Charley started this discussion ·
$25 1pm - 2:30 Inverted Combinations - work on unique and innovative ways to save stamina and stay upside down! $25 2:45-3:45 Pole Choreography - learn how to get through a song without wiping the pole!!! Transitions, spins and inverts! Take them both for $40
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anyone going to either or both of these who would go by findlay (off 75 south of toledo, 2 hrs south of detroit) and wouldn't mind me tagging along i can help with gas expenses! wanna go but cant drive lol (bc of my vision) 😳
Charley ·
I hope you can make it Polebunny - it would be great to meet before Pantera weekend 😀 Youa re sooo close! I didn't realize you are in Findlay. Just an update - Inverted combinations are for the dancer who wants to work on transitions form trick to trick - we will work laybacks, basic inverts and advanced inverts and talk about moving from one thing to another SAFELY. Pole Choreography will teach you a routine but we will also discuss building a routine and how to build stamina and save energy during a performance. My first set of big workshops! Super excited!
Charley, Would you consider traveling to go to different pole studios to teach? I am wondering if you do anything else to build up your core? For example, do you work out on the side etc.? I have been doing dancing for 5 years and only this year have I started with an actual studio.I am now strong enough for the back handspring, but when I see a lot of dancers(my fave Sarah Cretul for example) her core seems amazingly strong, where she doesn't even need to kick up at all. My husband says I need to work out extra.I used to work out 5x for 2 hrs a day + yoga and cardio too.I am 110lbs.(used to be 104 before incorportating free weights. I have always been really little and "cut".I used to do body comps and I never even worked out then, but I had a six pack(after a baby too.) I am naturally strong, but I want to know how you and everyone progress with the core. Thank you so much. If you ever come to the East coast, I will be sure to take a class! Good luck at regionals! I will see you there.
I forgot to mention that I still do workout at the gym 2-3x on top of dance studio training 3x a week atleast too, so how much more do I need to do in order to build up my core? Thanks.
Charley ·
Hi Roamey - I would love to travel to other studios! I am totally open to teaching in new places. Now as far as building strength - I don't do anything besides pole. I do want to explain though. My current workout schedule is 5-6 days a week. I have heavy days and light days. I always do a cardio warm up, followed by light stretching, followed by 20 minutes of basic dancing around the pole, using transitions, floorwork and basic spins. I work drills on both sides of my body, I work spinny pole drills as well. So even though I am only doing pole work - I have found a way to make it just as good as if I were doing pole in addition to work outs. I often practice wearing ankle weights too and always stretch for atleast 20 minutes after. You mentioned Sarah Cretul - do you mean her TG lift? I cannot do it yet I think having strong obliques specifially is key but also strong shoulders and shoulder flexibility. I am currently working my shoulder strength to get this,
Charley ·
I gave some more thought to lifts as I am also working on them as we speak...I feel like you also need a very, I mean very strong back to these. I can so a sort of lift but it's no where as effortless as Sarah's. It's also repetetive motion and muscle memory. I can feel myself get into a flag position and not able to take that deep inhale and continue pushing through - my body gets confused as to what I want it to do. A good exercise for this is to do a sloooooow come down, work on iron X - work on going back up out of an iron X. Another key point that Karol pointed out to me was posture - belly button to the sky.
First, thank you so much for responding! It is so cool to be able to ask a real pro and get an answer! I thought for a second I was doing too much work out and you inspired me that I can do more and I will adapt to it:) People sometimes think I am fanactical about excercise, but I just have this passion to be healthy and finding the pole has really sparked that 10x even more! I have a question for you about the spinning pole vs. stationary. Did you first learn on a spinning or a regular? I first learned on a stationary and whenever I go to do the spinning mode, I spin sooooooooooooo fast b/c I am used to using my own body weight. Will I get used to using the spinning mode too? How long did it take you to feel comfy with that mode? Anyway, I am on the east coast, DC metro area.If you ever go on vacation, but want to do a class, let me know and I will set it up with my studio. Thanks again and good luck!
Charley ·
I started on static pole because my pole didn't have spin mode way back then. I am not the best spin pole dancer to be honest, I love for upright moves and floating moves but I heavily dislike doing advanced holds at the moment on it. I think the key with spin is start slow, don't push so hard, you don't have to gain momentum on a spin pole. I would literally sit at the bottom of my pole and do slow spins, then fast, then a little faster. It's good to come downa lot when in the early stages of spin mode, do a spin, come down, do some floorwork, get back up do another spin, come down, transitions, another spin...until over time you are comfortable to withthe spinning. Also remember that extending out slows the pole, pulling in makes it faster. One thing static dancers do on spin and I just learned this - is we try to go into moves too fast because on static you hold for few second and go into something else, on spin you really should hold poses longer so everyone can see your pose, this also gives you more time to get into a new pose. Does that help at all? 😬
Yes Charely, That helps perfectly. Thank you so much! It is always wonderful to hear advice and how others view or do the moves too. Don't worrry, us "polers" get exactly what you mean! 😀
