Drdredancer
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@angelespoledoll
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I think it’s important to do many things on both sides. It helps transitions and better combos. I trained myself to do the following on both sides: inverts, leg hangs, jades, superman, genie, SM, apprentice, knee hold, Cupid, splits, butterfly…. I still have so many to practice: brass monkey, true handspring, chopsticks… Everything else I do on my right… ; /
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For chopsticks, get your chest low. It’s very hard if your chest is upright. Then just really really extend. At first, mine looked like a 90 degree angle, then I got the pole really in my hip hold and dropped my chest and lifted my legs up towards the ceiling and out away from my body. Now it is more like a flat line.
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The owner of my studio just posted herself doing this and included a note and tag to Anastasia that she did it from a cross ankle release. Anastasia replied back that she gets into it from a Marlo split. I’d like to try it from a wrist seat but will try all three methods.
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Is this from a twisted grip? Did you hook the foot then release the top hand? Very pretty!!!
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Well, if it isn’t the dangerous bridge, it’s ok. The dangerous bridge looks just like it but with the foot on the other side of the pole. Looks just as good, so try it. This is the exact picture I showed Alethea in my private and she seemed to think this was the same.
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This is called a dangerous bridge. Alethea Austin does it. I took a private lesson with her to learn this. You start in a cross ankle release. Then you bring your hand over your head. You push out like a crescent and drop your other leg down toward your head. The more flexible you are, the more upright you can pull your head up in the crescent. You will need to let the top foot slide down more to get the exact position of this picture.
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For me, I kept thinking I was messing up and couldn’t bend in that direction lifting my chest up. So, I was too scared to let go of the other arm. I was told to first let go of the other arm THEN lift my chest and lean back. This worked instantly. You cannot bend that way with proper chest with the other arm holding you down literally.
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You don’t have to be super flexible. You should be fine! 😉
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I think you just need to decide if this issue is a deal breaker and how happy you are with the relationship in general. In my experience, negotiation and communication about this simply didn’t work. It may in your case… Try it. It’s worth a shot! ;). I must add though, I would never have dated my current wonderful bf had I just settled with the other one.
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Step on the pole and push out as if you are going into a banana split. Lift the other leg but don’t put it on the pole. Twist your hips to face the ceiling and extend the leg out. Let go of the top arm and extend.. I learned this directly from Oona herself at pole convention.
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Step on the pole and push out as if you are going into a banana split. Lift the other leg but don’t put it on the pole. Twist your hips to face the ceiling and extend the leg out. Let go of the top arm and extend.. I learned this directly from Oona herself at pole convention.
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I dated a controlling guy for over 7 years. He made me quit cheerleading because guys that based me in college could see up my skirt. He thought when I perform bellydance, guys would hit on me. I realized that dancing and performing was a part of me and this guy didn’t actually love me but loved the idea of me. Wanting to change the performer in me was like wanting to change me. Well, eventually I broke up with him. Now I am dating a fabulous supportive guy that completely understands. He works in the fitness industry and has supported every move and even encouraged my certification and my teaching pole. I feel so much happier that I can be myself around him. I feel happy he loves and accepts the real me. It’s been 4 years! I think you should look into if this guy really loves you or just wants to control you.
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I dated a controlling guy for over 7 years. He made me quit cheerleading because guys that based me in college could see up my skirt. He thought when I perform bellydance, guys would hit on me. I realized that dancing and performing was a part of me and this guy didn’t actually love me but loved the idea of me. Wanting to change the performer in me was like wanting to change me. Well, eventually I broke up with him. Now I am dating a fabulous supportive guy that completely understands. He works in the fitness industry and has supported every move and even encouraged my certification and my teaching pole. I feel so much happier that I can be myself around him. I feel happy he loves and accepts the real me. It’s been 4 years! I think you should look into if this guy really loves you or just wants to control you.
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*sorry for always using the possessive in “friends.”. iPhone needs grammar lessons… Autocorrect snuck up on me!
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I used to take class at a particular studio and when auditions for instructors came up, I wasn’t picked. They thought it was weird that I used floor in my warm up. I auditioned at another studio and got the job immediately. The problem was that there wasn’t anyone better than me and teaching there monopolized my time. So, for a year, I didn’t grow. My students started catching up with me so I went to another pole studio to learn new stuff. I fell in love with the community there and auditioned to be an instructor there. Again, I got the job immediately! Since then, I am in the most perfect pole situation. I get paid to do what I love, have tons of friend’s with the same interest, and there are so many girls to learn from. The owner of this studio is very advanced and has champion training every week and she constantly pushes us to grow. I also take many workshops at various studios. I think it is hard to generalize this answer. It depends on the studio itself. See if it’s a good fit for you. Do you like the community? Is there potential for growth? Don’t worry about your friend’s from your other studio. If they are really your friends, you will still jam with them and they would understand.
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Hey girl! Pole Pressure now has open pole at 7:30 on Wednesday nights. It’s so fun! Hope to see you tomorrow!
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Get your chest low. Pull your chest and front thigh together and try to get the pole in your hip hold rather than rely on your armpit or arm. Once in a strong hip hold, really extend that back leg. Contract your back glutes and just really push it out.
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@Kurikat: I do not talk about pole in my day job. I work at a private school in a very conservative community, and I fear the parents would freak out. I tell them that I am a group exercise instructor and teach cardio and strength dance classes. 1 teacher knows that I bellydance and only my coteacher knows about pole. I trusted her after years of working with her. She also approached me about my bruises.
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This is a great thread! 😉
In the day, I am a preschool teacher and cheerleading coach. Just finished my Masters in Ed Psych. In the evening, I teach pole, bellydance and chair. I became a pole dance instructor when I went back to school to get into education. Prior to that, I was the Front Office/Guest Relations manager at a Ritz Carlton.
Some of the other instructors that work with me and pole students have fab jobs including World Bank, int’l lawyers, physicists, journalists, and more than half the girls have masters- 2 from Harvard!!!
I love these sexy, powerhouse, confident and successful women!!!
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I agree with sensual, above. You need to see a doctor. As fitness professionals, we are not trained to give medical advice. All I can recommend is to rest it, ice it and compress it. If it hurts, stop. See a doc soon before it gets worse. It’s harder to pole after recovering than if you take care of it before conditions worsen.
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Eat about 5 small meals spread out through the day. When you eat a few large meals, your metabolism slows down. Start seeing a nutritionist and a personal trainer. Do at least 30 minutes of cardio per day. 60% of your meals should be vegetables. For weight loss, the main thing is diet.
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It’s really not that that hard. It’s tough, but you do not need to be able to do a full back bend from the splits. It’s a bit of an illusion just like the jade is an illusion. I can do this with a spot. I just cannot safely sustain it. The most important thing is to be able to grab the foot over your head and then pass it along to the opposite hand. This creates a lot of pressure on the hooked foot, which is the only thing holding you for a second during the pass off. If you can work on grabbing the opposite leg with opposite arm in your opposite split, you should get this in no time.
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I say be honest and see what happens. To make it work, he should understand and let you do what makes you happy. I’ve dated a guy that didn’t like me cheerleading and made me quit. I shouldn’t have quit. Should have just dumped him coz it was fun and important to me and I missed it. I’m dating a guy now and he works in fitness and totally gets it. My entire life is so fun and our relationship is the best I’ve been in. If this guy doesn’t get it or has a problem with it, he may not be worth your time.
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Sounds like a great plan! No need to loose momentum! I teach the next 2 classes after intro on Saturdays. I’ll try to swing by earlier on the 14th! ;). Can’t wait! Btw.. You will be on town just in time for Natasha Wang’s workshop at PP. You should sign up online! It’s gonna be on the 23rd. 😉
