Charley
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Awesome line up!
I know the word "amateur" can be a bit deceiving but really it just means you haven't placed in something yet.
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I am so excited to finally meet you!!!!!
If any Veeners are interested in watching we are looking into broadcasting over webcam in chat!!!!!
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LOL, my first CD was an EP of Sheryl Crows If It Makes You Happy. That could be a fun dance, I traditionally dance to lilith fair type music anyway.
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I also get pretty sick pretty fast on spin mode – for me it's when I change from an upright position to an inverted position or inverted to upright. The best advice I got was from Shadow who suggested rather than spotting a point in the room, keep looking at your pole, that has helped a lot. I also will look at my body parts too – like my feet on a spinning shoulder mount, or my arms in an aysha. The pole and your body seemingly don't move once you start using them as a spot.
Hope that helps. A
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It's also a good idea to get the closed front hook down first anyway because you have more of your body on the pole. I always teach closed hook before open.
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I don't think one is necessarily harder than the other but the front hook takes more steps.
Here's some troubleshoooting on this.
Most people tend to keep their inside leg hooked to high – you do not need to hook high up on the pole, just think about draping your knee around the pole rather than "hooking" it.
Lead with your hips and arch your back, many times new students to this move will not lead with the hips which means they kind of end up sitting back into it and looks kind of like a froggy.
The spin you describe where your outside leg wants to meet your inside leg on the pole is called the closed front hook and is a perfectly pretty spin but again you sit back into this more than you do on the front hook. On the front hook your body should be leading the pole, this means your body should be slightly in front of it. Don't start the spin behind the pole start in front of it – you'll be less likely to hook the inside knee to high and you'll also be less likely to sit back into but rather push your hips out. It also helps to tilt your head back once you get the mechanics because tilting your head back will help you think about pushing your hips out and arching your back.
I hope that helps 🙂
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I don't really have a style, but I do try to just let the music take me where it wants to take me so if something calls for a more classical style then I will dance that way, if I am feeling sensual I'll dance that way etc, etc, I like to look at transitions as the meat and potatoes of dancing and the tricks as accents.
As Polergirl said it takes hours of just dancing – not stopping because of anything and really just getting into it.
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Happy Birthday! I hope it'd filled with poles,shots and debauchery!
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@Kobajo – performers insurance isn't something any of us think about when we get there to do the competition and I think this is a learning experience. I am going to look into getting some that's for sure.
@Lulu – I was so stunned she finished, what a pro!!!!!!
I am sure perhaps down the road she might be able to get it covered but you figure it's going to take over a year, she was off of work for 2 months and if she doesn't pay it now the bill just gets bigger with added late fees and charges and continues to hang over head and prevent her from doing other things.
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I just call it a scorpio – it's a hands on variation which is great for doing reverse aysha or pushing out into tg aysha. Sorry I'm not terribly creative, lol!
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Luvlee – you might want to try a titanium first. I've heard mixed reviews, some people like them more others don't. I personally don't like the titanium it's much more slippy for me, so it depends on your chemistry.
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Yes I've heard of it and it does look kind of funky, lol! You could just replace out the A & B poles but the top would be chrome too – if you've got the Xpert or the bottom if you've got the original.
Have you thought about getting a new one and just selling the old one so you don't have a bunch of pole parts laying around?
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Oooh don't use windex. Windex has things in it that makes glass shine which means it makes your pole slippery. I only use alcohol and acetone to clean it.
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I want to learn this too! I'll take any advice!!!!
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Have you given it a good cleaning with acetone? Dawn dish liquid? X-pole suggests you give it a really good cleaning once you put it up because the poles are coated in something after manufacturing. I think it's so they store nicer and don't chip or whatever. You could still be dealing with that.
Climate has a lot to do with it too. If it's dry , much like stainless, you aren't going to stick. If you're dry you can't stick. I use Vaseline Intensive Care lotion on my legs and it works soooo goood!
You also have to get used to poling by yourself, that's got to be a weird feeling after 4 years of only studio poles. Take your time.
Congrats on your new pole!!!!!!!!! It will get good and sticky I promise! 😀