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Speaking form experience, Brass is good if you are newer to pole and you need more grip, Chrome is more slippery, but it’s what the pole shows usually use. I have a chrome and it needs a good amount of tac for me to stick to it depending on the weather and such. But the place where I practice has brass and I hardly have issues with it unless it’s a really hot day. However once your hands build strength the chrome won’t seem so slippery.
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I love Fly Gym! I have to wait to get one though. Veena the hammock ireally cool I would love to incorporate silks with my training too, but I just bought a home and it needs fixing up.
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Well I would have to be there to hear the tone, but you answered him just fine. With Alcohol and a towel. I know at most strip clubs the girl that has finished her set wipes down the pole for the next girl and if the next girl wants to wipe it down one more time then that’s fine. At pole shows like with BeSpun they have girls come out and wipe it down for them. I’m wondering if that dude was meaning it in a sexual tone. I had friend’s of friends say to me, “Hey I got a pole you can clean, polish, buff (whatever)”. I don’t pay them any mind, my time is to valuable to put up with their duche-iness. Also I personally (this is just me) would inform your friend about how inappropriate he is being and that it made you super uneasy. Also I would probably not hang with that friend if her husband is going to be around. He is extremely disrespectful. I would ask him a question to embarrass the hell out of him. If he asks about the pole I would have said “Why you asking are you looking for a job”? For the comment of throwing dollars during practice, I would have said, “Save it, you need all you have to buy you some class”. I can be just as quick with the wit.
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Oh I don’t know. I haven’t even heard of those. Hmmm, I would like to know the answer to that too.
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Sup Amanda! You know what? It’s not a bad thing at all. I mean you are doing it for the arts trust and believe there are Christians that do it in the clubs. I always tell people that to be Christian is to live Christ like and Jesus did not judge, so I tell people to avoid judgey preachy people or just don’t tell them. You are not in the boom boom room giving people a eyeful you have found a new and exciting hobby that you are crazy about and that’s all that matters. People are going to hate on you no matter what it’s a sad, sad hating world that we dwell in. No matter you are among people who are like minded and share you passion and won’t judge you (unless you are in a competition, but then that is entirely different) =)
Absolutely nothing wrong with it whether its a hobby or a profession it all depends on your passion, comfort and confidence. -
Oh I really want to go! I guess we’ll see what my money situation is like.
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I started with 5″ because I don’t wear heels in my everyday life, then you’ll notice that 5″ is easy, so then you go up from there.=) I’m a fan of Pleasers, but if you have some cash to burn then a nice treat are Glitter Heels, but you have to give it a month before you get them because the lady who makes the heels basically makes them as you order them. Discountstripper is a good website to buy from. Also try to get the shoes where the toe area is a little wider, so you feel more supported. Sometimes you’ll put on heels where the front section of the foot might be a little more narrow and if you aren’t used to heels you may feel more wobbly.
If you think that the 30 day was easy try doing DVD’s Cleo the Hurricane has 2 good ones that really kick your butt. She has Rockin Legs and abs and then her new own where it has sections that focus on strength and she teaches different routines. Really cool. If that doesn’t tucker you out, then you may want to head to a class if there are any in your area.
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I have heard a couple of ways I have heard to stair out past the pole at something in the area where your spinning, like dancers always have a spot when the do their turns. and I have heard stare at the pole. I prefer stare at the pole because it’s technically the only thing that is still that I can focus on. Then I get off the pole I take an extra second or 2 to steady myself then I do my next move. Floor work is always a favorite. That way you can lay down or sit while your vision goes back to normal. =)
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I don’t have a gym membership, I do everything at home. One ting that helped me tone is wearing ankle weights and I would go for a walk I would even wear them under my pants at work, no one knew I was wearing them. Weight training is important when it comes to toning, so I would sneak it in that way. I also do barre ballet type exercises. There are a tone of DVD’s out there that will give you a great ballet leg workout.
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Well I did High School Cheerleading and Drama and I did my fair share of dancing. When it comes to Pole doing those other 2 things helps me get comfortable in the positions that you have to get yourself into and the confidence to know that if you don’t get the trick right away, you eventually will. My issues that I still don’t always can get is feeling sexy. Sometimes I think I’m doing a move all sorts of sexy then I look in the mirror and it just isn’t and then I could just be trying to figure something out and my husband would come by and tell me how sexy I look. I’m totally baffled because I’m in the stages of figuring it out, I’m still clumsy. lol So then I just recently got it in my head to not over think and to not try and perfect certain moves. sometimes your body just needs to get used to the movement or pose. When it comes to performance just have fun. The Audience will feed off of that and in turn you will feed off of them. Oh and another thing is to choose music that you can use movement to help tell the story or has that unique beat where you could put a sassy move or pose, like its perfectly on that beat. If you get the chance look at some burlesque performances they tend to do that well.
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Seriously Mistressmouse, a no hands invert?! I must see this! Oh how exciting and impressive!
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It’s the first song on the second disc Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics album it has a Circus sound to it, but it’s short. I believe it’s called Enter the Circus. It’s like 1 or 2 minutes long, which isn’t that long at all. lol
There is also Britney Spears Circus, lol Can’t be tamed by Miley Cyrus, Fun house from Pink. And there was a song that I can’t think of the name, but Panic at the Disco did a video and it was circus themed. An oldy but a goody is Be a Clown. Then of course you might be able to find a cd of circus style music just like you can find for burlesque.Good Luck!
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When it comes to juniors it might be a tough sell even though it’s more acrobatic and no heels parents may get a little bent out of shape. We (San Diego)have a circus school that does Chinese acro pole and that is good for kids cause it’s acro and climbing and strength not really spinning and climbing and whatever else that parents will be accusing you of teaching their kids. And of course every child will need their parent to sign a waiver. But I think if you keep it Cirque Du Solei type of stuff then I don’t see why too many parents will have a problem with it.
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I live in CA and I have Chrome and it’s not that grippy at all for me. I’m always using tac of some form. At my studio they have the brass kind of pole and man I stick pretty good on it unless it is a really hot day, but in the winter it’s pretty solid. =)
But I’m not going to give up my chrome pole though. i figured that one day all will workout and I’ll figure out the magic formula to stick better. -
It depends on what type of story you want to tell. I say any song where there is a duet cause one person can tell one artist’s side of the story and the other person can do the other side. it could be cool.
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I like going between the 2 of them. When I need a quick workout I use Venna and when I am ready to get down to the nitty-gritty I use Cleo’s or other DVDs that I have for pole. I like to switch it up.
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OH MY DEAR SWEET LORD! I am so sorry that you are experiencing this. I send you so much love and light right now. I can not imagine having to do that. Well let your mother know that there are people out in the world that have never met her, but send her peace and love. God Bless you BOTH.
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I personally like the sexy part of it. It took me a long time to get comfortable with how my body moves and flows. Figure out what I do that I think is sexy. All of the girls that do go to my studio are there for the sexy stuff because they take what they learn and they use it in the strip clubs. I’m not in that profession, but I do have friends that are and you need to know how to connect with their sexy sensual side. I think that they should have put a limit of sexiness sense it was showcase that all ages could attend. You know what I mean? Or have an age limit. The instructor is a grown woman and showed bad judgement and the dude didn’t have to sit there for it. He could have said, “Nah, I’m good and walked off the stage. If she would have pulled my man up my man would have said no thank you and left her looking dumb on stage. lol Also I would have stood up and said something about it. I’m just a person that doesn’t stand for nonsense or disrespect. and her doing that to your friend’s boyfriend was disrespectful. I hope your friend let’s her know that. I wonder if the instructor is just use to getting away with stuff like that? You know? That nobody held her accountable for anything.
I would say if you don’t like the courses, then simply don’t go to them or find a new studio all together. Better yet I think you need to voice your opinion to the instructors maybe see if there were other people that found it inappropriate that will go with you. You know what they say there is safety in numbers. Ask them if they were aware that there were minors there? They might have had a brain fart and possibly forgot. Me myself I would never bring a child to something like that, but that’s just me.
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Well if it’s your mother’s house then she has the right to tell you to take it down temporarily, it’s when it’s your house that it would make me say, “Really”? Everyone that I’m close to knows that I pole as well, but if I lived in my mother’s home I would take my pole down too because there is no need for me to have it up all the time and for the sake of possibly embarrassing her,it would just be better to take it down. Why leave it up? For what purpose? Is it to start a fun conversation, or ( fill in the blank) it’s different for different people. I keep mine up cause I’m too lazy to take it back down. =)
My mother’s friends don’t really need to know in that way. You know walking in and BAM there is a pole in the middle of her living room. They can learn about my hobby in a conversation. If people are going to be all sorts of negative about it then Oh well, that it on them. If they are open to it then I’ll educate them, but if they aren’t I kick them to the side and keep doing my thang. There is no shame in poling, so never let anyone make you feel that way, but just know that not everyone is open to this sort of sport and you don’t want to make your mother uncomfortable. -
Congrats I want to open a pole studio, but right now it wouldn’t be smart cause I just got a house.What got me into pole is that I’ve always liked it. Even the club type after I saw Fawnia. I bought a pole in 2005 before there was even a studio in my area, so I grabbed all of Fawnia’s DVD’s and started doing it. Then I moved and the apartment that I moved to wouldn’t let me put up my pole because I had a pole that drilled into the ceiling. It was a Lil Mynx pole.So for about 3 years I wasn’t practicing. Then i was hired for the job I do now and when I was parking my car around the corner form my office I saw the window POLE SINSATION. I was like WHAT??!!!! I signed up for classes went on and off for 3 years and then they had to relocate I had to stop and now that they are reopening I’m so happy! But what got me doing pole was that I was getting into relationships where the men were cheating on me and when you are cheated on you get depressed and you don’t have joy or feel sexy. Pole gave me an outlet to care about myself and only myself. If I want to show it off it’s my choice. I don’t care if some dude doesn’t think I’m sexy cause when I’m at the studio I know I’m sexy… unless I’m learning something new then it’s up for debate. Ha, ha,!! Pole will always be there for me, and when I don’t feel great about myself the reminds me that I am AMAZING!
I also like that there are women big and small all shades of the rainbow that are there to learn and have a good time.
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I was raised christian and now I’m just Spiritual. Here is how I see it. Pole dancing is no different really then any other dance. It’s a way to express yourself by using movement. Anybody Christian or not that like to use the bible or what not to bring you done for simply expressing yourself differently always remind them of the 9th commandment because if they were truly Christian the judgement wouldn’t even be there. To be Christian is to be Christ like and there are some that may not remember that.
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Wow I didn’t even know that you could combine the 2. Really?! I need to do research.
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ferrous that’s a good idea.I think it’s supposed to be for people that are practicing their Chinese pole, but I’m going to look it up and see.
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Well I didn’t know about Xpole when I got mine. I got an S Factor pole chrome and it’s the removable one 50 mm. I’m petite too and the 50 mm does make it a challenge to feel secure in your grip, but my logic was if i can handle the 50mm the rest are a breeze, but when it comes to inversions and certain tricks you do feel more secure on a smaller pole. My pole is much to slick, so I’m in the market myself for a new pole. The removable poles have a compression pad which all you do is take a stud finder drag it a long your sealing when you find a stud you know that a beam is right there as well. That is what you need. The compression pad pushes up against the ceiling and the beam so it is secure. If you get one where you have to drill into the ceiling then I hope that you own the home because if you are in an apartment most places won’t allow that. Also compression pads are easy up and easy down should you have it in the living room and don’t want people to know. Are you military? I am and really for me I just make do and I use tac. But if you don’t want to use it xpole has the titanium gold and the powder coating I believe with some of their poles. Lil Mynx is pretty good,my friend has a pink one and since there is paint on it, you will grip trust and believe. Man you’re lucky for having wood floors, that makes practicing easier if you want to practice in heels. I have carpet, so I’m always barefoot. Either one is fine. The fun thing about Lil Mynx is that you can get a custom color on your pole, so if you want a funky color to jazz up your dance then you can. It cost a lot more, but it’s pretty cool.
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Awww I’m so bummed I can’t go! I really wanted to because I wanted to look at a possible new pole. The one I have is too slick and I’ve been using it for 3 years and it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. I don’t want to depend on tac every time I want to practice.
