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The total opposite may also happen. Many who are brilliant at gymnastics at a young age lose their edge when they hit puberty because their body changes so drastically and they may end up top or bottom heavy, completely throwing off their balance.
All I know is that the reverse grab she did at about a minute into her routine floored me…it also scared me because I honestly thought she was going to lose it and fly across the room!
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As I stated in one FB post earlier, we all need to remember that this girl is from Russia. Things regarding training, sports and even the way the human body is viewed is totally different than here "across the pond".
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I think it was Yannori who had what I thought was the perfect pole room…..wood floors, open space, a lap dance chair and muted lighting. All of her videos ended up with her figure darkened.
This is her site now, it used to be Express the Sensual. Not sure if there are links to her videos or not as I cannot see naything ehre at work.
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I do not think Dakota is in. She just posted a blog:
https://www.studioveena.com/blogs/view/USPDF_2012_Lineup__Congrats_ladies_20120529013325
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I highly suggest looking through the workouts on the Oxygen magazine site. You will want to focus on core and upper body movements, but overall conditioning will help you in the long run.
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In all fairness, entrants were allowed to post their video to facebook also. We do not know if this was the case in the questioned videos (posted first to FB and then to YT). What is the case is a non-response, thus causing a lot of speculation.
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If this was in response to my post Karol please re-read what I wrote. I did not state that there was big money involved, nor did I state that USPDF was making you rich. I stated that it is the most well recognized competition and making it in that comp does get your name out there; it opens doors that would not have been open. This is one of the reasons people still and always will submit to competitions.
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And again, as long as it is presented in more of an athletic way there is nothing wrong with this. MOST studios do not teach this way, they teach the sexy and cater to women embracing their sexy. THIS along with insurance issues are the reasons studios will not teach those under 18.
Last year at APFA the kids of Jasmine Dragons opened the show. The video was posted all over FB and here. I ask again, what is the difference between this and cheerleading? ADULTS are the ones who associate pole with strippers, kids DO NOT. We are the ones who teach future generations…so would you rather teach them that pole dancing is a dirty thing and should be shunned or that it is a healthy dance outlet?
Oh, here is the JD site. http://www.thejasminedragons.com/
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I see this really no different than performing in a dance recital or a gymnastics competition. There is a group here in NE Ohio that is amazing and performs all over the place. What about cheerleaders and such? WE are the ones putting the "naughty" into pole. People are going to be perverts no matter what.
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As to the not submitting early part, I can kind of see that because you don't necessarily want other competitors seeing what you submitted and possibly trying to out do you. It is just a twisted view but this is probably the reason. As for the rules, USPDF did not have the time actually in the submission rules section. It was posted as a response when somone asked a question on the site and then in subsequent requests for clarification they never responded.
Here is a link to the guidelines:http://uspoledance.com/?page_id=340
Here is the info for the submission dates. http://uspoledance.com/?p=1268#comments
And Porshka, Amy wrote this at the beginning: If you have concerns that you don't feel comfortable posting, send me a message and I will post for you, anonymously.
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There are a few threads on here regarding pole and pregnancy. Veena is probably the foremost expert on it and opinions have changed drastically between her boys and pregnancies.
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Look a few threads down regarding the Alethea DVDs that just hit and then ask again WHY people enter contests. I personally have a Karol tshirt and an Alethea hoodie. We all knew who Karol was because of youtube but NO ONE knew who Alethea was before that first USPDF competition. Are they making a lot of money touring? Probably not but there IS money involved. If either of them had not placed would you buy their merchandise? Would you book a workshop? At this point in the game it is branding your name and USPDF is probably the most known competition in the US.
I have heard things about different competitions. No competition is going to be perfect, but what makes one stand above the other is taking that criticism and using it to grow instead of using it to tear the community apart. We may not have the big name studios but I think the Midwest has the most ethically run competition.
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X Pole put a post in the "I was sold a fake X Pole" thread of everything to look for.
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Does anyone remember who did the drunken routine? I cannot seem to find that one.
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This was one of the big issues I had at the place where I was teaching. During the winter people would walk through salt on the sidewalks and track it through the studio. Even with taking a broom after each class you still had residue on the floors. It is not a matter of the studio not taking care of things as the floors were scrubbed once a week and poles and yoga mats were wiped and disinfected after each and every class. My class followed either Zumba or Booty Beat and with the exception of washing the floor after those classes there was not much that could be done.