BeccaBuck
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My fav way of flexibility training is to take a super hot shower, layer up, and start off with some basic yoga movements. Things like sun salutations and cat/cow. Then I usually go through a series of cobra poses, camel, various back mobility exercises, and finish up with bridges. Veena’s back mobility lesson is great!
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I couldn't help but chime in too, lol. its nice to see so many pole dancers jumping in on that discussion!
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Go back and learn your invert on your other side. I’m a strong believer that every dancer should work on their inverts until they don’t even have a ‘bad side’ invert. Its simply left Side, right side, not good and bad. It’s not a move that you can skip learning on the other side. A twisted grip handspring is a VERY advanced move, one I don’t think you should attempt unless you can comfortably invert on both sides. (I would even go so far as to say you should be so comfortable with your invert, you can aerial invert with no problem on both sides, before moving on to hand springs). Learn your ‘bad side’ invert, then start working on your hand spring from caterpillar, like previously mentioned.
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i think your question is comparing apples to oranges. the video submission is not a form of registration. it's a competition in its own right, separate from the 'final' round that the competitor hopes make it to. so you register online, and fill out a form and pay a fee for your online competition, just like you do for the live comps that don't have an online round. there is no limit to how many people can apply for it, the only rules/restrictions are generally age and nationality (ie, US citizen, female, over age 18). most comps do it roughly the same way, you pay your money, and fill out a form and you get in. its just a matter of how many rounds they have before you get to perform live on a stage.
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the only part of that move i can't do is to put my outside arm behind my back. i'm still at the point where i have to leave my outside arm on the pole. have you tried that variation of it? I would try and master that first. then when thats mastered, try the variation where you grab your foot over head with your outside arm. then when you have mastered that, see if you can get both arms behind your back.
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1000 calories is way too low, i don't care what your height/weight is. on less than 1200 calories per day, its almost impossible to even get the minimum amount of nutrients you need, let alone enough energy. You're slowly starving yourself, and your body is panicking about it, and holding onto the fat. you need help this forum can't provide, go see a nutritionist/registered dietician and get your diet sorted out.
Chem is definitely right, in that a lot of it has to do with your genetics and DNA. some women store fat in their stomachs, some in the hips/thigs, some are just naturally very lean, etc. don't fight your body, learn to work with it.
enjoy the journey!
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LOL, i spoke too soon! Here's a video I found on youtube. all you do is take the hand thats grabbing your leg, and replace it on the pole. that puts your hands in flag grip and you can lower down to the floor, or lift back up onto the pole
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i've seen a video, i'll try to find it. if not, I'll be practicing tomorrow, I can take a quick video and link it here!
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You can flag out of it, which looks nice. If you have a flag press, you can then press back up. Or just flag down to the floor.
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Winning was absolutely surreal!! The videos for Danielle and I should be up this evening!! We’ll def put them on YouTube, and I’ll load mine on here too!
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oh, and listen to your body!! don't ignore warning signs of over use and over training. rest is just as important as physical activity.
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the answer is, there is no right answer for everyone. whats right for me, may be totally wrong for you. whats right for you, could lead to someone else getting overuse injuries.
very general guidelines: weight train 2-3x per week, allowing 24-48 hours rest in between. cardio can generally be done daily. light stretching can generally be done daily. deep, intense stretching you usually need 24-48 hours rest in between.
i like to combine my weight training days with my pole days, that way i can totally rest on my off days. when you weight train, try to make an effort to balance out your poling. for example, i do a lot of 'pulling' during my pole practice, so i try to do a lot of pressing in my weight training. thats just one example.
for best results, see a professional who can personalize a program thats right for you.
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I think the biggest lesson to learn from Kansanya’s story, is not the necessity of insurance, but to get properly educated on exercise and fitness before teaching. Your students are trusting you with their bodies, and their health. Do your due diligence and learn more about general exercise and fitness guidelines and proper body mechanics before teaching. If you’re not ready to do that, than you’re not ready to teach. No matter how informally you are looking at it, you could inadvertently hurt someone. No one wants that, I’m sure least of all you! Knowing how to pole isn’t enough, or even how to break down moves, just isn’t enough. Even beginner level moves are quite intense, especially for the general, sedentary, population.
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If you're not ready to do it for real, and the right way, I wouldn't do it at all. The simple act of accepting money in exchange for services, is by definition taking it to another level, regardless of how low the price is. And if someone gets hurt, they will have a case against you. think of it like the person who starts an at home "daycare". it doesn't matter if there are only 2-3 kids there, and they are charging super low prices. if one of those kids gets hurt, there will be hell to pay.
this is all just my opinion, YMMV!! happy poling, whatever you decide to do!
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Also, pole is an athletic activity. Get some basic knowledge of health and fitness before teaching. Learn about proper warmup/cool down technique, learn about biomechanics, and basic exercise science. Simply being good at pole, really isn’t enough to teach (IMHO). I get a little irritated with the lack of fitness/exercise knowledge a lot of instructors seem to have. AFFA and ACE have books you can study. (This isn’t meant to come across harshly, I just think that in general the community of pole instructors needs to take this a little more seriously). I do wish you all the best!
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$25-$30 an hour is incredibly low for private sessions. I charge twice that. You can find ways to make it more affordable for people, without devaluing your services. Offer buddy sessions, where two people can split the cost (ie, $60 an hour for a private, $80 an hour for a shared private, then each student only pays $40). Or offer 30 min sessions, that way you can keep it in the $20-$30 range. Insurance and waivers are a must. A lawsuit can ruin your life, and pole is a very strenuous, high risk activity.
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I started teaching at the beginning of the year, at the studio where I had been taking classes. I took classes there for a little over a year, and when a teaching position opened up, I was asked if I would be interested. Like Chem said, it was perfect, because I already knew I would fit in there, and what this studio’s style was. Good luck with your teaching aspirations!!
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i think one thing that really helped me make my inverts smooth and fluid, was gaining so much strength that inverts are super easy now. Once inverting doesn't feel strenuous or difficult at all, you can make them very fluid. do your knee tucks with straight legs, if you aren't already, and without touching the floor in between reps (again, if you aren't already). once you can do both of those things fairly easily, then start working on inverting with ankle weights on. If you can invert fairly well with ankle weights on, you'll be inverting seemlessly and beautifully, when you take them off!
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Make sure the pole is not pressing directly on your ribs! There is a fleshy “pocket” of space between your ribs and your hip bone. The pole needs to be in that pocket, or you do risk bruising, cracking or dislocating a rib. Lift up into a flatline Scorpio, rather than just an inside leg hang, before going into Allegra. That helps you get the pole in the correct spot. Good luck!
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Ya, I had been using the wall for resistance previously, and it does not even compare!
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For some of the stretches that I know, I think you could substitute a theraband. For the particular stretch that helped me make progress on my middle splits, I don’t think it would work. For that one, I think you really do need a partner.
As far as learning the technique, I would suggest finding someone in your area who already knows how, to teach you. It can be dangerous if your partner does it incorrectly, so I wouldn’t trust trying to learn through a video or online tutorial. That’s just my personal thought on it.
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Tick tock, machine gun, cheba split, shoulder mount split (I’ve also heard that one called bad idea # 7), Marion amber. Of course, you can do all of these without a split, they just won’t look flat, and won’t have that ‘line’.
I worked incredibly and ridiculously hard to get my splits, and I gotta say, I still get a small thrill every time I do a “split trick”! I can hardly believe its me with my legs split apart 180•
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its okay girl! we ALL mess up on stage! and it usually feels way worse in our heads than it is on film, or to the audience. Michelle Shimmy posted this on her FB page a little while ago, and I'm so glad she did. it happens to the pros as well, and we all survive to dance another day! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3CCNp_3DXA
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There’s definitely nothing wrong with you Lee! Part of it is the adrenaline. Your body goes into fight or flight mode from the anxiety, and diverts blood flow away from your stomach/intestines, and to your extremities. Sometimes forcing yourself to eat is the only option! And then an hour or two afterward, I’m usually STARVING and I devour everything in sight, lol! Good luck today, I’m sure you’ll nail your performance!
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A lot of it for me, depends on how far I’m traveling for the performance. Often, the day before is spent traveling to the destination, and so my last run through has to be two days before. Day of, I never do a full run through, i want to conserve my energy. But I also tend to do a lot of strength tricks in my routines. Hopefully there will be time to warm up and practice on the poles the morning of the performance, if so, I test out the poles, with some of my fav combos, or some of my harder tricks from the routine. Get a sense for the floor and how my floor work will go in an unfamiliar space.
I have trouble eating when I’m anxious or excited, so I force myself to eat small snacks almost every hour, on a schedule. Easy to eat things, like protein bars or fruit. Two hours before I drink a full 16 oz of water. That allows for proper hydration, and time to pee out the excess. One hour before I start really warming up and stretching. One layer of tite grip about 45 min to an hour before going on, about 15-20 min before going on, and dry hands right before they call my name. I’ll sit in an easy (for me) over split for a few minutes right up until I go on, to make sure my splits are all the way there.
