Club Dynasty
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@tigerlillies–Thanks so much! I must admit, when he finished, I nearly teared up in the shop, cuz I was so happy with it (and probably a little off kilter from the tat itself :-)) And did I mention I was on my cycle then too? Yeah, it must have been the hormones, not because I’m some sentimental creature. LOL. I never thought about using my phone to distract me. Will take that into consideration.
Yikes re: the belly button tat-I cringed when I read that it was pulled out. I’ve gotten my belly button pierced and my nosed pierced, and those were ok, but I met my match when I got the nips pierced (@Kaligh I went to get those by myself too ;-)). Those sh*ts hurt like a mutha!! Ay yay yay, wish I had had the drug cocktail @Megan has suggested then. Had to take them out a year later because my body was rejecting them, they were migrating to the end of the nip and I was in danger of having them yanked out like your belly button piercing was. Yeah, it wasn’t much of a decision at that point to remove them–but I don’t think I can go through re-piercing them though!
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@Polekat–your tat is so creative, it’s awesome! I love yours too! Getting tatted on the rib cage worries me as well, from what I’ve heard :-/
I know what all of you mean about not wanting to stop poling when you get your tat. The day I got my butterflies, I ended up having to sub a class at the studio. Every time I felt my top rub against the tat, I worried about it. Fortunately none of the spins I taught had my back against the pole. But yeah, it’s an open sore and you don’t want to be oozing all over the place, nor do you want to expose it to germs or have it messed up. I’ve noticed that my instructor at the studio has been getting her forearm tattooed and she dances and/or teaches almost every night. But I’ve never asked her how she protects the tat, I just stay away from her pole! I think there is another thread on here that talks about managing new tats and poling.
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@Megan –Beautiful! Love your peacock & its vibrant color! Thx for the drug cocktail LOL, I was looking at something called HUSH tat numbing gel on amazon too. I normally would just go in for the tat and not prepare, because my back top and bottom tats weren’t bad. This time, however, the butterflies were a trial, which makes me nervous about the thigh/hip/side.
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@Kaligh OMG! a whole box of candy canes! Yikes LBVS LOL. That’s good to know, totes forgot about the hip part (palms forehead). I usually don’t eat anything or bring anyone with me to the session, so yes, your 411 is very helpful. I’m thinking of getting one long feather, to see how it feels at first, then I’ll know whether I can go the distance for 4 hrs at one go. Maybe. :-/
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@Lula, That is BADA$$! It’s going to be amazing when it is finished! Thanks for adding the pics, please continue to add pics of your progress to your profile too. What does this particular tat mean to you? I’m thinking of getting a peacock tat that spans from my rib cage to upper thigh area–tell me, how did the thigh part of your tat feel, and if you have a side or rib cage tat, how did it feel?
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Hi Phoenix, have you tried getting into a superman from an angel? It will spin and that’s easy to get into. LMK if you want me to post a vid of it.
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Hi Goldendiva!
Wow, I feel like you just wrote my story!
Fell in love with the sensuality, fluidity, transitions of pole dancing. Check.
Choreo pole instructors left due to pregnancy or injury. Check.
New instructors focus on spins/tricks, and took awhile before they became better at instructing. Check.
Attendance dropped off to be replaced with students who only want to learn spins/tricks. Check.
My free styling has dropped off and I don’t dance at home like I used to. Check.In addition, now that I’m a year and a half into pole, I know enough about it to be critical of myself, and to have to constantly work on moves to try to get them, i.e., stuff doesn’t come as easy as it used to. (Hello fireman spin, where are you?) So those two steal my joy a little bit too! I’m with you, “The thrill is gone.” 🙂
So here’s something to think about: have you approached the studio owner about YOU teaching a choreo class? Hear me out first. I did a routine several months ago at a showcase. It wasn’t the best by a long shot LOL. But it was me showing the passion and love for pole dance, and having a really good time. Imagine my surprise when the studio owner asked me to sub a class! I subbed a choreo class, basically teaching my routine and it went great! I subbed a second class, trying to teach another routine, with the studio owner in attendance, and it went HORRIBLY! I was so nervous in front of her. Yikes! But then I subbed another (spins) where I taught the spins then combined them in a flow, and I’ve taught kitten camp, where again the spins I taught I combined into a flow. Soon she asked me to teach at pole parties, which is basic pole choreo–and this is where I have the most fun! It’s the same routine sure, but the ladies are different every time, so they don’t know 🙂 Anyway, it helps me get back to my first love and serves as a reminder, which I think will get me through this lack of motivation hump. I’m not brave enough to think that I can come up with different choreo every week or 2 wks, so I haven’t approached her with the idea of me doing a choreo class. In time, I may be ready. But since you have been a dancer all your life, I think you could do it, no problem! So think about asking her about you doing a choreo class every once in a while, or hosting pole parties (if you like leading and instructing).
The other thing that is going on is that my studio is hosting a Pole Dance America competition in a few weeks. So my motivation has been in preparing for the comp. I never thought I would compete, but since it’s at my studio, and would push me, I said, “Why not?”. You take the motivation where you can get it in this game :-). So, although I’m not endorsing PDA per se, if there are no competitions readily available in your area, PDA seems like a way to get a competition to your locale, and then you can compete and allow that to temporarily serve as your motivation, until you get your mojo back!
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Hi Rosie. I like your hair in your avi photo, pink rocks!
I’m a fellow big girl, started pole dancing classes at 5’7†and 183 lbs. Can I also mention that I started when I was 37, was not really flexible or strong, and have thunder thighs and cellulite? You’re right. It sucks to not be able to move around and do moves like slimmer and/or stronger girls (and in my case younger girls!), because let’s face it, you sometimes can’t help comparing yourself to others, no matter that you know you shouldn’t. In fact, I was so self-conscious that for the first several months of going to class, I refused to wear shorts; I would just roll my sweat pants up! Like you, what kept me going was that I loved pole dancing. The choreo classes made me feel very sexy, alive, and able to achieve. Additionally, the pole dance instructor in that class was bigger than me (taller and weighed more) but she was so graceful and elegant it was an inspiration. But every time I was sore, every time I felt a callus growing, and every time I became bruised, I felt victorious. Because it meant I was getting stronger when I didn’t feel like I was getting strength, and it made me see I was progressing, even when I didn’t see any progress.
When it came to classes she didn’t teach, however, and classes that just focused on tricks and spins, I found myself getting discouraged again, not from lack of trying but from lack of achieving, based on strength or flexibility. What to do about those feelings of disappointment? Well, after a good frustration cry (!), I started attending the pole fitness conditioning classes and doing yoga more regularly, in addition to the pole classes. I set a goal for myself of achieving an invert by the end of summer (2.5 months), did yoga before class, and practiced specific holds every time I went to class (for me it was the reverse grab hold and the pole ab crunches). So basically, I upped the fitness ante and set some specific goals that allowed me time to achieve them, which helped me not feel bad when I couldn’t get them as soon as I wanted. By the end of the summer, I had my basic invert and my reverse grab. By the end of 7 months from beginning pole dancing, I had a 25 sec clip of me doing a combination of 3 moves/tricks that let me know my work and efforts paid off. By the end of 8 months, I performed a routine that got me noticed by the studio owner, and now I teach classes as a sub at the studio and host pole parties. So you have to give yourself time and set specific goals (instead of, I want to do EVERTYTHING) but also believe in yourself that you can do it because you are working hard to do it.
As far as the weight loss, I can only speak for myself, but I didn’t really lose weight from pole dancing. I became stronger, and had lost inches, but for me pole dancing is only enough to help me maintain my weight. So after a year of pole dancing, I began other exercise routines in the interest of becoming a better pole dancer. I began a high impact cardio 2x/wk (Zumba) and a moderate boot camp 2x/wk, in addition to the pole dancing and yoga. And I modified my diet by not eating out at restaurants as much as well as by reducing my sugar intake. After 4 months of this program, I did lose weight and accelerated my muscle gain. Needless to say, I was quite pleased with how these results improved my pole game. But I don’t think I would have been able to start the additional exercise, and stay with it had it not been my deep abiding passion for pole dancing to motivate me.
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@Kate92-AWESOME!!! Glad to hear you’re positive, it’s only upward & onward right? Thx for starting the challenge. I started it too, and wonder what my abs will look like at the end of the 30 days. I guess I got on a soap box b/c I read statements on Veena about failure, discouragement, frustration, etc. & I become sad when something we love and gives us a sense of achievement is being used to make us feel bad.
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@Kate92….please don’t say you failed! This isn’t a test, this isn’t a requirement. Pole dancing is your fun and your fitness, don’t relegate it to the “Responsibility” category. You are trying to get stronger, one day at a time, one sec at a time. I like how you regrouped and dialed back–but associating a passion with failure is a psychological NO, NO! An exercise instructor of mine used to say, “Practice makes improvement” instead of “Practice makes perfect”, and I remind myself of that every time I pole, or do exercises to help me improve pole. It helps me keep my sanity and remember why I do this. #thejourneyiseverything!
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Hey Leen, just a shout out, I supported your KS campaign!
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Funny, my teacher just posted some of Leen’s work on FB, here is a link to the blog 15 truths about Pole Dancing. http://www.buzzfeed.com/shampoorums/15-truths-about-pole-dancing-ks2y Leen, you are awesome. I think I will be donating to your kickstarter!
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Thnx ChemGoddess1 for the song and the keywords, wouldn’t have thought of those!
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Hi ladies! I’ve been hosting 1 hr pole parties for awhile now, what I have found beneficial is to pick 3-4 basic spins and choreograph around them. Of course most of the parties I host are for newbies to pole, so it will depend on your audience. But you want to keep it simple so they remember the choreo, feel sexy, have fun, and allow them time to catch up to you. For instance, I start off with a sexy walk, so they get a feel for dancing, a feel for the music and a feel for being sexy, then we do leg admiration into a fireman spin. Upon landing in the spins, I always do a movement behind the pole, to allow ppl to catch up, to take a breather, and to have a sexy silhouette. All spins take an 8 ct, again so ppl can take their time. And I tell them not to hold the spin, but to gracefully slide down at the end of the count, since not everyone will have the strength. We have spinny poles, so if your poles are static, you may make adjustments. While I choreograph for a 3 min song, we rarely get past a 1.5 min or so of choreography after introductions, safety talk and warm-up. Oh before I forget, I have everyone announce their pole names before the party, and help them choose one if they don’t have one. That really gets them going and helps set the mood for the party.
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True about the rhinestones falling out. I only wear them when leading parties or for special performances (once/wk, for one hr). They are NOT my work horse shoes. I replace them with crazy glue when they fall out. My instructor let me in on a secret; when one falls out & she doesn’t have a replacement she refills them with silver or gold sparkly glitter fabric paint. You can’t tell from a distance, I assure you, cuz they still sparkle. Thanks for the heads up on the closed toe shoes, I’ve always wondered how they would fit (size wise). Have you ever been crafty with your own pair of shoes, like create a pair of glitter heels?