Kobajo84
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A local health department? I don't know if Canada has those but in the U.S. that would be an ideal start.
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I have my own pole room! I had so much fun putting this area together. Initially, I used it as an at home studio/home school where I taught private lessons. Since returning to college for a second degree, I've decided to teach from my local studio only and keeping my home studio for personal use. My studio:
Walls: I used a light purple/lilac color. I love the color purple and this color looks great in this room. It actually made the room look bigger.
Mirrors: I have one wall that is a full length mirror. (This may have something to do with that bigger room concept as well.)
Floor: My husband and I built a custom hardwood floor dance space which is over my carpet area. I didn't want to tear up the carpet in the room so I just built a subfloor over it.
Lighting: I have a hot pink light that I can use when I'm wanting to dance during the evenings in a dimly lit atmosphere. I also have a Mipole pole light and regular room lighting that also allows me to dim.
Equipment: I have 2 poles currently up- a 50mm original xpole and a 45mm xpert- both chrome. I also have a 50mm Lil' Mynx black powder coated pole in the closet. And my latest addition is an aerial silks rigging which I mostly use for aerial yoga. The aerial rigging is easy to remove so I can put my pole in place. I also have hoops for hooping, mats, and custom made foam rollers.
(I've attached a pic to my pole room in my pics on my profile: https://www.studioveena.com/photos/next/4f86fd80-a684-4be9-852d-2b170ac37250 )
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My favorite beauty guru, Beautysavvy on YT, covered this topic. Check out her video- Stretch Marks 101.
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I wanted to add onto this, torn intercostals take a long time to heal, you could be exasperating your prior injury from the Christmas tearing. Usually this type of injury can take up to six months or longer before it is fully healed. There are other things you can do while you rest and give yourself proper healing time of this area such as strength, flexibility, floor work, or dance flow technique. It may sound discouraging, but don’t let your limitations keep you from poling. Just modify your work out to allow proper healing. You don’t want to further injure the area. Also you can consult with your physician for recommended treatment options such as light stretching exercises that will assist in healing the area and therapeutic techniques that will alleviate discomfort during this time.
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I agree with everyone else. Major red flags, and the fact you are even doubting her skills as an instructor is a huge concern. Basically when you lack trust for your instructor, you are putting yourself in danger and risking injury. If I was a studio owner and one of my instructors was not performing to professional standards including safety, I would want to know. This is something that could jeopardize a studio’s existence. Is thee any way yu could email the owner so they aw aware of your dissatisfaction
And the fact they are losing your support? I’d hate for her to lose her job, but maybe she needs someone to point out what she is doing before seriously injures someone. she needs to realize maybe she needs to have a proper training or take a step back and reevaluate her approach. If anything fails to come from it, then that is their karma they are gambling with. I would just send a single email or letter and be done with it. No response to create a war of words, just a hey this happened and now I’m on my own. Peace out. Good luck working with V’s lessons. That is the approach I began my learning with. The good thing is you will have amazing support and the expertise of everyone here to fall back on. In time, there will be another studio in your area. You just have to give it time. Pole studios always come and go, it’s a revolving door industry and eventually there is bound to be a legit studio you will feel safe and comfortable attending. -
The foam roller "massage" increases blood flow to the muscles you're rolling thus enabling your body to nourish the stretched muscles. The massaging relaxes these muscle areas by loosening the tightening areas relieving soreness. As far as the research of whether this actually improves fexibility, I don't know. I view it as taking care of my muscles- just as I'm working them tirelessly they deserve to be properly rested and nourished. I also incorporate deep breathing techniques during stretches for increased blood flow and oxygenation to my muscles and after deep stretching I take epsom salt baths and maintain adequate hydration. It's important you create a regimen that takes care of your body so as to evolve in your flexibility safely and injury free. I also only deep stretch once a week. Throughout the week if I'm poling or doing aerial, I will incorporate a lighter version of my once a week deep stretching but mainly I do the intense routine just weekly. I also will frequently utilize a tennis ball to target areas my foam roller can not properly access. I've only done the AA DVD's maybe once- I watched them both but I've never actually done the entire routines all the way through. I much rather prefer writing my own routine and following something that is specific to my body's limitations and grow with it before incorporating stretches I know are beyond my limitations. I do have goals I'd like to achieve in my flexibility, however through experience I've learned that flexibility takes a lot patience and time to achieve a desired outcome.
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I’d also like to know what’s in the Greenville,Wilmington, and Topsail Island areas. I have friends in Greenville, NC and every summer we visit then drive to Surf City/Topsail Island for a week. I’d love to visit a pole studio this summer during my trip. I’m also interested in the Anderson, SC area as well-if anyone knows of any studios, let me know!
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Well said Charley! Sorry to hear you’ve gone through a difficult time with things lately. Just remember through it all, there are a lot of people that love & support you in all the hard work you do- whether we’re actively there for you on a day to day basis or in brief times of passing here online. I hope you continue to enjoy teaching your passion regardless of the situation you’re finding yourself in or if you find it necessary to take a break for your own well being, your students will still be there to see you through. I too was put through a similar situation & having had your support during a difficult time means so much to me. I’m in a better place now & couldn’t thank all you ladies enough for all the support and wisdom you shared, without it I wouldn’t be where I am today.
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Well said Charley! Sorry to hear you’ve gone through a difficult time with things lately. Just remember through it all, there are a lot of people that love & support you in all the hard work you do- whether we’re actively there for you on a day to day basis or in brief times of passing here online. I hope you continue to enjoy teaching your passion regardless of the situation you’re finding yourself in or if you find it necessary to take a break for your own well being, your students will still be there to see you through. I too was put through a similar situation & having had your support during a difficult time means so much to me. I’m in a better place now & couldn’t thank all you ladies enough for all the support and wisdom you shared, without it I wouldn’t be where I am today.
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Beautiful website! I can't understand much of it, but I got an idea just by looking at it what everything says. I've always felt like I can understand German, even thought I've never spoken the language or learned it. I really want to take German as part of my degree I'm working on now but I can't take it online. 🙁 Good luck with your home school! Your pictures are amazing!
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I also thought of another idea- you could use a dry erase marker on the mirrors for when you're introducing a new move- write the move down on the mirror so the student gets the name of the move. This might also help with the other students and word association as they familarize themselves with the terminology. Hearing impaired rely heavily on visual attributes so the more you can incorporate the better. I also point to areas, like the shoulders, I will pause, point to my shoulders and roll them down and back then using my hands to highlight I'm focusing on that area. You have to focus on being clear and consise in your movement. You could probably teach an entire class without ever saying a word with the proper body movements. How fun would that be? People would definitely get more in touch with their movement.
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Working with the hearing impaired can pose challenges. Think of movement in terms of charades. You want to exaggerate the movement so as to emphasize key elements of your teaching. There are useful tools online that will help for signing, if your student responds to the use of sign language. I have a regular patient who is deaf and his wife is also, so I’ve had a lot of recent experience working with hearing limitations as of recently. What a wonderful learning experience for you to develop your teaching!
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I wish someone had told me how to properly structure a workout. I had to learn over the years through trial & error, if I’d known proper technique I’d have better form & development.
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I've never used the gel without the base or top coats, I would assume it wouldn't cure like it's supposed to just like if you don't use a UV light.
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I just wrote a blog about this recently:
http://poleharmony.blogspot.com/2012/02/longer-lasting-manicure-for-pole.html
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their* prices and method
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@Kaylie- Being this is a new studio, there prices and method of doing business is subject to change. If I were you, I would contact them with your concerns. They might have a prorated option or may take it into consideration to make a future cost adjustment. There's a learning curve when you open a new business and often as consumers we don't take this into account.
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I'm always explaining to my ladies that we all have physical limitations whether it be body shape/size, height, strength, or athletic back ground. As an instructor it is my responsibility to assure my students are aware that pole can be a challenge and it's up to me to work with them according to the challenges they are presented within their limitations. I think in pole there's an element of intimacy within the studio and that rapport students develop with their instructor is essential. Having a sub come in can cause disruption however I don't think the sub's intention was to verbally assault a student she was trying to help. I don't think it was appropriate to make that type of statement to pinpoint the student in front of the class. There are instances where the instructor is doing her rounds in class and can close the conversation to student and instructor only so as not to announce to the class "Janey's anatomy is preventing her from performing X move…" There are subtle ways of addressing a student's limitations, however like everyone else had already mentioned- I don't know the entire situation so I'm not certain how eveything occurred and/or if the statement was made on a personal level and it just happened to be ear shot from another student.
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I have the original Xstage and I love it. It's heavy but it doesn't take me very long to set up. My ceilings aren't high enough to set up in my house but I've set it up outside on my back patio. Now I use it at the studio I teach at for shows and when I want to use a spin pole. I wish I had an Xstage Lite but I'm very pleased with what I have. It works well.
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I haven't done any jam sessions online. 🙂
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I'm seriously considering buying an ipad right now too! Been doing a lot of research lately (proably going tomorrow or Saturday to the Apple store). I don't know how to record skype sessions, I have skype and a Mac but I've never used my skype for a jam session. I would think my Mac has a function that allows me to record in the webcam feature. In the photobooth feature it lets me make videos, I'm wondering if I run photobooth if it will just record??? I just tried out a theory and enables my photobooth application and went into SV chat and it allows me to record and show my webcam while in chat.
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I love this! She looked great in that Ghost Whisperer clip! I love that she did some actual pole spins and portrayed pole dancing very well. She's a very good dancer, I wanted to see more! 🙂
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Yay congrats! That was really fast because I just saw her posts this morning about contractions and trying to get some more sleep- that was before I went to bed and I'm just waking up to see she had her baby! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I teach a pole specific yoga class at my studio. All the movement in my class is specifically aimed at targeting areas pole dancers want to be more flexible. It's been my trademark class I have taken with me where ever I teach. I love it and I'm always evolving my material to offer the best experience possible for my students. It's such an amazing area to focus on and it makes you feel great physically and mentally. I've traveled to teach this class as a workshop too and it's great to have gotten different perspectives on the class. Some people have even said how they could feel the detoxifying effects post class. A great Yoga work out will leave you feeling euphoric. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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Let me know if you get those and how you like them. I teach similar class at my studio but I use the poles in place of the barre. We also have a Yogi Plea' class which is yoga ballet style with actual choreographed routines. I'm always interested in new ideas- from the videos though this looksvery similar to some of the things we're already doing- just presented differently.
