poleluvndallas
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I have two daughters, 15 and 14. the girls are very supportive and see pole for what it is, self expression and dance. While my younger daughter is not interested in learning, my older daughter has been using my pole to practice quick turns and stretching for a long time. I took her to a statewide amateur competition two weeks ago, and shes been in my room learning some basic spins and conditioning ever since. I personally encourage my girls to explore every age appropriate avenue their hearts desire. It creates women with strong self esteem and a courageous outlook on life. I would be pleased to see a local studio offer some classes geared toward the younger generation. After all, they seem to be more mature about the concept of pole dance than most people my own age.
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de.angelo:how does it feel
beyonce: speechless
azyet:last night
eagles:hotel california
steve perry: faithfully
melanie fionna:it kills me
floetry:say yesI could really go on for miles, I have an affinity for slow stuff to pole to.
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ooooo lonestar we must be cat twins,I want aCornish Rex sooo badly!
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I was thinking the same thing last night when one of my boys was stretched out on the base of the pole as I slid down pretty fast and headfirst from a scorpio/gemini switch attempt. luckily, no fuzzy butts were injured during my epic fail lol.
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Lol, girl I can relate! I started pole last October. my sister called me up and said ‘ lets try this pole class m see how badly we suck’. I was the heaviest girl in the class. zero flexibility, zero muscle tone. I loved it, reguardless, and continued on. I did push ups and sit ups when I didn’t have a class, and before ya know it,.BAM! a wrist seat! the key to success… don’t give up, and reward yourself when you accomplish something. I started with veenas lessons on quick turns, floor work,etc
just to get familiar with moving around the pole, and building strength. pole uses muscles I didn’t even know I had, and the best way to strengthen them is pole dilegence.
ive lost a few lbs, but, I am strong. I kid with my nephews and tell them I could snap a body in half with my thighs. they laugh, I’m serious.I’ve never felt so freaking STRONG. now that me and my margarita machine have ended our love affair, watch these lbs fly off! -
I’m in the Dallas area, lonestar. I train at a great studio here that offers drop in classes. 15$ if you find yourself in the area give me a shout. I’ll be happy to take a beginner class with you! it’s always more fun to pole with a buddy.
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I love my foam roller.I get sore everytime I climb, and practicing the caterpiller makes my shoulders and back scream for mercy the next day. the foam roller acts as a massage therapist, you controlling the amount of pressure. a blessing for sore muscles. An added bonus is what it does for tight hamstrings. I use it to help release the psoas and hammies, and I’m literally one inch away from splits now. I could ramble on forever on the different body parts positivelY affected since I got mine. I started off with a really basic roller,it came with the foam roller video I got when I purchased Leannes strength and conditioning set. I’m beyond pleased with all the videos, and highly recommend them.
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I’m in too. I need to drop 25 lbs like yesterday. I eat well, under 1200, and I exercise my booty off. so, I’m 99.9 percent sure alcoholic beverages are keeping me chunky. so my 100 day challenge is no alcohol except on saturday, limit two, must be a diet version. maybe ten lbs will be my goal. I think thats reasonable.
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dayum autocorrect. seperation not deportation wtf… 🙂
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oops totally didn’t see veena had already touched on muscle deportation. I agree with her lol
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Dont believe the hype! if your stomach muscles didnt separate during pregnancy, you can totally get those abs back. I had three c sections. my lower abdominal muscles (from the navel down) actually separated due to butcher block old school vertical c section. you can tell by placing your fingers on the bottom of your navel and press in. if your muscles are separated u can feel iy. also, when u do a crunch, your lower ab muscles form s peak,/\
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I’m totally showing this thread to my instructor tonight. she struggles with aysha elbow grip, but her forearm grip is good. I told her screw the elbow grip, forearm looks just as pretty and doesn’t cause her any shoulder pain.
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in reguard to the children aspect and concerns I’d like to share my own experience. My sister and I both pole. Between the two of us, we have seven biological children, and two we adopted from the neighborhood. they range from 16 to 18 months, mostly teenagers, mostly boys. My two teenage daughters and I have a very open dialogue rule concerning sex, sexuality, and being who you are reguardless of societal norm. Americans are so very sex fixated, but refuse to openly converse with the younger generation about it. very odd, but it is what it is.
with that being said, in my family, we tackle the stigma issue by eliminating it from the equation in the raising of our kids. the boys all have a healthy respect for dance, pole, burlesque, and they have the facts to separate that from gentleman’s club entertainment. no snickering or snide commentary from the kids when we pole practice. Ive even heard them educating other kids about it being a sport. I live in texas, the stigma here is pretty nasty. Im proud we can exist in our homes, my sister and I, with out that stress.
I’m also very sorry to hear about your marital issues. I agree with the others, you have to do what feels right for you and your family, hopefully without sacrificing your own sense of self in the process. good luck to you, and, we are here if you need some positive reinforcement! -
my favorites as of today are jenyne, toy laster from candy and chrome, kira m from climb spin, fya starta and veena. I love a smooth performance. if you have never seen Kira’s you tube video “speechless” you should see it. she moves so elegantly and sensually I was holding my breath! I signed up for pole classes after I saw her video. its not all about the tricks for me,its the whole presentation.
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I love that theory! Big Cats,huh..now that would be awesome to see. all that power in such a graceful form. That takes being a ‘ cat lady’ to a whole new level. I waswatching some ones video on you tube and her kitten was trying to attack. I dont know how she kept a straight face. ill have to find the link and post it for you all.
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ok I have to retract my previous post, my dear mother swears cindi lauper was a christmas gift. my first purchase was rodney o and joe cooley everlasting bass.
thanks mom. make THAT sexy
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I had the same thing happen my first few months into poling. it is actualy muscle pain transfered to the bone, and the cause is split grip. mine was anyway. the muscles and tendons from elbow to wrist aren’tmeant to sport your weight, and we typically don’t think to strengthen forearm muscles before you start using a split or twisted grip. ice rest and compression will help stop the pain, but you should watch veenas lessons on strengthening and stretching the forearm and wrist. I use a stress ball for finger strength, and small weights for the wrist and forearm.. also, during split grip, instead of closing the hand thats low on the pole, point your index finger down along the pole. for some reason that really helps. my arms wd literally be on fire when I left pole class until I watched the lessons and adjusted my grip. I hope this helps you!
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congrats! any loss is a great accomplishment! I’m trying hard to drop 20 lbs, and no luck so far. however,I am strong now, and you can see the muscles flex and relax under my padding now, so I am happy with that. congratulations again and happy poling.
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mine will be Cindi Lauper girls just wanna have fun, on a cassette tape, which I dont even think they make players for anymore. lol, good times
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there’s a new song by 50 cent and jeremiah thats begging for some pole choreography..I think the name is down on me
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I have no choice but to leave the sexy stuff for when they aren’t around. otherwise I hear gagging sounds and once I heard ‘ aww gross mom that image of your rear in the air scorched my retinas’ such sweet kids,lol.
all jokes aside, fun mom, you should do what you feel is appropriate for your family. some people raise their children a bit more sheltered and cut off from the real world. that doesn’t mean you have to follow suit. if your husband is happy with your poling, you and the kids are having fun and staying in shape TOGETHER, then id say you are leaps and bounds ahead of alot of parents.
mind you,I’m a stubborn southern gal that doesn’t give a flip what other people think of my lifestyle or the pole it revolves around 🙂 -
lmao nymph,I can totally relate. My sister, mom of four, has an xpole in her home as well, and after watching us both huff and puff at an invert, my 15 yr old nephew walked in swung right up, slid down, walked out. darn kids! Ahh to be young and bendable and strong 🙂
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I worked on this move at the studio for a few weeks, and was literally pissed at myself for not getting it. I went home and watched veenas lessons and got it. my issue was failure to squeeze once that inside thigh makes pole contact .contracting the abs and squeezing that quad tightens up your tuck, giving your other leg an opportunity to make pole contact without as much slippage. it was also easier for me to do the open leg “v” version first.
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I have two daughters, 15,14. I pole in front of them,I teach if they request it, and I tell anyone who asks to try an aerial invert before they assume that pole is strictly sexually oriented. in fact, my oldest is poling to train for high school drill team, where double peroettes (sp) are mandatory. veena is teaching 🙂 first and foremost, I’m singularly raising very grounded honor roll GIRLS. we speak very openly about sexuality and what they feel like is appropriate. I say, pole if YOU feel its ok. screw who doesn’t care for it, leave those ppl out of that part of your world. alot of ppl don’t get it, can’t separate dance from sex, and never will. their prerogative. when your children are older, believe me when I say, they will damn sure let you know if the pole makes them uncomfortable. personally,I dont close myself or my poling off from my girls. instead we use it to stay healthy together, and take advantage of the open dialogue poling and its stigma bring up. just my two lincolns
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hi! welcome to sv! I am also in the dallas area!
