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Empy, I did not even realize that yes indeed you could add weight plates to the lites.
If anyone is curious, my festivus photo is of the lite without the pie pieces. You can see pegs sticking up on the frame…this is where weight plates would slide on.
https://www.studioveena.com/photos/view_photo/4ef5154c-1660-4d03-9481-12d80ac37250
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Wholeheartedly agree. I am a member on many forums, pole and non pole, and SV is by far one of my favorites.
(Oh, and as a side note, Webbie, I think you are sexy too but that is because I see the love and respect you have for Veena and your boys. Husbands like you are not an easy find.)
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Amy's super sexy fly shoulder mount V:
http://aerialamy.com/blog/wp-content/themes/simply-pink//2011/06/polesque-fly-e1323194471407.jpg
Super Invert:
http://www.triagedesign.co.uk/wikipole/images/e/e1/Superinvert.jpg
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Dustbunny nailed it. So much easier to practice this when you have a helping hand and can get used to the grip lower to the floor. You really need to be able to get a tight V shoulder mount to be close to the ceiling. Practicing a superinvert will also help. I personally would practice holding a v position and then from that getting into a v superinvert. Your belly HAS to be at the pole before you lock your legs.
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That link will not work. Google "m8x8 set screw stainless"
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Sensual, the 8mm 1.25 is not the same. See if this link works:
http://www.google.com/search?q=m8x8+set+screw&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a#sclient=psy-ab&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=ILD&rls=org.mozilla:en-US%3Aofficial&source=hp&q=m8x8+set+screw+stainless&pbx=1&oq=m8x8+set+screw+stainless&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=103436l105152l0l105505l10l8l0l0l0l0l418l1924l0.3.4.0.1l8l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&fp=d6b7c50fe1987ca1&biw=1043&bih=480
Little hardware stores will indeed carry this. I think it was $1.32 a screw.
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MOMMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Why can I not type "have" properly????
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I have also danced on both the original SSA and I teach on the xstage lites. I ahve voiced issues I ahve had regarding the SSA numerous times so i will now state things I have run into with the stages. Everything I state here has been addressed with Kimara.
First I will say that the stages should only be considered as a last resort if you plan on teaching on them. We leave the stages whole and lift them on their edges for storage. This is NOT easy and my studio owner has injured herself a few times already. I just had a stage fall over from upright on Monday night (I just let it go and crash to the ground). Also with all of the moving around there are SOOOOOO many different set screws that will vibrate loose.
OK…issues:
1. Locking pins not lining up properly on pie pieces. I know that CED in Cleveland has had this issue too and has their pie pieces marked with specific locations. You can actually see some of the locking pins are bent in order to get into the proper holes. Kimara sent out new locking pins along with all 3 versions of itac, 2 bottles of Xgrip and 2 bottle of dry hands.
2. Collars not set at proper height. This also has become a problem over time. The 3 locking pins that keep the collar/rotating mechanism on pole A vibrate loose and with us removing the poles every night the spacing shifts. Not so difficult to deal with when the poles are new but not very easy when the poles have been used for a few months. The easiest fix I have found for this is to remove all 3 locking set screws, squirt PB blaster or WD-40 into the holes, let sit for about a minute and then try to make the adjustment. I did not discover this trick until about an hour into trying to get them loose.
3. XJoints. We all know the issues. Our were compounded by students that wanted to help setting up the poles and not realizing that there was a specific way that A and B needed to line up. Needless to say, if the pin does not line up with the channel they get smashed. I had 3 joints with retracted pins. Talked to Kimara. The newly designed joints had recently come out, decided to replace all of our joints with the new design. I paid for 4 and Xpole gave us 4 free.
4. Footers on the extensions. The rubber part on many of ours have spit and fallen off leaving a metal bottom as opposed to a plastic bottom. The metal feet will gouge your floor. This has been taken back to the design team to seek a solution. Also, the tiny set screws that hold the ball on the footer have been vibrating loose left and right. Currently I have about 8-10 that I have collected. It is not worth my time to try and find which of the 48 possibilities are missing their screws.
5. Stripped X locking set screw. This is the set screw that keeps the pole locked into the stage. I am not really sure how you strip stainless but we manageed to do it….twice. I have an idea on how this happened and it comes down to being in a rush to set up/take down poles and not having the hex key in all the way. M8x8 is the set screw that you need to replace them. The ones that XPoles uses have an oval bottom….I have been unsuccessful in finding those (and those that know me and my searching capabilities, seriously, these things are next to impossible to find). The standard cone bottom will work just fine. Lowes and Home Depot do not carry metric set screws. I ended up at a little ACE Hardware store. Also, The Grabit Broken Bolt and Screw Extractor, size 2 is what you will want/need to get this screw out. I tried a few different styles and this one by far is the best in this situation. I got mine at Lowes for about $8. http://www.lowes.com/pd_51624-41877-8502P_0__?productId=1209143&Ntt=grabit+screw+extractor&pl=1¤tURL=%2Fpl__0__s%3FNtt%3Dgrabit%2Bscrew%2Bextractor&facetInfo=
4. This just happened, well, has been happening but I just fixed it Wednesday night. The collar that the pole sits in that is part of the stage is actually 2 pieces. There are 6 socket screws on the bottom of the stage that can and will wiggle loose. This will cause the pole torattle and move in the base even when all of the normal adjusters are tight. I flipped the one over and one of the screws had come completely out (the other 5 were loose). The hex key that tightens the Xjoint is the same size as these, however there is very little clearance between the stage supports and the screws so this was a slow and tedious endeavor.
With all of this said I personally prefer the XStage over the SSA. I am not sure if I like the lite or the original better as they both have their pros and cons (the original stages have pegs that you can slide weight plates onto for even more stability). I can also honestly say that I have not ever extended the legs on the xstage in my classes. Oh, I have also danced on the original PS stage pole…that is a totally different breed.
Seeing as this is a discussion on the stages this is where I will stop in my comparisons. I have danced on PS one and multi piece in stainless and one piece brass, LM powder coated and stainless, XPole titanium gold and chrome, Poledanzer brass (along with nomerous other poles that I am unaware of the origin). I am in no means an expert but I probably have more of an understanding of the metals and mechanical workings on most of the poles. The one brand I have had the least "mechanical" issues with is Lil Mynx.
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Lopsi…a troll is a very well known internet name for someone who comes in with the intent to start heated debates. This is not an insult. Please read the definitions that are in the original link.
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If you refer back to my post, it has only been recently that PS has really tried to go out of their way for their customers (Thank you Erica). Many of the people you see that have negatives against PS are ones that have been in this game for quite a few years and have had issues with PS in the past. But even those that have had issues (and mostly with the Star Stand Alone and multipiece) still use and purchase their one piece poles.
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Gorilla tripod for the second question.
I think the Vado and the flip are probably the most used/recommended video recorderd. I got a Kodak Playsport and really like it, but I also got it to take on the river when we go kayaking as it is waterproof and also takes still shots. My videos here of me playing on the rope were taken with that recorder, as were the pics of me hanging on the rope. I have a bunch also on my facebook page (drunken canoe trip and rump bump) taken with it. I don't think any of them take well in low light.
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There was a thread started about what position to start a move in so the final product is the best angle….not sure if it went anywhere. I know a lot of moves look better viewed from the side or in reverse which means you would not be facing an audience (unless you are surrounded) when entering the move. Best I can say is practice, practice, practice and videotape. (basically the same as sensual stated)
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If you have to concentrate that hard to get a move you really should not have it included in a performance. There are quite a few threads regarding competition prep that have a lot of good tips.
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hat was suppsed to be "same as for the *outside* leg hang"