[Kira]

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

[Kira]

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!

[Kira]

Ooh just seen this! Will definitely give this a go its right up my street even though I lack a bum lol

[Kira]

ignore me corby – your name is on it!

[Kira]

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?

[Kira]

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

[Kira]

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)

[Kira]

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 😀

[Kira]

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

[Kira]

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

[Kira]

I wouldn’t mind helping out either 🙂

[Kira]

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 🙂

[Kira]

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!

[Kira]

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!

[Kira]

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