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JhennD, if you can't take anything with you, then I'd do Veena's wrist workout with whatever weight you can find — filled water bottles, cans, a jerry can… I do bicep curls with grocery bags walking home sometimes. :X Just use a weight you can get a grip on.
That's assuming you don't have access to free weights or dumbbells, of course, which you might!
I don't know if you can do powerball stuff with rolled-up socks, because you won't get the gyroscopic action, but you can probably do the tennis ball stuff to some degree.
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Can you take a tennis ball? They’re pretty good for working on grip and forearms.
For wrist strength, Veena posted this video on YouTube some time back:
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I think that’d depend on the company. The dance companies I’ve worked for (not as a dancer, to be clear) did first-round auditions by having potential dancers take company class.
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Shaving gel + 38mm brass spinny + Sydney… sounds like Bobbi’s? But the no-shoes-in-class bit doesn’t sound like Bobbi’s.
(Also, unlurking. Hello SV!)
Where I live, it’s always hot and humid. The way I look at it, if grip aids help me hang on so I can build strength over time, then I’m using them. Without grip aids, I sweat too much to stay on, and if I’m not on, I’m not learning! It’s also a safety issue; if I’m slipping, I’m so much more likely to land badly and hurt myself, or to strain something.
I take a spray bottle of alcohol+water and a towel to class though, and clean the pole when I’m done, to leave it nice for the next person.