azriel
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Yay happy 5th birthday!! I know i'm not around much, but i still consider this site my pole home! I've learned so much from Veena & all the lovely members! Many more to come!
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This happens to me too. I usually just relax in the stretch until it subsides (usually there is a small "pop-like" sensation), and then i can continue normally into my stretch at my full range. I don't know if this is the right way to go about it though, so I hope someone else has more insight on this!
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That sucks! Are you sure there's no way to use less pole extension pieces to make it fit?
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Hi Shrew, welcome back! Wow what a horrible thing to happen.. glad that you're healing well though and want to get back on the pole. I don't have any useful either, but i do agree with veena & charley about asking your doctor & starting off with the dancey stuff.. and congrats from me too for quitting smoking!
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wow i hope he heals well & fast! thanks so much for sharing this.
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You are just so damn strong! way to go!
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First of all, congrats! Don't worry about showing her that you're capable of doing the job.. if she chose you, she has already seen those qualities in you! All instructors were trainees at some point, so they know how it is, and they won't expect you to be perfect right off the bat.
I'm actually currently training one of my students to be an instructor- i knew what she was capable of teaching-wise, which is why i chose her. I too started her off as an assistant, which i think works great. The best advice i can give you is to really observe her as an instructor, while helping out the students when needed. OBSERVE and take in as much as possible. If you're too busy worrying about being the best assistant or making the best impression on her, you won't be able to take in as much.
She already knows you have what it takes. No need to prove it! All you have to do is observe (can't say it enough) and show that you're willing to learn- she'll appreciate that much more! Good luck & let us know how it goes!
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Runemist- just wanted to reply again to let you know that i'm actually relieved after reading your posts on this thread. I thought it was just me that felt like this, that i was "weird", and really didn't even know how to put it into words! After reading your second post, I realized that i am the same way when it comes to work.. the whole thing about if you work 8 hours, it means no time/energy for absolutely anything else. It's the same thing for everything else.. doctor's appointments, errands, even planning to go shopping seems like it eats up my whole day. I had never even thought of the possiblity that these issues were related to the time spent just preparing to start a pole warmup (or procrastination), but yeah, all these things are related, and it makes so much more sense to me now!
So, another goal for me this year is to stop with the over thinking, procrastination, and thinking that my whole day is spent/wasted just because i had one appointment or errand!
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Yay! This is gonna be tough.. i have so many areas i want to work on, i don't even know what to choose! It'll probably be more than one though, for sure!
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I can actually relate quite well to you. I'm a big procrastinator, and it takes a lot of energy for me to work up the motivation to actually get a workout in. I think that sometimes people like us tend to over think things, which drains us, stresses us, ultimately leading us to feel exhausted without reason, and no energy to put things in action. So what i've tried doing lately is to not think before i pole. Just start warming up and figure it out as i go.
I'm not good at setting goals and acting on them either. This is the reason why i suggested the january challenge, in hopes that this will "force" me to actually do it. Now i'm stressed because, since i suggested it, how can i not participate?! LOL!
But here's how i've decided to look at goal setting for things that i can't measure their specific attainability level or time frame: There is NO time frame by which i have to have attained a specific goal. I know this sounds contrary to what we normally say: "be specific in your goals in a specific time frame". But for situations like these, I believe that following that rule will make it less likely for me to even attempt it. So instead, my goal will be in terms of HOW OFTEN I work on it, or deciding to work on it in every practice from now until December, and let the outcome be whatever it is. No pressure to what i must have achieved by then. You only have to be specific in terms of HOW you will work on it, or WHAT you will do to go about it. NOT THE OUTCOME. The goal is just to have a general improvement.
So, instead of saying i want to have achieved a split by March, I'll say I'll work on my flexibility by doing specific split exercises 5 times a week untill March, and then see where i am. So, my goal is not "achieve splits by March", my goal is "work on splits exercises consistently, and in March take a look at my progress". I find this approach way more easy to process and live up to.
As to your question about what happens when something unexpected comes along & throws you out of your "routine", just let it be! There's no point in goal setting if it will stress you out that much or make you so obsessive that you can't allow for an ocassional "break". Key word being: Ocassional. If you're honest with yourself, you'll know when you're just making excuses to procrastinate or get out of it. In this case (which i do quite often), I try to reschedule what i had planned, or find some way to just squeeze it in.
Easier said than done, i know, but many times it's the start that's the hardest!
If you want, I say we both pick a goal and make a decision to just work on it whenever we have a pole session (even if it's just for a portion of the session), and not worry about what the end result shouldl be. I'm sure we'll be happy with the result, as either way, it'll surely be a progress from where we are now! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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What a great thread! As a studio owner, I always thought that some of these things that we provide went un-noticed, so it's great to see how some students feel about these issues! 🙂
The one thing i have noticed that students really appreciate more than anything in the toiletries section are baby wipes. Even though we clean the floor everyday, feet will always get a little grubby when dancing barefoot, and it's actually the only the item that they'll bring to my attention if the current pack finished.
I also agree with the suggestion box.. we actually did a whole anonymous survey/questionnaire once, and it really helped us see what we could improve!
Dimmer lights are also awesome. We can have them brighter/dimmer depending on what we're doing– brighter for learning tricks, dimmer for choreography/freestyle/cooldown.
I don't have logo pole wear, but thanks to some of the posts on here, i will now consider it (some students had also asked about it, but i never took it seriously).
I hope more pole studio goers reply to this, as i'm finding all the answers really helpful as well, and i'm sure other studio owners will too!
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Some of the easier ones to start with are: nosebreaker (although this is more of a slide– inverted crucifix at top of pole, slide and break right before floor), Superman fall (you can use your hand at first for safety), Holly Drop (again with hand at first), and Bomb drop/slide (from HipHold drop/slide to a closed legged hiphold ball position). Good luck & be safe!
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Hey everyone, just wanted to let you guys know that Gelina hasn't really been around the site for quite some time. She has also deleted the booty tutorials she had on private on youtube (she had sent them to me back when this thread was started, so i went back and checked, and they've been deleted). Good news though is that Veena has some booty videos, and they're pretty good too!
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Exactly what the other 2 ladies said: Slide feet down as close to hands as possible so butt is way out, and tuck chin in to get collarbone away from pole! Also make sure that at first you try this with bent tucked knees, then work your way to straightening one leg, then both.
Another way to see where your hands should go is to Shoulder mount up to crucifx, leaving hands as the initially are on the pole, then seeing where they are exactly. Good luck!
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Liked! watched her video too.. she's a beautiful dancer!
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Hi! If you happen to add Athens Greece to your intinerary, send me a message! I own a pole studio here, and English is also my native language, so you'd have no problem in class 🙂
I'm sure you'll have a blast throughout your trip & learn so much from all the countries you visit! xx
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Thanks girls! I'll def tell her to check out PoleDivas! 🙂
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Yes i was talking abou the cartwheel mount handspring, which i do with a split grip. I asked which wrist you feel gets strained, to make sure it wasn't the bottom (which would mean that the placement was probably off). If your top wrist is hurting even without trying to go all the way over, then maybe you could try strengthening it before moving on. And yes as legend said, you have to remove the top hand at the moment right before you land, right after you have already taken a lean towards the landing. Make sure to start off with that top hand extra low (i do it right below shoulder level)- it will make it MUCH easier to go over without straining. Also, as legend said, make sure your handspring is very solid & strong. Good luck & let us know how you do! xx
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I do this from the Cartwheel mount handspring.. it's pretty scary & disorienting. I haven't perfected it yet, but i find it's easier (especially on the wrist) to start with your top arm extra low, so that your body can pass over it more easily, and have a softer landing. Do you feel that it's straining your top or your lower wrist? I also find it easier to land from a jacknife.
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She said she inverts with the POLE to her left, which means that she is to the right of her pole (not to the left).. so her hand placement is correct. These terms can get confusing! Seems like everyone has great advice, but i'll give my 2 cents 🙂
2 other things things that may be the issue:
1) Like tarah said, make sure hips are facing the pole. This means, make sure you have turned your whole body to be facing the pole, so that you are completely straight & vertical. Face should be right in front of the pole! A tip that i have found to work with my students is that sometime you need to lower the upper hand just a bit (slide it down an inch) while you are trying to straighten your body. This helps to get you squared. Then release the leg into butterfly, then extend.
2) Make sure the hooked leg is engaged while extending. It's easy to think that the ankle just rests against the pole in a relaxed way. Really engage through the quads down through the calves, while of course pulling with upper arm and pushing through the lower arm.
If everyone's advice doesn't seem to help, maybe you can post a video! Good luck & let us know how you do! xx
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I too have the mindbodyonline.com system. Last year however, I didn't have it, but I still used the same policy. We had a standby list, and students would get charged if they didn't cancel at least 5 hours before class (in order to give us time to inform the students on standby). It worked pretty well, but the online system is easier, since you can blame the charged "no shows/late cancels" on the system, and avoid hard feelings. Students don't often understand how detrimental it can be to the studio when they reserve a spot they don't show up for.Plus it saves you time from all the phone calls for booking classes, since students can book themselves online!
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Miss you Gina.. you're always in our hears xx
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YAY Azzwoo! Congrats! I hope we get to see the video!
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I have a couple male students, and they have no problem doing a sit, ckr, plank, wrist sit, etc. As Ember said, they just place the pole a bit further away from the crotch area. Because most men can usually do more strength moves sooner than women, it's easy for them or their instructors to want to skip over the "easy stuff" like sits and planks. However, i believe that these moves are not easier, they just require getting used to in a different way, and need to build up the grip.
These moves are essential for learning more advanced moves. Whether or not he choses to ever do a pole sit in a routine, a guy still needs to learn it as a prep for other moves, and most importantly, for safety reasons. If you're not extremely comfortable with gripping the pole with your thighs in a pole sit, it's unlikely that you'll be able to save yourself if you start to slip from some other moves. Also, sits come in handy for transitioning between moves, even if only for a few seconds (ie. coming up from a brass monkey).
I agree with ember.. just show him how to do the move, & i'm sure he'll figure out how to adjust it so as not to hurt himself.
The only move i've come across so far that seems to be a bit of a problem is going from a scorpio to thigh hold, where the package needs to cross to the other side of the pole but sometimes gets stuck on the one side, lol! But even with this, my guys seem to be figuring it out. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I've heard several stories about the tailbone hurting for the crossed knee release, but not for the crossed ankle release. Make sure you're bringing your legs up before you release yourself back, so that the pole is running across the whole length of your thighs. In other words, don't keep your legs parallel to the floor.. bring them up. Also, arching your back may also help to keep pressure off your tailbone. As for your competition, i'd suggest not doing any moves that you're not 100% comfortable with!! A performance always looks better & more impressive with just a few well executed moves, rather than with more difficult tricks that look so-so! Good luck with the competition!! 🙂
