PoleWarrior
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Iron x has a lot to do with strength and positioning. Imagine you’re lying down on the ground in an x. Rather than everything being flat on the ground, imagine that your tummy is tucked with no gap under your back and that your arms and legs are slightly raised. On the pole, Jenyne butterfly taught us to get into an extended butterfly with a twisted grip. Lower your free leg down towards the pole as if you’re going down into a center split on pole but don’t place your ankle on. Instead let it hover there and slowly release your top foot. For strengthening, you could always try lowering down slowly from a handspring or aysha.
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Thanks for sharing everyone. It would be ideal if I could instruct and continue to train somewhere else, but the prospective owner has told me explicitly that wasn't an option. She was concerned about how it might look to her existing students that other instructors train somewhere else. Given that and considering chemgoddess' warning, I don't think it's the right place for me. I'd love to continue to grow as a dancer and this studio doesn't offer that.
Chemgoddess you were spot on about instructing inhibiting my own pole growth. I would love to teach pole, but I still love being a student too. I don't know how some people manage the two while maintaining a full time job? Perhaps another discussion though..!
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Thanks so much for the replies. It's been causing me a bit of angst, but at least now I know that others would feel the same.
I have previously enquired about instructing at the studio I train at, but as is the usual case with these things, I was passed up for someone else with more experience.
Unfortunately pole dance studios here are quite competitive and exclusivity clauses are commonplace. It's a bit sad it's that it's like that – I'm not sure if the same restrictions apply for other dance instructors? I wouldn't be able to train or instruct anywhere else, which might inhibit my own learning in pole. What would you guys do?
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Hi ladies just wanted to get your opinions about something thats causing me some discomfort. I’ve been learning pole at a particular studio for close to 5 years now and have since made some fabulous friendships with both the students and the instructors. However, Another studio has offered me an instructor job. I feel like I’m betraying my studio if I take the job. I also wouldn’t be able to see my friends and train with the instructors there anymore. Is it normal to feel this way? What would you do? Thanks! X
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Could not agree more with practicing to train muscle memory. I did this for about 3 months for my competition. On the night I didn’t even have to think about my next trick. Instead I concentrated on my facial expressions and connecting with the audience to really make it a complete performance. I won too! Good luck! 🙂
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I was the same so I just learnt to invert my weak side. Its good to even out both sides anyway.
Also particularly came in handy for Russian/oona splits as that required an invert on my bad side to get my flexible leg on the pole 🙂
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Wow thanks so much for the responses. I'm flexible, but no contortionist, so this trick is definitely a long term committment! I can do oversplits and my back is reasonably bendy, but I feel like I've plateaued. Any tips to ramp it up a bit? Would adding some weights help? I stretch at home alone, so unfortunatley I can't get anyone to push me https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
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I can do a regular Jade, but I just want to try a variation. And I think the Jade to Allegra without the Scorpion is a pretty transition… If I can only get that arm free!
Thanks for tips ladies. I think when I do the regular Jade, I twist into the pole a bit to try and get my top leg further down towards my face. But with this Jade, should I try to turn away from the pole, but still try to pull my leg down? Will I still get a flat split?
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Thanks for the tips ladies. Just to be clear – if I've got my pole behind my right shoulder, then my right hand would be on the bottom?
When you flip, does your face turn towards the pole? I can shoulder mount 'bounce' fine, but I cant flip over cos I feel like I'm going to hit my face on the pole if I turn! Are there any baby steps to this?
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I had my first comp recently, so I know all about your worries! Aside from the usual grip aids, hairspray etc, I dealt with it by identifying the tricks in my routine that needed the most grip and I made up a 'Plan B' sequence for the music in case I felt it wasnt safe to perform the trick combination.
I actually ended up using it too, because the poles felt disgusting and there was no way I was going to stick to them. It also helps to know your music inside out so you can freestyle a bit if you abort one of your tricks (which I also had to do)!
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I love this move. The trick is to use your legs to throw your momentum forward. I climb up, get a bit of speed, then set up my top hand quite high and my bottom hand on the pole near my waist. Once my hands are set up, I take my legs off so they're straight and hanging next to the pole. From here, I sort of flick my legs back and then forward and release the bottom hand. I can only do this if the top hand has excellent grip. You need to trust that your top hand will hold. Also, you need to create a big push with your legs to get yourself forward. As the pole continues to spin, your legs will find the pole to get into eagle.
You can learn this trick from the ground. My instructor does it here at 1:22.
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When I first learn the TG, I found it helped to have the lower hand quite low and the whole arm straight. If its bent, you may not be able to push yourself up. I also did quite a big kick up into it as I needed quite a lot of momentum to get into it. Once you're in the tuck position, try and push your belly towards the ceiling using your abs, your lower arm to push and your top arm to pull.
You can even get into that position without the momentum of the handspring: start at the pole with your hands in TG position then rotate your chest towards the ceiling. You should be able to push into the TG position without the kick.
I also RESTED my shoulder every 2 days or so and I generally left the TG til last in my pole sessions. Now that I can do it, I'm working on reducing the kick because it can be very jarring on the shoulders so make sure to look after your shoulders!
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When I do that move, I always think about reaching my feet towards my ears. That way your hips should lift up.
