Dwiizie
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Will do as soon as I am at home again 🙂
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Well, last night, I ended up tensioning it proper for static, but it still won't spin smoothly, I'll try a few more things. We just had the floors redone in August, its not on carpet, its hardwood flooring, real wood, not laminate or anything, and quite level. The whole house will shake before you will feel any give in the floor. The ceiling is level too lol. I will try the xpole recommendation and email them a photo of the dome. Appreciate everyone's help and suggestions.
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Its new style. We had so many problems with it in the beginning, I have a good knowledge of the pole’s workings from taking it apart and putting it together so many times. I’m about to go look at it again, I traced the dome where its centered underthe joist, so at least its easy to see where that is. Then I shall level and find that tension sweet spot. If worse comes to worse, I’ll just have to declare spin mode dead until I can afford a new pole. I’ve been wanting a 45 anyway.
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Thanks for the thoughts Amy, but I’ve been in the attic so many times its riddiculous. Its the house I grew up in. We just remodeled it over the summer. I ran a stud finder where I knew the thinner beams were and outlined it with pencil. Then I went cross ways to find the thicker horizntal beams. I literally mapped out the grid because one was too close to the wall, the other puts my pole right next to the outer sweep of the ceiling fan. You can technically turn the fan on, but no need to play with fate lmao!
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yup, yup, and yup. X pole has given me all the help they can. I'm sure I am under a joist, at a cross point, I am sure I am level from different sides and parts of the pole, I've rolled the pole to make sure it isn't warped itself, everything is tightened and in working order, the dome just keeps slipping if I loosen it enough for a smooth spin mode (at which point you can't use the spin anyway). The only difference between the old house and the new is that the old was carpet, the new is hardwood, but its not like the base slips at all. The dome, as far as I can tell, does not appear to have a warp or wobble.
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I’m with you Debs… haven’t been doing any of my routines with any consistency. There’s still a month though…. 😀
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Chem, I relate to that one, but I don't consider it useless, so I didn't include it here. I definitely notice you as "reference guide" around here. I used to do a lot of that on other forums, but then one day, I just decided I'd rather just read and see where it flows. I used to really love "directing traffic" for newbies, just modding forums really. I don't love it as much these days, but I still love my research. <3
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I have the "weird details thing" going on too. And I research things when I get curious, and end up with a bunch of worthless info (unless I ever get on Cash Cab or something lol) I didn't know that Hasbro bought Milton Bradley and Parker Brothers prior to 1987. Thats the year my husband was born, he was going off about Hasbro "when I was growing up this, and when I was growing up that" So, I had to go find out what actually went on with all these toy companies. They were all Hasbro before he was even born lol!! They own EVERYTHING. They even have their own studios where they make the cartoons that go along with their toys (My Little Pony, GI Joe, Transformers, ETC) I had no idea, and now, I will know fooooreeeeverrrr lol.
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I do this same type of stretch (pretty sure I know the one you mean) only while standing and putting the front of my thigh on my balance ball, then bend the other (standing) leg. I find I feel it gets my leg out more, with no pressure on my knee, and because the ball has a little give, I can slowly dip in as much as I need to. Use desk or pole to help with balance on this one. I really tried to get a foam roller routine in place with my workout, but I haven't quite gotten to incorporating it regularly. I also like to stretch my flexor standing by pulling my foot up behind me, much like you see in classic yoga poses. Once you've got that foot, you can just lean forward a little to get the effect of being in a split on the floor with your back knee bent, only you don't have to be flat to get a good stretch and prep for floor flatness. I also like to lie on my belly, grab both my feet behind me, and lift as high as i can. Its stretchy when using more arm than leg, strengthy when using more leg than arm, and strengthening and stretching for back flexibility all at the same time. I started really focusing on flexors when I realized the only time I was in a full split, I was practically kissing my front knee. Slowly sitting up wasn't helping because I wasnt interested in pulling anything, and its easy to let your back leg cheat out when going this way. I hope that helps, I'm sure there are tons of other things people do for this. I even like the one where you pull your foot to your butt while standing, but I love to sit on my feet, lie down backwards, and just SLIGHTLY lift my hips. Its like the same stretch, only more intense, and getting both legs at once. Just make sure not to turn your knees in or out or do anything funky with your joints and things. If you have a strong buddy, you can lay on your tummy, have them stand over you facing your feet, they grab your feet, and slooooowly walk backwards. Just make sure the stretch is in the front of your legs, and they're not stacking your weight on the small of your back all curled over. You have to be able to let them know when to stop, and you have to be able to use your back muscles to protect your back while allowing a stretch in the legs. Talk about a rubbish explanation LOL!!!! I hope you can picture most of what I've said.
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I use my palms too. (I went through the motions to see lol) I go right arm back, left arm up from the bottom. Switch. Then hug myself to make sure I didn't miss anything or leave streaks lol. I'm one of those that lotions before hitting the sun, so I don't burn, so I've never gotten stares for it. I get warnings from everyone "Oh you're going to have a big red triangle or a white handprint if you try to do that yourself" Psht please lol!!!
It used to be the flexibility test in PE when I was in 3rd grade or so, to try and lock your fingers (bottom hand palm out for that) I can actually reach further twisted palm in… hrm.
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Just hooping around my head lol. Above the eyes, below the hairline, just hooping on my head lol! There are videos on youtube of some other people doing it. I think Nick Guzzardo and Khan are both hoopers that do it often. Lately I've been working on nose hooping. Looking up at the sky, and hooping around my nose.
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I can touch my nose with my tongue, make a 3 leaf clover out of it, make a bathtub shape, make it belly dance, and rotate it 180 degrees both ways (most people can't get their non dominant side to turn) I also can sunscreen myself and eat a bowl of cereal with my feet lol. I can make gang signs with my toes without arranging them with my hands. I can hoop on my forhead (as in, head hooping, not hooping whilst standing on my head, though I can foot hoop very well, if only I could get some stands (elbow, forearm, I don't care) I can blow bubbles with my eyes while under water. I can bend my fingers at just the last joint (the nail joint) while keeping my hands and fingers straight. I make doll house toilet paper out of straw wrappers. I like making chains and necklaces out of bubble gum paper, but they don't make gum the same anymore. I can write really REALLY small.
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I WILL!!! I was just looking at your classes. You have LYRA!! Me want me want!!!! Love your cover page photos too! Looks like an awesome facility! (and if you ever need a hoop fitness instructor……) 😀 I love that you have Ballet Pole. Yes, yes indeed.
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I'll have to go see what they're up to one day, I didn't even know there was a studio over there. Cville is only about 40 mins from me (just like Richmond LOL!)
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I'm with FeeDen, same height and weight, wish I had gotten a 45 to start, I have a 50 chrome xpert. I like the chrome fine, some don't though. The studio has 40mm brass. I like the brass, but 40 is just a little tiny for my taste. Great for spins, and hand grip. I do feel like my legs grip better on the brass than chrome….. they're such different poles!
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I know that I started off using the same here as I do on youtube and facebook. Then I realized, the name I was using is also my Hooper name, and the name I use when performing as a vocalist. Given the stigma, I didn't want someone to come find me for hooping or music and run into my pole dancing. So I stuck with a spinoff of those other accounts to make my name here. It also has its own email with my hooping business in case the two ever meet. I have never made a video of me poling, but I probably wouldn't want to add that to my hooping youtube either. I'm actually considering breaking off a different youtube account for my own videos, like parasailing in Daytona Beach, and keep my hooping videos in the same collection. So thats whats up with me. And for the Burly scene, I just switch it up to Dee Lucks lol. That just made me think of cheeseburgers. Double Dee Lucks lol (which actually IS my cup size *snicker*)
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Woohoo!
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Yeah, those two screws, on my pole, were actually loose enough that they had popped out of the groove and they were on the threading. I guess it was shipped that way. But they told me to loosen them, twist the thread into the base as far as it would go, retighten them on the flat spot, and then reassemble the pole, and then twisting with the 3 screws undone to actually tension the pole between floor and ceiling. It seems like a pretty critical element, and they probably don't want people attempting to adjust the pole from there.
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I'm doing the group fitness with ACE. I like it so far, its accepted by most everyone, a lot of the dance programs I am interested in qualify to maintain it, so thats my 2 cents. Wish me luck on passing the test!
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Mine did this. Turns out the two vertical screws under the cover weren't tightened all the way, allowing the whole thread and pole to wiggle. They say to talk to Xpole before ever touching those screws, so I got their ok before fiddling with it. Have you tried just taking the whole pole down and apart and putting it back together? Doing those two things fixed the issue for mine. Also, I know everyone has tightened their spin modes down, just make sure you tighten one side, then the other, then go back and retighten, just like you would with the joints. Good luck!
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I completely understand where you're coming from! I had an instructor that moved sexy and danced well, but completely off beat, but she made it work. I was so unable to keep with her because I had such a hard time just detaching from the music. Another teacher, it was like we were in the same mental field, we'd wait for a good spot in the music and start a walk at the same time, everything was on beat, and if I wanted to "do the pony" next to my pole, I wasn't chided for unsexiness lol. I think I know what you mean, like "that guitar riff needs a slide down the pole, where the drum solo needs some kicks and mad attitude" If shes helping you with moves and transitions, maybe just learn them all fluidly, and use your own flair when practicing the routine. Maybe have samples of other polers that are stylistically similar to you routines to SHOW what you want to get out of what you're practicing? Good luck!!
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I don't know about Charlottesville, but Richmond isn't too far of a drive. I've been taking pole classes at Studio X. Dogtown Dance Theatre offers aerial silks and lyra classes I believe.
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Thanks everyone! I had a very nice breakthrough today. Class was only me and one other person, so I got some one on one time and I asked about this. Turns out, I was very often turning in toward the pole after getting a sideways momentum, which was causing the slowdown and a lot of the over grip issues. She also pointed out that I was using my foot instead of ankle when climbing, and said when I got into heels id find it a very hard habbit to break. Either way, it was a very good class. I’m so grateful to have such awesome guidance from such a variety of people.
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I love the spin setting! I remember once doing a basic fireman about halfway up the pole, and a friend was there and just kept pushing me everytime I went by. I thought I was going to take out the pole and bring the house down with it. I eventually got to such speed that I could no longer hold on and had to slow down. So much fun! It does take getting used to. Everytime I actually go to practice on spin mode, I start like its static and immediately have to pause and reset my brain to think spinny.
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Thanks V. I think its just going to take more practice, and reexamining some things as far as placement goes. I think the moving the body away from the pole is where I’m feeling insecure and probably sabotaging the spin and/or overthinking. I am getting so much stronger. When I started this a year and a half ago, I couldn’t do a pole hold. Now I can climb like crazy, I’m loving it. And I love the strength training lessons. I still have trouble with “sensuality” whe dancing, but I’ll get there. Studio class tonight, I’m going to be thinking of all this advice as I practice.
