Kobajo84
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Yeah, it feels more secure for my to roll forward and into the right shoulder. I tried the opposite shoulder and it isn't as secure.
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I did mine same hooking leg to same shoulder:
https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4ecb39e2-b32c-4853-a7af-4e390ac37250
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I love my Lil' Mynx! I actually think it is a better pole for gripiness, however with environmental influences the pole changes just like every other pole- meaning when it's cold, the pole is like ice and slippery. My Mynx warmed up nicely and was such a great pole for my learning progression. I have the powder coated black rotator though. If you have the stainless steel it will be very slippery and you just have to really keep it warm like everyone else said. If you can, post a video. Some of us might be able to give you some tips based on your form if you aren't able to get it after trying everything recommended.
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I would research some Chinese pole dancing videos- very high male dominance in that area of dance and you could pull out some tricks with him and coach his form while his superior strength executes.
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This is a very interesting topic. Has he expressed what he would like to get out of the classes? Some men want to dance sexy but some men want the tricks aspect. I would ask him his preferences since pole dancing has so many possibilities that way you can cater to his learning needs. Keep us updated, I'd like to hear the outcome and about the experience of teaching him. This is one of the wonderful aspects of being a teacher- you now get to be a student too in his journey! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Video description:
Brief video showing how to shorten the length of your aerial silks to perform from a lower rig point (without using scissors).
Using this method you can hang even your longest fabric in a much shorter venue without dragging the excess fabric on the floor.
VERY useful for outdoor rigging where your fabric will be ruined by the dirt, sticks, leaves, etc found on the ground.
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Reconfigure your tie in your rigging. You can tie a rigging to shorten your silks. There's a youtube video about how to do this with a rescue figure 8.
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When one door closes, another opens. Maybe not right now, but better opportunities are in your future. I went through a similiar situation this past summer and was welcomed with open arms to a new studio that I am so proud of and happy to call my new pole home. Everything happens for a reason. I wish you the best of luck. Your teaching days are not over, just taking a break so you can refocus and make a stellar come back. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Stop comparing yourself to everyone else's progress. We all progress differently- just like no two people are completely the same- no two people can achieve physical things the same. Sounds like you're focusing too much on how everyone else is doing things and clearly how they're doing certain things isn't working for you. Have you had personal alone time with your pole? It may sound silly but being able to just focus on your pole and just what you're doing can really help. Try turning off what everyone else is doing around you and just focus completely on you and your pole. Sometimes those environmental distractions can keep us from progressing, especially if they consist of others who are excelling at a faster rate than we are. We just want to be like everyone else! I think it's way too early for you to be getting so frustrated. It's only been a few classes and depending on your dance/fitness background things may or may not click like you want them to. Your slippery grip could be related to the fact you're getting frustrated which causes your body to perspire more. Some people experience excessive perspiration in their hands for a number of reasons- if you have to constantly wipe your pole, don't be ashamed or embarrassed- just do it. I like to keep a towel handy in class with a bottle of water & alcohol mixture to spray and wipe my pole. Some days I'm more slippery than others and when doing spins, I like a fresh pole. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif You also may need to focus on wrist, forearm, and hand strengthening exercises. Your pole instructor should be able to provide you with strengthening exercises, however if you come from a studio where the instructors are not educated in this area (why they are teaching is beyond me?? But this does happen) then you can research exercises on YouTube and I believe Veena has some in her strengthening section of her lessons. There's resources out there and if you can't rely on your studio to be able to provide you with them, then you just have to take that responsibility upon educating yourself. With that said, also focus on shoulder strengthening and conditioning exercises. A lot of beginners with no previous background in dance lack proper postural alignment. Again, this is something your instructor should be looking at and able to direct you. You may want to inquire about a private lesson with your instructor. I understand sometimes depending on class size it can be difficult to pinpoint every student and correct everything you see them doing incorrectly, especially if you don't want to single them out- ESPECIALLY if they are already frustrated with their progress. If you have the means, I highly recommend seeking out a private lesson. You may find certain things you're doing wrong get the proper clarification it deserves when it's just you and the instructor. Sorry so long..my brain just blew up on this one. LOL.
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If you strike the match, then you can potentially light the torch…..
I'd refrain from sending out any warning- even though you have good intentions your warning may not come across as such. If your former students choose to take a class from any of these people that you feel are not fit to be teaching, then your students will see it and either offer to help them by working with them to steer them in the right direction or decide not to spend their time or money there anymore. They themselves might start to teach it and realize that they're not ready to be teaching. It's something they need to learn on their own. It sounds like if they're already reaching out that they are in deed doing their homework and obtaining as much information as possible to embark on this new experience for them. By writing to former students to send a warning you could potentially cause unwanted drama for yourself. The community already has enough issues and drama due to miscommunication from social media or email correspondence that this would just be another example of internet misinterpretation that would just cause problems for everyone involved. Best to just leave it be or if there's something you're really concerned about, discuss it with them by giving them the information or point them to it that you feel they are lacking.
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Drops don't hurt me either. I have noticed in the studio our poles are getting slicker as the weather gets colder and thought it was kind of ironic that this drop is named the sad girl….made me think of the winter and winter blues and how slicker poles in the winter is perfect time to practice drops-especially sad girl drops. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I'm a registered nurse and teach part time as well as getting ready to go back to school to further my degree in nursing. I teach one day a week right now (Thursdays) 1 class is 90 minutes and 1 is 60 minutes, take training classes for myself on Fridays for 2 hours, and I also teach family & close friends on the side sporadically. I've been teaching since January of this year. I just recently had to go part time working as a nurse to fit everything in. I'm also married and love seeing my husband. It's become quite a challenge to find balance with a career, personal life, and my own hobbies. I'm determined to keep everything I want in my life and have made necessary sacrifices as life continues to change. Hopefully once school is back out of the way I can go back to a full time position again or think about family planning. I've put in more than just my studio time for my teaching, I'm constantly researching and organizing my lesson plans (that's where my nursing obsessive organization behavior shines through LOL). I find that no matter what everything just falls into place. It could have something to do with my demeanor, but I don't believe in rushing around trying to do as much as possible. There are things that I'd like to do more of (visit family & see friends more often) but everyone else in my life has become so busy that those things have been pushed aside for important dates or require planning. I'd recommend when starting out, take on one class and let your life adjust before taking on too much.
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There is a huge responsibility when it comes to teaching and when you first begin, it will feel as though you've taken on another full time job. Like the other ladies have said, teaching can be time consuming. You're not just dedicating an hour of your time to a class at a studio once or twice a week for the extra cash flow, you need to dedicate hours of your time out of the studio researching and educating yourself as well which could be costly in the end. I first started teaching at a studio that was looking to advance their curriculum. When I started I found myself needing to expand on my own knowledge base and learn how to teach. I have experience with teaching in my profession but translating my teaching tactic of my expertise to dance specific proved to be a learning experience in it's own. Teaching, a lot like pole dancing, has been a wonderful journey for me. I've had the fortunate experience of being able to share my passion of dance and teaching with an amazing group of ladies at a new studio that has taken pole fitness in my area to a professional level by initiating education. I've recently taken an instructor training course which clarified many important issues when teaching pole fitness. There are many pole specific training courses out there now. It's important to research them and participate in a training based on what you're really wanting to get out of the training for your future as an instructor. It will benefit you and your students in the long run and as a teacher, you owe it to yourself and your students to be responsible as they are trusting you with their safety.
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@Holly- ETED stands for Empowerment Through Exotic Dance. It's the studio's name in acronym.
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I'm taking Angel's Discoveries Dance course this weekend! Can't wait! I chose to pursue her certification over others for several reasons and #1 being cost. I'm also a strong advocate for injury prevention and after a lot of research on certifications, Discoveries has a curriculum that covers Anatomy & Physiology and injury prevention. I have a back ground in nursing and independent studies in body mechanics/dance so this appealed to me highly. I also felt that this would be a great course for the other instructors at the studio I teach at, whether they were already certified or not- it would serve beneficial to them to take this course based on the curriculum alone. I don't have a fitness certification, although for the lay person not having prior education on the human body, I would recommend a group fitness type certification. I have been kicking around the idea of getting an ACE cert myself but I just don't see it being a feasible resource for me personally right now considering my educational back ground. I like the idea of teaching and getting the feel for your class. You could always inquire with a studio to see if they'd allow you to team teach with another instructor to learn the ins and outs of how to teach or even job shadow. Start with introductory to pole classes to lay your foundation. There is so much to learn from by teaching students in a class setting and having someone there teaching to guide you in safely teaching other students could really help. Although it's never a bad idea to take a pole certification without ever having teaching experience. There are a few girls taking the certification with me this weekend that don't teach. Do what you feel is best for you. Just remember, teaching is a huge responsibility. You are responsible for your students and teaching them proper techniques can help them prevent injuries.
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LOL…I didn't even know that much wordage could be in your forum topic title… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Always in our hearts https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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Nymph is referring to me. I made a subfloor over carpet with two pieces of plywood and used brackets underneath to hold them together. The plywood I used is the edged plywood that has grooves to fit together for a snug fit. I had to cut a foot off one piece due to room size otherwise my flooring would’ve been 8ftx8ft, I went with a 8ftx7ft floor and used hardwood peel & stick laminent over the plywood. Turned out perfect!
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I consider myself to be fairly computer savy, I've even dabbled in some coding and built my own website for my own business. Whatever I can't figure out, my husband has been able to troubleshoot for me fairly quickly. But this new facebook has gotten me perplexed. I've given it a week now an at first the change didn't bother me but now I'm finding it difficult to stay up to date on the news feed. I feel like everything is all over the place when before it was all neatly accessible in one stream that just required me to scroll down until I was able to see the last posts I'd seen the last time I'd checked my facebook feed. It was quick and simple. Now with all my friends divided into their own list and having to click each to see all the updates, I find that facebook has become time consuming and to just do my regular daily "check ups" its taking much longer than it used to. I've been contemplating deactivating my account for a long time now- even before these changes as I want to go back to a state of anonymity as I've encountered like many others the discrimatory uses facebook has posed within our society as a tool for employers. I am one of the people who use my facebook for business purposes with a business page in addition to my private page- which has become extremely limited anymore even with all my privacy settings. I understand their wanting to evolve as a company and the service is free so I shouldn't complain. I'm just frustrated that I can't seem to find the rationalization of the change making these easier for the user. I guess I will have to see when all the changes are implemented if it in fact will be easier to use or if it just makes things much more complicated.
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Yay! I'm so excited V! What a great idea for the online studio. So many studios now a days offer more than pole so it's great to see Studio Veena expanding and offering additional supplemental workouts that incorporate dance. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif I look forward to these lessons!
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I brought mine to our studio this afternoon and the girls loved them as well! They looked great from the tall poles shining down in the dark studio at Pole Up….thinking there will be a video next Thursday post class…https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I'm so excited! Can't wait for your course in Indianapolis in October!
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If you’ve never had an injury restricting natural movement of muscles/ligaments/tendons of the anatomy involved in the area you are working on, then you should be able to achieve flexibility. With that being said, everyone’s body is different and because you are so flexible in certain areas such as forward splits as opposed to straddle splits is because you have trained your body for that type of flexibility. Some times goals in flexibility can take time and patience. You can work on your stretching progress for months to years before your body begins to reach it’s goal. The important thing to remember when working on your progress is not to over stretch/exhaust your muscles or force your body as that can often lead to the opposite of your intentions and ultimately lead to injuries. Stay consistent with your stretching regimen, you will get there. I’m going to introduce more straddle work in the coming weeks into my stretching routines as this is an area I too would like to work on. Keep at it, you will get there! Just have patience and remain persistant!
