Kira
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these are ones in my YT favourites lists and those that i go back to watch every now and then to be inspired again 🙂
1. Tracee kafer – just everything she does but esp. this – http://youtu.be/nDnN8rK-A5o
2. this used to put me into a trance the way she spins (if anyone knows who she is please let me know!!) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ini-qLYsLYA
3. chelle hefner’s lara croft routine (she does not stop!) – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZplx8Ui4dI
4. becca butcher – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6La1XdJczM
5. marlo’s boston performance. LOVE. – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0tPB7tCa3E
6. heather west’s halo dance – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdrAFYOZATo
7. marion crampe & edward doye – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktr_HZs1JUM
8. rhiannon nicole’s freestyle – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXBiur3egIM
9. kristy sellars air hostess routine – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN5rGCeSdGo
10. Felix (aside from her MPD winning routine) dancing barefoot and so vulnerably – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7kXK3EQLeo
11. Fontaine’s recent performance – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne7d_g9vQI8
12. Gracie Buntine’s 2013 or 2014 MPD Australia’s routine to Limp Bizkit is amazing
13. one of bobbi’s routines. Love how it all flows. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW9MYQsKQq8
14. scarletthoney on here’s videos. She is a gorgeous dancer!and so many more but i feel like I’ve rambled on way too much now. Hope you get to watch some of these vids, they are all beautiful in their own way 🙂
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hmmm I usually say thanks, it’s a really good fitness or something really boring/mundane so it kills the conversation lol it has only ever happened once or twice to me (creepy messages) to which if I think it’s sexist or pervy I will tell them in a polite but firm way thanks for appreciating the sport now leave me alone. He might not know he is creeping you out and is just keen to show his feelings towards you and may need stronger words off you to get the idea that you are not interested.
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You still want to be friends with this guy but you don’t want him to see all your training photos/vids right? I keep to myself a lot and don’t often like to share my photos outside of my pole bubble so I organise my fb friends into different lists – so those that have potential to be ‘creepy’ are on an ‘acquaintances’ list so they hardly ever see my posts.
FB privacy settings are great so certain people can’t view everything you post. For when he comments on your photos etc. often a short polite reply like ‘thanks’ or even just liking his comment is enough.
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hahaha Polefanatic678 yes I did! we prayed to the Spatchcock gods and then opened the Spatchcock Bible. I still remember it clearly!
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I asked felix about this – she showed me from the floor and from scorpio. If you want to try from the floor, do your side straddle, double cup grip the pole (think of making a bowl with your hands and grip the pole like that) and try to thread your head through by pushing your bum out and bend your head down to the floor.
From scorpio – what everyone else has said already 🙂
You can also shoulder mount (using princess grip) and hook the pole with the knee instead of hooking the ankle and as close to your shoulder. Then lower the grip of the lower hand into a cup grip and try get that bottom ankle on to the pole. I’m constantly in awe of girls that can spatchcock, hope you get it soon!
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glad I read this as the ‘king cobra’ move (cobra with the feet touching the head right?) is one I have never ever got and having private classes with a flexibility teacher she noted that as soon as I bent my legs it knocked my form out of place and that my quads are the problem. I have good flexibility in my back, hips and have seen improvement in my shoulder flex too but in over 2 years I haven’t been able to get this move and I’ve just given up with it now. I hate my quads! haha
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so who else is in it – Lola, Corby, Tiffany Rose – that correct? will give you guys a vote today 🙂 If you could be so kind to vote me as well (photo of me in splits titled ‘Dance – the language of the soul’) I would be grateful! I also voted for some of the other girls as well – gargh everyone dances so beautifully why did they have to make this a competition!
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Ooh just seen this! Will definitely give this a go its right up my street even though I lack a bum lol
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ignore me corby – your name is on it!
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ohhh I watched yours and voted earlier Lola, It was ace! I entered too but I don’t stand a chance against everyone even though I’d love the chance for Felix just to watch my vid. (mine is ‘dancing – the language of the soul)
which one is yours corby?
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Hey IrishOrla, yeah it’s pole theatre in England I’m doing specifically pole classique. Mine’s at the end of May too so I’ll be joining you panicking about getting a routine/costume etc. ready lol
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sorry forgot to say if you want to go for already made pole clothing there’s Wink that Kate92 has already mentioned, Bad Kitty (US), everythingpoledancing.com, dragonfly yoga wear, mika yoga wear (US), thepoledancingshop.com and sometimes dance websites has some pieces that you can alter for pole 🙂
for additional stuff you can add to your costume – http://www.elwirecraft.co.uk (think Tron), http://face-lace.com and body binds (cheaper alternatives can be found online as well)
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sweet I’m entering pole theatre too 🙂 so far my costume has come from ann summers (on sale – yay), h&m and a fabric shop. I get my clothes from all over but I usually look on general fashion sites like asos, boohoo, figleaves etc. as they have fashion crop tops in. Or if you want a blank canvas look at lingerie and underwear places – my latest pair of shorts are from Primark for example.
I don’t tend to go for pole orientated costume sites because the tops/leotards never fit me (I’m bigger on top), the cuts don’t flatter my body shape and they tend to be a bit more on the pricey side. They do look nice though and saves time if you are running out of ideas.
If you have an idea of what you want your costume to look like it’s quite easy to go on ebay or any local arts shop and buy gem stones, sequins etc. Though saying that I love the exotic stuff on Bad Kitty’s website 😀
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Morgana – I love that spinning base plate thing Elena is using! never seen that before. Can you share anymore Russian polers with us? I know of the ones everyone talks about like sokolova, bembo, koda etc. but there’s so many more and usually written in russian so I don’t even know how to search for them lol
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isn’t this similar to Natasha Wang’s B-girl move? I can hold the elbow grip variation of this easier than the twisted grip version that Eva does here. The placement can vary from person to person, just takes some experimenting, I like to rest it across the back of the bottom arm – it helps me to stop spinning backwards. You just keep yourself up through the core (think of keeping your hips lifted), balance and pushing/pulling with the hands. I also think elbow grip is easier to fully lift the body up in, split grip is much harder. Good luck, I hope I helped a bit? I have a video of me trying this move if you’d like to see my amateur attempts lol
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I wouldn’t mind helping out either 🙂
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I’ve uploaded my attempt but it’s really fuzzy…. it’s a pain because my phone is an android so it’s very particular about video formats and then it pixellates the heck out of it 🙁 i’ll persevere though, am excited to look at everyone’s videos 🙂
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Sounds really good, I’ll be following 🙂 Would like to participate but I don’t know how to share clips on Instagram as I film my dances on camera rather than my phone!
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urgh copyright laws are a minefield. I remember researching about it for illustration purposes and there were so many grey areas :/ feel sorry for that blogger, so many bloggers/websites do this. Can’t believe it about pinterest as well, that’s how they thrive!
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mine’s lomodoll. I post way too many photos of my dog but once I get back into pole and stretching there should be more of that instead lol
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I just joined, can’t wait to get immersed in it! I’m ‘lomodoll’ on there
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i often buy crop tops from asos, primark, anywhere that sells them. I wear a sports bra (like runemist I’m bigger chested so need to wear a sports bra!) and then a top over it. There are zilch pole tops that I have come across that I feel comfortable wearing without a bra underneath it yet.
For bottoms I have friends that buy boy shorts knickers and wear them to pole in. Provided you layer up they don’t flash (often ;))it’s easy to get sucked into ‘must buy pole branded clothes only to pole in’ but it’s not that hard to find stuff you can pole in!
I also have DB shorts & agree they are super comfy – i have the scrunch tie sides and I can’t pole without them. I bought a couple things off her and had no problems. I also bought from BlackMilk once for 1 piece of clothing and had to foot the bill for that 🙁 but with duty I believe if you order over a certain amount then you have to cover the cost
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hey the Manchester pole jam starts at 1pm til around 3/4pm and will be £4 each 🙂 just turn up with your gear and camera for photos/vids etc etc usually is about 10 of us that meet up from SV! looking forward to meeting you, you canbring friends as well if you like x
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I’ve only been to Ecole de Pole and Taylors Retreat – Ecole is very much in central london (I went to the Camden branch) and you can pay for drop ins. Taylors Retreat took me about an hour or so to get to (but I was travelling from outside of London and in rush hour…) out in a place called Dorking but it is SERIOUSLY beautiful there and have all size poles from 50mm to 38mm
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congratulations to veena, webby and everyone involved in this re-design 🙂 looks super slick!
