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Awesome primer info Moonflower! I have to add just one tip though; I grew up watching my mother sew TONS of gymnastic leotards for my sister and her teammates and the one of the most important things she always told me was to make sure you gently stretch the lycra fabric as you feed it to the machine to be stitched. This helped ensure the stitches had room to expand and contract when finished garment was in use. Like you, she also used the narrow zig-zag stitch. 🙂
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It's extremely generous of you to share pattern drafting techniques with the lay person. It's a liberating and fun hobby to make your own clothes, especially with the cost of these things today. Many seamstresses will make pattern drafting tutorials very technical or vague and usually not free; for a reason – to 'protect' their craft to some degree. I'm interested to see your updates and what crafty people come up with!
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Instructors will usually reccomend you start off learning on a stationary pole for both safety and proper strength building. A lot of pole moves are executed and held differently on a spinning pole due to the momentum. I got a pole with a spin mode just for the fun of it though. Most clubs don't have spinning poles anyway so if you're only considering getting a pole to practice for work and concerned about the cost, just get a stationary pole.
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If I remember correctly, you have to send exoticdancernet.com a picture of you at work to prove you are 'in the business' which might be problem for someone just in the contemplation stage. I know it was for me a few years ago, so I just browsed around stripperweb instead. Some advice just never goes stale.
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To quickly reply to some of your questions, meow:
Pole dancing isn't 'easy' per se but there is plenty a beginner can quickly learn and accomplish, if you look through Veena's beginner section you'll notice there is a lot of attainable material for someone with no fitness or dance background. Mastering the art of pole dance is dependant on your level of dedication and current fitness level but generally anywhere from 1-3 years with steady practice is how long it takes to accomplish some of the more advanced moves. This isn't necessary in the stripping business but it CAN make you money sometimes – just don't rely on it because more often than not, personal interaction and sexiness (confidence) will get you much further than athletics.
A general guideline for a good dietary plan is to eat as little 'processed food' (prepackaged, out of a box, fast food) and more veggies and fruit, less meat (but definitely get your protein). Everybody is different and dietary needs is a very complex topic but generally the more nutrients you're getting in their whole, natural form, the better.
Most strippers are just women like anyone else. A generality is dependant on your location, city girls vs rural, and the club environment you're working in has a lot to do with what you'll experience. But it's safe to say that all of the other strippers are there to make money, it's a job – don't go looking to make friends, just to work. Always lock up your valuables, watch your money and if the other dancers happen to be really nice and friendly then it's a plus.
A boob job is absolutely NOT a necessity in the profession. What is a necessity is confidence and the ability to talk to anyone with a smile. I've seen totally flat chested girls at my club do very well and the girls with fake boobs do well but there's nights where no one is making money; it's a crap shoot depending on customers. Every guy likes something different and it's really not a huge issue.
An average good night is highly dependant on your location, shift and club but anything less than a 100 bucks in a shift is absolutely terrible no matter where your are or what time it is.
I wouldn't worry about your height and weight too much, just your ability to happily talk to random people all night, feel good about yourself and get on with the job.
Definitely go to stripperweb too. There's so much information there, your head will spin from trying to take it all in. Good luck!
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Sensual, I have also been considering the OmniGym for some months now. I did some browsing around a while back for the best yoga swing around and I came up with the OmniGym set up and some of the orginal products (like the padded lyra) from http://www.airgyrogym.com/products.html – Now I just need the funds to indulge!
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By the way, I have been having great success with the SheaMoisture brand found at Target. I haven't tried their haircare line yet but I have been using the Raw Shea Butter Lotion and Body Wash for both my hair and skin. I use the lotion on my hair as a conditioner and as a protectant against my flat iron's heat and it works extremely well for that. The rest of their product line's ingredients look excellent, so this is a really convienent solution if you don't have a lot of time to use a bunch of different products or make your own. 🙂
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Yes, I did forget about the soapnuts. You can actually find those at most grocery stores nowadays in the organic section where the laundry soaps are. If not, try your local natural food store. You just crush and boil them like any other herb and the water will get soapy for ya. I have a bag of those around here somewhere too..
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Hi JiggaLuv, I have been natural for five years or so now and it has been a roller coaster ride for sure. After chopping off my mid-back length hair into a cute (and at the time, still relaxed) hair syle (regret!) and moving to a very rural area with virtually no other people of the same race (double regret! lol) let alone ones with natural hair, I was on my own. I always wanted to ditch the relaxers and at that point they weren't available to me anyway unless I drove 60 miles into the city to a good salon. But long story short, I haven't seen much length because of breakage and from not having the time to properly care for it (and friends/employers with genetically straight hair do not understand how much time and intensive attention each curly natural strand needs!) but that's my own fault for not keeping up a good routine.
The rural area has been good for one thing to be sure – self-suffiency! And by that I mean, herbal care has been the best discovery for natural hair ever. Remeber the movie 'Coming to America' where Eddie Murphy's character said his long hair has only been touched by natural juices and berries? It's like that and it's a truth.
Aloe, marshmallow root extract, slippery elm bark extract (this stuff is awesome, no– the best ever, but the tree is becoming endangered so use with respect), shea nut butter, coconut butter (the real stuff, not lotion), irish moss (the seaweed), flax and chia seed extract as well as hemp, castor, argan oil and don't forget the rosewater as well as apple cider vinegar rinses for shine. All or some of these things can be combined with a little beeswax as an emulsifier for the softest natural hair ever. There's inifinite solutions in nature, you just have to take the time to learn it and make it. My problem is just laziness in getting it on my strands.
If you don't wanna play kitchen chemist, check out http://www.treasuredlocks.com/, http://www.carolsdaughter.com/ and http://www.curlmart.com/category/10-best-curly-hair-products/. I know there's others but again I'm lazy and that should be plenty to get you started. Don't be like me and waste five years of good growing out time by not having a routine, that's the most important part of the deal.
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Thanks Cherished! After a long night dancing at work, I needed that! Hilarious!
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The only alternatives that I am aware of would be other herbs that are varying shades such as indigo, oak gall and woad or chamomile, calundela and tumeric for blondes, (or most any other dye bearing plants) but if you are sure you are using pure powdered herbs with no additives besides basically other edible things then it should rinse pretty clean. Perhaps I'm not too clear on what you mean by 'coats the hair'. You could follow up with a diluted apple cider vinegar rinse to clarify.
The only other safe 'natural' hair color I know of is temporary but looks amazing – is called hair chalking. Basically you use chalk pastels (not oil!) and a bit of water to color the hair. Like I said, it washes out though.
Good luck on your hair journey, I'm sorry to hear your mother had a bad reaction but I'm glad to see people becoming open to something other than the norm. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif
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Thank you for sharing! I have a persistent back injury from a couple of years ago that physical therapy and massage have helped tremendously but not cured completely. Hopefully this will be the final straw that fixes my back. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
I'm a petite and temperature-sensitive type, maybe this will also help me train past that.
Also, coincidentally enough, today's Dr. Mercola newsletter headlines featured a similar sounding cold palm therapy that appears to work on the same premise. (maybe he or his employees lurk on SV, lol)
I haven't read your documentation yet, I am off to do that now. Should I proceed (probably will), I will let you know the results. Thanks again!
@ Devika, you are right about that. I used to dry skin brush before my shower and tone my skin all over with a blast of cold water at the end of the shower but my bf thought it was stupid/crazy so I fell out of the habit. I need to get back into that as my skin looked like it was blingin' from doing those two ancient detox practices.
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It is very sad indeed that racism still fuels violence, I deal with racist comments shouted out of windows and being turned away from looking at apts based on a once over in this area of the country but Florida is just as bad in some places. The problem is partially that no one wants to admit there is a problem, when someone brings it up no one wants to hear it. It's like they stick their fingers in their ears and sing as loud as they can hoping it will go away. It won't go away until horrible things like this keep happening and we choose to conscientiously evolve away from it. And is it just me or is our justice system is need of some kind of tremendous overhaul? Petition signed btw, and post anymore that you might have, please.
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In my experience, in a strip club, guys do not care what you are wearing so long as you're going to take it off! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif But seriously, if it looks good on you, wear it!
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Ah, lab tech sounds way more interesting than billing any day but you can have the phlebotomy, seeing blood extracted makes me feel weak. Good luck in all of your endeavors!
