[LittleMissLola]

lola you’re so cute at the end of that first vid, i was so happy for you seein how excited you were!

Aww, thanks. I personally think my first cartwheel mount was a better vid, I make high pitched noises https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif

[LittleMissLola]

Well I was backward and learnt to cartwheel mount before I could aysha (the gymnastics background helped out on that though), so I was quite comfortable kicking down, coming back onto the pole seemed a bit alien to me.

Just want to double check, how secure does your elbow grip feel? Are you just leaning against it or have you got it right into the crook of your elbow before bending it. Try and aim your elbow slightly upwards when it’s straight then bend it and pull down on it slightly to lock it – it’s a little easier to see on this vid

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/loopylolacherrycola/th_PICT4636.jpg

[LittleMissLola]

I think Aysha is one that a lot of people tend to get "by accident". By that I mean something suddenly clicks, and it was that way for me. It was a move that scared the life out of me and I was refusing to let go with my legs even with my instructor holding my hips. Someone told me to practice the caterpillar and that the secret to a stable aysha was in a nice high caterpillar. So one night I was just practicing caterpillar and thought "ooh I could let go with my legs right now" and I did, and balanced it. There are other tips, like the magic finger (make sure the index finger of the bottom hand is pointing down the pole), but I found the caterpillar one was the one that clicked everything into place for me.

Here’s the vid of my very first aysha (ignore the fact I kick the lightshade on the way down hehe) http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/loopylolacherrycola/th_PICT4634.jpg

[LittleMissLola]

Purely preference in my opinion. Veena and Jenn both prefer the forearm grip and feel unsteady with elbow grip whereas I’m solid with elbow and really don’t fancy trying forearm grip because to me it doesn’t feel stable. Horses for courses https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[LittleMissLola]

I’m an elbow gripper, forearm feels really unstable for me, hehe. Just a few things I got told when I was first trying to do the elbow grip;

Really grip with it, don’t just use your weight to hook it, really get the pole in the crook of your elbow then bend it

Put the elbow slightly higher up the pole, then once gripped slightly pull down to lock it

Hope that helps

[LittleMissLola]

Hey Rouge, I’m having problems with getting the pics. The website appears to have disabled he right click copy function, so I can’t copy or save the pics to my computer. I would love the inverted crucifix one, if it’s up anywhere else I could get to to save it?

[LittleMissLola]

Hehe, well where I currently work part time has no security as it’s a fairly small shop. I found some bloke in the back storeroom, he made a break for it and I followed, out the back emergency exit, round the store, to a main junction where he got in a car and drove off (I got the reg). I walked back into the store where my coworkers where looking for me (I had shouted to one of them to bell for everyone else before I dashed off but they lost where I had gone after heading into the stock room). I was very very winded, as I am nowhere near fit enough to run that fast for that long on a foggy night. A couple of customers came over to talk to us and it turns out that the car the bloke had got in had been pulling up to our loading bay doors when me and the guy ran out the back. So obviously the plan was for him to open the doors and them to load up with anything they could get their hands on.

It really was stupid for me to chase him though, it was night, I was on my own, I am seriously the least threatening thing ever and he had two mates in a car so things could have gone very differently…

[LittleMissLola]

I’ve never felt that way about a pole session (probably because gymnastics has desensitised me a little) but I felt exactly that way when I was chasing a shoplifter out of where I was by myself. I just did it at the time and then later thought what a stupid thing it was to do

[LittleMissLola]

I can’t see an invert being any easier since it’s the leg placement you are trying to get right. It’s very difficult to say where to get the leg without visual aids, but here’s some tips that helped me to get the knee hold;

Reach high and get your top leg hooked as high as you can

Try getting a stable chair, or pouffe, or sofa to lean on (it’s a nice cheaty way to get the feel of letting go without having all your weight on the pole

[LittleMissLola]

Ahh I get ya. Yeah go for it

[LittleMissLola]

That would be brilliant, whats the elbow stand?

[LittleMissLola]

Hello again. The project is gathering speed and I was wondering if anyone would like to volunteer any new photos?

Currently taken are;

Dangerous bridge
Plank
Shoulder mount v
Handspring
Cross knee release
Outside leg hang (gemini)
Stargazer
Funky Monkey
One armed flag
Bees Knees
Hummingbird
Flying Cupid
Hero
Split grip aysha
Banana Splits
Bridge
Brucey bonus
Eros
Mercury
Hell in a handbasket
Inverted Scissors
Rubber Pencil
Knee Hold
Knee Bocker

So have a nosy at the initial list and see if you can do any of them, please

[LittleMissLola]

Good advice from Azriel https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

Just to add if you dont have a problem with travel sickness tablets take one of them a little while before your session. A friend of mine does that whenever she’s going to play on spinny. But as Azriel said your body will soon get just to it.

Why not try multidirectionalising – learning your spins on both sides. That way you can counteract the dizzy effect a little.

[LittleMissLola]

Hmm, I don’t know then. I know if it hasn’t been edited it can take forever to upload, but yours has been edited…

[LittleMissLola]

That depends on where you are. I don’t know much about the US but in England you’d have to have insurance, a valid first aid certificate and a ppl license – if the studio is not in a gym you’d also need another license to be able to play music but I can’t recall what it’s called at the moment.

I’ve just re-read your post again, do you mean to teach and set up a pole school or just for you to practice? If it’s the former then the advice above stands. if it’s the latter I’m not quite sure.

[LittleMissLola]

I’ve never had much of a problem with Windows Movie Maker, but then again I don’t tend to do any drastic video editing

[LittleMissLola]

Is it a video straight off your computer? i.e. no editing?

[LittleMissLola]

Presumably if you managed to email them then they are now on your computer.

Get either a Photobucket account (vid should be less than 5 minutes) or a Google videos account (which allows longer vids) or a Youtube account if you are brave enough (I’m not!). Then follow the instructions for uploading the video (pm me if you need help with either Photobucket or Google videos, and I’m sure there’s a few people on here who will be able to advise on Youtube).

After the video has uploaded all you have to do is post the link here https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[LittleMissLola]

I have heard tell that Platinum Stages poles can be used on vaulted ceilings and that’s there’s a special attachment to screw it onto the vaulted ceiling. http://www.platinumstages.com

[LittleMissLola]

The carousel I’m referring to is a spin, while the Peter Pan is a variation on a pole sit (in my vocab anyhow)

I’ll try and grab pics

*Edit*

Peter Pan, not the best pic though

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i20/loopylolacherrycola/Suzys%20pole%20jammage%20dec%2008/IMG_4976.jpg

[LittleMissLola]

Meh, I really really want one. The only thing stopping me is the fact I have no money, no space to put it up (full height is about 9 feet I’m led to believe) and nowhere to store it https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif

[LittleMissLola]

I had a hell of a time finding joists in my room with both the stud finder and the knocking method. It turned out that our ceiling has sagged slightly away from the joists so there was a gap between them, which we found when Dad drilled into the ceiling to find them (he was going to drill in there anyhow, we were putting up a piece of wood onto the ceiling). Anyways with that found my Dad drilled the wood into the ceiling joists and now I can put my pole up on there and the weight will be spread between the two joists

[LittleMissLola]

I’d say keep her practicing on that climb and sitting on the pole, the climbing will build up her upper body strength (ready for when she does start to invert) and sitting on the pole will start to desensitise those thighs. There are different variations of sitting on the pole (Swan, Peter Pan, Drama Queen), there’s also the thigh hold which looks quite nice, and the basic plank or scissors or wrist sit when she’d like to lean back a bit. Stargazer is also a nice move for when she’s mastered them.

There’s plenty of spins to be doing as well;

Chair (or Seated lady I’ve also heard it called)
I think you described a closed front hook in your post (leg hook with legs together?) so try the open front hook (knees apart)
Back hook
Attitude spin (also known as the sunwheel)
Crossed leg fireman
Hip Dip (I think this is the one you meant by saying the leg stays on the floor and goes round the pole to meet the other one), this one can be made more advanced by taking both feet off the floor so it becomes more of a short spin, also try teaming the hip dip with a pirouette, it’s looks gorgeous

These can be made more advanced by doing one handed versions and also by spinning on your opposite side (or as I call it, my wrong side lol)

When her upper body can handle it then go onto spins like;

The cradle,
Side spin,
Carosel
Corkscrew
Reverse Grab
Boomerang

These can also be made one handed (except the cradle)

Do you have Jamilla’s Art of Pole dvds? Volume one and two would be absolutely perfect for moves to teach.

If you need any pics of vids of moves then give me a shout and I’ll be happy to point you in the direction of some https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif

[LittleMissLola]

Asia, if it was recently, I’d try to get your money back on the Carmen Electra pole and save up a little more for an X.

I’ve heard there’s been quite a few problems with the Electra pole including; it’s stuck to the ceiling with a sticky spot (so if that slips there is nothing to stop the pole falling down, the X-pole has a large dome with a rubber insert – I have never brought an X pole down and I can be pretty rough on my poles), the screw being attached to the pole (so if you spin a certain direction it unscrews the pole) and I know some more advanced polers that took only 30 seconds to break it.

Chalk this one up to experience, poles really need a lot of research into to find the safest ones

[LittleMissLola]

Hehe, I already have a vid that fits into that category, but it’s a bit naff https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif