Kyrsten
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I started on a powder coated, 50mm Lil Mynx and sold it for a 45mm, stainless steel Platinum Stages two months later. Lol 🙂 It was mostly because the Lil Mynx wouldn't fit in my new place, but I definitely have no regrets about it. I am in love with my pole now. I sold the Mynx for 200 and my pole was 300, so it wasn't even a huge expense and it was totally worth it (I far prefer both the thinner diamater and the steel finish).
That said, I can still do pretty much everything I can on a 45 on a 50, so it isn't like a thicker pole hugely inhibits me, but the way I look at it… it's really nice to have a pole that I LOVE and work well on, rather than one I think is just ok.
Plus, if it's fairly new, you can still get a decent price for it.
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Haha, at our studio we encourage using alter-egos/stage names, so in my first class when they asked me who I was I went with the first thing that popped into my head — "Ginger", because I have bright red hair. Not very inventive, but it stuck like glue and I don't think half the people at the studio know my real name. LOL
Someone also gave me the name "Cherry Bomb" (I think all of my names go with my hair), which I will reverse for my super-stripper moments.
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Part time university student trying to navigate myself a career… I don't know what I want to do! I work full-time as a dispatcher at the airport (for mechanics/maintenance) and I teach 4-5 pole classes a week. I'm a busy girl… hahaha
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I turn the extended leg away from the pole, and pull the front leg across in the opposite direction. I turn my upper body into the pole when I do it.
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It is so true about most people having one or the other… I'm totally a gemini person lol. My gemini is a million times stronger and I default to it a lot. I still get pole burn from scorpio sometimes.
I had a student tell me that she thinks girls with thick/curvy legs tend to prefer scorpio while skinnier girls prefer gemini. Ever since she told me that I kind of paid attention to body type and which move the students had a harder time with… it actually seems to be generally true. Not always, but around 75% of the time I notice 😛
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I am an advanced level dancer and I've never had a problem, the only thing I won't do is a no-hands cradle because I can feel it on the pole and it doesn't feel so nice lol. Some people complain about theirs hitting the pole or snagging though, so I think it just depends on you. I had mine done for years before pole and I wear a plain barbell, no danglies.
At the beginner level, it probably isn't much of a concern, but if you are planning on getting it pierced, keep in mind that navel piercings take a LONG time to heal and give lots of people problems (in general, not on the pole). If you do get it pierced, be very, very cautious and aware when you're on the pole.
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Scorpio was definitely the WORST for me in terms of burning. I had no problem with some of the others people frequently complain about (superman never hurt me) but scorpio gave me hell for probably 2-3 months. The hip hold was pretty bad too because it grips in a similar place as scorpio.
But it did go away! And it will for you, unfortunately you just have to keep at it 🙁 Just wantedto say you're definitely not alone. Hang in there!
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I have a PS pole, but that is exactly what mine did when it was overtightened (too much tension between the floor and ceiling).
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I forgot about cupid! I still can't do that either, I pretty much gave up on it forever ago and said "not meant to be". LOL
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I don't know if it's helped my flexibility in the grand scheme of things, but foam rolling before practice or before stretching helps sooo much with making my legs feel looser and fluid. I love it.
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Split grip handspring!!! I finally did it twice over the last few days but it's been months and months… I can do twisted/true grip handsprings, and split grip cartwheel, but that one is just sooo harddd.
Flag invert.
Cross ankle release got me for a pretty long time.
Knee hold (Can do it now, but I can't hold it for more that a few seconds. My top/hooked knee just slips so much)
Cup grip shoulder mount.
Advanced plank.
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Thanks for the shout-out @Hyper 🙂
My pole is under 7 foot… I'm 5'2 and I can invert from the floor with straight legs as long as I'm cautious. If you can't chopper, try inverting directly into gemini, it's a little easier to not hit the ceiling. Also, if I invert right into gemini, I can get really high up because I can tuck up and get my knee pit gripping right near the ceiling, so I have more room to do some combos before hitting the floor.
For aerial inverts I have to do a tuck and then chopper it out. Same with shoulder mount — I have to do a shoulder mount V, but it's totally doable. I can even air shoulder mount.
But it is IS workable… Some tricks are pretty much impossible, like a full straight edge.. but I can probably do about 80-85% of moves on my pole. Many are quite tricky but where there's a will, there's a way 🙂 The only real limitation is when doing combos.
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Wait, shouldn't the hand of the shoulder you mount on be low and the other high? Or have I been doing this wrong all along? OR does it not matter?
I shoulder mount on my left and keep my left hand low and right hand high in all grips…
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I think I got my first invert after 8-10 weeks of class once, sometimes twice a week. A smooth, deadlift invert/chopper took me almost 4 months though. My pole progress went up exponentially when I got my own pole, about 3 months into dancing.
I see girls who walk in and can invert on the first try, no problem, and then others who take many months or even years. It all depends on the person.
Your style will come to you in time… try not to overthink it 🙂
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Flow is one of my weak points, and when I'm working on it, there are two things that really help me:
1 – Find a song that you FEEL — won't work if the song doesn't make you want to dance!
2 – Go sloooow and really feel your way through each movement. It makes such a big difference for me, if I watch a video of myself where I was making a point to really feel my way through each movement and then one where I'm just busting moves.
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From what I hear… practice, practice, practice…
I can hold myself away from the pole in the grip, and lift from the floor with a tiny push (I wouldn't call it a handspring, but it's not QUITE a lift), but the lift itself is a whole 'nother animal lol. I try to practice my iron X, my baby lift with the little push, and the hangman in hopes I'll get it one day.
It helps to start with my hips facing the ceiling and start by thinking of lifting my leg into my chest and rounding my back.
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Any tips for the split grip handspring? I can do a split grip cartwheel, a TG and true grip handspring, and a half split grip handspring, but the full split grip handspring just evades me 🙁
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The studio I go to has poles mounted at 15ft. There's an X-Pole multipiece and then other one-piece poles – the X-pole does bend/bounce quite a fair bit compared to the one pieces so I suppose that is something to take into consideration.
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Well that would be why I was having problems I bet! Thank you!
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I was just watching "Don't Trust the B- In Apartment 23" (new show on ABC) and there's a segment where the main character is looking for a roomate — one of the rejects is a pole dancing grandma.
http://abc.go.com/watch/dont-trust-the-b—–in-apt-23/SH55126557/VD55185758/pilot
You can see it there, at about 4:15. I laughed.
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I found a new transition out of ballerina (twisted) today — I'll post a video, it's pretty neat!
While we're here, for the advanced ballerina/eagle… I can hold the pose off the pole, but I'm having problems translating it to the pole… any advice? Is it supposed to be done from a twisted or non-twisted ballerina?
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Also, you can bring your legs back in and kind of sit down into a ball pose, or even go for a bomb drop/sad girl drop.
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You reeeeally have to crouch down and around for the ballerina, then straighten back up to get the grip up higher in your armpit. It helps a lot to use your hands to move yourself into position.
Flagpole hold/half flag is a good transition out of ballerina… just bring your legs back in, change your hand position, and extend the legs.
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You reeeeally have to crouch down and around for the ballerina, then straighten back up to get the grip up higher in your armpit. It helps a lot to use your hands to move yourself into position.
Flagpole hold/half flag is a good transition out of ballerina… just bring your legs back in, change your hand position, and extend the legs.
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What chem said…. let the bottom hand slide down and push out with it.
You can handspring into a butterfly too… it feels similar to cradle to butterfly, just skip the cradle spin and kick your leg right up there. A lot of girls seem to find it easier for some reason.
I like butterfly into jade or a hip hold, it looks really dramatic if you can get it smooth by dropping the bottom hand and swinging the hanging lang around. Caterpillar is another one.
