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@riddleboxxy, I didn't think anything looked off balance, and if the legs on the XSL weren't fully extended it didn't seem to affect the performace of it at all. I actually thought the poleworldsite demo was pretty fair even though it was obvious that it was a response to the Veena demo. The comments from poleworldsite on the other hand started out reasonable and helpful, then they just got misleading and then downright untrue…
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Oo, that's cool. I actually might wear that over another color 😀
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I haven't seen PS officially encourage it (Is Poledanceworldsite with PS?), but I've just seen one too many proponents of PS be illogical and rude. I dunno what the deal is.
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Thank you Webmaster, good to know! I'm gonna look into the velcro pads, I wonder if they keep the plates from popping in and out? or just keep the base from sliding along the ground. If I'm doing demos at events there's a chance I could have it set up on a raised platform and having it slide around on that would not be cool.
And Chemgoddess, ty, I forgot about the option of adding weight on the XSL.
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@runemist, I thought showing the SSA in use while the XSL was still being set up was a fair way to highlight the difference in setup time. I don't think that particular part makes it biased. I do agree about the legs though, that saying "no stability legs needed" makes the fact that the SSA doesn't have the option of any extra stability seem like a good thing when I would consider it a negative. I liked how they showed that the legs on the XSL have the potential to be a hazard when dancing around the base though, that is something that I need to think about.
Veena showed the base plates popping up on the SSA but the Jagged video didn't…that seems like something buyers should know about if it's a prevalent issue… does anyone else who has used the SSA have additional input on that?
I like the clean base on the SSA but I like the stability and sturdiness of the XSL… Decisions, decisions!
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My husband ordered me an LED hoop from moodhoops.com for my birthday. I'm pretty sure the one he got me was only around $100. It's nice quality, came with two rechargeable batteries and a charger. I love it 🙂
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Aaah! That's not encouraging, amy! but good to know nonetheless. I might as well phsych myself out for pain. And then if the pain just reduces somewhat with practice or even goes away that would be a bonus. I think striking a beautiful superman hold in a performance someday will be worth it. Here's to hoping https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif
And thank heaven my pole sits are no longer painful!
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I can understand that. The sad thing is that by the looks of some of the comments on the article, some people don't wonder. Some people outright say the girls deserved what happened, which I think is horrible. Nobody deserves to be abducted or killed or whatever, and I hope media coverage will help humanize the missing women. I think that might have been what this story was going for. A lot of times violent crimes against prostitutes or strippers get ignored by media because it's percieved that the general public won't care, or won't think of them as what they are–someone's daugher, sister, friend, mother ect…
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Yes it will hurt, and yes it will get better 😀 I remember it being really painful to do any variation of a pole sit (layback, plank ect) and now it doesn't feel any different than holding myself up with my hands. I just started practicing the superman though and dang that hurts! For me the superman point of contact is more on my front inner thighs, whereas the point of contact for sits and laybacks and planks are more on my back inner thigh. So I guess I have to endure pain while I get used to supporting myself with skin two inches away from the spot that's already toughened up, yay 😛 I've basically just been getting myself into superman position from a handstand and sliding to the floor to help make it more painful, I mean, to spead up the toughening process ;P
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I generally don't like FOX either 😛 The video did seem unnecessarily dark-toned in the editing (and yeah, why a vid of natasha wang??), but the article didn't come off judgemental to me at all. It didn't make any judjement calls as to the charachter of the women or imply that the missing women deserved what happened to them, it seemed to me it was just getting their story out there. It clearly says it's telling the story of 'some' women in stripping, not all. The interviewee's negative experiences with stripping does't negate another dancer's positive experience, and a positive experience in the job doesn't negate someone else's negative one. I'm glad to hear from ladies here on StudioVeena that there are dancers who feel protected in their job and love doing it and that there are clubs that treat their dancers well. There are real dangers that come with the job though and I don't think pretending they don't exist helps anyone. To go a step further I think it actually prevents the industry from getting better.
I think the positive spin is that one of the girls created "Eve's Angels" to offer non-judgemental support to women who experience any of the negatives that she did.
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Extremely helpful thread topic, thanks Empy! It might be like a year before I'm able to afford to get a teacher training/cert, but I'm devouring any info I can find on them. Thanks everyone who shared info!
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Yay, I'm glad it caters to beginners. That takes some serious booty control! The first time I tried any kind of booty pop was at Fawnia's studio in vegas. I could barely do an alternating cheek flex (don't even know what that's called!) Booty moves are not even my personality at all, but I feel like I should still pay homage and have it in my repetoire. I think it's totally cute and cheeky(!) when Veena busts out a playful booty wiggle in her vids.
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Ah, that's so cool! Was probably even more fun to be part of than it is for us to watch, I'm jealous 😀
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If anyone has a spare invite, I'd love one please. analynnb@gmail.com
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I started with pole DVD's and youtube, then used Veena's lessons. Eventually I started driving two hours to las vegas to take studio classes. I think it's always good to experience different (good) instructors. I love veena's lessons, and I also loved the studio experience.
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That's sad, I hope she recovers quickly and fully. It's also sad to hear about the nasty comments directed at her elsewhere on the net. I feel similar to upandover. I'm not a fan of Tip Drill's performance style, I don't find it sexy, but I can appreciate her athleticism and I think it's a shame that clubs don't treat their dancers better.
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Ah, yeah I agree that concept is pushed to the extreme sometimes. Strength training is also awesome for calorie burn but it seems like cardio gets all the credit. I wonder why the author didn't give a healthier alternative, or say what type and amount of cardio is healthy, and I wonder if snacking during endurance runs changes the equation at all.
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The article is talking about excessive running (20+ hours a week) without cross training. A couch to 5k program seems like a good moderate amount to supplement pole training. It is an interesting read though.
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That sucks, I'm sorry! It sounds like you're being very smart about it by going to the dr. and following his orders. I've never had runner's knee but it sounds awful 🙁 Good job finding alternatives like walking on an incline, you sound determined. My mom has knee issues and she loves walking stairs at the stadium because it's high intensity but low impact. Take care and heal up fast!
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Haha, nice! That pic looks so cool 😀
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That's a good way to put it, I hadn't thought of relationships in a transactional context before. I think it may just be that I don't find the stripper/client relationship sexy.
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Dang! It would be cool to see pole dance on the TV broadcast of the superbowl, but yeah, still pretty cool that it'll be at the pre and post parties. I love seeing pole dance grow and branch out to different venues. I was really excited to see that Zoraya Judd recently performed at a Skrillex concert.
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Yay! I love this challenge idea. I've become increasingly comfortable why my true self over the last several years so I kind of see this as symbolizing that 🙂
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Yeah, I can imagine that customer/client relationship. I'm still not sure I really want to get comfortable in that setting though. It just seems like there's still a high tendency of disrespect between dancer and customer, whether it's the dancer who is in control thinking "he's sucha putz for giving me so much money for this" or the customer feeling in control having the mindset of "she's such a slut to do this for $". Granted I've never actually been to a strip club, I've only read comments here and elsewhere from people who have worked them or been to them, and those types of mindsets seem fairly prevalent. It seems logical that it would be possible to have a mutually respectful dancer/client relationship though, so maybe that's what I need to focus on to understand the draw. It could also be my conservative upbringing making it difficult for me to understand sexual experiences as a commodity because for me they lose their value outside of a loving relationship. I can understand that that's not the case for everyone though.
And thanks for engaging with me, because I don't think I'd sort out my thoughts as well if you didn't.
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This is all really interesting for me to read because even though I feel it's wrong to judge, I'm still sorting out feelings of being averse to the whole stripper persona. They say to really get into a performance you should try to put yourself into the charachter that you're dancing as, and I find I feel gross and uncomfortable putting myself into a stripper charachter, but if I pretend I'm dancing for my husband (or actually am dancing for my husband) I find I can really let loose. I wonder if the judgement or viewing stripping as a negative is really based on just not being able to relate?
