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  • glitterhips

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    September 9, 2014 at 6:56 pm in reply to: Coming to America…. Woo hoo

    Definitely check out the Brass Ring in Chicago, and tell ’em Glitter sent you! Have fun!!!!

  • glitterhips

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    September 2, 2014 at 5:46 pm in reply to: Pole Expo 2014

    I’ll do lunch too! Keep me posted on location!

  • glitterhips

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    August 30, 2014 at 7:30 pm in reply to: Pole Expo

    Hi everyone! I am getting so excited, it’s my first time going to Pole Expo 😀 I actually also live in Las Vegas so I am lucky! I would love to do a SV meet up. Let me know a time and place and I will do my best to make it! I plan to be there most of the weekend unless I have to work but I requested off so I should be wandering around the convention floor most of the time. We are saving for a trip so no workshops for me 🙁 I am petite, dress pin-up/rockabilly and have tattoos on my back/shoulder/arms. Come find me and say hi if you are a veener! Hooray! I can’t wait!!!!

  • glitterhips

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    August 4, 2014 at 11:46 pm in reply to: Pole Expo 2014

    Teryn awesome! I inboxed you 🙂

  • glitterhips

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    August 4, 2014 at 9:20 am in reply to: Pole Expo 2014

    Teryn I might be interested but I’m not sure if I have to work that weekend or notams I only work days so I could go at night but don’t want to pay for a pass if I only attend the parties…. (I live in Vegas) I might email you soon if you havent sold it 🙂

  • glitterhips

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    August 2, 2014 at 6:49 pm in reply to: Whats it like to pole as a job?

    If you are really interested in pole as a career, maybe pursuing a personal training certificate wouldn’t be a bad idea, so then you could work as a trainer but specialize in pole, or at least mention it to your super cool lady clients 🙂 Just throwing that out there!

  • glitterhips

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    August 2, 2014 at 6:47 pm in reply to: Whats it like to pole as a job?

    I hope I don’t sound too harsh in my response, but I have to agree with Chemgoddess.

    I am a pole dancer, I also own a cupcake baking business, and I live in Las Vegas. I perform in a show every Friday night. I have 2-3 rehearsals with my troupe weekly, plus extra rehearsal time if I am doing a pole solo in that night’s show. We perform for free drinks, and stage time. We sometimes do a monthly show that pays $10 but usually our troupe leader keeps our pay to spend on costume pieces for us instead. But we are doing it because we all like it, and we hope that by putting in our time now and performing for 20 people and free drinks, that something might come of it, but there is also the possibility of it not happening, which I have to be okay with. It also started as a hobby for me so any money I can make doing it is great. I have made $150 for doing a studio demo once, but most of that cost was for my travel expenses, and her original instructor cancelled last minute. I am not trying to burst your bubble and I hope I don’t sound mean! I also have a baking business and I desperately would love a bakery but I have a day job waitressing and I am paying my dues there to save up money to hopefully have a store of my own one day. I am not saying it’s impossible though, and I wish you the best of luck!

  • glitterhips

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    July 18, 2014 at 12:03 am in reply to: Pole Expo 2014

    I live in Vegas and I am really hoping to go 🙂 I can’t wait to meet some Veeners!

  • glitterhips

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    September 28, 2013 at 8:21 am in reply to: lingerie for honeymoon help 🙂

    Thanks everyone for the responses! I did try to ask him what he might like and he said “I like everything” lol! So I will have to do some hunting around. Chem I love all those sets, you know me so well!!!!

  • glitterhips

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    September 28, 2013 at 8:21 am in reply to: lingerie for honeymoon help 🙂

    Thanks everyone for the responses! I did try to ask him what he might like and he said “I like everything” lol! So I will have to do some hunting around. Chem I love all those sets, you know me so well!!!!

  • glitterhips

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    September 27, 2013 at 7:57 am in reply to: Videos for/inspired by Layla Duvay!

    I will try to get in one last dance before I pack up my pole for our move!

  • glitterhips

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    September 27, 2013 at 6:03 am in reply to: Favorite Chicago Studios?

    Have her call/look up my friend Melissa Schrader at flirty girl 🙂

  • glitterhips

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    September 27, 2013 at 6:03 am in reply to: Favorite Chicago Studios?

    Have her call/look up my friend Melissa Schrader at flirty girl 🙂

  • glitterhips

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    June 29, 2013 at 12:15 pm in reply to: Choreographing a Routine

    Veena has some great beginner combos in the lessons! I have also competed in similar categories with the allowed moves, if you look up videos from the Midwest Competition Rookie or Essentials division, you can get some ideas. Last Midwest competition I was not allowed to leave the ground at all unless I was in a spin, but no clincs were allowed! It was challenging but there is still a lot you can do. Go look up those Essentials vids because I was impressed at how creative some of the gals got! Mine is on youtube under my real name Diana Sekura. I sadly had some grip issues so you can see my slip ups but it should at least help you get ideas. Good luck!!! Xo

  • glitterhips

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    June 14, 2013 at 10:39 pm in reply to: Nervous and scared.

    Hey!!! I am so sad to know you feel so scared because performing pole is one of my favorite things ever! I only skimmed the thread, is it a studio showcase type thing?

     

    The first time I ever performed was actually at a showcase miss Charley put on, and I remember I was so sure I was gonna fall I made my fiance sit right up front and promise to come pick me up off the floor if I fell off the pole!!!! LOL. I was quite nervous too but I picked a song I really enjoyed and then when I got up there I remember smiling!!! And I ended up having a great time.

    Do what Runemist said and do the mantra! Listen to the rocky theme song and dance around your house before you go in your underwear, do whatever you have to do to get into your big girl confident panties!!! YOU CAN DO THIS. You do pole for fun right?!? This is fun!!!

    If you get nervous, google some stage fright/relaxation techniques. It helps me to listen to my song in my headphones and kinda zone out a little before I go on stage and run through it in my head a few last times. Do you have any friends, husband, family going to cheer you on?! Take deep breaths and dont forget to breathe throughout, Charley is right on all points and after I'm done I'm always like, did that just happen?! Post here and let us know how it goes!

     

    Re; spin pole – just adjust with doing poses you can hold easily or shorten the section but I would just do simple poses or hold simple spins. You can milk poses on spin pole for at least 8-10 seconds in emergency situations 😉 and body waves are always crowd pleasers!

     

    Good luck you will be fabulous! I am a seasoned performer I promise you its not scary 🙂 may the glitter sparkle be upon you!!!! xoxoxo

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