quindra431873 started this discussion ·
I am currently taking classes at a pole studio and I don't feel like I'm progressing as much as I should. My teacher is either absent or just not caring. My last instructor focused on building our strength and core and my new instructor just teaches the moves I drive an hour a week and want to know should I just self teach my self through dvds?
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Veena ·
It's great to be able to both studio and home poling. We have amazing lessons on the site here, far more content then you'll find on any DVD set. 😉
grayeyes ·
Veena lessons are awesome. I started in a studio and then bought these lessons (and a home pole--not in that order) and now I rarely go to the studio. I plan to go back to the studio but I just haven't felt the need lately because there is so much I can do at home. I think there is a sample lesson or two you can watch to see if you like them.
Agree that here is better than any DVD set (at least any I've found), with the added bonus of a community that can help you out. IMO it's really difficult to get the strength training and practice you need in just studio sessions. I live pretty far from my studio as well, so I mostly do home poling but I go to the studio when I can. Whenever I go to the studio I learn something new (our teachers rock), whether it be a different combo or a way to improve a trick. That new information can be taken home and worked on until I get another chance to go back to the studio. If I HAD to pick one I would pick home poling with Veena. She walks you through everything safely and very detailed and there's a LOT more info than the DVDs. I have Felix Canes DVD's and Art of Pole (which I think are some of the big ones?) and both have good qualities but neither of them come close to covering what's on this site.
Your better off working on your strength at home on and off the pole that's what I intend to do. Our instructors only teach moves and some moves I'm no where near strong enough for... Which is how I got my injuries. So now my priority is to look after my body. I really dislike classes with only moves a proper warm up and strength training and light stretching prepares you better for poling. But both home and studio is great. Plus you can use Veena's lessons :)
I agree with the other ladies here. work on your strength at home. while at the studio absorb what you can even though you might not be able to do all the tricks they are showing. Get a years worth of veena's lessons. a year of her lessons is less expensive than some of those dvd series. I go to the studio regularily but I use veena's lessons to further explain and break down the moves. she also has strength building lessons, stretching, conditioning, warm up routines. so so much stuff here. I feel like working on strength in the studio is great but is not cost effective. you can strength build at home. use your instructor for their knowledge. ask questions.
Thank you guys for your suggestions, I believe I'm going to cancel my studio memberships and sign up for some online lessons.
do both home and studio if possible, I definitely didn't mean to discourage you from getting hands on lessons. it's nice to learn things at the studio and then really "work" them when you are at home.
110% what Pheonix said
I am also an advocate of studio plus at home. I am lucky that I have a few affordable studios to choose from so I picked a good one for me and go a couple of times a week. At home I like to do extra strength training and also work on particular moves that I can't get in the short period of time we have at the studio. The option to film yourself and then reattmept a move as many times as you like is a huge advantage. It's also noteworthy that it's been shown mastery in any skill requires solo practice and often times the amount of solo practice is more important than the overall amount of time spent practicing a particular skill (but group practice also has its place). Personally, I find if i don't have structured lessons then I get stuck, so if you do decide to try just with online lessons then I think the lessons here are definitely you're best bet to ensure you're progressing at a good pace and doing so safely.
Ive8899 ·
I have to agree with the last two ladies do both, I started off with just studio but then felt like i wasn't advancing til I bought my pole at home. Lately though I have just been poling at home focusing like you said on strength. But there is nothing like hands on training at the studio.
I do 4 studio lessons a week. I'm very lucky and have an incredible instructor who teaches both the pole dancing and conditioning work but then I do also have my pole at home so that I can practice things in my own time and try to build on the things I've learnt at the studio. I also find that at home I lose my inhibitions a bit and it all kinda flows a bit better.
I am a beginner/intermediate, totally self taught because there are no studios around here.. The only time I wish there was a studio, is when I get stuck or when I feel scared with a difficult move..
