Charley
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I teach advanced https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif YAY! Welcome!!!!!
There is a growing Michigander pole dance community! I hope you can make it to one of our jam sessions. Honestly Jenn has done a fabulous job of throwing pole jams and bringing people together. We’ve all tried to bring in everyone and it’s so awesome to see so many people poling.
If anyone from MI wants updates on pole jams add me, jenn or bertysbooboo as a friend. We try to get together as often as possible and EVERYONE is invited. We don’t care if it’s your first day on the pole or not, come and have fun with us https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I took Pole Addiction’s Beginner 1 class, but now I practice at home. However, I’m kind of just getting back to it, so I’m thinking about classes again.
Are you Jennifer from VD way back in the day that Kisentia and I jammed with???
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I love that she mixes it up and actually uses spins, it really adds to making the performance really pretty but also makes her advanced moves pop more.
She was amazing—-I am gushing again must STOP!
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My dad lives in Canton https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
Berty’s Booboo is near you in Novi, Jen is in Ferndale, Untamedshrew is in Clarkston and I am in Royal Oak! Maybe sometime you can come out for a jam??? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_colors.gif
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Welcome aboard! I’m also from Michigan https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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Wendy was so amazing and so nice and so helpful! I loved meeting her!!! We are so lucky to have had the opportunity to work and learn from her. She is such an amazing teacher, so down to earth and she really cares about helping people. She is also very patient. She definitely is an amazing dancer. and her abs https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif I want her abs!!!!!!
She taught an awesome routine and it’s not how I would normally dance it was so amazing!!!!!! I learned so much and walked away reignited about pole dancing!!!!!
hehehe – is that Wendy hanging from my waist????? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif
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Welcome to independent instructing!
You’ve got all your necessities covered. I just wanted to add – get a website https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif Also get a waiver for photography too – this will enable you to legally use people pictures on your website. Try to take as many pictures as possible too,
Make some videos of you dancing. Even grab a couple friends and shoot a mock party so that people can see what they are. Also, if you have return clients be sure to send them an email of your new venture and outline what is new and different.
Best wishes!!!!!
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AND she 10x’s more impressive in person.
She was patient with us and very blunt. I like her as a trainer and have just emailed to set up lessons. Q, you are more than welcome to join me anytime.
The pole there was awful! it was soooo cold and really old so there was little grip. I was working on Shadows signature spin – btw how cool is it that she freely taught it to me??? – and by the time I was there in it I was on the ground.
Q and I also got solicited to work there too!!!!! HAHAH!!!! As soon as we got off the pole a manager of dancers asked us to work there. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif ANd he approached each of us TWICE https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif hahahaa
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Classes first https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
I really think it’s a good idea to take a course and see how you like it before you spend all that money on a pole. Plus if you get a good instructor you’ll have a great foundation to start from. You’ll have good posture a good set of basics and some confidence.
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Maddy,
I have taught beginners on spin mode before but yes, many do feel like they don’t want to work in static because it’s so difficult to gain momentum. my theory has been – spin mode to learn the leg position of the spin and static mode to work on momentum and grip. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
You should practice both.
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Triple Threat!!! I love it!
Jen was just over Sunday and made a gorgeous hoop! I made on last night. I am still working with it. I love the isolations I find it’s helped my dance so much and I love it for a quick warm up before pole.
I’ll vid soon when I can do more than 3 tricks. This just doesn’t feel as natural to me as pole did. I can tell where my body is really stiff and it’s slowly beginning to loosen up.
Oddly my bf seems to find hooping sexier than pole!!!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_salut.gif
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Thank you so much for sharing this with me I cannot wait!!!!!
It’s going to be SOOOO much fun!!!! This will be my first lesson ever, so thank you so much for giving me the opportunity! Plus we still have Wendy to look forward too!!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I am so glad you got it worked out. I have had a wealth of problems with multi piece poles. I haven’t found a single pole that was just perfect in my eyes.
I have a PS pole stuck together in my car as we speak going from my trunk to my front seat. As a matter of fact over the weekend when I used my car for guests it was quite awkward for them to fit in around the pole and the hula hoop.
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif I had a wonderful time meeting you!!!
I hope it’s okay that I update everyone with your progress. But I was so proud of you, You’re not very far away from the X knee (can do it well from the floor) and you are inverting from the floor – so a full invert is not too far away either.
Oh and I have to say how impressed I was that you brought a spotter with you to learn how to spot you properly and safely!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Next time I hope you can stay longer. It was really nice meeting you and I didn’t realize how many other things we had in common.
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You know, honestly I love volume 2, there are a few moves on it I still cannot do. There are a lot of things that on there that I would consider intermediate – it goes over inverting, spotting and a few inverted tricks and combos. I’d start there and move to volume 3.
Another great option is the Vertical Dance DVD’s the beginner DVD ends with inverting and the volume 2 picks up with inverting and offers tips and tricks on each and every move and has plenty of moves that will keep you busy awhile.
Both Series are very well done and include great warm ups and cool downs and safety instruction.
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I want to jump add that I agree any video longer than one song is annoying! Especially if you’re an awesome pole dancer because it is difficult to pin point specific things you want to show people in the video and you have to wait for it to come up.
Pole Dancing on beat is a bit of annoyance to me because I think dancing with the under current of the song looks much better but that is a personal thing.
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Great thread!
Pet Peeves
1- When people truly think they have nailed something and i can’t point out 100 different things about it that are awkward and unsafe.
2- Doing moves but not really polishing them or understanding them
3- sweaty hand wiping – I know I do it too but I really hate to see my hand wiping across my butt before I go into something
4- Not properly balancing an aysha, straight edge, handspring, etc- AGAIN I am so guilty of this it’s not even funny
5- Not switching directions around the pole
6- All tricks and transitions or spins
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Hi Everyone! About a week and a half away. Please visit http://www.polefitrevolution.com to register for this class if you haven’t already done so!
This is going to be so wicked and I cannot wait to meet some of you!!!!
Is it just me or is Wendy on some kind of World Pole Tour? She’s been EVERYWHERE lately!
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What about working on 3 spins in a combo?
Climbing and different types of climbing? X knee Release, X ankle release? Forearm stand, head stand, handstand?
Even learning to work your spins on a pole in spin mode will build a lot of strength, help with fluidity and build core muscles and it’s a whole new ball game! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif
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I’ve not used a weighted hoop although I could probably make one easy enough. I found the dance hoops are large and weight enough to notice some ab definition coming in. I’ve not had a lot of time on hooping but I’ve been getting bruised up and sore from it. The cool thing is you can go forever with the dance hoops so you get a lot of repetition which is good for dance hooping because repetitive motion = muscle memory. It’s good cardio and something really fun to do outside (you almost have to.) i also think it’s a fun way to exercise with kids…the neighbors sure won’t have anything to say about that https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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No worries, we will work on some things Friday!!!! The wrist sit doesn’t really require much flexibility (If I can do it anyone can – I am the most unflexible person in the world!)
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Home depot has plain large mirrors for $40! They do not have a frame and you would have to mount them – the mounts are less than a dollar, So far it’s the cheapest I’ve seen!
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I have started hooping too (thanks Jenn!!!!) and I am full of bruises. It’s a whole new world! I am really enjoying it and it is something I can do (have to do) outside which is great! I haven’t found it super difficult yet.
The larger the hoop the better – it’s easier to keep going. I have 43” diameter hoop and a 36” diameter hoop – the 43 I use to figure things out but it’s rather large and clumsy so I once I have something I move to my 36 so I will be able to hoop in the house eventually.
Just make sure you get a real hoop – an adult sized one and you’ll be fine. In less than a week of practice I can hoop over my head with my hands, switch hands bring the hoop down to my waist and back up over my head, pass it around the outside of my body, hip hoop, go between waist and hip hooping, hoop one leg, walk and hoop and that’s about it but not bad for less than a week and only a few hours put in.
Jenn is super good already and she’s only been at it 3 weeks or so https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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Hi,
Thanks again for the feedback. In Canada, the LM with shipping is still actually cheaper than the X pole by a bit, but I hadn’t really thought through the transportation issue. I don’t really want to be driving through town with the pole on my roof https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif (I live in a small town and I teach high school, so it could be an issue https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif ). I’ve read the thread on having to get a LM worn in so it isn’t too slippy. So if I bought an X do you think it will be a lot different in terms of grip when compared to a well worn in LM pole at the studio or should I be okay?
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I started with the LM pole and travel became an issue when I started making pole friends. Plus you have to drill into everyone’s ceiling if you want to use your pole at their house. The pole is solid but it really should be mounted to the floor as well. I found because of the carpet issue my pole would move a lot and when I eventually took it down it left a rather large hole in my ceiling and my joist. If the basic Lm was the same price as PS or X I would say forget it but because the basic static colored pole is close to $100 cheaper I think it’s a good value for a pole.
As far as break in period – there have been mixed reviews. You always have to break in a stainless LM but with X you may or may not have a break in time. I bought my X used from a friend – she never used her pole because the X was too slippy. When she came over and played on PS she said she would not be selling her pole if it was as grippy as the PS. I didn’t actually use my X for months but once I put it up I found it grippier myself. I also took the time to wipe it down and prep it when she sold it to me too. Jenn and I cleaned it with acetone so anything that may have been on it from manufacturing or shipping was eaten away. I’ve heard several people say their X pole was slippy in the beginning.
