Help, can't do cross ankle pole sit

Anastasiakowa started this discussion · 1/8/2013

Hi, im relatively new to pole dancing. I have this problem with cross ankle pole sit, I keep sliding all the time, warm pole, grip aid, still sliding 🙁 I mean I have no problem doing cross knee sit and cross knee release too, but I just cant get this cross ankle sit, no matter what((( My pole is 45mm and I was wondering if this could be a problem, even though I higly doubt so (after all im sure many pole dancers do pretty much anything on 45mm). Could it be that I need more inner thigh muscle? I try to squeze as much as I can but keep sliding down anyway, and pretty fast. I would appreciate any ideas very much.

5 replies

NonFlexy · 1/8/2013
Is the pole up to your crotch when you do the sit? If it's not far up enough, I find I fall more. Your strongest muscles are the ones at the top of your thigh, so the pole really needs to be right on your kitty for you to be able to use all the strength you have in your legs!
chemgoddess1 · 1/8/2013
Try rolling your knees toward one another...you want to try to get your knee caps to touch. If you stand up, bend your knees a little and try it. You will find out that you do not need anything crossed to stay on the pole.
amy · 1/9/2013
Also-- squeeze your butt, HARD! think of trying to keep someone from coming in the back door. It'll force your hips to push up and your toes to reach slightly downwards. Not sure if this will hep but I wrote a blog entry breaking this trick down: http://aerialamy.com/blog/2012/06/21/thursday-tips-cross-ankle-release/ good luck!
Anastasiakowa · 1/9/2013
Thank you so much girls:) Amy, this sounded pretty funny, but I will try that lol I would be soo happy if I finally get it down..I will try it all today...chemgoddess1 - im from Cleveland too:)
chemgoddess1 · 1/9/2013
I had left a message on one of your posts but did not hear back from you. I am sending you a message through here.