HannahElizabeth
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Hi ladies and gents
I have these pole shoes for sale (link below). They are by Fever. Really comfy, just a bit too bit for me. I'm a size 6 but normally get a size 7 in pole shoes, I think these would be better for someone whos normally a size 7 but gets a size 8 pole shoe
Any questions, just ask 🙂
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330983763115?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
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p.s. I am UK based x
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I'd love the 2 latest ones if they're still available? Can payapal today x
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I remember when I first tried to take my hands off the pole to do the inverted crucifix and it was scary! CapFeb is right in that if you feel uncomfortable try getting someone to spot you until you're able to do it unaided.Trying to get over the mental barrier is often the hardest part so having someone there can help break this down and you'll be hanging upside down as if it's second nature before you know it. Good luck!
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I'm considering getting the Alethea Austin Pure Splits dvd but want to know how much they've helped people who have kept doing it for a few weeks or months?
How long have you been using the DVD for?
How much progress have you made?
Do you still see progress after a few weeks or is it mainly in the beginning when you first start doing the dvd's?
How often have you kept doing them?
Thank youu x
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tarah I've just tried to avoid the whole thing bvy using music by people I know. I've emailed DJ's and singers who are trying to get themselves noticed and want the exposure so it's mutually beneficial 🙂 Youtube is a great way to get music heard and everyone I've asked so far has been happy to provide their music for my pole vids. I always put their website/name/song title etc on the actual video as well
Saves battling with copyright and as I'm a photographer, I want to avoid ripping peoples music -I don't want my photos to be stolen and used without permission so I try to play fair 🙂
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no hands cradle, knee hold, allegra and side climb without shoes on all kill me everytime… no problems with yogini though strangely!
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ooh I got to poledancingschool drop in classes and i love it! The teachers & students that I've met so far are are amazing and there are great vibes there. Let me know if you go to one of their drop ins and I may well be there too to say hello 🙂
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thanks for the help ladies, emotioncatch thats what I've been doing too – bringing my body in front first as I agree it seems more secure at the moment.
Thanks for posting the pics Veena, I had never seen how much of a difference the two leg grips make to the overall shape of the move
Chemgoddess you're explaination makes perfect sense and is very helpful, thanks 🙂
How do I post a picture on here if it's straight from my desktop? I can try and show you my first try at the cocoon so you can see what I'm doing
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Shellectra, thanks for mentioning about magnets! I've used them before and it just didn't even cross my mind time, so I put one on yesterday and within 24 hours I really think it's helped 🙂
& Doodlebug thanks for the tips about wrist exercises. I'm UK based too and it's handy to know that the pharmacists can help with things like that as I didn't know that before now!
Going to try and do some light pole now it's feeling better. Thanks ladies!
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aha ok, I know the one 🙂 thanks for posting the pic – had seen the move but didn't know what it was called
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thanks for your replies girls
I find I travel a lot when I go into Scorpio so will try from Pike and see if it helps 🙂 My pole is very short so the less travelling the better… don't want to scrape my toes on the floor (again!) https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Thanks girls
I dont mind so much about a product leaving visable marks but will keep that in mind if I ever dance under a black light!
I do want to be able to spin as well so might try Tite Grip again first and if it doesn't work for me then dry hands it is! 🙂
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aweomse, I was looking for this too. Thanks Veena… now just wish my pole was a bit taller so I could do it properly! You don't seem to travel anywhere near as much as I do in your Scorpio though… is there a trick to less travellling? I do my scprio slightly differently tho so I don't hook my foot at the top and my leg is straight against the pole with no gap
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Rikkil what is the dragon?
ah Allegra – my nemisis too https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
I've also been told that changing the grip so the back of your hand is facing you is another way of doing it. It doesn't suit me personally but it may help someone else https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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you must have been lucky, the most I've ever seen in 9 pole in a workshop and that was 3 to a pole. Max no. of poles in a class I've seen is 6 but most of the time it's been 4
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oh also I don't think you should charge less just because there are 2 per pole.
Why don't you ask the students whats wrong if you think they look unhappy? If you haven't asked, you ever know it could be a completely separate issue that is making them feel like that. If you don't want to ask them straight up, why not make little feedback forms and get everyone to tick a few boxes at the end of the session? Let them do it anonymously. You won't know until you ask 🙂
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Ideally I'd say do another class if you can but if thats not possible I don't see that 2 per pole is a problem. In fact I think pretty much every workshop and class I've ever been too, has been 2 per pole unless it wasn't busy that particular session – which was just lucky for me!
Perhaps the students feel disgruntled by the fact they're suddenly having to share after being used to having the pole to themselves, so I'd suggest making a conscious effort to go round to each student, try and make sure they're 'getting' a move each lesson. If they're coming away from a class thinking nothing has clicked or they havent made progress, they might think it's to do with not having the pole to themselves, which isn't normally the case. Make sure people don't stand around talking too much either. I've seen it a number of times where people stand around chatting to their pole partner and not actually practicing, then wondering why they're not progressing. This could be another thing they could blame on the 2 per pole situation.
Whenever I go to a class I expect 2 per pole so if it's only one, thats a bonus. I did go to a workshop where it was 3 per pole but that was too much so I won't be going back there again! Maybe do some research in seeing what the other classes nearby are offering. Are they doing only 1 per pole?
At the end of the day, if people take it in turns, make the most out f the time they DO have one the pole and help each other when you're helping someone else, they shouldn't see it as a problem.
Sometimes it can even be helpful being with someone else so you can share tips if one of you can get the move that the other can't and the teacher is helping another student
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Remember for iguana mount you need some flexibility in your shoulders to enable you to manouver you hips around to find the right position to go up. Are you trying to deadlift into an iguana? If so, I found getting into the arm position, then having your feet fairly wide apart and not too close to the your head was a bit easier for me as oppose to having my legs together and then trying to lift either with straight legs or in a crunch…. If that makes sense!
Basically I can nearly put my chest on the floor in straddle position and can go no where near as far down in pike position. If you think about, this is effectively the same position you’ll be doing but upside down and standing up & with your arms back 🙂
Also I can’t deadlift into a handstand or really into a headstand either but I can deadloft iguana everytime. As you say if your worried about it, your hands will sweat. I also think I look down at the floor when I iguana
Mount, this seems to make me feel more in control as I know where I’m going, where as looking back at my feet makes me feel like if I fall, I won’t see it coming! -
I believe pole move box had a stall at a competition I went to see and they dont have any additional tips or info about each move on the card – I think it is literally just the name and a picture. I thought it was some kind of joke price they were so expensive – seriously…. £180 for something I could effectively make myself…..
In fact with good pole resources online (mainly YT, http://www.poledancecommunity.co.uk) I might just do that! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
Vertical dance is good but there aren't many moves on it and wikipole has a lot of broken links and much of the site doesn't seem to work…. which is a shame as there is great potential there! On wikipole.org they do have a bit that gives you info about which moves you can transition in to/out of which is helpful
Let us know if you find any other good move directories https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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thanks for all the tips so far girls… they sound really helpful so I will try the today and let you know how it goes!
The reason I don't have Veenas lessons is not because of the money, its because my pole is in the garage and I can't get internet connection in there so I can't watch them when I'm poling. Unless you can buy them then watch them offline??
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Like a lot of you, I too am after that wonderful thing we call the splits!
I know there’s a thread of current split success but it was started 2 years ago so I’m curious as to who has achieved their goal?
I an about 2 inches away on one side of my front splits but the final inches seem to be the hardest. I’m about 5/6 inches on the left side and about a foot from the ground on my side splits (a bit less after a 2 hr practice)
so who has achieved a good, full split, front or side( or both!) from scratch?
From scratch I mean you started stretching when you found pole as an adult, having no previous experience in something that massively helped in flexibility. I mean I did ballet for a few terms when I was 5, gymnastics for a couple of terms when I was 8 and modern dance when i was 10 but there were all just for fun and I can safely say I didn’t do them long enough or intensely enough to make any difference (wishing I had kept them up now but hey i didnt now I’d be pole dancing a few years down the line! Haha )
if you have gained complete split success do let us know! Perhaps show some before and after pics and share your stretching techqniues 🙂
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that is a shame you guys have had problems with x-pole as they're customer care was spot on when I had issues with the DVD that comes with the x-pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
Have you tried ringing them directly? It's no use waiting for a company to reply if they havent got back to you within 2 weeks because if they haven't replied by then… chances are they wont at all, as the email will be lost amongst old emails, replaced by new ones and never read again.
I would contact them until you get an answer, even if you have to email every other day! Seriously it does work, you should also tell them that you're having issues with getting a reply. I had the same problem with a totally unrelated company, faulty product, no reply to emails, could never get through on the phone so I sent them the emails again and again until they have to top ignoring me. I mentioned that their customer care had been appalling, told them how many times I tried to contact them and that I would appreciate a reply… they got back to me (surprise surprise!) sometimes it just takes a few words so they know you mean business https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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sorry to repeat this if someone has already mentioned it, but when I was first learning the reverse grab I found twisting your body back towards to pole slightly and arching your back when you're going back in to grab the pole after you've swung round helped keep the momentum. Also trying to master each part of the move then putting hem all together afterwards, so I practiced the initial 'swing' and tried to master that before going in for the 'grab'
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Trixie your link doesnt work 🙁
