Mechie
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@ Veena– Thanks! But to tell you the truth, I wasn’t comfortable doing the invert.
There’s only one pole instructor who is the owner (she is the ONLY instructor). She’s really nice but not very…safe? For example: she doesn’t do much spotting for us. We’ll have 6 girls on 6 different poles doing inversion at the same time with no crash mat. (It’s only the 3rd class for 3 of the girls…I really didn’t think we’re ready to learn to invert and it makes me wonder what she’ll do if 2+ girls fall at the same time…)
I saw there’s one crash mat near the wall and I told her I’m not doing it if I don’t have a crash mat =P I was the ONLY one using crash mat but there were 6 of us on the pole…with one instructor….
I forgot to mention — 5 of them were in HEELS….the instructor wants us to learn everything in heels…being a bad-girl…I just REFUSED!!
Oh! Question for you….Do you think it’s a good idea for me to get a 45mm chrome xpole to gain more strength and confident or should I just get the 50mm standard, suck it up and get used to it?? I don’t want to regret after spending $350+ on a pole! ~>_<~
@ Runemist– What I did was NOT a proper inversion…I’m sure…LOL Because my instructor asked us all to swing our legs really hard to gain momentum so you can get your legs up there… Read my respond to Veena…we’re all newbies!!
@ Empyrean – I don’t think is the “quality control”…I think it’s more of “lose students = lose $$”…
And nope…no studio near me has 45mm… =( The studio I go to make their own poles (50mm brass) and they encourage students to buy them…but since their pole is not portable and I live in an apt…it didn’t work for me. Besides…I HATE the smell of brass! yucky yuck!! I WISH we carry silver titanium here!! Sooo jealous of the Aussies!!
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Oh…one more question!!
4) I had trouble gripping the pole with my thighs…more like gripping with my calves and hold myself with the top on my left foot. Is that normal?? (the top of my foot is all bruised up…)
Help!!
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I’m always shock to see ppl in the chat room. If there is a schedule…please post it!! Thanks!!
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Love Mika’s design….but $36 for shorts (w/o shipping)…seems a bit pricey…sigh
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Haha…like mother like son!! You should start him on the pole…start them while their young 😉
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::Pat Pat:: It's ok…there are jerks EVERYWHERE….
Is there a contract with you sign up for classes? See if there's any way you can file a claim on your credit card. I would try to speak w/ the owner of the studio. Just to let him/her to know your situation.
I'm in similar situation…the studio that I go to, the OWNER is an @$$. He's a jerk to everyone and just pure rude, you can't even ask him a question without having him giving you a look as if you're the weirdo. However, the instructor (the jerk's GF and also an owner) is a VERY sweet person. I bought a class pass and still a month or so to go…after that… I should have my pole by then and I'm just going to learn from SV (maaaybe take a class or 2 here and there just to meet up w/ the girls…)
(OR…only take classes when I know in advance that the Jerk won't be there…ALL the girls in the studio HATE him…sigh)
@chemgoddess – I'm in US…Titanium Silver would be me DREAM pole!! But nope…don't carry that here =( I'm not a big fan of the color gold either…
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I just bought the MaxiFlex…will let you know how things went!!
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Haha…I was just asking what do married poler do with their wedding/engagement ring the other day in the chat room!!
My bf bought me a bracelet for our anniversary a while ago…he would prefer if i wear it everyday 24-7…I'm going to weat a sweatband when I'm poling just to cover it =P
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So when you fall/slipping – should you try to re-grip yourself or should you just let go of the pole and let yourself fall?
I don't want to get into a habit of letting go the pole when I'm slipping (or feel like I'm falling) but I want to make sure I don't hurt myself. Suggestion?
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Thanks Cocoa!! I think I'll start w/ 50mm (learning on 50mm would make a switch to 45mm easier??)…and hopefully (eventually) I'll be able to buy a 45mm too…lol
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Natasha Wang!! WooHoo~~~!!! ^_^
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eeh…i hate the fact that you can't go back and edit your post…
I had typos…what I meant was "the more confuse I am with my size"… =P
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Ah! The more post I read up here…the more confuse with "my size"!! I'm 5'4 with small hands (6.5" from bottom palm to tip of middle finger – grabbing a 50mm i'll have a 0.5 inches gap)….Should I got for 45mm or 50mm?? I'm currently taking lessons in a studio and they only have 50mm brass there, but once I got my pole, I'm going to learn from home on SV.
There are no other studios around my area either so I can't try other sizes out…argh!!!!
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Welcome Stevesgirl~~ I'm a newbie too!! I found out about SV through Dirdy Birdy's and Tara Karina's youtube. Sorta like you, I started a couple of classes in the studio…and the studio is an hr drive from my house.
I love SV! People are very supportive…I hope (someday) I'll be good enough with my poling skills to video myself and put it up here…lol
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I've decided…Gonna rub iTac 4 and Mighty Grip all over my body before learning any new move that's more then 3 feet off the ground…lol
But seriously…thank you for sharing…I will now be much more aware to have someone to spot for me (and be extremely cautious when attempting the Caterpillar) . My pole instructor is a very sweet person but sometimes she forgets to spot for us, on top of that, she wants the class to learn all pole moves on heels (I refused to because I almost sprain my ankle in one class…now I only wear ballet flats). Kepping telling myself…safety first…safety first…!!
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@ Deese Jesse~ I tried spotting last night…and I kept on forgetting to do it!! So instead…I spin on the right…got REALLY dizzy…then I start to spin on the left to even it out…LOL It's dumb…but it works for a bit. I'm going to get some motion sickness pills and try it for next class.
Oh…last night was the first time I REALLY notice a change in temperature really affect pole moves…The temperature dropped down to 50s (it was int he 70s) and I could barely climb on the pole again!! Argh! It took me 40min just to warm up the pole and do a firmen pullup…sigh…
I think I'll try the heater method (using a heater to warm up the pole) once I get my pole…
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I got a hold of him…he's sending me sample of itac 3…THANKS!! ^_^
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Sounds like inversion is the most dangerous fall…I should consider getting a crash mat before I learn those moves!
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I’m in the US. Where can I gt samples of the iTac? All the sites I’ve seen are in Aussie!!
I’d been using Mighty Grip, it helps but only ONE move at a time. I need to wipe my hands in between moves =\
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Ok…it won't let me post picture!!!! HELP! The URL is TOO complicated!!
Anyway…you can find it here:
http://www.youtube.com/user/MissDirdyBirdy#p/u/13/ksHAT-lCVK8
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I can't seem to find the exact move online…but Dirdy Birdy's Angel Spin is the closest but instead of your knees holding the pole, you do a pole sit.
BTW – I LOVE dirdy birdy…her moves are sooo elegant!!
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@ chemgoddess – heathlynne is right on "outside leg hang with knees bent and inside leg anchoring outside leg " — a more closer description is "a pole sit with your upper body in front (so the pole is in your back) and your arms stretch out back". There are so many names for the same move!! I believe another name for this is "Angel".
@ heathlynne – thank you thank you!! In two month, in total I took 9 classes. I wish I can attend more (some girls take 3-4 classes a week) but too far a drive and hard to find parking =/ I'm hoping once I get my own pole, I can sign up for Veena classes and practice more at home. Oh, about the pole — I never been on a static pole before…lol I actually would like to try it one of these days…maybe when I get m XPole Xpert =P
—THANK YOU everyone for being so supportive!! When I told my bf and my friends about my "pole-accomplishment"…none of them seems interested…so that's a bummer! But 24hrs passed…and I still can't stop smiling about my climb…haha LOL (I still have a lot to work on…BUT…it's a start!!!)
About dizziness…I will try some of the methods you girls point out…but I do hope eventually I'll get used to it. Thank you Thank you!!! ^_^
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Thanks Runemist~ I hope I'll get used to it soon or I'll be poling with a puke bucket next to me…lol
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Oh…one more thing for all the experienced poler…
How do you conquer dizziness?? I always feel like I want to puke after like 3 spins on the pole =(
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Haha…Nikkay, I have a bachelor in mechanical engineering design and a master in mechanical engineering (female to male ratio…1:200 in my class)…and currently the only female engineer in my department…and I pole dace…LOL
