RobynPoleDancer
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Autumn – what did you think of the PDC channel? I'm curating it at the moment. I've still got to complete level 5 moves to make them properly searchable, but levels 1-4 are pretty much done.
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You can slide your bottom hand down and go into cross ankle release
Mostly I twist and fold my mid-section to reach the pole above, and I grip in a cup-grip as I can reach earlier.
p.s. I've got REALLY short arms and CANNOT reach the pole with both hands in these tricks!
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Sounds like the screws that are in the lower part of the adjuster are loose. You should be able to see them if you remove the adjuster cover.
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I've used X-Poles at that height with that many bits, on a concrete ceiling.
It will probably be fine, just no pole-killer spins!
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As long as you're only using 3 pieces (A-Piece + 1000mm + extension) then I'd think you'll just be OK at that height. I possibly wouldn't do any full-on spins onto it. (it's the flex from the sideways force that causes the pole to move, since when it bends, it get "shorter")
If you hadn't already bought it, I'd have suggested a "custom" competition pole, as these are just 2 pieces, and reinforced, so there's less flex.Strangely, the old-style screw-together X-Poles were safer at this height, less flex somehow.
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Wow, that's even a copy of the ORIGINAL X-Pole that had the release rod holes at the TOP of the A-Piece, meaning you have to unscrew the adjuster all the way out to get the chopstick through, and then you need a 2m arm-span to use the chopsticks!
X-Pole Tech, they show the pole spinning in the 2/2 video.
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Unfortunately Indigo has closed down due to lack of subscribers, which is a huge shame.
P2P magazine also RUN events, and in the past have turned down covering other national events because of a conflict of interest!!!! They are supposed to be journalists no? It's a very one sided magazine, and only covers their own stuff (it's almost like an in-house magazine now). I can't recommend it!
We'd rather get Vertical Art & Fitness sent over from the USA, it's actually VERY well written, edited, and published beautifully. Makes the other magazines look like high-school projects.
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Nope. Which is one of the reasons I recommend the X-Pert over the Sport
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Have you asked Airborne Studios?
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I'm Robynbobbin
my most recent videos are all trick clips, need to do a dance soon! -
Yay! That's me in the vid!
There's a certain amount of rotation around the pole that happens on the end of a (any) switch into an Inside Leg Hang. It's where the pole moves onto the back of the calf of the hooking leg (so that the lower leg ends up more vertical, note that it's almost horizontal at the beginning of the trick), and where the pole moves from the front to the back of your ribs and ends up on your back.
Also use the back/free leg as a counter weight to pull your hips flat.In this video I use a lot of speed to dive through with my arm. If I do it more slowly, I rotate a lot at the end.
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There are a few studios in the UK with Pole-Away.
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We have noticed the same thing here in the UK. Someone recently bought some Xotic Eyes and it cost them like £50!
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This is a "Genevieve" or "Side Saddle". It's easier than it looks. Hook the outside leg in an invert then swing the free leg all the way around. It's simple to learn from the the floor though, hook the knee, then sit down into it so the back of your thighs are on the pole.
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1000 seems pretty extortionate. When Felix came to the UK, her privates were over £200 for the hour.
I've paid £190 for 2:1 with Jenyne.
Stars that travel a long way to get to you have to factor in their travel and accomodation costs as well as studio hire, before you get to actually charging for expertise.
I feel that my privates are priced fairly, but once I've take out the studio hire (and I don't even factor travel), I don't think I'm getting much for my expertise level. I don't want to charge any more, as I think I'd get fewer people booking.
I might start using a tier system like Charley. Thanks for the idea. xxxPlease be aware that teaching from your home may invalidate your insurance. There are threads here that have advice on this.
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If you paid by CREDIT CARD (or Paypal in some cases), you can take it up as a dispute to say that you haven't received goods you paid for.
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Sorry.
Platinum Stages UK is run by Pole2Pole Magazine. (The company director is listed as "Brett Golding" who is in marketing for P2P)
Unfortunately it really doesn't surprise me that you've been let down by this bunch of …. (this is the point where I'm supposed to say "my mother told me, if I can't say anything nice, then don't say anything at all")
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Did you get your money back with the "Ironclad 100% Satisfaction "Love It or Shove It" Guarantee" ?
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I don't think that spins should be done with clothing covering you, unless they are grounded spins. Even a basic fireman spin is made easier on the arms by gripping with the legs, and many larger girls DO have trouble holding their weight in their arms to begin with. As you work through a good progression/syllabus of spins, requirement to grip with legs decreases, and increases the work required by the arms and shoulders (which should be built up slowly).
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There is NOTHING available to buy on that site! Lots of items, but no prices or option to buy!
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Also, I've noticed that the younger girls (18-21) tend to be the ones who drop out sooner, as they flit from one hobby to another, and want to be good NOW (and when they realise it's going to take work, they don't like it).
They also tend to be MORE body conscious themselves, than older women.
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ps. even the old top-loading x-poles had a smoother join between the adjuster cover and the pole!
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The "curved" profile to the dome tells me it's one of the fake/copy poles. They called them "Excite" then "Elite" poles. They were ONLY available in 45mm.
X-Pole actually won a court case against them, and the old Excite Pole website now re-directs to the real X-Pole website. -
I'm sure it would make sense if they were hidden! Especially as the cover comes down independantly!
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Just to add, if you didn't line up the 3 hex screws with the flat parts of the adjuster thread when you first put it up, you WILL have damaged the adjuster thread, and could be the reason it won't screw down. (I've had at least 2 students do this, and we had to replace the A-Piece)
