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Here is a video for the front splits, the hands are close to her ankles though as opposed to being more towards your crotch.

 

http://poledancedictionary.com/moves/319/front-splits/

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Contact Charley or Mary Ellyn.  They have organized showcases and can give you some really good things you need to consider.

 

We recently had a birthday party at a bar that allowed us to bring in stage poles and perform.  It was regular customers plus pole peeps and it was a blast.  Cleveland Exotic Dance has also organized shhowcases at their studio which is another option.

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I had to find it!!!!  Happy now???

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Pumpkin Cookie Dip

8 oz cream cheese
15 oz solid pack pumpkin
3 oz instant vanilla pudding
8 oz cool whip
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp ground cinnamon

Using electirc mixer cream cheese until smooth, then add can pumpkin, dry pudding mix, pumpkin pie spice, and ground cinnamon. Mix well, then add the container of cool whip. Best when served with gingersnaps, but can use any hard cookie. Graham crackers are not bad, but the 'snaps win! Found out it is also really good with sugar cookies

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I have to find my pumpkin fluff recipe.  It is a mix of cream cheese and pumpkin and spices that you use as a dip with ginger snaps.

 

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My semi-famous wing sauce recipe will follow. Wings are not wings unless they are deep fried (ask any of the Ohio Rally Clan). If you have an Aldi's near you, they have the best prices. My sauce is usually just by "hand", but I will try to get measurements about equal… ~1 c butter/margarine ~1 c vinegar Good shake or two of crushed red pepper flakes. Heat this til boiling and then about another 5 minutes. Add ~2 c hot sauce and simmer 'til a dark brick red color (usually about 20 minutes). Add 1 16oz bottle of ranch dressing (or more to taste) and heat through. One would think that the ranch would mellow the heat but it acts the opposite. Also, the longer you simmer the crushed pepper flakes the hotter it gets. This sauce has an incredible flavor to it. Now, the way I make this…I get 1 bottle of hot sauce and 1 bottle of ranch dressing from Aldi's. I scoop 2 MOUNDING tablespoons of margarine and then add about the same amount of vinegar. Shake the flakes, boil, add the entire container of hot sauce, simmer, add the entire bottle of ranch.

 

For the wings we typically deep fried frozen wings for about 7 minutes, pull from the oil and let sit for 3-4 minutes then fry again for about 7 minutes.

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Zucchini-Pineapple Bread

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I will post the original recipe and then my "cleaned up" version of the recipe.  I have not ever had this the original way but I am sure that it is just as good.  I am in love with this stuff right now.

 

3 eggs

1 c oil

2 c sugar

2 tsp vanilla

2 c grated peeled zucchini

3 c flour

2 tsp baking soda

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 c crushed pineapple, drained

1 c chopped nuts

1 c raisins

 

Mix in order given.  Pour into 2 greased 5x9x3 loaf pans.  Bake at 350 F for 1 hours or tests done (moist).

 

 

My changes to recipe:

 

3/4 c egg substitute

3/4 c oil (I used coconut oil once and canola another time)

1-3/4 c sucanat

3 c spelt flour (ground fresh thanks to my vitamix)

 

This recipe reminds me of the infamous carrot cake recipe.

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I have a few that I will have to dig up.  I have a carrot cake recipe also that is the best I have ever had in my life,  I have ruined people on this recipe (I wonder how the two compar

 

Super Secret Carrot Cake Recipe

Carrot Cake

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
4 eggs
1½ cups oil
2 cups shredded carrots
1 cup walnuts
1 can crushed pineapple (soup can), drained well

Bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
½ cup butter, softened
1 tsp. vanilla
1 lb. powdered sugar

Cream butter, cream cheese, add vanilla. Add sugar gradually and mix well.

My friend said she sometimes increases the frosting by 1 1/2 times because she likes lots of frosting.

Note: I added a full 20 oz can of crushed pineapple. Also added 1-2 tsp of lemon juice to the frosting (cuts the sweetness and adds tanginess to it). This is better if it is allowed to sit over night in the refrigerator. I used a 9×13 pan.

 

 

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https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/4e698155-2030-40e1-bc64-336b0ac37250

 

There is an insurance company that created a policy JUST for pole dancers and studios.  The information is in the link.  Mark can answer any question you may have.  

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eva x, you remind me of someone who grew up in Soviet Russia and went into a sport where all you heard was NO…do THIS!  

 

There was a great discussion a bit ago about teaching styles and what you respond to in a class.  I personally cannot stand teachers that tell me "pretty" or "that was so beautiful" when I know for a fact I flubbed something.  In return I am not the type of person who says things like that unless I truly mean them.  

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As for friend requests, I honestly do not ever check those and I do not have SV set up for notifications so do not take it personally if someone does not respond to your request.  I popped into that area a few months back and realized I had requests that had been there since January.

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This reminds me of a pic that Marlo had posted a few months back:

 

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/317714_10100156331746827_1284495756_n.jpg

 

 

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Many post videos here to show their progress.  It is a much safer community than posting somewhere like youtube or facebook.  This is not a sport that you are going to get "good" on your first videos (unless you are one of those freaks of nature or have a dance/gymnastics background).  It takes a lot of guts to even post a video, especially when so many get down on themselves by comparing themselves to others.  Also, what your idea of sexy may not be someone else's is.  If someone is asking for their performance to be critiqued then that is one thing, to just post a video is something completely different.  I have been brutally honest when asked to have a video looked at because they are thinking of entering a contest or are going to be performing somewhere.

 

On top of this, as was stated before, many of us have gotten to know one another through this forum and know the struggles that person may be going through.  A video may have been posted just after they had a really difficult situation or maybe a really good thing happen and if you know the back story you can see that in their video.  Pole is not just tricks…it is an expression of one's self at that point in their life.

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When I got my first LM (used) they literally wrapped it with some sort of saran wrap and slapped a tag on it.

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Just an FYI, I think only UPS and Fedex will handle the pole since it is a one piece and only collapses to about 8'.  UPS ground will probably run $50-75 across the US.