RobynPoleDancer
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The ones (3x) at the top of the picture are the adjuster locks. They absolutely need to be undone to adjust the pole up and down!
The 2 right at the bottom of the pic are the static/spin locks and also allow you to take the base off.
There are also 2 underneath the adjuster cover which should never be touched (you'll have to screw the adjuster cover down to see them) These allow the adjuster itself to be taken out of the bottom part of the A-Piece – NOT something you would ever have to do!
There are also 4 on the underside of the base. Again, you should never need to use these, but you might occasionally have to make sure they are tightened.
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JBS – the content MIGHT still be in there, but it's lost within the database of THOUSANDS of spam pages, and some of the "good" pages have been overwritten, so we'd have to go back through each page's history to find the data.
Like I said, at the moment, the web developer is not willing to put the effort in. -
It hasn't been a year. It was July when the site was hacked.
I was an admin on there. The site was completely free, with no income source, and run by volunteers, so we never had the funds or help to install stronger software. In the end the moderators could not keep up with deleting the spam at the rate it was coming in.
A lot of the data was corrupted, and the amount of spam in the end far out-weighed the amount of actual useful information.
And although I have offered the site owner and the web developer my own money and time to get the site running again, neither of them seem to want to do this at the moment.
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I'd start with UKAPP UK Amateur Pole Performer. There is a heat in Manchester later this year. Starting with a local comp (or one with regional heats like UKAPP) is a good idea since you're not going straight in for a National comp, get to meet polers that are based close to you, and have a good local support.
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Side climb into Jasmine is how I get my weaker students into their first inverted holds without requiring a full invert. You can practically do it from the floor.
It's also how I was able to get myself inverted when only using one arm before and after my shoulder surgery. -
I have the stripey ones – they DO NOT STAY UP. Nightmare. The stretch in the fabric was all gone after 3 or 4 wears. Still my favourites though.
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I've used a 50mm x-pert at that height. it was NOT safe. If you tighten it enough for it to wedge in, it will end up bowed, and more likely to come down.
I'd say you'd be ok, if you were only doing gentle static holds, but any spins or moves that jolt the pole would be very dangerous.
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Here it is named as the "Post Spin" (it's been renamed on the new PDC syllabus as far as I know). As in "posting a letter"
I call it "Threading the needle", but I first learned it as a "Donna Side Spin"
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It's called a Truss
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Probably a good point to post this
http://www.thepoledancingshop.com/keeping-the-pole-dance-industry-healthy
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Sorry. I've heard a few people say that they've had to wait forever for their stuff, had rude replies when chasing up missing orders, and others saying the printing quality is really bad.
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Amanda it's only a real problem to have a lot of adjuster out when your pole is tall. when you've got a short pole, there's a lot less flex, so the issue is minimised.
I don't think you'd get a 100mm extension in the gap, so I wouldn't worry.
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I know Chem, which is why I said "-ish", and I was just doing vague calculations… the measurements I was at were still a foot and a half away from the measurement we were after!
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A friend of mine did a little translation, and at the beginning they are just really surprised that she is a mother of 2 children.
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But the A-piece (1000mm-ish) plus 750mm extension makes 1750mm or about 5ft9", still nowhere near 7ft.
Can you re-measure your ceiling (in mm and in feet), and also measure all the pieces you have, and we can see exactly what the problem is.
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Just making sure you know NOT to use the B-piece (1000mm extension) that came with the pole.
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I can't understand how the 1000mm(-ish) A-piece(the one with the adjuster) plus a 500mm extension (making total about 1500mm or approximately 5ft), can be too tall for a 7ft ceiling. unless there are other parts involved.
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Ooh yay that's me in the PDC syllabus video! It's available on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLs14DiOYs4
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Marle, there are sections on EDN outside the "restricted" area which are aimed at new dancers who can't make the "proof" requirements.
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PDI used a logo of ours in their magazine (from an event). The logo was OF my business partner (made from her photo of herself, edited by her boyfriend into a sillouette). When we wrote to them to ask them not to use the logo, they claimed it was THEIR image, that they were registering it as theirs, and they were going to SUE US for using our own logo! The email they sent was threatening: "we are VERY influential, and can make life very difficult for you".
I'm sorry, that does not seem very professional to me. And makes them another company that I can't recommend.
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Indigo Dance Magazine in the UK. I don't know if they ship internationally though. 😀
http://www.indigodancemagazine.co.ukp2p have screwed over too many of my friends for me to recommend them.
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Just to clarify (to CapFeb), I'm in the UK, and Tipping is NOT a custom here. People pay the price, and that's it. We don't have smaller notes than £5, so tipping at the rail is unheard of unless the club offers "tip strips" (but these usually have a surcharge for buying them or for the dancers to change them back into sterling). So no. you're not going to make money pole dancing.
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No Shona. Working in a club you are "self-employed", the club are not responsible for paying your wages, or sorting your tax or national insurance.
You pay the club your house fee to work there (for "hire" of their facilities).I say this a lot. You. don't. get. paid. to. pole. dance.
It's a sales and acting job.
I learned on my first night that doing pole like you love doing is a waste of time and effort. You've got to work in heels for 6-8 hours, and be fresh for each and every guy. They don't want a hot sweaty mess.It becomes a game to the guys, for how they are NOT going to give you money. And the ONLY way you earn ANY money is by convincing guys to open their wallets.
The most I ever made in one night was £250. The worst night I came home out of pocket once I'd paid my house fee and taxi home.
Averaged about £100-150. for 8 hours, in heels, on a weekend, on a "night shift", and having guy after guy come up with an excuse as to why they dont want to give you money. And then you've got the maintenance; hair, nails, tanning, hair removal, makeup etc. That's like 3 hours work before you even get there.
I'll be honest. I didn't experience much cattiness, I kept myself to myself. I think drama only comes when you attract it.If you're good at sales, and are cool with taking your kit off, then why not. But you're not gonna be a millionaire.
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It just seems like abit of a money-making scheme to me. nearly a dozen competitions in less than 3 days?!
I've not got much good to say about the company running it I'm afraid.
