Floorwork/wallwork

polergirl started this discussion · 1/24/2011

I had been in a bit of a dance funk of late...had done lots of trick work but not much real DANCING. It's winter/cold/gray/snowy, I had a lack of space, lack of "groove thang," you name it, I was lacking it! This weekend I made myself simply dance for an hour a day, three days straight. I did mostly floor and wall work, just put some slink in my attitude and danced...and what a difference in my mood. I took video so I could critique myself and make it not only fun, but productive....now I am in dance funk no more, I am re-energized and ready to go! It seems there have been a few threads and blog posts lately about being in a funk/rut, hopefully this will help someone. :)

5 replies

vamp79 · 1/24/2011
good for you! I try to just dance at least once a week, no tricks at all, just body waves, transitions, and floor work. It helps me get through the feeling of being "stuck" because of a few tricks that I haven't been able to master.
Juicy J · 1/27/2011
That's great to hear, Polergirl! I have always entertained the idea of creating my own routine but for some reason, always felt really 'stupid' freestyling to a song that I like for pole or anything! 😕 I'm not exactly sure where this false misconception came from but I think this is what is holding me back from making a fun routine to challenge my mind and body. Was there anything of this sort you also had to overcome as well when you do purely dance in your pole sessions? I think perhaps all I need is some encouragement and sheer guts. I'm generally not a shy person but for some reason just dancing to a beat to my own moves and style puts me at unease. Help? 🙁
MichelleH · 1/27/2011
This is a great idea! I did an impromptu striptease for my hubbie last night and really enjoyed it! But I was aware that I repeated the same moves a few times and I'd like to do exactly this, just move and dance and work on new combinations of floorwork. Inspired!
x falcon 3 0 x · 1/27/2011
I "free dance" to a couple of songs at the beginning and at the end of my pole workouts. It warms me up then gets me out of super-serious-intense-sometimes-frustrating training mode. I'm just getting out of a rut myself having gone on vacation for a week, did the shoulder mount once before I left, and am just getting out of square one to be able to do it again.
polergirl · 1/27/2011
Joyful, at first I felt slightly dorky, but as long as the song was one that I was reallllly feeling, the dorky feelings went away quickly. I posted a video from last weekend that was almost all floorwork, with a tiny bit of pole. Sometimes I will start dancing with a challenge for myself. Get all the way across the floor without getting up, or without a traditional crawl, etc. That gets my head thinking in different ways, which I think is really good for a dancer.