Roadkillgerbil
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I had a complete pole-fail day yesterday as well. Sometimes it does just happen.
One thing I try to do is stop if I’m having one of those days. If you keep practicing and getting things subtly wrong, you’re teaching your body to do the wrong thing. Far better to leave it for another day and not have to try to undo bad habits. I know it’s hard, when you just want to force yourself to start succeeding, and I don’t always have the willpower to stop, but it is worth it.
As my tkd instructor keeps telling me – Practice does not make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
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I had my first ever pole show a few months ago, and invited my mum, her partner and his 15 year old son. And they came! ~glee~
For me, it was lovely to have people supporting me in the audience, but I think it was probably a good thing for him, too. It wasn’t a slutty show but it was full of great dancing and awesome moves. Realising that these women (one of whom was only a little older than him) were stronger and more highly skilled than him, not to mention confident, seems to have increased his respect for women, rather than decreasing it. We also had a few conversations about why this wasn’t something I did only for my bf. Admittedly, he’s already had to understand that I have two bfs and one gf, so he’s more prepared than most to understand slightly ‘alternative’ lifestyles, but explaining that "No, Alex isn’t ‘allowing’ me to dance in front of people. This is something I enjoy, and no-one gets to give me permission to do it" and having Alex reinforce that by saying how pleased he is that I could perform made it clear at an emotional level as well as an intellectual one. Not only is poledancing a perfectly acceptable activity, but women make their own decisions, and don’t need permission to show off.
So yeah, I say leave it up.
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Last year my martial arts instructor pointed out to me just how awful my posture and gait were, and I spent months re-learning just how to stand and how to walk. My knees didn’t hyperextend the way yours do (I’m amazingly inflexible that way) but I used to keep them locked as I stand and it did give me lower back pain. It took a lot of concentration and determination, but teaching myself to stand with my knees ‘soft’ rather than locked and moving my balance from my heels to the ball of my foot has made a world of difference. Trying the same thing during pole moves, straightening your leg without locking the knee, should help with the bowing effect you can see, but personally I’d recommend working on it as a general, everyday thing and not just during pole.
That way, even your walk to work can be seen as pole practice. ~glee~
(If you’d like, I can take some pics, showing you the difference between the way I used to stand and the way I do now. I still don’t have amazing posture, but the difference is quite dramatic)
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Wooo! Just posted my first video. That was fun. Though I’m not sure I’m going to ever get my ‘booty’ song out of my head now. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
Thanks. I can’t wait for the next challenge!
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I don’t know if it counts as full-blown ‘Country’, but anything by Christian Kane can be fun to dance to. I particularly like "Whiskey In Mind". Lots and lots of fun.
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I know! I’ve watched your youtube videos. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
Your floorwork video was amazing. <3 <3 <3
