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Extended butterfly… Roxi spin…
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The trigger point book has the maps Inky was talking about. I was amazed to discover it was a knot hiding behind my collar bone that was causing all my rhomboid pain! Who would have thought? It's very strange how knots in one part of the body actually refer pain to completely different spots.
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Oh, for anyone that does decide to do an amateur show and wants to bust out impressive pole tricks… Make sure you check how stable the poles are and CLEAN THEM at the start of your set. You have no idea how well they're being maintained and what sorts of lotions girls have been wearing on stage before you got up there. Better safe than sorry!
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Honestly, it all depends on why you're thinking about doing it, what you hope to get out of the experience, and what the club / show is like. Amateur shows can be a lot of fun or they can be super lame.
I've done probably around 15 or 20 amateur shows at 5 different clubs. My favorite ones are the shows that aren't structured as competitions. At those clubs, you just show up and get paid whatever that club pays for a standard stage set, plus you get to keep whatever tips the guys throw up on stage (and the tipping culture is good here). It's an easy way to make $100ish for 15 mins of work. (And honestly, I consider it more play than work.) I don't really care for the competition style ones, because most of the time you'll walk away with nothing to show for your time other than a bit of stage experience… which can be valuable, in and of itself. As I said, it all depends on what you're hoping to get out of the experience.
I would also like to add, dancing in amateur shows was the best thing I ever did for my self-esteem. It is such an honest compliment when a guy throws money up on the stage, for no other reason than he likes what he's seeing. They know they're going to get absolutely nothing in return for their money.
Anyway, that's my 2c. Most of the responses so far have been pretty negative on the amateur show thing, so I wanted to offer a different perspective.
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I would recommend getting a copy of this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Trigger-Point-Therapy-Workbook-Self-Treatment/dp/1572243759/
It took me 2 days of self-treatment to get rid of my upper back pain and inflammation that 7 months of rehab had done nothing to fix. I'm finally back on my pole and progressing into new move territory and my forearms are taking a beating from all the SG work I'm doing now. I've found the forearm section of the book helpful with that.
If you're not already doing them, you should also be doing Veena's wrist conditioning exercises. If you have strong, Popeye forearms, they're less likely to get irritated by being used. And, as Lina said, stretch them out!
Good luck. Chronic injuries are sooooo frustrating. *hugs*
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If you're interested in learning to do it yourself, you can download a free program called Audacity. I've used it to shorten a lot of songs (super easy!) and to lengthen others by creatively cutting and pasting (trickier, but gets easier with practice).
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It's always legit to tell someone "no" because you already have too much on your plate. If you keep that in mind, you'll never be caught without a "good" reason to decline something.
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Congrats! I'm glad it was a good experience for you. =)
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Good luck!! =D
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You might be thinking of the video Dirdy Birdy did recently on the Icarus? It's a similar trick.
Here's another Titanic tutorial:
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I competed for the first time last year and I ended up doing it with an injured shoulder. I debated withdrawing, because I knew the performance I would give on an injured shoulder would be nowhere near as good as I wanted it to be. I also knew I had no chance of winning because of it, but I decided to do the competition anyway. I decided to approach it as a showcase, rather than a competition. There are so few opportunities to perform pole on a stage, in front of an appreciative audience, without having to take your clothes off. I didn't want to miss out on that experience. And I think having that experience will make it easier the next time I'm in a competition.
Good luck! And my condolences for your loss.
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It's much easier to climb on spin mode if you use a forearm grip (rather than a baseball grip). That will keep your body a more consistent distance from the pole, so you won't speed up while you're resetting your legs between climbs.
If you have Veena's lessons, she teaches a forearm grip climb in her Performance Climb video.
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Kanata is about as far west as you can go and still be "in" Ottawa. I use the term "in" loosely though. It used to be a completely separate city and there's still a long empty stretch of highway connecting them. Same with Orleans on the east end of town. You're looking at about a 25 min drive / $40+ dollar cab ride to get out there.
Honestly, if I were you, I would probably just take a pass on Ottawa that weekend. Most of the interesting touristy stuff is in the city core and it sounds like you're going to be stuck out in the boonies. And if you do make it downtown, it will be an absolute zoo with the marathon going on.
Have you considered trying to re-book your flight and just go to Montreal for the whole weekend?
Good luck!
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I had the exact same problem with the last pair of Ellie's I bought. I could get the right shoe on np, but I couldn't get my foot into the left one at all. Which makes absolutely no sense, because my left foot is smaller than my right. I ended up sending them back for a refund.
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You should check out the hostel in the old Ottawa Jail (link below). It's a cool heritage building right in the heart of downtown, walking distance to Parliament, the War Memorial, the National Arts Centre, the Byward Market (lots of night life!), Rideau Centre (shopping!), a bunch of museums, etc. With Ottawa, there's so much to do that it's more a question of what you're interested in than anything else. It's a great city!
http://www.hihostels.ca/Ontario/1166/HI-Ottawa-Jail.hostel
Last I heard, there wasn't any pole studios in the downtown area. The easiest one to get to by bus would probably be Ottawa Pole Fitness (west of downtown). Cherry Blossom (east of downtown) or 3Sixty (near the bus depot) might be good options as well.
Good luck with your trip!
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If you're feeling pain, that means your body isn't ready for what you're asking it to do. Scale it back before you hurt yourself! (Trust me on this. *sigh*)
I would build up to the left side chopper invert the same way you built up to it on your right side in the first place. Work on left handed spins and climbs. Work on invert conditioning, such as pole tucks, but on the left side. Then move on to left side basic inverts and leg hangs. After that, I would move on to left side chopper inverts. It's a hard move, don't rush into it! Besides, you need to learn how to do all that other stuff left-handed anyway. 😉
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Yup, sure enough, the one order I did actually go through with used the USPS Priority Medium Flat Rate Box. Anyway, guess I won't be placing many orders from the States anymore.
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I've run into this too. Has something changed with US post lately? I've wanted to order stuff from several different places recently and the minimum shipping charge for all of them has been something like $44 US. It's sufficiently outrageous that I've ended up not placing most of those orders. ><
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I'm more interested in the performance and musicality than the specific moves. Anybody can get up and dance around with music in the background. It is something else entirely to embody the music with your movement.
Honestly, the most memorable moments in routines, for me, are often moves we would call transitions rather than tricks. Like when Steven Retchless "plucked" the pole in his Pole Art routine last year. And when Kristy Sellars first interacts with the pole in her Syndey Pole Show 2012 routine. Also her badass jump / drop / roll combo in the same routine. I don't remember much else about those routines except that they were cool.
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I'm still watching videos from the Sydney Pole Show and found another one that should be shared. David Aeon Helman's routine is powerful, beautiful and moving.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y52ioe8W87Y&list=PL7F36C72173D44D7C
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Oh yeah. I was absolutely terrified of the back hook swing at first. And the CLR. And the reverse handstand. And I'm sure there were more. But I kept trying and eventually they clicked and then eventually they became comfortable and now I don't even think twice before doing them.
The current fear inspiring move for me is the butterfly. Still a work in progress, but I've asked my bf to help spot me when I practice it. Hopefully that will help me overcome the fear faster. =)
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Ah, thanks. I know that as the cradle spin. Cool combo. =)
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What is Barbed Wire? I've never heard that name for a pole move before.
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Yeah, the link you posted showed the right move.
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Glad I could help!
