 'cuddle grip' haha! You really have to get the pole right in between your boobs and literally cuddle your arms around your body as hard as you can. For prep, you could start by letting one leg off the pole so you're in something like a butterfly with a cuddel grip.Then see how you go with both legs off.
I am going to reiterrate here...she did NOT do this move in this picture! This is an inverted photo. When you are upright and do this move when you pull your legs away from the pole your sotmach is going to naturally go forward, giving you belly grip. When you are inverted and try this your legs are going to pull your body away from the pole making this extremely unsafe.
Oh how annoying of them to rotate it like that - it looks like such a cool trick! I have seen the trick done with 1 leg hooked on though so that might be something new to try
Yeah. I don't love the fact that they inverted that image... seems deceptive and a little scary. I was tempted to try and figure it out but decided to ask about it here on Veena first, since it was an invert. Glad I did.
Anonyma ·
chemgodess, it s maybe an inverted photo, but its possible to do, ive been practicing it for a while now, i cant put it in a freestyle yet, but i do it
Wow...that seems crazy to me. Most moves I can look at and figure out the physics of it, this one I cannot. So is it just the elbow-chest grip/squeeze that you are relying on?
Olivia, can you post a video of you getting into it? Or at least describe how you are getting into it?
This photo is absolutely a rotated image of an embrace. The photographer is a friend of mine and she does absolutely amazing work. It is not meant to be deceptive, as it is not a page from the pole moves directory. It is purely her artistic vision of the movement. If you have any of the recent copies of Pole Spin Magazine, you will find a ton of her work under "pole artistry". These photos were meant to be artistically and visually stimulating, not to showcase new moves. Look and love. Don't pick it apart.
This photo is absolutely a rotated image of an embrace. The photographer is a friend of mine and she does absolutely amazing work. It is not meant to be deceptive, as it is not a page from the pole moves directory. It is purely her artistic vision of the movement. If you have any of the recent copies of Pole Spin Magazine, you will find a ton of her work under "pole artistry". These photos were meant to be artistically and visually stimulating, not to showcase new moves. Look and love. Don't pick it apart.
Oops! Sorry for the double post. By the way, she also took my profile picture. Another example of her fine artistry. I also have 3 more of her photos in one of my albums.
Phoneix, you're right, "deceptive" was a bad choice of words and it is a beautiful image. Really, I love the photo which is why I inquired about it initially.
Phoneix, you're right, "deceptive" was a bad choice of words and it is a beautiful image. Really, I love the photo which is why I inquired about it initially.
Phoenix, I don't think anyone was taking issue with the photographer. I do however have issues with APFC using it as a timeline cover photo seeing as there will be thousands that see it and do not see that it is an invered image and then try the move. To have it showcased as art is one thing, to have it showcased on your banner that is also an advertisement for the APFC championship is another. But that is me.
