FuzzyNavel
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Gardening, reading a really good book, music, and going for bike rides. 🙂
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I love:
1. My hair.
2. My shoulders.
3. My calves.
In pole dance…I love:
1. Spins! I always like the way I can rock a basic fireman or back hook. Simple, but they feel so sexy.
2. I love all my hip holds!
3. I always like how I look in a bow and arrow
4. I love pole turns and just dancing around my pole 🙂
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Just noticed I must have been writing my post when you were posting your response. Good for you…take care sweety. I wish I was closer!
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Oh Glitter I am so sorry you are feeling so confused and troubled. I know we've talked about this before after a different fight and you were feeling just as confused. 🙁 You have to ask yourself how do you really feel about your relationship. I know I've talked to you about the morning Veena and I had that long talk with him and he said how much he loves you and your future together…he didn't want to have to choose between you and moving out, but that the living situation was suffocating. People need their own space, he might be totally different if the living circumstances were changed. Does he apologize after your fights? Honestly he sounds just like me. I am the one who swears and throws insults around. I think I may have called my husband "retarded" (aren't I a peach?) no less then 8x this week. There are times I wouldn't blame him if he wanted to leave me. But I do always apologize and I really hate loosing my temper. He knows I love him, but I know that doesn't make it right. I have gotten much better with age I think. I remember the first year being married I think we fought SO much. We bought a house and moved out to the middle of nowhere, I lost my job and just felt so confused about who I was for awhile. I know we had some crazy fights. Passionate people do have passionate fights.. You are both different people and will handle conflict differently. Marriage is NOT easy, not at all. Nothing worth doing is. That being said, if you are honestly having concerns about your relationship, you might have to make some decisions. Communicate with him, away from the house, and voice your concerns. Maybe delay the wedding another year, until you have moved out? Get your own place, get settled and plan your wedding together? Sorry, I know that is probably not what you want to hear. How much rent can you two afford? Even a large studio apartment? Sorry sweety. Msg me if you wanna talk. I'm home tommorrow.
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Just wanted to also mention that where I live there are two circus schools with kids classes and they teach Chinese pole there, as well as trapeze, silks, etc. It would have been interesting to have heard that angle as those cirque type classes are crazy popular.
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I don't think it was explained well, and that creates interesting tv for daytime viewers, right? If they explained that they provide pole dancing/fitness classes for women who are looking for an alternative fitness/dance class and have one for kids that is strictly for fitness/dance (no exotic dancing) it may have gone differently. There are people who hear "pole dance class" and think it is for women who want to strip…they don't know. They were lead to believe the kids were taking "stripper classes." Bottom line–if someone has a problem with a kids dance class THEY are the ones with a problem. It would have made more sense to compare pole to ballet and other forms of dance, instead of team sports. This show feels more like 2 steps back just based on the misinformation.
I have had several birthday parties in my home that were basically pole parties by the end cause the kids were just all over it and having fun. Watching this video made me nervous of what another parents might think and maybe I was stupid to let that go on. I wonder if any home polers with kids have ever been reported? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif *feeling paranoid*
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Fun idea!
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You are where you are and each pole session you will get stronger. Work on beginner technique and don't rush to more challenging things just yet (not that you are, but just in case cause lots of us do!) 😉 Pole dance is so difficult and pushes us in ways many of us have never even imagined we'd try. One thing I wanted to say was that in your initial post you wrote that this is a contradiction to so many things in your life, but the interesting thing there is that this IS what you chose! You could've started running or yoga'ing or whatever, but nope, you chose pole. There must be some reason this drew you in…figure out what that exact reason is and embrace it with your heart. You saw something you wanted and noone, nothing should stop you. This won't be the same as everyone else (none of us are the same) and you will have your own journey. I'm restarting myself after a few months and feeling a bit lost too. Take care!
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My pole is in my living room and my kids pole too. I recently had a birthday party for my 7yr old daughter that basically turned into a giant pole party. The girls kept saying, "I wish we had a pole in our house!" 🙂 I don't really dance sexy per se around them.
I hope no one minds me posting this video, but this thread made me think of it. I watched this last year as I was planning on singing it at a karaoke bar. Stacy's mom gets on a pole at the end of the vid. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif
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From the photos in the article the girdle looks like it would be lumpy under clothes…that is my biggest issue with them. I know a lot of women (mostly moms) who wear "body smooothers" like spanx, but a lot have the boneing in them and I am clueless how to wear them and not have them pop out or fold over when you sit down. I've had 3 kids and body shapers do help with certain outfits. I too like to relax and the end of the day, and I also agree some shoes are meant for sitting (or dancing on poles!), but my friends who wear them love them because they don't have to suck their tummies in all night and they can enjoy themselves (eat and drink) without feeling overly full in certain clothing. I've had 3 kids and I'm not about to have surgery to get rid of excess baby skin, so if undergarments like this help a girl out and make me feel more confident then I guess its a plus. A few years ago I was shocked when I joined a bunch of friends in the bathroom and I was the only one not wearing one–and these are all moms who are healthy.
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yikes! I have skin cancer in my family…the ones that have had it also have red hair like me, so I am crazy obsessed with skin protection. I wish I would have started when I was young though. I was sunburned all the time as a kid and tried to keep up with my blondie sister who always tanned so easily. I have had friends tell me I should use a self tanner (and I have!), but when it comes down to it, that isn't a look I want at all. Red heads esp. are supposed to be super pale and freckly. I embrace that now. AND I need to care for my tattoos–sun is the enemy. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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yes! I do it all the time, BUT I caught my husband doing it once too!!! LOL We were visiting a friend's place and he was like–"you should put a pole up in here!!!!" But the best part is he felt no need to explain, just said it and moved on. *shrug* https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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@donalee–I understand your "stickage" issue. I honestly don't think I am comfortably flexible enough to get the twisted ballerina…I could maybe eventually manage the "flying ballerina" (like the twisted, but you don't have to grab your foot). To get around the "stickage issue" doing the twisted version I unwisely decided to wear my boots and let the vinyl do the work…well I got sort of stuck on the pole and couldn't properly "untwist" myself…it was scary and panicy and I haven't tried since! It hurt. 🙁
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I'm planning on it!
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Thank YOU WM! "cheesy little search" made us laugh. Nothing but the BEST here and for that we all owe you our gratitude. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I just wanted to say thank you for posting this. I've been struggling badly with similar issues…sometimes I even wonder if I'm trying to be something I'm not with poling. I LOVE the sexyness, strength, confidence and all that. Buuuuut…I never look on my video camera the way I feel in my heart or look in my mind. Does that even make sense? I hate even admitting that I struggle with this. grrr.
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I agree with most of what has already been said, but I chuckled to myself reading this cause I find that I am SO focused on the music, moves, timing, guaging the pole for slipperyness, hair flipping, making sure my boob isn't falling out, and of course pointing my toes, that my facial expression on practice videos is horrid! LOL I've decided I'm gonna rock my sexy grimace for now. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif
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I started pole dancing a few years ago. My first time was at a party organized for my local mom's group (not your average mom's group https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif) at a local studio. I always LOVED dancing, love music, and the senuality and sometimes erotic aspects of dance. I had just had a terribly difficult 3rd pregnancy and really lost myself and my self image in the duration of what was a very "medicalized" (is that a word?) pregnancy and also some surgeries. I was also very overweight and had started pushing myself hard to lose the weight and be the me I was on the inside. I LOVED pole dance–dancing sexy, wiggling around on the floor, body waves, hip circles. AND the SHOES!!!! My first pair were 6.5in light up ones and I still adore them. Then I found pole dancing on youtube and saw TaraKarina do a caterpillar climb! I thought "holy shit, that is my dream"–it was SO sexy, SO strong, SO DIFFERENT!
Pole has brought so many unexpected things–I much more "colorful" now, I have amazing friends I adore, I truly do this for myself…BUT I always try to remind myself of why I went to that first party, cause in the end–I really just want to dance to the music I love, feel incredibly sexy, and every once in awhile I defy gravity. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I'll be at the jam and my husband is going with me to the showcase 🙂 Looking forward to it!!!
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The video is optional! If I go in, it usually pretty brief–kids can sense when I enter the chat room…"MOOOOOOOOmmmmm!!!" LOL
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I usually pole at home in the morning so I will just "save" some coffee in the machine for my protein shake. Its a little pick me up! (btw, I got this idea from Joel–Pole Dance Fan) 🙂
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chocolate protein powder, almond milk, ice, and coffee……
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What a wonderful weekend! Performances were fantastic to watch–I feel SO inspired. 🙂 Loved my workshops with Amy and M.Mynx! Lots of laughs and memories with new and old friends. 🙂
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I would not attend a pole class in a studio with that many poles/students at the level I'm at now (int./adv.) I don't thing you could possibly get the level of instruction, attention, and safety as a pole studio teaching under 10 students. If I were an instructor at a studio like that I would feel extremely uncomfortable with that many students. For cardio/conditioning, very basic pole, or parties, it would most likely be fine. But then the studio should limit enrollement for more experienced students. Just my opinion.
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Welcome! Shorter height is def. an advantage for pole dancers–lucky you! Any big power moves out from the pole are much more difficult the taller you are. Similar to gymnastics, many of the elite level dancers are petite. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
