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Nu Zullund is 12 hours ahead of the UK when both countries are in standard time.

ergo, if it’s 7pm Friday night in NZ, it’s about midday (give or take an hour) in London or 11pm Thursday night (approx) in California, Seattle, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Does that make sense??

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OK, to clarify all the confusion.

BIG national film competition where entrants have 48 hours to create a 1 – 7 minute film from inception to handing it in, all the while maintaining several elements. over 700 teams this year.
we get a prop, a line of dialogue and a character (name and trait). Then each team is assigned a genre (in lots of 12), previous years, I’ve had action, sci-fi, war / western and this year we got the dreaded dance / musical.

Which means we had to write the script, music, lyrics, choreograph routines (plural, up to 7 at one point for me), cast, create sets and costumes, rehearse, learn scripts, shoot, edit and do post, all within 48 hours.
And our base was 30min drive from the hand in spot.

Thus the basics for 48hours. It’s total insanity. Complete utter total looniness fuelled by far too much caffeine, sugar and energy drinks and a major lack of sleep – I got 3.5 hours Friday night.

This year was my 5th go – and I’ll keep going, it’s far too much fun.

teams are always looking for different things, our director and writers wrote the poles in after visiting the studio, then they heard what the dancers could do… pole dancers were the only confirmed thing they had in mind to use. I know it’s getting bigger in the states and there is a competition based in London too.

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Golly gosh, which corset do I use!!! I also see stockings and other sexy stuff, hee hee.

And I’ve been learning Bollywood, so I have all these cute little Bollywood moves too!
Yuss!!!

And on a personal achievement note (maybe we need a subbie for personal achievements??) I finally managed to samba at full speed. No idea how, it just happened. Big sweaty and puffy at the end of it. I now know why Brazilian women have the bodies they do… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif

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really bad.

truly.

But all I can hear in my head is the Moby song, why does my heart?
but with the lyrics changed to the title of this thread.
why do my fingers, hurt so bad….

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I get knee high boots as my lower legs are too long and knee high boots come half way up my calf.
Such is the joy of having long lower legs…

try http://www.howcool.com they have heaps of cool boots, cheap.

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if anyone knows any cheap places to get boots please feel free to let me know.. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif !

http://www.howcool.com" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; have cheap boots.

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http://www.worldpoledance.com/2009.html

http://www.felixpoledancing.com.au/news/2009/03/miss-pole-dance-world/

Deserved win, Felix is incredible.

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Inverting’s for crazy folk!

It’s your knees and your inner thigh to an extent.
I helped a student yesterday get her legs in the right place by getting her to lie on her back, with the pole in her armpit, hands in your normal spot for inverting.

Bring your legs up and get them hooked around the pole. Try to bring both knees to the front of the pole.

By keeping your shoulders on the ground, it means you have a lesser chance of falling and injuring yourself.
You can take you hands off the pole to get the best feeling of where the pole should sit.

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pah. As someone who gave a maximum of 4 weeks notice for our wedding* **…
play on the pole as much as you like, then elope!!
Best of both worlds and you get to avoid the family politics too.

* 4 weeks was the most we could give as we decided on the date by looking at our diaries v our celebrants, she had a vacant date 4 weeks ahead and we thought that sounded good. My mother got 2 weeks and that was purely because I’m not that good at sewing and needed to have a dress (not white!!) and my aunt and uncle were very concerned we’d invited them and not told her about the wedding yet.
Long story, but was worth it for my stress levels to give that level of notice. I was happy with registry office.

** 16 Feb 2007 for those who need to know, Karaka Bay, about 150 metres from Peter Jacksons house. very cute and sweet. Yes, THAT Peter Jackson.

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If the pain persists, go see a medical professional.

There may be a muscle strain that you need to "baby" for a while. Go gently for a bit and monitor the pain and discomfort. If it fails to go away, get help.
How warmed up were you? That’s also another biggie.

Take loads of Arnica, this will helps it heal. Try your local healthfood shop or pharmacy.
Get your husband to massage the affected area too. Use oil to lubricate the skin and reduce drag.
This can be mixed with arnica cream and essential oils to get the muscle to relax.

Again, if it persists, get professional help.

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copied from another post where someone ask the same thing:
build up your pole sit. Start with 30 seconds, when you get there, jump off, rest for a minute, then get back on the pole and try like crazy for 45 seconds.

Keep improving the length.
Once 45 seconds is easy, start at 60 seconds. Keep increasing in 15 second increments until you hit 5 minutes.

Once the lower time is easy, go up 15 – -30 seconds.

We use this in our studio, it will hurt. Lots and then some.
There is no way around this, however, the technique works.
The skin gets used to the drag and your muscles build up the strength.

Pantene promise: it won’t happen overnight, but it will happen!

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build up your pole sit. Start with 30 seconds, when you get there, jump off, rest for a minute, then get back on the pole and try like crazy for 45 seconds.

Keep improving the length.
Once 45 seconds is easy, start at 60 seconds. Keep increasing in 15 second increments until you hit 5 minutes.

Once the lower time is easy, go up 15 – -30 seconds.

We use this in our studio, it will hurt. Lots and then some.
There is no way around this, however, the technique works.
The skin gets used to the drag and your muscles build up the strength.

As to your wrist pain, if its not normal pain and it hurts to pick up light stuff, go see your GP, NOW!!
take some down time to rest it just in case it’s mild over use.

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and that’s pretty much why Felix won the world champs this year…

She’s also off to Cirque du Soliel for 3 years, lucky thing!

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I’ve been quiet too, working. yay, finally got some work, even if it is for 2.5 weeks!

weddings, eek. Eloping is my suggestion!

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It’ll get better, promise!! We all feel like that. Some of us more than others.

So, when are you going to do a routine to "Me and Mrs Jones"??? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
(My husband gets called Mr Jones as too many people think I took his name when we married!)

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heard that from Rouge, they have quite a variety of poles at their studio.
yes, Foxy, you can come play any time…

TG is grippier than TS. Just. Our TS pole has finally broken in (thanks Sass!) and is pleasantly grippy.
Chrome I’ve found very slippery. I have dry skin and need titanium to help the grip.
Stainless, when broken in seems gripper than chrome. Also chrome is very soft and scratches easily, especially if you don’t take off your rings. Ask PoleGirlSonia.

We’re just out of summer and I still liked TG in summer. Our summer was very humid, but not overly hot. Still getting 20C in late Autumn. YAY!!!
The suggestion of getting Chrome for summer and TG for winter may work, depending on your weather conditions.

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Depends on the mood…
My 8up cherry doc Martins are a fav. sole is worn down enough to allow pirouettes. and they look very cute with pole shorts. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif guess my punk roots are emerging, again…
7inch ankle boots are great and I’m looking for a pair of over knee shiny PVC for climbs etc.

Loathe sandals, feel like there’s no support.
Knee boots rule too.

Barefeet for pretty much everything else, esp new moves. Teach newbs in barefeet.

oh yeah, have to watch the legs when wearing heels, have already hospitalised one woman doing a goddess and connecting with her ankle (gash 7cm long x 1cm deep)

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Carmen Electra was working on a pole game with Wii. that was sometime last year… maybe 1 year ago?

I was working in an IT environment at that point, so, the guys thought it was funny to send me the link to the news item.
Until I suggested we made a competition out of it in the office when the product was released. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
"just like a singstar night!!" Nothing more was said.

I think it was on http://www.gizmodo.com

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You’ll get better, or more importantly, the pain will go.

Once you can comfortably do 90 seconds without any pain, make that your starting point.
then increase the starting point as you get to a higher time with ease.

This also helps for learning the laybacks (x ankle / fantasy and x knee / figure 4).

Do you have a tv near your pole that you can watch while doing this?
I sometimes get girls to sing along to Madonna, takes the mind off what you’re doing.

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welcome to the site, nice to see more Wellyites on board!!
It’s a great site, really warm, supportive and caring.

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boring old pole sit drills is what you need to do to reduce the pain.
Get on the pole, into a sit position, hold for 30 seconds – or build up to 30 seconds in 10" blocks.
It will hurt. Crazy pain hurt.
Get down, fan your thighs and get back up there and do it again, for 45 seconds.
Do it again and make it part of your pole practise. Increase by 15 seconds. Work up to 5 minutes.
After a very short time, the pain will go. Your skin will be used to the friction burns and pain.
slenderness has very little to do with it, we have very slim students who have no problems, it’s about muscle memory and knowing the correct placement of the body.

Now you’re getting excited about pole, in the haste to be amazing, don’t forget to work on control and strength.
Take your moves very slowly, right back to the basics, and do them very slowly with good body and arm positions. Then practise them with the other hand, ergo if a lefty, do them right handed. Great tools for making things get better, but not so flash as getting the big tricks, but, as any good tutor will tell you, it’s not all about the flash, inverted tricks.
Is this all boring, yes. Good for your Pole development, absolutely.
This will build up strength and help prevent injury.

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+1

I always have invert dreams where I’m lifting as easily and gracefully as Jamilla.
And it’s way cool.

But then I try it in reality, kick the pole instead and fall on the ground laughing.

Does anyone else find themselves daydreaming about moves while waiting for lights to change? On the bus etc?

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Too trueHaha yoga – my boyfriend has a theory that anything "vegan" or "organic" is good for you so you can eat as much as you want…im not going to test that theory because if i do i wont fit into my pole shorts anymore https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_tongue.gif

too true. vegan cupcakes may be cholesterol free, but that doesn’t automatically make them healthy!
The slow dismount for abs is what Jamilla has been teaching. She also suggests doing it with your shoulders on the floor. It builds up strength in the abs and inverts become strength rather than momentum based.

Hurts like crazy, I’ve done the floor based work intermittently, but it does make a difference when inverting, or kicking the pole with leg above head…

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Different types of cardio fitness too!
I can’t run very far without collapsing in a giggling heap or knocking myself out with a "puppy to the jaw" https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
Loathe uphill walking, and I live in a city with hills like San Francisco https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
but I can freestyle for 30 minutes+ no problems, I can do 4+ classes in a day without a problem, including Latin dance. Maybe it’s just stamina…
Can do a cardio intensive yoga class quite happily, but a high impact aerobics class, that’s a different thing.

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Which brings me to my last question. Exactly how inconvenient is it to take down and put up the x-pole when you know company is going to be coming over? How long does it take once you get the hang of it, etc? And would you still recommend the x-pole over anything else in this situation?

THANKS!!

Emily

Very easy and quick. Maybe 15 – 20 minutes max the first time, then faster from there onwards.
Hide the main pole in your wardrobe and nobody will know the difference.

Boys are silly sometimes, much as we love them, they can be dicks.