chemgoddess1
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So straight leg reverse grab into pretzel/stag?
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I have been on both. It really all depends on what you are planning on using the pole for. If you are taking it to bars, festivals, etc then the original is probably your better bet as it will raise you up from the crowd and give you a little bit of a barrier. People are less likely to try to step up on a higher stage than something that is just a few inches off teh ground. Floor work is difficult as are any type of handstand/headstand moves. Even shoulder dismounts can be tricky if you are tall. The lite is much easier to transition to floor type work. Both are very stable but you can add more weights to the original than you can the lite (you can still add weight to the lites). I am not a huge fan of the skirting on the original but you can turn it around backwards so it is just all black. On top of that if you are crafty you can make your own skirt with fabric and high powered magnets. I have never worked on either with the legs pulled.
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Static pole is TOTALLY different than spin. In static you have to be your momentum where in spin you have to be able to hold a pose while you fight being thrown off the pole.
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What is a bat spin?
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Azblanco, there is a studio down in NOLA that now has pole… Laura is the instructor and she is a burlesque performer too. It is called Crescent Lotus Dance Studio. She studied under Mattcrobat and Shadow up here in Cleveland.
As for the OP…RUN!!!! Itac and I do not react well and create a slippery mess for me. If I had walked into that studio in that condition I would have required a clean pole and would ask for my money back if they could not provide you with that in the least. There is a pole studio website where you can leave comments about studios that you attend and the owner of the site is on this forum. I would aslo write a review on yelp or yahoo. Just my 2cents.
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I cannot seem to find the long post I had regarding picking a pole. If you look around there are people who love each and every brand and for different reasons. You need to figure out if you plan on moving it, if you plan on moving in the near future, and the material/thickness you want. I am just going to list the what I see as the major pros and cons of each brand:
PS: comes in stainless (lots of people like stainless) and is by far the easiest to move from static to spin. One piece pole must be cut specifically to your ceiling height. Not sure about the multipiece pole.
LM: by far the easiest to take up and down once you have the height set. Cheapest decent pole on the market. Pole above 8 foot not really usable. Only powdercoated pole available.
X: Best if you plan on travelling with your pole hands down (or if you may be moving). Easily adjustable to any ceiling height and extensions are not prohibitively expensive. Problems with joint spinning inside the pole but I have not heard this problem lately since they redesigned the joints.
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So of course my first question is going to be if you have sweat issues or just a lack of hand strength?
I know quite a few who use the gloves but they are not a cure all. You still may have issues with sticking on static pole. I know they were having issues with them ripping for a bit but they were supposed to have a new sewer. Not sure if that has happened. I do know that they will replace your gloves without issue if they do rip.
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I have done the colon blow but it was years ago (and I have the t-shirt to prove it http://www.colonblow.com/tshirt.html). It is basically a large dose of stool softeners and fiber. It did not give me diarrhea but I was using the bathroom a LOT. I can't remember if I had any weight loss. Cleansers are more for people who are not "regular" to begin; this is when you start having issues. After long bouts of illness or medications it may be a good idea to reset your body, too. The reason I had chosen this one to try is because it is one of the few that are all natural and it only required fasting for the 24 hours that you take the product. I do remember though that the fiber packet that you mix with water was really hard for me to get down. It was a minty metamucil type product.
I had tried this when I had been sick for nearly a year and they could not determine what was wrong with me. I had been on so many types of medications and antibiotics and steroids it was not even funny. I was totally miserable and willing to try anything at that point. I remember looking into liver cleanses also and I did a candida cleanse too. Probably the most informative site I found was Dr Hulda Clark. I would suggest to anyone who is looking to do any sort of cleanse to visit and read the information that is there. http://www.drclark.net/
Oh, turns out that I was highly allergic to the products that we made where I worked. Since it was the manufacturing plant everything was always in the air. I always knew that I had sensitive skin to certain soaps, but try having soap fumes in the air you are breathing for 9 hours a day.
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This is not a talent that you acquire over night. There is a lot of hard work that goes into pole and we all start somewhere. Use others as inspiration but not as discouragement. If you want it bad anough it will be yours….just be patient.
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I have used the double sided tape and have not had issues. Pasties under a top that you are wearing is ALWAYS a good idea. You can make an easy set just by using eyelash glue and some fabric.
You never know what kind of condition the pole is going to be in when you perform. Ask if they will allow cleaning and prep between competitors. I know quite a few that will slather dry hands or their favorite pole grip on the pole itself before performing.
Allow for screw ups. It is going to happen no matter how hard you practice. If you miss a move, have in your mind some go to transitions to get you to the next place in your music.
Do not choreograph every single second of your routine. Allow for some freestyle (see the point above).
Try to figure out where you need to be on the pole for the audience to get the best angle of your trick. On top of that, try to make eye comtact with the audience (something I am HORRIBLE at).
Make sure that you run through your routine in full costume. I busted my foot just before my last performance and had planned on wearing boots instead of sandals but when I went to do my routine I found out that I could not do a few moves due to placement of the ribbons (satin ribbons just do not stick to the pole)
There are quite a few threads here regarding choreographing and competition prep so I will not get into that.
As hard as it may be due to nerves, try to eat properly that day and the days up to the performance. There is nothing like being half way through your routine and crashing as your body does not have enough energy to finish.
Worst thing that ever happened was that a bar I was performing at decided to paint their poles the night before the competition. They were still tacky the next day and I had silver paint embedded in my foot and my shoulder for days after the event and I thought I had completely rouined a favorite pair of shorts. I had silver paint EVERYWHERE. I remember Amber falling horribly while she was prepping for a comp because a flowy part of her costume got caught between her and the pole and she slid right to the ground.
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There is a company called colon blow (seriously, look it up) that has a cleanse that takes about 24 hours. I guarantee you will blow out you colon! The big thing with colonics is that there is a lot of beneficial bacteria in your intestines and this can really disrupt that happy place. Just as douching can mess up your vajayjay this can be worse.
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That is the exact one Sensual!
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Ugh…I could not find it easily….there was a cartoon I saw posted that showed the progression of a pole dancer and the longer they had been doing it the smaller the clothing was.
It really depends on if you are going into a beginner class or an intermediate class. If you walk in with booty shorts and a sports bra to a beginner class you will probably make your classmates and possibly the instructor uncomfortable. Tank + booty shorts + sports bra probably not as much. I always layer, too. Usually the tank, shorts, bra, full length leg warmers and a thermal (unless it is summer).
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A video always helps. Also, try this from the floor first to see what it is like. You can either get into it from a plank or you can stand with your back facing the pole, walk your feet back as far as you can and then just lift them. Good luck.