height vs floor
coleslaw1980 started this discussion ·
tall pole (11ft 6 in) and carpet OR not so tall pole (7 ft 4in) and hardwood? what would you choose?
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coleslaw1980 started this discussion ·
tall pole (11ft 6 in) and carpet OR not so tall pole (7 ft 4in) and hardwood? what would you choose?
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luvlee ·
Anything under 8 ft is not worth even setting up a pole IMO.
Oh, I'd personally go for tall on carpet.
BlueGirl ·
Luvlee is right! The height benefits far outweigh any of the hardwood floor benefits.
after having 100's of rug burns from dancing on carpet I'd put it on hardwood. But a lot of that depends on what sort of dancer you are, if you are an aerialist you might want it taller. I spend a lot of time on the floor or would like to, but get tired of the carpet burns. I'm also a person who likes to dance in heels which is hard to do on carpet. and ouch if you do a foot drag sexy walk barefoot .... if you want the best of both worlds pull up the carpet or make a platform on the carpet. Which is what we are getting ready to do because I HATE carpet after dancing on it for 4 years.
7'4" is not really tall anough for inverts especially if you plan on ever wearing heels.
CalBear ·
Tall pole! But yes, depends on what you'd mostly be doing on it.. inverts n' tricks or lots of spinning on your toes (hardwood floor). But I would definately go for the tall pole hands down.. omg I would kill for an 11ft pole! lol..
the pole I most like playing on is a brass one that I doubt is over 7ft tall but on a nice smooth floor. I'd rather dance on it for 15 minutes then spend 2 hours on my one here in the house that is closer to 9 ft tall on carpet. and I dance on the short one in 8 inch heels with no problem, including inverts, climbs, laybacks. Maybe I'm comfortable that way because until this year I couldn't climb more then a scooch or two anyway lol .
or why not one in each area :)
thanks guys! @ nymphdancer- good idea :)
I second the one of each idea. I would have every type of pole if i had the $$$$$
