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Do knees get tougher with floorwork? I am trying some floor work and my knees kill me. do they become less sensitive like inner thigh holds, armpit hold, etc? I want to be able to transition from pole to floor without wearing knees pads for a particular routine.
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I'm just gonna leave this here... http://aerialamy.com/blog/2011/08/23/tuesday-tips-kneeling-floorwork/ Basically, you need to press into the floor with the whole bottom leg, use your weight in such a way that, if you're on just your knee, not all of your weight is on it, and you aren't hurting yourself! Your knees are sensitive things (I know this, I've had a chronic problem with them since I was 14, and it's slowly clearing up now at 27!), and if you place them down wrong with too much weight, you can move the kneecaps in the wrong ways, or even hit a bundle of nerves and really tweak it. It hurts a lot!
To answer your question: they do get tougher :) And also, follow the blog rune mentions. Not only will it be easier on your knees, you will look more graceful.
yay! thank u for mentioning the video. that helps alot. I havent seen this blog before, I'm glad you showed it to me. :) good to know it gets more graceful. I felt so clunky but I've been working on it. And after just a few days of practice it is getting much better.
Floorwork always feels a bit clunky to me, too! But, I don't practice it much, so... yep, serves me right ;) Aerial Amy's blog is awesome, and it took me a little while to realize just how awesome it was. She's helped me with a lot of moves and a lot of the mentality of dancing. She always seems to put up the right help for moves that I'm struggling with! Glad to hear you're feeling better about it with practice :)
