LightninWolf
Forum Replies Created
-
Thank you, everyone. Super awesome of all of you to chime in. I think I need to just take the dive like Veena says and get the surgery. Boo! In the meantime, wall work will do just fine. Kisses, Wolf.
-
Thanks so much! That is really helpful!
-
Phoenix, thanks a lot! I just checked out Olga based on your recommendation and found this:http://youtu.be/UH3CeGajEM4 exactly what I’m talking about. I’ll check out the Natasha Wang piece as well and the Veena Tuts! Excellent advice.
-
Thanks!! That’s really helpful. Good luck to you as well.
-
Hey, Check out this site! http://www.buttday.com/ I ordered a pair of shorts from them a week ago. We’ll see how it goes when they arrive.
-
I also recommend looking up Roz the Diva. I am taking a workshop with her in a few weeks. You have so many allies. The pole world is an incredibly diverse space. Happy Poling!
-
I too am sad to hear that so many larger woman are having tough experiences in class. I am 5’3 and weigh 210lbs and I’ve been dancing for 4 years. I wear whatever I want to class–cheeky shorts and bra tops, as well as a few other fun extras. My confidence to do so came from pole dance. More than anything else, it has been a journey towards loving myself despite what others may think of my body. It takes me a touch longer to get certain tricks, mainly inversions, but that is all a part of my personal and pole journey. You have to love your body and your own experiences. Play with your strengths and keep pushing forward. Never compare your journey to others and celebrate every ounce of progress, including reaching out here on SV.
-
Tropicalpole, Polediva, thanks soooo much for the advice. Really, it helps. I’ve started the conditioning Tropicalpole mentioned over the weekend and even this morning, running through the exercises was easier than it was just a few days ago!
-
Does anyone have any advice to help strengthen both? My climb is terrible at the moment due a lot of time spent off the pole due to an old back injury and I have never been able to invert. I’d love to join the challenge this month. Any tips?
-
Congrats in the new niece. Oakmana mentioned Atomic Allure and Studio Batan in the Bay Area. You may also want to try Phoenix in Berkeley, Twirly Girl in Pleasanton, and Entangle & Sway in SF.
-
Will you be in San Fran??
-
Actual sand paper from the hardware store but the finest grain available.
-
I had this same issue. I used sandpaper. It did leave some cosmetic scratches n the pole but soooooo much factory gunk came off the pole as well. After that, I used a steam cleaner to steam clean the pole and since then, it’s been perfect. I still use alcohol for daily cleaning. Hope that helps.
-
I have a friend who has a brass pole. She says the reaction to sweat on brass is pretty gross–it creates a stickiness that's almost too sticky to function. She doesn't use it.