heathalynne
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Jenyne once said, "You can drop anything!!!!" 😉 Smart girl.
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Haha yes I agree, more pole appropriate. It's been around in NYC & LA. *shrug* Doubt there's many sneakerhead polers out there though. 🙂
And yup! That was me. Burned out and way too tired! LOL!
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Crystal created a TG lift tutorial recently. It's pretty good!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmj6eYlEMJE
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Oh nice!!!! My friend from ECP said she was performing at Flight Club and I was wondering why there's pole dancing there. LOL!!! It's a sneaker consignment shop too. http://www.flightclubny.com/
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Nikita – Season 2, Episode 9
(Had Stephanie Storm of the Flying Foxes and Lyndsy Fonseca pole dancing)Rock of Ages – 2012
(Marlo Fisken, Jenyne Ball, Alethea Austin, Serena Soffer)King of Queens – Season 8, Episode 1
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I agree 5-6' all around is prime. Unfortunately for me, it's 4-4.5' on 3 sides of wall. Can't fly but can practice a lot of other moves. I just noticed we all have the 4' problem. LOL!
We recently bought a house and I turned the sun room into a pole room! 😀 It's 8.25' x 15.5' with a bay window, hardwood floors, and wall cutout. Lots of space for floorwork and yoga. Also planning to mount the wall mirror and add crown molding to match the room and window sconces. So so so happy with it.
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It took me 6 months of actively trying for splits to GET a full flat split! I would focus on flexibility by doing yoga 3x/week, with one of them focusing on deep postures and squared splits every week. It's all about conditioning your hamstrings and hips to open up. You work into it slowly over time. Not instantly or you'll injure yourself. Be KIND to your body.
The first time I felt the back of my front thigh hit the ground, I had the BIGGEST smile inside. It felt GOOD. No pain. Just so GOOD! And this was just this past fall 2011. Haha! I've been practicing yoga for 1.5 years and pole for 5 years. Splits never happened till recently. Good luck!
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Out of that list, I've had:
Jenyne – Love her. She breaks down moves in her own language. Doesn't know much of names but the way she breaks it down, it's like magic. I got my TG lift, SM lift, and deepest pencil fang with her.
Oona – OMG my favorite. SHE IS NUTS! I LOVE HER! Very out of the box creative and will make you do things you never imagined. So innovative. I swear I had bruises for 2 weeks but WELL worth it! Haha!
Steven – Mostly choreo and combos. He does strength moves too but the way he explains it doesn't click as well as the others. He's still super awesome though.
Karol – She breaks down the common int/adv moves really, really well. Tells you what muscles to engage, what to use, etc. I've learned a lot from her as well.
I highly recommend Oona and Jenyne. The ones in that list who I haven't had and would def want to try is Pantera, Anastasia, and Natasha. And Jeni's Liquid Motion.
I'm gonna ask this week who's teaching Body & Pole's headstand/handstand workshop b/c that's where I practice them the most.
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Try Tite Grip II Lavender. It'll help decrease the slipping. Much stronger than the old formula. http://www.titegrip.com
Or get pole gloves. I also agree with Lil Mynx powder coated poles. They work with anything.
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Jenyne Butterfly (fluidity, beauty, & strength), Natasha Wang (dance & chinese pole), Oona Kivela (uniqueness & strength), Michelle Stanek (artistic dance & creativeness), Allegra (beauty & strength)
Edouard Doye (fluidity & incredible dance), Derick Pierson (real life peter pan & artistic dance), David Owen (uniqueness & strength)
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It looks like Marlo is switching from inside leg hang to opposite outside leg hang and monkey climb.
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Yay!!! Good luck and have a blast!!!! Just being on stage is worth the trip!
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Besides tricks, most proud of "getting out there". Media wise, I'm in a lot this year.
CBS Sunday Morning Show (USPDF/NYPD), Travel Bum: I Think I'm In Love: Episode 1 (Body & Pole), News 12 Get Fit Fridays (Go Diva), Exotic Curves Fitness's website (intro page and soon to be more), APFC's Best of the Red Carpet highlights, Rodney James' testimonials, Body & Pole's 1st place costume, Svedka Vodka's Hottest Bot, Shoeholics short film, NJ Monthly magazine.
And I'm the Tite Grip CEO's right-hand lady. 😉
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Aerial TG lift, aerial SM lift, and FULL splits on both sides. :DDDDDD
2012, give me a phoenix and center split, PLEASE! LOL!
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Just try to straighten your leg and hold with your ankle when you're in butterfly. Instead of going straight into it, get the jist of it first.
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If you joined their Halloween contest and submitted a pic, you're entitled to 10% off your entire order as a consolation prize.
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Same problem! I need black XS. Anyone willing to sell theirs or know if their studio has them in stock?
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Had it, watched it about 3-4 times. Never opened it since. I prefer Veena’s lessons as Pocket Pole doesn’t have specific directions.
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@Madfelice – Unfortunately Tite Grip INTL in AUS doesn’t have the new formula yet. Only http://www.titegrip.com and select studios so far. I think the only person in AUS that has a new formula tube is Allegra. Haha so if you see her, ask!
@tarah – It might be your body reacting differently to the acidity, or the humid climate needs more of a alkaline base like alcohol. iTac is the worst for me as I not only slip and reapply between each move, I sweat right through it. I might try Pole Physics body lotion next for that. Also the Tite Grip packaging does not say lavender or 2 bc the name was changed after the fact.
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Update on this: For the past couple months, I’ve been using Tite Grip II lavender with white distilled vinegar. The ultimate combination for super sweaty hands. I apply it 30-60 minutes before warmups for pole and it kicks in. Tite Grip II lasts so much longer, dries clear, lavender smell, less reapplying, no transfer, no sweaty hands, no slipping. Still swear by white distilled vinegar. After warmups, I rub the pole hard with the hand towel (sprayed with white distilled vinegar) to break down and remove previous grip aid and lotion transfer.
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Don’t think, just LET GO. Let go of your mind and follow your body. Feel your surroundings and textures of the floor or wall. Let her move without planning or thinking of the next move. Feel your body and curves, play with your hair. Let your body be messy. Don’t think, just flow.
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I’m the most impatient person when it comes to tennis elbow… so I treat it within 2-4 days, no weeks or months here. My secret connoction:
– Counterstretch frequently, every few hours. Stand up, right arm straight with inner wrist to wall, facing the left, twist your body back while stretching out your bicep/inner elbow. Hold for 1-2 minutes. Then switch sides. Repeat twice.
– Lower bicep/massage once daily.
– Rest!!! Avoid pole or any strenuous activity for 3-4 days.
– Naproxen 550mg (or Advil) twice daily (also good for shoulder pain)
– Robaxin (or flexeril) muscle relaxant at night (also good for shoulder pain)Once I also tried moxa heat therapy with an acupuncturist and it worked too! But in conjunction with everything else.
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@lilblondie – Good to hear it wasn’t at Derick’s but sad to hear your injury is still lingering. 🙁 Whenever I pull a muscle, if counterstretching doesn’t work, I pop robaxin or flexaril twice daily for 1-2 days and strain is gone.
@Derick – Awe you’re like the sweetest guy ever! Good bumping into you a lot that weekend. Will take one of your classes next time you’re in town. Xoxo. P.S. I swear I’m not obsessed with the men’s bathroom. Lol!
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@Cherished – No but that’s another good stretch too. You’ll actually get more stretch doing that way but standing split with your hands pushing the floor to make your body closer to the wall.
The one I was talking about in my previous post was where you are in a split on the floor, with your back knee and shin against the pole/wall. Front leg is straight. Then just arch back and grab your foot or pole. Emil Valentino taught this.
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The one thing embedded in my mind from all flexy gurus is NEVER STICK TO THE SAME ROUTINE EVERY TIME. If you’re always focusing on same hamstrings and same hip flexor stretch, it’ll make you less flexy. Change up the routine or split your current routine into 2-3 different sections, work on diff areas of the body, even quads bc that helps with splits too.
Try over splits with yoga blocks, even if you can’t full split. Adds more pressure to the hip flexors. And split with knee against the pole/wall, back leg bent, and grabbing foot to head. I just got full front splits a couple weeks ago bc of that one. Serious deep stretching.
