horsecrazy12987
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Charley, I have a bottle of this and find that it doesn’t really last any longer than other grip aids I’ve tried–i.e. I sweat through it before I’m halfway through an average length song. I was really disappointed because I heard so many raves for this product. However, I was reading through some old threads the other day and saw that you recommended actually applying grip aid a couple of hours before poling, not right before. Is that how you use Grrrip, and if so, does that make a big difference in your sweatiness as opposed to just applying it right before you pole, letting it dry, and hopping on?
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Double post, my bad, but I had to post this pic for this thread:
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Winter poling. Bare only what you have to. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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So humidity helps with grip? If so, than I’m thinking I need to invest in a humdifier or one of these fabric steamers. Speaking of which, where would I find one? Fabric stores? The housewares section of Fred Meyers? I have no clue where to look.
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Awesome! We will, of course, require lots of pictures and videos. Seriously, though, I hope you get all your bills sorted out and have enough left over for your new baby.
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Ok, what exactly is a clothes steamer? Are you talking about an iron? I’m thinking I might need one of these.
Trixie, I can’t say I feel too horrible for you. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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To be honest, I’m not sure. Trying to keep your pole room warm is probably just your best bet until spring gets here. Even then, when I have my space heater running out by my pole, it seems like it just cools off so much more quickly. Probably because the rest of the apartment is still cold even though there’s this pocket of warm air around the pole where the heater has been running. It sounds like other people have trouble keeping the room warm enough in the winter too, though, whether their heater is going or not. I keep a microfiber cloth on hand and just wipe down my pole constantly during the rare occasions it’s actually warmed up a little.
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That’s the best word I can think to describe it. Mine gets this slimy coating on it when it’s cold and I’ve been hanging onto it for a bit. From what I remember reading, this is because your hand (and the rest of your body) is warmer than the pole, so when you are gripping it your body temp quickly heats up the outside of the pole but not the inside, and this forms condensation. I always have this problem when the temp start to drop, although it’s not nearly as bad since I sanded my pole. Prior to that, dancing in the winter was kind of like pouring grease all over a hardwood floor and trying to do flips on it without killing yourself.
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I’m glad it’s not just me–I always feel sooo frustrated in the winter because I usually end up only poling a few times throughout the whole season aside from a random spin or invert here and there. I hate the way the metal seems to sweat because of the difference in body temp and pole temp–it’s awful. My sweaty, nasty hands don’t need any help with being slippery, thank you very much!!
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Yeah, it would suck to pay that much and still be freezing your butt off. I would not be pleased. I average about $40-$50 in the winter, but I have a small one bedroom apartment and just the one space heater that I only run until the room is warm enough for me to stand it and then I shut it off again. Often I’ll just wear heavy clothes and not run it at all, mostly because A. I am cheap, and B. I make $11 an hour and have no second income.
I was 8 on my second trip to Disney, actually. I’ve been there three times; love it. (Well, Disneyland anyway–never been to Disney World before, though I would like to go someday.)
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$600?! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif Holy crap. I would not be eating all month if my electricity bill were that high, that’s for sure. I can’t really fault you for taking the trips instead of getting duct work done–that’s what they make winter clothing for anyway. Why pass up Disney for fixing your heating system when you can pile on 50 layers of Arctic rated gear? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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We get fairly cold winters here, but usually below zero temps are pretty rare–however, this year we had a whole week where that’s pretty much all we were getting. It sucks–I hate the cold anyway, but the fact that it’s interfering with my poling is really pissing me off. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif I did actually get some practice in today, though, so that was nice. Had to run my heater for about three or four hours just to get my living room up to 60, though. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rolleyes.gif
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https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif Love it. Now that’s Christmas spirit.
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I thought this was pretty damn funny, actually. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
Congrats on your twins, lily!
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Crap! That sucks. I hope he just ends up getting it a little later; maybe we need to start the Get This Poor Deprived Woman Her Damn Pole Already foundation and have everybody donate to it.
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I’m so happy for you! This has been a long time in the coming; every time I watch one of your videos I always think about how much you need your own pole. It’s nice that you can use the studio’s so often, but it’s just not the same as having your own in your living room. It’s like borrowing someone else’s kid for a while and pretending its yours. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif
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I actually took karate for several years, and I’m pretty sure the karate stance he is referencing is one of the basic stances we used in class during katas and whatnot. I’ll take a picture once I get some new batteries and post it; at the very least, if it’s not quite the stance he had in mind, it definitely helps with hip flexor and hamstring flexibility. If you don’t see a picture from me within a couple of days or so, just give me a little nudge.
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I’m just now actually getting around to watching these videos…Empy, you have a beautiful shoulder mount! I liked your SM into thigh hold–hadn’t thought of that one before, but think I may have to practice it. You are one smoking lady, and an inspiration. I’m off to watch the other performances now.
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Yep–what poleophile said. I have done some moves perfectly my first or second try, others I have struggled and struggled for. It just depends–sometimes you’ll pick up a difficult move more quickly than a simpler move. A lot depends upon your flexibility, strength, etc. etc. I picked up a shoulder mount right away because I have a lot of upper body and ab strength, yet it took me hours and hours of practice to consistently nail my fireman spin.
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This is a great program–I’m sure anyone who sticks with it will see major progress. I started it a while ago and then tapered off toward the end, which I shouldn’t have done because I think I would have had my splits if I’d just kept at it.
Even so, I went from being several feet off the ground when I first started, to being just a couple of inches off the ground on my good side. I have been about as bendy as a plank of wood my whole life, even as a teenager, so this was pretty much monumental progress. I’ve been doing it again these past few days or so, and I can actually touch the ground now–I can’t just slide straight down and touch the ground, but if I slide down as far as I can, then do some of the isometric squeezes the article talks about, I can actually go all the way down into them with only mild discomfort, so I’m sure in a couple of weeks I will have them all the way.
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I second the S Factor suggestion. That was how I originally got into pole dancing. Also, check out some of Alethea Austin’s videos–she does some really sexy floor moves in her vids, although be warned that she’s very bendy so some of the moves require a high level of flexibility.
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Lots of thanks for taking the time to do this! I’m going to put this to good use when I have the time to sit down and spend some time on my brows.
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I keep thinking about waxing my eyebrows at home, but I haven’t gotten up the balls to do it yet. I’m afraid I’ll rip off half my eyebrow or something and have to go into work looking like some little kid that had a weird accident with some superglue or something.
At least your brows are blonde–yeah, you have to pluck them eventually, but blonde hair isn’t as noticeable so you can leave it longer. The weird thing is that although my hair has darkened up quite a bit as I’ve gotten older, when I was little I had bright blonde, almost white-blonde hair, and I’ve always had super dark eyebrows and eyelashes–as in, almost black. People probably think I color my hair because they don’t match, but I’ve never messed with its natural color even once. I actually kind of like it, though. I think the contrast looks nice. (I don’t, however, appreciate the fact that my leg hair is black. I hate body hair.)
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Well, I’m not old enough for Grand Dame status, but I did just want to chime in and say that I’m a strong believer in the age is just a number philosophy. The only thing holding you back is you, not your age or your athleticism or your flexibility. There is no need to let those get in the way if you are truly determined. I’d also like to point out that at 23, I am far less bendy than some of these amazing ladies in their 40’s and 50’s! So being young does not automatically make you this nubile little gymnast able to contort yourself into any position. Thanks to pole I have finally found my determination to do the splits, which I have never before in my life been able to do, and while I cannot yet touch the floor, I’m only a few inches away and that is the closest I have ever come in my whole life. Before I started pole dancing, I had all the flexibility of a piece of wood. So it will definitely inspire you to push yourself, and you’ll probably find yourself attaining goals you never really ever thought you would achieve.
Are things going to come harder for you? Some of them, probably, but you’ll just have to be that much more determined and work that much harder, which makes the reward greater, if you ask me. Dont get discouraged; you have plenty of older women in the poling community to look to.
Also, I saw a video of a woman in her 70’s taking a pole dancing class–she did a handstand and everything! So if she can do it, so can you. Don’t let size get you down either–there are plenty of women in the poling community who are not size 2’s and are still beautiful dancers. It isn’t only for the sticks–check out Minicoopergirl’s videos. Bigger ladies can rock the pole, too.
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You look good, don’t try to be a hero and continue to go for safety and stability, then you can go in and out with confidence and safety.
Yep, absolutely; my plan is to keep the chair there until I can let go every time and stay there and feel like I am perfectly stable, then I’ll take the chair away and try going into it from a side climb. Everyone’s comments are much appreciated!
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I don’t see any reason why you couldn’t compete. I think if you incorporate everyone’s suggestions and choreograph something fun that really shows off your passion for pole dancing you’ll do just fine. My biggest suggestion would be to work on dead lifting into moves–I notice you have a tendency to jump into some of your moves, most noticeably your pencil mount. It’ll look a lot better if you lift into it. I saw less monkey footing the pole this time in your climbs, but you still did it, so just remember to watch that.
You have a beautiful CAR–I wish mine looked that good, but for some reason that move kind of activates all my wuss instincts. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_lol.gif I guess I don’t feel stable enough in it without the knee wedged against the pole that you get in CKR.
Anyway, keep it up. I think if you take a few of your stronger moves and really work on polishing those, everything will come together nicely. Oh, and you might want to try and incoporate some floor transitions. You did have some, but a couple of times you just sort of hopped back up and grabbed the pole; you want to make all your movement deliberate, even if it’s just getting up from the floor.
