luckylindyhopper
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Always poled in either short shorts that I used in my swing dancing days, bathing suit bottoms, or Pole Skivvies. I absolutely cannot pole in pants or capris. It just bothers me for some reason. Lol. And the studio I go to recommends shorts over pants and actually requires it for the intermediate and advanced classes.
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Unfortunately I don't have a pole at home and rely on the poles at my studio. So, I don't get to film myself often. I am really self conscience of poling in front of others, so I don't like to record during class or hold people up after class. I think after almost 7 months of poling, I've only recorded myself 3 times. Hopefully I will be getting a pole this Summer and if so I expect to record myself at least weekly to see my progress and work on tweaking things for improvement.
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Amen. I personally do not have a sexy personality so I don't even attempt to dance that way, lol. I totally respect the girls who can pull off sexy. Besides, it would be boring if everyone danced the exact same way.
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Mine is the same way. He's fine with me taking classes/poling while he's gone (i.e. during the day) but we've had it out on poling after he's home. It's a recurring argument in our household.
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Beautiful!
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I already posted, but I think this deserves a second post. I went into my profile to verify my location and whilst editing, I noticed that we can now edit/change our usernames!! So exciting!!
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Happy anniversary! Love the new design!!
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When I first logged on I had to double check I was at the right place, lol. I really like the layout! It looks so fun!
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Yes some moves burn! Pole sit for me use to tear me apart. Now it’s no biggie.
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I could only think of one, but it’s the first one that came to mind:
grace
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Good topic!
My family and friends know I pole. I am a very honest person and I don’t believe in hiding things. From day one I let people know I was poling. I post about it on Facebook. I’ve run into some negativity from my mom and brother mainly. My dad was weird about it at first. He always use to reference Chris Rock’s joke about a father’s job is to keep his daughter off the pole. Once I showed him some pics and actually sent him a video of me poling, he realized that I wasn’t stripping and that it truly is an athletic activity. (I did send him a very non-sexy video of me basically just doing tricks and spins.) My mom was very nervous about it at first, but again after seeing a video and pictures she became accepting. The oldest of my two brothers has been the biggest challenge. He is 20 years old and he has a certain image of pole dancers. When I posted a few pictures on Facebook of me poling (first picture was of me doing a Peter Pan and the other was me just doing a pole sit) he immediately starting making negative comments on my album. I have confronted him and told him that I don’t strip, though I see nothing wrong with women who do. I explained that I do it for fitness. I told him to hit my mom up for the video, but he refused. I have sort of accepted that it makes him uncomfortable and that he’s not cool with it. I at least expect the negativity now, but I hope that one day he’ll come around.
I hate that everyone automatically thinks girls who pole are all strippers and "loose," because that’s just not the case. I’ve had luck getting a few family and friends to actually go to a beginners pole class with me to see what it’s about. With all cases, my guests have left looking for a place to pole back in their town or have signed up at the studio I go to. Once they realize it’s fun and not dirty, they love it!
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I’ve been poling for almost 6 months. I did do some gymnastics as a kid and then I’ve been a ballroom/swing dancer for the past 6.5 years. I can honestly say that neither experiences gave me any sort of edge. Yes, there are things that I catch on to quicker than others but at the same time, there are things that are so foreign and frustrating to me. For example: Pirouettes and pointed toes= no problem. Not jumping into moves= huge problem. In both gymnastics and aerials in ballroom and swing dancing, jumping into moves is expected. So when I started pole, not jumping was a completely foreign concept. I still have a bad habit of doing it with new moves. It’s frustrating and I look at other polers and wonder why can’t I just get it like they do. I realize it’s a progression, though, and practice makes perfect as cliched as that is.
Just try to keep in mind that everyone learns differently and at their own pace. Be proud of what you can do instead of what you can’t. Keep your chin up! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I live and breathe Facebook, lol. I love networking with other polers, so feel free to add me:
mailto:luckylindyhopper@gmail.com
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Awesome!
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That was amazing!
