lilblondie
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Cool!! I wasn't expecting such a good view of the trick when that video started, lol!
It looks like the opposite of something Natasha Wang does. She starts from the down splits, moves into the position that Alethea ends in (with the foot trapped) and then switches her hand into a shoulder mount to free the leg. I got shivers all over the first time I saw it! You can see it at 0:43 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2WguirjwYE. Both ways are awesome!
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If you think these are 2% as cool, they may be worth checking out as a starter edition. 🙂
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I don't do it for strength, but I've tried a bunch of other apparatus for fun. My favorite is chinese pole, a thicker pole that's coated – you climb with the soles of your feet and wear something that covers your whole body to protect you from friction. I also like hoop but I don't find it a huge challenge, it seems very natural after pole.
I have a love/hate relationship with silks. I thought I would love it and wanted to, but somehow I ended up skipping the rest of my lessons. I find it to be lot more technical than pole in the wraps, turns, etc you have to memorize. I also think the instability makes it tougher for strength, as some other people have said. Worst of all, you experience the beginner bruises and scrapes all over again — my first few silks lessons were pretty painful. I don't know if I'm just unwilling to struggle through the beginning stages again.
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^ that is so funny about the samples. LOL. You should really consider getting some made like shampoo samples in those foil laminated packets with an official logo, etc!
On a related note (apologies for mentioning a competitor) I travel all the time with iTac and have never had a problem. I just put it in the quart ziplock bag with my toothpaste, lip gloss, etc.
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Chinese grip is with the top hand in cupped grip (fingers and thumb same side of pole). What’s true grip? Is that just not twisted?
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I ordered mine right after it was released and didn't get it for six months. Then I moved … so I lost any hope of ever getting it. I'm not willing to pay AGAIN to try and get it 🙁
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Hm. The good news is her lawsuit has little chance of succeeding IMO. It's a reasonable expectation that collision may happen with other students during a physical activity in an open space (and clearly she's not hurt that badly!). What sucks is you might have to go to court just to say so, and that costs money.
FYI @Piglet, In the U.S., if you sue someone, they can't discriminate against you (services or employment) because of the lawsuit. I worked at a club where a dancer sued management and continued to work.
So you are the instructor, and you accidentally kicked the student during a routine … is that what happened? And now she is suing?! Was it like black eye and bloody nose kind of kicked her?!
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For sadie: http://www.drscholls.com/drscholls/productSearch.do?method=doProductDetailsLookup&searchArg=93
And try and sit down as much as you can. Try and get paid for your "time" while sitting and drinking. Sell champagne rooms if you have them. 🙂
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I definitely think he has a fetish. In my opinion, that doesn't make him a weirdo … just a statistical outlier. 🙂 In fact it sounds like he is pretty gentlemanly about it. But don't make him a video of your feet. There's plenty of foot porn out there (including ballerinas with high arches) … you have better things to do!
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Wow!!
3:12 in Edward Doye's video is a Chinese pole move. It's a back turn to a donut (what we call a cradle).
You can find pictures of a back turn in this manual for Chinese poles, along with a few unusual and VERY advanced drops: http://www.fedec.eu/datas/files/m5(uk).pdf … don't get any ideas, USE A CRASH MAT if you try these!! 🙂
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I may be able to weigh in on this because I refused to buy a smaller diameter pole — I wanted to use what the "pros" use and train for what I would be competing with. After years of resistance, I now love and own a 45. It's helped me with forearm and wrist pain, I feel a lot more secure on it, and I love to practice on it. I think it's better to get whatever encourages you to practice more and build strength!
As for competing, I can tell the difference when I dance on a 50mm, but I can still do all the tricks I can do on a smaller pole. Hope that helps. 🙂
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holy crap, Jenyne drops her Ballerina in that video too. my jaw is on the floor!!
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I think what makes iguana mount look so awkward is the "hop" up in straddle. If you learn to just lift, I like lifting from a pike instead (legs together and straight). You can also pick one leg up into a standing split and then mount up that way (you end up in a horizontal split in iguana mount). For now, you can use the momentum of the top leg in the split, like kicking into a handstand. This way you don't have to do that frog hop to get up there.
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I swear by L'Oreal Sublime Bronze. I'm very pale but I use it in Deep in the Lotion formula (it's easier to rub in/less quick drying than the "Gelee", which is usually in drugstores.) I order it online:
http://www.drugstore.com/loreal-sublime-bronze-self-tanning-lotion-deep-natural/qxp90322
I apply it wearing disposable rubber gloves. I slather it on and rub it in like a lotion EXCEPT on my knees, ankles/feet, elbows, and wrists/forearms, where I just blend it in. The tint lets me know where I put it on. One caveat: it's sparkly … so if you're going somewhere where it's not appropriate, do it the day before. Oh, and once or twice a week looks natural. More than that and people will start asking where you spray tan. 🙂
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wow this is so funny! I'm actually working with Roz right now on a movie project. I had never heard of her before and when she showed up on set the other girls were looking at photos of her in Pole Star magazine and saying they had seen her videos. By the end of the week I kept thinking that if I had her attitude, I could have mastered all my dream tricks in the time I've spent putting myself down about my body! An inspiration for all of us 🙂
I'm going to ask her if she's on this forum when I see her next week. Heheeee 🙂
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When I just can't get going, I make myself take a hot shower and put on some lipgloss. Then I put on a clean workout outfit and leave the house to get a coffee. Once you're out of the house, the world seems a lot brighter and more approachable. 🙂
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Not to derail your thread, but I like to go into Aysha from a Caterpillar. If you do a strong caterpillar (so your thighs are parallel to the floor and butt is HIGH) then place your hands, your butt is already in the right place and you can begin to release your legs. I don't know what you mean by an inverted D (maybe same thing?)
Interested to go try your Aysha suggestions tomorrow. I get some pain/fatigue from TG, maybe I need to think of it differently.
Who taught your class?
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I like Greek yogurt (the kind with 0% fat.) I'm a hippie and I make my own yogurt and strain it, but you can buy it premade in a carton. It has tons of protein and I feel better about it than eating powder. Usually I strain my yogurt until it has the consistency of whipped cream cheese — you can use a coffee filter.
I eat it plain with frozen fruit on top (I drop it in a Tupperware and take it for a snack later). It's also good with nuts, seeds, etc. For those of you eating tuna, you can use a big dollop of strained yogurt to make tuna salad instead of mayonnaise. I like adding dijon mustard and a squeeze of lemon. Or if I make it with chicken, a dash of curry powder or dill. You can also use it as a creamy sauce on noodles (saute garlic and veggies, add hot noodles, take off heat, and stir in strained yogurt until smooth.) It sounds weird but it's delicious. It tastes so sinful but is actually healthy!
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This picture is my desktop background. The way Anastasia does it is sooo beautiful and inspiring to me!
On her facebook she has posted a couple tips for people who want to try. Once she suggested trying it from Brass Monkey … However, if you are flexible enough for this move, you can definitely go from a CAR instead. Mostly she recommends trying it with a spotter because it is "very dangerous". If you are her friend on facebook her English is very cute. 🙂
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Charley's explanation is great. I just had a private with Leigh Ann where she explained her method to me. It's very similar. Basically, come into twisted grip handstand in a wide straddle. (Dismount or lift both work.) Your face, torso, belly, hips etc. are facing up. Then lower your hips until your torso is perpendicular to the pole. Finally, rotate your hips slightly to the side, until the illusion of "iron X" is achieved.
It helps to look in a mirror to believe that it really looks to an observer as if you are holding your body completely sideways. I was sceptical at first! If you look at some audience videos taken from the side of women like Felix and Rafaela (Brazilian girl from worlds) you can sometimes see that their "Iron X" isn't straight sideways unless viewed from the front.
A note : If you are really strong, especially in the obliques, you CAN hold a flag completely sideways. I have a friend who does Chinese pole and is built like Superman — he can hold a true flag (straight from all angles) and just does it with brute strength. But for us ladies, it's not necessary. Hope this helps. 🙂
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I've tried lyra, Chinese pole, silks, and corde lisse. However, I've never done much more than dabble. My biggest hobby is actually yoga… I've done aerial yoga, acro yoga, and hand balancing intensives … as well as all kinds of normal yoga classes.
Personally, I'm glad I haven't found anything I prefer to pole. 🙂 I'm not sure I would have time for two major hobbies while still working a regular job full time. I used to be jealous of women who are accomplished pole dancers, as well as performers on aerial silks and lyra, and also work as figure models, etc (i.e. Jenyne Butterfly) … then I realized that this IS their job. They are professional performers and athletes full time. I'm jealous of that situation, but I'm not jealous about how they find time to fit it in anymore. :p
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I've tried lyra, Chinese pole, silks, and corde lisse. However, I've never done much more than dabble. My biggest hobby is actually yoga, and I feel that it helps with pole. I've done aerial yoga, acro yoga, and hand balancing intensives … as well as all kinds of normal yoga classes.
Personally, I'm glad I haven't found anything I prefer to pole. 🙂 I'm not sure I would have time for two major hobbies while still working a regular job full time. I used to be jealous of women who are accomplished pole dancers, as well as performers on aerial silks and lyra, and also work as figure models, etc (i.e. Jenyne Butterfly) … then I realized that this IS their job. They are professional performers and athletes full time. I'm jealous of that situation, but I'm not jealous about how they find time to fit it in anymore. :p
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I know plenty of professional people with large tattoos, including a female friend with a huge chestpiece all the way up to her neck who works in engineering … My boyfriend has a sleeve in Arabic script and works in consulting. Both of them wear conservative clothing every day that covers their tattoos (the girl wears blouses no lower than her neck, my boyfriend wears long sleeves and suits). The way I see it, neither one of them gets to discuss their love of music, their sex life, their hobbies in art, whatever … at work. And they don't need to show their tattoos either. It doesn't mean they are diminishing themselves. When they get off work both of them change their clothes and get on with their personal lives. 🙂
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Empy — I don't mean to sound totally negative. I've actually taken a couple Climb & Spin classes with my sister, who is a beginner, and we both had fun and got a great workout! Gabrielle Valliere was our instructor and she was a sweetheart. I just wanted to mention my experience dropping into "Open Pole" expecting to work on new tricks.
And you're totally right, I now contact studios I visit beforehand 🙂
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WIthout derailing this thread … I would just suggest that you personally contact someone at NYPD before you go in to ask about your options. Their process of checking you off sequentially before you are allowed to perform moves can be really frustrating if you only have time to drop in for one class and want to, say, be allowed to invert. Just FYI!
