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(1) How long do you practice? Any where from an hour to three…if I’m having a good practice!
(2) How often do you practice? at least 4 days a week
(3) Do you just freestyle or do you have a plan of action? Freestyle when it comes to dance…but usually I have an idea of what moves I want to work on.
(4) Do you stretch before, after or before & after practicing? I do some light stretching as part of my warm up…but most is after I’m done working out. Stretches are usually held for 30 sec!
(5) Do you incorporate any strength training & conditioning exercises into your practices? Only on the pole…I do a little bit of pilates though
(6) Do you self-teach, take classes, or both? Completely self taught!!
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I love this challenge! I may finally have to do one! Although, I was thinking about putting my husband outside of camera shot and act like he is my audience! For some reason I always think I dance better when he watches! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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Okay…so this same thing happened to me last month as far as the jiggling goes. You will need to take your pole down. Once you get it down, look on the bottom of the base. There are 4 hex screws. Most likely they have come loose. You will need to line up the ring with the two little "knob like" parts before tightening the screws. Sorry if this is confusing! It never hurts to call x-pole though! their customer service is fantastic!! Hope it works out for you!
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Make sure to keep you shoulders squared off and down/back. Don’t allow your body to "hang" from your arm….this would cause some pain. I recommend doin a chair spin with 2 hands and then push off with lower hand, turn body into rg position…this is less demanding on the shoulder as compared to a "flying reverse grab". https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I think I’m going to be ordering one of those too T! Which one did you get?? the 2"??
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You must tell!!!
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I am so glad that you were finally able to start getting reaquainted with your pole again! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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i love all these posts!!
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it sounds like the side spin to me! but I’ve heard it called dizzy lizzy also!
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OMG she did the spatchcock!!!! Holy crap is she flexible and such a beautiful dancer! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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They are both phenomenal dancers!!
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ok…here is my opinion on these products
mighty grip is a thermo plastic which makes your hands "sticky". Okay for grip but it does rub off on the pole which in turn makes it hard to do anything where you need to slide your hand, foot etc on the pole. Not good for spins. It will tear your hands up. This is my least favorite product!
dry hands and tite grip are pretty much the same thing. I personally have tite grip and I highly recommend it for sweaty hands. My fav out of all grip aids!
rosin/tac do well at drying your hands but to me it feels like i have baby powder on my hands so they are slick.
Some at home things you can try are sugar water, hairspray and gillete shave gel(only a tiny bit..too much and you’ll be slippery)
I try to only stick with rubbing alcohol for cleaning my pole (x-pole) and hands.
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My own recommendation is to only use grip aids when it is absolutely necessary when doing advanced tricks. Your hands will almost always sweet more when just beginning or when learning new tricks…this is due to excitement, not knowing exactly what you are doing and strength in your grip. As you become more familiar with your pole, trick and gain more strength, your hands shouldn’t sweat as much!Everyone is different with grip aids. I used them a lot when I was just beginning but now I hardly ever use them. Just remember, we all sweat and we all need to constantly wipe the pole down. the only pole I’ve ever been on where I didn’t have to wipe alot was a brass pole…but I still had to wipe it down occasionally along with my hands. Good luck and if you decide to go with a grip aid/deoderant use it sparingly!
Sorry for the long post!
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Welcome welcome!! You won’t regret it!
