Foxy_Rei
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Oh that’s a bow and arrow! Using iguana grip https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Oh my gosh, Glitter, I could’ve sworn I responded to this but apparently I didn’t!!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif
YOU TOTALLY ROCKED!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumleft.gif You won and those girls shouldn’t have even been there!
Great job!
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LMFAO I LOVE IT!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif I gotta get choosing both a song AND an outfit!!! Awesome! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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OH MY EFFING GOSH!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif She was on that pole forever!!!! So fluid, too… awesomeawesomeawesome
I so faved that, thanks for sharing, Lola! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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Do we have a May Challenge yet??? Just curious… I’m anxious to start picking out a song!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Sounds like a side spin to me, too… I can’t do this one, my legs slide down faster than my arms do so my body won’t stay flat. It’s on my "to do" list https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif I think another name for it is the Dizzy Lizzy… except with the videos I’ve seen, in one the unhooked leg is straight and the other it’s bent. So I think they’re the same thing??? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_question.gif
Wikipole is great but the spins directory is still under construction. But type in side spin or dizzy lizzy and pole dancing into the search box on YouTube and see what comes up and see if it’s what you’re trying to describe. Also check out Veena’s lessons… she may have a how-to on this move, too https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
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Oh wow I didn’t realize you were off the pole all this time! But that’s great you were able to do a few things, and I’m glad you’re taking it easy and knowing your limits. Just be careful and have fun! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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on which leg??? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif
The leg that’s in front of the pole will grip using the calf, the bend of the knee, and the inside of the thigh (that’s where you’ll get the pole burn). The leg that’s going around back of the pole will grip with the inside of your thigh and inside of the knee, and also a bit with the foot that’s hooked around the pole. Just concentrate on squeezing your knees and thighs together – it feels odd at first and hurts when you start letting go with your hands, but it eventually becomes natural and you’ll know just how you’re gripping.
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Lol I actually suggested the same thing under the Suggestions forum… I just did it in like the last week or so. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
Veena said she agreed it would be nice but it’s a big process, and to be patient. So I guess that means they’re working on it…
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I find the sitting to hurt the worst of the 3… climbing isn’t too bad, but my ceilings are so short I can’t really climb anywhere to really find out, lol!
Probably why it hurts more is because sitting uses the skin on the inside-back-ish of your thighs to grip the pole, while inverts and climbing tend to use more of the inside of your thighs and knees. The skin used for the sit is usually more sensitive than for the inverts and such. I found the inverts barely hurt me at all, even with no hands, but the sit still makes me cringe…
But yes the pain will go away with practice. And gotta love the bruises! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif
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I’m right-handed and made myself learn my spins with both hands right from the get-go. In the process I discovered that for some reason my left hand doesn’t sweat as much as my right hand does, so my grip is much better with my left and I tend to do all my spins lefty. I have to remind myself to do them with the right, and there’s times when I can’t do the spin as well with my right anymore!
However, I wasn’t as strict with myself about doing inverts and any moves stemming from them. I do all my inverts righty. I can invert on my left and it looks ok to watch, but it’s extremely awkward for me and I don’t feel comfortable enough doing anything beyond an inverted crucifix on that side. I also keep trying to roll off my shoulder to dismount on the floor on the same shoulder I do for the right side, but since your legs are switched, I end up kinda falling off the pole… I keep forgetting I won’t have that outside leg hooked when I’m rolling from the same shoulder!
Also, I’ve had some past injuries on my right arm that had forced me to try new things lefty. My wrist and elbow were both hurt badly at some point, and it wasn’t until I started poling that I noticed that they didn’t bother me anymore! I was amazed when I noticed I was able to straighten my right arm out all the way. I have a "loose" right wrist, too. If you watch my daily habits you notice I carry most heavy things with my left arm/hand (purses, bags, the baby, etc.) and I cut my food with a knife lefty, also. So it’s not too hard to learn things on your non-dominant side… I wash dishes at a nursing home for a living, and after a flood forced us to re-do our dishroom, we ended up moving the wash arm hose from the middle of the counter off to the left next to the dishwasher. I made myself learn to use the hose with my left hand because I would’ve had to reach across my body, grab the hose, and then have the hose running across the front of me (between me and what I was washing) in order to hold it with my right hand and use it. It was really annoying! But after a few weeks or so it felt natural.
So if you make a conscious decision to make yourself learn to use that other hand, you can do it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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It could be that you didn’t stretch it enough – that would be my bet. Especially since it was your first inverted move with no hands, your body could’ve not been used to the strain and you tensed up in random places from trying to hold on. Once you get stronger with these kind of moves (and more confident), you won’t have the death grip going on. But make sure you stretch! (I’m guilty of not stretching enough myself… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif )
However, just as a word of caution: if the pain seems odd to you in any way, like extremely sharp, doesn’t go away as fast as you think it should, etc. I would see a doctor and make sure you didn’t do anything really bad. Just make sure you stretch it good and don’t over-strain yourself and make it worse.
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NAKED!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif (feet, anyway)
I can barely even walk in heels… I do some dancing in one pair of heels I bought specifically for poling, but my feet hurt after 5 minutes… I hate heels. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_silent.gif I’m a jeans, t-shirt and sneakers kinda gal and avoid wearing heels whenever possible.
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Maybe you need some kind of plugin or something??? Have you been keeping your computer up to date??? That’s the first and only other thing I can think of…
I personally use Firefox and it checks for updates automatically on plugins and extensions needed to operate random things. Also other programs like the Adobe flash player, Java photo uploader, etc. should check to be updated otherwise webpages that use those functions won’t work. They should check for updates automatically… and that’s whether or not you use Internet Explorer or Firefox.
I’m not sure what the chat uses, but maybe the version of whatever it is needs to be updated (or even properly installed in the first place) on your computer… but like I said this is a stab in the dark.
It may also be your internet connection; do you use something slower like dial-up? Or maybe even have several connections or downloads going off of the same connection? Like I said, just ideas…
Maybe you could try emailing the webmaster and asking what sort of things are needed for the chat to function properly…
