[Kari828]

I second that!!POST POST POST!! i love seeing new vids! i learn so much from you all and your vids! I hate carpet too!! i get rug burn so often when i dance!! BOO BOO to Carpet!! Can’t wait to see it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif

[Kari828]

I totally agree with Carmel! Post a vid! i was AWFUL (and still am haha) when i fist posted vids, but thats what helped me the most. You get great feedback and suggestions which really help motivate you and show you what you’re doing wrong. Post a vid! it will really be helpful i think! don’t be so hard on yourself, everyone has to start somewhere! xoxo

[Kari828]

I thought it would go in a different forum and this wouldn’t be the thread but since everyone is doing it I might as well!

Sorry! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_razz.gif My Fault! I started it, i just couldn’t wait! I thought this was such a great idea… if you think it should be posted on the different thread, we could all probably re-post…sorry to speak for everyone! And BTW, I LOVE that you are a belly dancer/cake decorator!! what fun jobs! My job is so boring, I’m so jealous!!

[Kari828]

YAY! I just added myself too!!

[Kari828]

omg glitter I love this!! Great Idea!!

name: Kari
age: 24 (25 in 2 months https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif )
location: Dutchess County NY, about an hour and a half from Manhattan
stage name: I’ve been thinking about this for a while and I think I have decided on "Vita", it means "life" in Italian and thats what i feel like pole dancing has given me…
lessons or self taught: I took 6 lessons in the very beginning but have been on my own, with the help of Veena’s lesson too, since the beginning of March
spin or static: crappy static pole for now…
shoes or barefoot: both, depends on my mood https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_compress.gif
favorite pole move: i love the Reverse pinwheel, i think it looks so pretty! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
day job: I work for a non-profit environmental education and research center, totally fell into it, my degree is in fine art!
your best/sexiest feature: my bf says its my smile https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif … I like my lips…when they’re not chapped https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
how you got into pole dancing: saw one of Felix’s videos about 8 months ago and was completely enthralled and finally booked a pole party in Feb. and have been hooked ever since
how you found out about studioveena.com: saw one of Veena’s video’s on Youtube and thought she was absolutely amazing!! Looked up her website as soon as i found out she had one!!
if you were a pair of underwear would you be a thong, boy shorts, bikini cut or granny panties: Boy shorts!! comfy yet still sexy and makes me look like i have somewhat of a booty lol

Thanks Glitter!!

[Kari828]

Oh! Binghamton is like 2 1/2 hours away from me… that might be doable though!Maybe I’ll drag a friend and get a hotel room! This is definitely worth a thought! Thanks for the update Sascha! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif xoxo

[Kari828]

All us NY state girls should get together over the summer for some pole fun https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif !! I’m dying to have someone to play around with! i get so envious of all the girls on SV who have pole buddies https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cry.gif ! I have tried to recruit some of my girl friends but none of them are really interested, which i can not understand https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif !! lol Hope to find someone soon! I’m a step away from posting flyers around town! lol xoxo Kari

[Kari828]

LOL I rent too!!!!!

I’m gonna have to pay to have this hole in my cieling repaired before I move LOL

I know!! this stinks!! more money down the toilet!! i know its only a matter of time before it completely makes its way through my ceiling… im trying to save up for that X-Pole asap!! lol

[Kari828]

I TOTALLY AGREE with SissyBuns! I have the Flirty Girl pole, i got it because you could pay in installments, but you would be better just saving your money and buying the x-pole. The Flirty Girl pole isn’t a horrible pole, it hasn’t fallen or any of the terrible things i hear about the peek-a-boo poles. i have learned everything on it, but the studio i was taking classes in had lil’ mynx poles and they were a thousand times better. It tore up my ceiling as well (and i rent, woops!!) and it loosens up very quickly so you constantly have to stop to tighten it. The finish is kinda crappy and can get pretty slippery, the dvds are a waste of time, you’ll learn so much more from Veena and other great dancers on YouTube. I’d say splurge on the X-Pole and pay the $99 bucks for the year of Veena’s lessons and you will be more than happy you did! Now i have wasted $260 bucks on the Flirty Girl pole and i want the X-pole which is gunna be another $300 some odd bucks, so in the end i screwed myself…I guess this has taught me that if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is!! Good Luck and i hope this was helpful!!

[Kari828]

Thanks everyone!! thats great to hear… one week is nothin! i waited almost a month for my crap ass pole to be delivered!Thanks again…ill let you know when i get it!! cant wait! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif

[Kari828]

Just out of curiosity, how long does it usually take to get your pole delivered from the time you order it through this website…??

[Kari828]

This is all great to know… I have a crappy pole and am looking to buy the X-pole soon… i think im going to go with the 50mm, but what is the difference between chrome and titanium? is one better than the other or is it just a preference thing? mine now is made out of crappy aluminum… what a waste of money!! also, are all the X-poles sold by Veena static and spinning? thanks!!

[Kari828]

(1) How long do you practice?
I don’t really time anything, i just go and if its going well, i keep going, if not i’ll stop…it’s usually around an hour during the week and anywhere between 1-3 hours on the weekends

(2) How often do you practice?
I try and get on the pole everyday, even if its only for 15 minutes… it’s my addiction and i need a little everyday to stay level https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif

(3) Do you just freestyle or do you have a plan of action?
Freestyle mainly but i have certain moves that i want to work on each time but find that if i just go with the flow and don’t plan things out that is when i have my biggest breakthroughs

(4) Do you stretch before, after or before & after practicing?
I do a little stretching before but i do my big stretching afterward when my muscles are nice and warm… Fleur’s stretching vids are great! i’m working on trying to get into split and have seen a huge improvement since i started

(5) Do you incorporate any strength training & conditioning exercises into your practices?
I try and do yoga in the mornings, just a simple sun salutation and incorporate pilates too

(6) Do you self-teach, take classes, or both?
I took a six week class but now I’m self teaching, with the help of Veena and everyone on this site of course https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

thanks!!

[Kari828]

wow… she is amazing… i can only hope to be 1/100 as good as her someday… her flexibility is astounding https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif

[Kari828]

hey everyone!!so i REALLY want to participate in friday night chat, but i work all day https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif im at my day job from 9-5 then i bartend at night and dont usually get home before 4 or 5am (EST) saturday morning… is there any other time there are people in chat cuz it seems everytime i go into chat its empty….?? any suggestions would be great, i would love to talk to you all!! Thanks so much!!

[Kari828]

Hello!! Welcome Welcome!! you are going to love it here! I’m in NY too…where are you located?

[Kari828]

i feel your pain Foxy… I was diagnosed with "over active sweat glands" quite a few years ago…its kinda embarassing a lot of the time… i actually had a girl in my pole class that i had to share a pole with comment on how slippery the pole was after i used it just once… SachaPoles had this great move with using her shirt to wipe the pole during her dance…im not quite "hawt" enough yet to make it look sexy, but i know you could do it in a heartbeat!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif goodluck and keep your head up!

[Kari828]

Hey Foxy! I’m having the same problem too!! sorry i don’t have any advice, just words of encouragement!! let me know when you get it and maybe you’ll be able to help me out!! sore knee "pit" has kept me from tryin it for a couple days…good luck!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_thumright.gif

[Kari828]

hahaha… as i have not been poling for that long and have only recently started to do inverts, i experienced my first "pole fart" over the weekend lol… happens to me when i do yoga and pilates too… so no, you are def not the only one!! thanks for posting, when it happened my bf was in the room https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_redface.gif and we both just stopped in our tracks, stared at each other for a sec and started cracking up https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif … lol no worries, we are all human baby!!

[Kari828]

Hey Glitter… props for posting about this… i think its something like 85% of woman have HPV and don’t even know about it so if you think you are in the minority, gross or anything of the sort, you are NOT. Shit happens, and you cannot take the all the responsibility for this, just like everyone else said, both you and your boyfriend trusted that the other one was OK and it so happens that might not be the case…shit happens, u just learn from it for the future…yes, this could be something serious, but it may also not be so don’t waste any of your energy on it until you know for sure…and it might not even be an STD so you might be freaking out for no reason… something like this happened to me once and it turned out just to be a scratch… just try and relax and don’t say anything to the BF until you know for sure… I’m sending positive energy your way and i wish you all the luck tomorrow… xoxoxo