Charley
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I had priced out the materials to make a good pole mat and found that it would cost me nearly as much as the mightygrip mats plus the effort involved. I've used the MG mats and really thought they were great – the yoga direct mats are awesome too but I am pretty sure they don't make them anymore.
Try ebay? I'll end up purchasing through MG as I love their company and their products – I've always gotten AMAZING customer service and have never been disappointed by anything I've bought.
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One of my fb friends posted this!
http://www.fivebelow.com/store-locator?zipPostalCode=48104&maxMiles=25&results=true&results_type=zip
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Ly – I will pm you on fb! 🙂
@shona – I love your story because there is ALWAYS something to learn. I have taken my share of beginner classes and I love them the most because for me, most of it is super easy and I can work on style and flow.
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For sweaty hands: make sure your hands are really clean before you pole – use a dish washing liquid as opposed to handsoap that might havbe extras in it to soften your hands. Try tite grip which as anti perspirant or Dirty Girl Poletice which is a mask that prevents sweating. You can find them both online 🙂
…And finally – don't worry about spinning and climbing the pole right now – take some time and get to know the pole – dance around it – work on transitions and have fun! Just by spending time dancing you will build up strength – it takes time. If you don't have a pole studio near you – try Veena's new 30 day program 🙂
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Hydrate! Hydrate! Hydrate! Also if you find that you are still cramping some – it could be that your calves are tight. Do some gentle calf stretches before trying this and try it again. Due to my limited flexibility – I found that has I got more flexible I could feel it in different areas and my calves are EXTREMELY tight – tighter than my hamstrings and hips – which was throwing off my splits plans.
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Has this been mentioned? Walmart carries danskin products – I've had a few of the rbas and they are nice! If there is a Victoria Secret Outlet near you – you can grabs some high quality pole clothes from them – I use their swim wear. 🙂
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Physical appearance will be something that some people look for – there is no way around it. With that being said I have seen all shapes and sizes of women be unhealthy. I personally love to take classes with Veena member Dangerous who works at Vixen Fitness in Detroit – I've learned alot of sexy moves from her in beginner classes and floor workshops. She's curvy! I love the way she moves her body and wish I had some extra to move around like that – it's really hard to shake your groove thing when you don't have thing to groove, lol! I will tell she – although differently shaped than me – was able to take her movements and help me apply it to my body. That's one of the things I look for – can you help me do it on my body.
I forgot to say that I look for movement in instructors – is there a way that they move that I want to take onto my body and make it mine? This was especially true while doing teacher training with Kelly Yvonne – my favorite part was seeing her movement – being inspired by it and learning how to apply it to my body – and it looked different but still pretty! 😀 I also learned a more indepth way of applying movement to my students which was awesome. Always learning!
For anyone who is in the situation of seeking out a new instructor but you already have experience – my best advice is to book out a private with your new instructor so you can get to know each other one on one. Many times people come in and say they have all sorts of abilities and backgrounds and then when they come into class they aren't able to keep up – or when I take time out of a class to ask them to show me their _____ – they haven't quite gotten it then I hear "Well, I was coming to work on this." There is a big difference between telling me what you CAN do and what you want to WORK on because you aren't quite there yet. It's nobody's fault – just miscommunication so I think that's why instructors tend to be conservative with new experienced students.
It's hard being the student who walks in and is capable of a lot and being "held back." It's happened to me but I do understand it. I've been to a lot of workshops that were labeled advanced or master and walked away with new teaching methods but not with new moves and was rather disappointed. I think if I had the ability to train with someone long term – I would do a few privates so they could learn my abilities and weaknesses – it's so hard to explain yourself as a dancer to someone!!!!! lol!
I think there is a realtionship building time between new experienced students and instructors. It takes time to get to know each other. 🙂 I've personally had privates that were just – dance for the instructor, go through a check list of moves and combintations, giving my wish list of things to work on – getting some feedback on that and woof the hour is up! But I can always go back to her now because we had thsoe couple of "dates."
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3rding – Never do silks without an instructor. I took silks for about a year and I still do not feel comfortable practicing on them without someone there. It's too easy to get hurt. Even basic wraps and pretty intricate – it's easy to get stuck in them and have yoru circulation cut off or something – plus you need to learn the wraps properly. I don't know anyone who has silks that hasn't spent a long time going to group classes or private classes.
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@portableninga, Little Engine and Tara
OMG! Personality is the hardest thing to find. I am a very shy person who suffers from social anxiety which is why I like teaching pole classes because when I'm in a room full of students I feel like I can really open up. Some of my greatest friends have been met through pole class. I really think to teach safely you have to have a relationship with your students – every BODY is different and I feel like I learn more and more about teaching just through listening and asking questions.
@Corby – I haven't run into a situation where an instructor didn't have good technique but I've only trained with pro's for the most part and the studio I used to teach at – I'd do beginner classes there and the teacher was really amazing. I don't know what I would do if I walked in and someone couldn't get me from A to B. Even if I am waling away with HOW to condition a move – I've never seen bad technique- that would be frustrating!
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I typically do forearm grip – you can use a forearm grip upright in the air too – Jenyne Butterfly does it a lot.
Forearm grip requires more back flexibility than elbow but elbow requires more core strength and balance in my opinion – elbow grip is safest when you get way far out from the pole – this scares me – hence I do forearm grip because I have the flexibility and can grip for dear life. It varies from dancer to dancer which they like best. The only thing I can think of is elbow hang and that's upright. It's good to be able to perform both grips and if you can't it seems in general best to perform elbow.
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So I'm going to answer my op and say that because I generally look for instruction when I am competing or performing I choose instructors based on their resume of dancers. I love working with Kelly Yvonne – she doesn't compete – but she knows how to push a dancer to be the best she can at her own style.
I worked with Leigh Ann – who has titles and found that I loved her knowledge of pole and pole moves in relation to body type. She could easily swap something out in a sequence and give you a move to do – if that didn't work she could keep going.
I have taken workshops based off of what the instructors can do and what I want to learn. For example – I loved taking class with Michelle Mynx because she is so spinny on static, Amber because of her ballet background and many, many others because of their experience. As I've gotten older I find that a resume coupled with ability has gotten me in the doors 🙂
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I really hope you can!!!!! It's been too many years of just being online friends https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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Just added Leigh Ann Reilly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Forever 21 has $5 yoga shorts!
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Have you checked ebay? Kmart also int he spring has some great deals on bathing suit shorts and bottoms – I've gotten side tie shorts for $16 there. Also check Target, Wet Seal, Forever 21, Kohls…
