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It is fairly distinctive, but I think a couple of unique touches from you would set it apart enough to avoid problems. Also, while I'm not entirely clear on copyright stuff, people make designer knockoffs all the time. There's a brand of perfume I get that that's all they do–replicate expensive designer perfumes. I'm not sure high end designers care all that much, because, let's face it, if someone likes brand names and has the money for them, they're going to buy the super expensive Gucchi purse and not get the knockoff for half the price.
Can't wait to see what you've got! I'm on Etsy all the time, so I'll probably be lurking creepily on your profile now to see if there's anything new. lol
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Ooh, I love Dark Angel. Maybe I could do a pole dance in my biker gear. It'd be interesting if we both do the same one to see how they differ.
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It probably was–there's a pole dancer on YT by that username and she does some sexier dancing. She has some nice tutorials for more basic pole moves. I like her style–I think she's a beautiful, classy dancer.
Bobbi is smoking. I was watching both of her pole DVDs the other day just to get a feel for everything that's on them even though I can't pole much right now, and I was just in awe of her body. Especially because I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that she is in her 40's.
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A sexy body roll was waaay harder for me to conquer than, say, a nice, controlled shoulder mount. Sexy is not easy; doing moves that require massive amounts of strength and grace while still managing to make them look polished and graceful and sensual is often times harder than the trick itself, I think.
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Several prominent pole dancers started out working in clubs. Sarah Creutel danced at one point, and I believe I read somewhere that at one point Felix worked in a club. I'm pretty sure Pantera did, too, like you said, so I don't understand why some polers feel the need to crap all over women who have a clubish style.
Besides, good floorwork itself requires strength, grace and flexibility; I think it's beautiful all on its own.
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This should be a really interesting challenge. I absolutely LOVE Supernatural. I'm trying to think what I could do to represent it aside from just dancing to the theme song. Too bad I don't have those contacts that black out the eye entirely–I could do a demon pole dance. lol
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Ha ha, that's too funny! I've never seen the video–a garbage bag was just the unsexiest thing I could think of. I keep picturing myself doing a striptease dance out of my boyfriend's pimp costume and how funny it would probably be–I might have to do it even if we don't do a challenge based off ugly costumes. I can't imagine what it would be like dancing in those clown shoes.
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I was actually just wondering if my sister might be able to make something similar to them. She's been getting into sewing lately. She's really pretty good at it, but she's still just making fairly basic stuff so I don't know if she could do something like that yet. Mora, I'll keep an eye on your Etsy profile–I love Etsy, btw–but let us know when you start putting stuff up.
Also, I'm not sure if it would be a copyright issue to sell something similar to the AP pair–Ive come across a few other pairs that are basically the same thing as the ebay link I put up to the panties with the lace up the back and they're all different brands. I think it's kind of hard for one person to claim they have the market cornered on something–otherwise only one company gets to make see-through lace tangas, crotchless thongs, bikini cut, etc. etc. I would just alter it slightly. AP used transparent material–maybe you could use just solid black in whatever material you wanted to work with. That way it's pretty much the same thing but not an exact copy. It's worth looking into, anyway, because I would totally buy a pair if you could come up with some kind of design. I'd love the AP ones, but cannot justify the money for them.
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These aren't the same thing, but I think they're really sexy too, not to mention much, much cheaper.
Pay attention to the colors if you decide to order–the pictures are all of the same panties, but you can get them in red with black lace, and black with red lace in addition to the pink lace up. I think I might have to get a pair of these.
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Oooh, the Coquette line has some really nice stuff in it. And awesome prices! I wish I knew how to add a photo from the iPhone, but I don't have one so I have no clue.
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Amy, what is the respect grip SM? I love the SM and now I'm wondering if I'm using a grip that could potentially cause problems. I always just use a cup grip, although more recently I've been trying the SM using Veena's grip. It feels a little odd right now, but does feel more stable than the cup grip.
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Ha ha; maybe I should show them to my boyfriend and see if anything shows up in my mailbox.
I really need to work on this whole winning the lottery thing so I can afford all the lingerie/pole outfits I want. Shopping trip at Agent Provocateur on me when I'm a millionaire.
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Oh my God. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_surprised.gif I had to get off that site quick; they have some really awesome stuff, but I whine about paying $20 for a pair of panties!
I'll keep looking and see if I can find anything cheaper. I'll post a link if I can find it.
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What about doing a sexy pole dance…except in a completely ridiculous outfit that you would never, ever associate with sexiness or pole dancing. Like a dress made out of a garbage bag. (I'm not saying to actually wear this, unless you really want to, just using it as an example.) Remember that really ugly shirt your relative gave you? Time to break it out! Super heinous shoes, pants, skirts, whatever. My boyfriend has some clown shoes that I think would be great. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif Actually, he has a Halloween costume from a couple of years ago that would be great–he went as a pimp and the outfit is this ridiculous purple and silver striped suit with a cape. I could pair it with the clown shoes. Imagine floorwork in that! LMAO
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Happy anniversary!
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I’ve seen some of her vids before–I love her style. I watch them if I’m in need of floorwork inspiration. And I have to say I love the ugly slippers dance that she put up. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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A moth. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif I like that. My first few butterflies were pretty heinous. Don’t worry; you’ll get there eventually. The butterfly is one of my favorite moves now.
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I do a lot of HIIT workouts and tons of strength training–push-ups, chin-ups, pull-ups, etc. I also do tons of ab work and I like adding kettlebells into my workouts a couple of times a week. Kickboxing is excellent cardio as well and fun to do, especially if you need to get some frustrations out.
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Beautiful pictures!! His work is fantastic. I will have your bendiness one day, dammit.
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I’m glad you figured it out, and good thing you weren’t seriously hurt! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif At least you weren’t inverting.
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Amy has some great tips. I use my side to grip quite a bit in this move and don’t experience any sliding or severe pole burn to the knee pit. It just takes a bit of playing around with it to get a feel for exactly which position your body needs to be in. And the pole burn will eventually go away, once your skin toughens up a bit and you figure out how to position your body so you’re not pulling on the skin so much. I think if you extend your arms back more and arch your back, that should help to lock you in without relying so much on the knee.
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I don’t know exactly how the grips match up because I have never danced on anything else, but after sanding my ss Lil Mynx, it is waaay grippier–basically I am dancing on an entirely new finish. I am definitely having to get used to the extra grip, which has resulted in some pretty good pole burn and calluses, although these I don’t mind so much because I figure they will help with my grip. It definitely took some getting used to, but eventually I’m sure you’ll figure out how to adjust and wonder what you ever did without your TG. I did a spinning shoulder mount today on my stationary pole on the new finish, and while a bit painful because I’ve never done a spinning shoulder mount before, it was definitely doable–I practiced it several times and wasn’t in agony or anything, just some discomfort because my shoulder isn’t used to that kind of friction. I probably would not have attempted the move again if the pole was freshly sanded, because by now I have built up some tolerance to it; I think it’s just a matter of time for everyone. I would not go back to the way my pole was before, even if I could.
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I have the lotion, actually–I can’t do a routine with it on because I slide around so much. My hands sweat like crazy from any type of friction, which obviously is completely unavoidable with pole dancing. I don’t think I am nervous about any move I am trying–at least I don’t feel nervous. Usually I am just rocking out at home, having fun, dancing around and as soon as I do a few spins or a few inverts, bam, the hands are already starting to get slippery. I’ve always had this problem–I have to wear gloves when I jump rope, or do chin-ups, or work out with my kettlebells because the friction makes my hands so damp that they slip really badly. I’ve had the rope fly out of my hands before, as well as a kettlebell, which, thank God, just landed heavily on my carpet, flipped over a few times, and smacked my wall but didn’t dent it, as opposed to going through a computer or a mirror or something. Learned my lesson with that one. I never thought about it much before, because wearing weight lifting gloves was enough to keep these activities from being dangerous, but it really hinders me in my pole dancing. My dances usually consist of just a few moves that I know I can get out of safely if my hands slip badly, which is frustrating.
I have, however, recently found something that I think may work for me–I also saw a suggestion in one of the old threads from someone who has been dancing for years (can’t recall the member’s name,) and struggled with severely sweaty hands–she puts the highest strength anti-perspirant you can get on her hands every night, then washes it off the next morning. This is apparently not an immediate fix, but makes a difference in the long run. I’ve been doing this for the past several nights and my hands do seem to be a bit drier; I’m trying to get in the habit of doing this now, so by the time spring rolls around and my poling really picks up again, hopefully by then my hands won’t sweat so damn much.
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Amen to everything already posted. Above all, you want to make sure that safety is your number one priority. Also, like has already been mentioned, just because you can dance does not automatically make you a good teacher; teaching yourself by watching DVDs and taking workshops is completely different from passing that knowledge on safely and responsibly to other students. You need to be able to comprehensively break each move down, explain what muscles you will be using, common mistakes, how to enter the move safely, get out of it safely, etc. etc., and you need to be able to tell what is being done incorrectly just by watching the student; it’s not enough to look at it, know it’s wrong, and just demonstrate it again to them.
I think watching as many DVDs as possible is a good idea; that way you can get a feel for all the different teaching styles and how they break things down and the different safety precautions they use. I would not even think about teaching anything other than the most basic, basic moves until I had been in the poling community for years.
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If you’re on a budget, I say just go with Veena’s lessons. (Even if you’re not, I highly recommend them.) She breaks all of the moves down fabulously, has several floorwork and transition vids and has now even put up some routines. The lessons are seriously amazing–they helped me finally understand some moves I was struggling with and now I have really clicked with them. I say if you like a certain style of dance, i.e. the Bespun girls or something like that, get the video just to get insight into how they move and whatnot, but as far as the actual technicality of the moves, I would say definitely go for Veena’s lessons. I love them.
