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I thought it was great. It was the half time show and not a competition, and it did just that. It put on a great show. People like to complain and be negative more than positive. The people that feel it was inappropriate or not child friendly or calling it a strip show are the ones that are getting to me. I don’t really know where to start with that. There is so much worse on regular tv that their children probably watch all day long. I am vert happy to see pole dance being used more and more for our entertainment and such, personally.

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Ohio. Close ish to Dayton. Anyone else out this way??

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I could not find a newer thread, so I will just bump this one instead of making one. I am just loving the lessons as I come back to pole after my back injury. They are helping me keep focused and always have ideas on stuff I can try. I would love to see more spin pole combos for more advanced polers. Combos and transitions on spin. Maybe at least 4 different moves threaded together to make nice combos. I would also like to see in the routines, more advanced inverted move routines. I have trouble stringing things together and this would help so much. Something else I would love to see would be some Elite casting moves!!!! I had been working on some of these a while ago and love them. Thanks!!!!

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I wish I was closer! We visit Fl a lot. We were just there. We typically stay in Cape Coral or on Sanibel Island.

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I am not sure where we could all get shirts! There use to be a store on here, but I have not seen it in a while?

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I feel like not that many people from here are going this year, but most workshops are full. Weird. I had no idea that I needed to book the free workshops either!!! So I wouldn’t get to take advantage of those either if I went. They are all full!!!!!

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After my appoinent today, my back and ribs didn’t look good. She actually told me to back of of some of the stretch poses I was doing. I am afraid I will end up in a chair doing wrist circles to work out because it seems that there is nothing I can do that won’t pop my ribs out. 😔

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I am at a major cross roads with Pole Expo this year. I was very excited and going, then, long story short, I got a very had back injury. I have to take it very easy. I was not cleared to pole until most of the workshops I wanted were gone. Now, my ribs keep coming out even with light pole as I was instructed!!!! I am going in half an hour to my doctor to show her my workout video and get my ribs popped back in. 😁 I am torn on what to do. Do I go and try some lighted workshops? Do I not go and just do next year and catch the workshops when they post? What do I do, ladies?? I guess it depends on what my Dr. Says today too.

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Hi, Ladies!!! I have not been on this thread in a while. Long story short, I an nursing a bad back injury and was not allowed to do anything for months. I have been cleared to do light splits training now. My 2 block over split is gone. My splits are gone in general. I am starting from scratch now. I started again yesterday with AA splits DVD. I did sit some parts out. It felt good to do not again! I will be starting SV lessons again as well and using them as well. I will try to have my husband take pics and I will post them here.

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Perfect!!!! Sounds good.

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I would like to see lessons on how to get flexier pointier toes too!!!! I can’t find that anywhere. I even bought the ballerina bands and have no idea how to use them.

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I would please keep doing the quick lessons. I am going to join again because these all are amazing! Also, I am recovering from a pretty bad back injury and I feel there is a lot in the lessons to help me. Your style is so unique and I love the quick lessons! Especially the spinning ones!!!! More of those, please! Your lessons have totally changed! I would say that you are offering something for every level now!

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That is why I am excited for this months challenges!!! I had to skip last months, so it should be fun!!

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Honestly, I hate to admit it, but I have been poling for 6 years and have a terribly weak core. That makes sense.

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She just said that bending my lower back is why I have punched nerves and that I should avoid bending my lower back to avoid the nerve pinching worse. Every time I would do any back stretching, I would be crippled and at the doctor the next day and it would hurt for weeks just from doing camel stretches and such. She just said we are all different and I can not bend like that without making my condition worse. Good to know because I have been injuring myself trying so hard and wondering why I would never progress and get worse every time.

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This is me on the xpole silicon pole at the Arnold sports festival. I love it and am getting one.

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For me personally, I would be using it to open my upper back since my lower back is where the issue is. My chiropractor says that there is a natural curve in my lower back and that is why I get the pinched nerve, so I should not try to get more bend in that area because it just crushed my nerves. Working on my upper back would help even what bend I have out.

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I want a ball as well. Just laying on one helps my back feel way better. I have ben told by chiropractors that most stretches that normal people can do with no pain are actually bad for my back and the shape and that is why I have been getting hurt and no progress for years. I have tried since I started poling to get a more flexible back, but then I get injured and have to stop. It has been a viscious cycle.

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Things like a back bend hurt and my shoulders are so bad that I can’t stay in one. Then my back hurts for days. I have a long torso and pinches nerves in my lower back and stretching for back bends pinches those nerves more I have been told. I love foam rolling though. I just got a Rumble Roller too and it doesn’t hurt, so i bet I would be ok.

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I have been in both and I am getting the xpole. It is smaller and softer.

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Let us know if you get results from that. I am ordering a yoga wheel. All stretches hurt me because I have back problems and I want to see if the wheel helps painlessly.

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Oh! I have those! Love them!!!

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When was this?? In October? Her store has been closed for a while. I hope she opens it back up, but I don’t know if she will now. I really hope you get your order.

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Amazon and Ebay always have the shoes. Check there first always. Usually free shipping too!!! Those are hotttt! I hope someone gets them!!!