polergirl
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If I have a tank on I can hold with just armpit, no back–though it's a LOT easier to do with a little back skin on the pole! I normally try to get the pole as close to centered on my back as possible, then bring the catch arm around and down to lock the grip.
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I think freestyling is as much a skill as any trick, so it needs to be practiced and honed. What spin or trick felt totally comfortable and natural the very very very first time you did it? Probably not many.
And unless you've been dancing your entire life, freestyling, or even just flow/movement in general, probably feels SUPER AWKWARD at first… heck, even if you *have* been dancing your entire life, it might feel strange, because you've danced largely choreographed pieces…. or because you weren't dancing on a pole.
Every single time I touch the pole I do two freestyle dances to help warm me up. The first one is no spins and no climbing. Just pole transitional work and floor/wall work. The second is for easy/light spins and a little climbing if I feel so moved. I do them in reverse to cool down–so every single time I'm on the pole I freestyle to at least four songs. It has helped my flow and comfort level exponentially.
And one of my resolutions for 2012 is to make myself move into/out of tricks from the very beginning of learning them. No matter how awful or uncoordinated the trick itself is, I am going to work on transitions right along with it. No hopping out of a move unless it's a deliberate, graceful hope. This comes after watching some of my most recent videos and being horrified that I did nothing resembling dancing other than my four freestyled songs.
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You're welcome!
NorwegianNina–that's a variation I have never seen before. I'll need to try it (and since I'm 5'4" I can usually get two climbs in even on a shortish pole, lol). Thanks so much for posting the video!
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Still on the hunt for variations of the side climb–I like Marlo's and am very interested to see the variation Natasha Wang showed, I can't quite picture it. . Anyone else have suggestions or videos?
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Found it!!! –By searching for levitation of all things. Fleur originally posted it. Side climb starts at about 2:15. I love how she crosses the bottom leg under the top and pushes off. Actually, I love pretty much everything about how she moves. She looks like a cat slinking around.
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Keep the videos coming!
Someday I *will* find the video I referred to in my original post. It was an instructor demo for a studio, it's possible I got to the link through someone here and just can't remember the thread that got me there. But this woman's side climb was fantastic… and she did some sort of awesome close to the ground layback levitation-ish move that, as it turns out, isn't very difficult to do, but she was pure grace to watch do it.
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Yep, I've done that. I love Jenyne's side climb. That's the kind of variation I'm talking about–similar to the variations found in a regular climb. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
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Mirrors
A good place to put a video camera
Good lighting (ideally lighting that's also flexible so you can change up the atmosphere)
As for how much room you need? As much as you can get! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif Floorwork can take up a lot of room (or not, but it is fun to travel around in such a slinky manner). You don't want to have to rein in your spins for lack of room, and you don't want to do like I used to and kick your laptop off your desk on a regular basis doing a reverse grab. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I'm with old english. The Remi sit makes tears come to my eyes. Armpit holds don't bother me much for some reason. Knee pit holds used to, but once I developed hamstrings of steel they stopped lol.
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Chem, the Remi drop scares the absolute bejeezus out of me… I don't know why!
Amy, I would love to come but have a commitment that weekend. I'm trying to shift some things around. I'd LOVE to work with you!!
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I tried it last night and could NOT get the push out far enough at all. Back to the drawing board!
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I love this! There are lots of nights where I get home from work and take a quick tour on the pole before I change into "comfy" clothes and get down to the business of dinner, cleaning, more work, etc.
Great idea!
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I think that's absolutely FAB. I wish I didn't live several states away!!! Your pole jams look so fun (and so productive!) and I'm sure the performances were, too.
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Yours is looking ok! Dustbunny's 100% right about getting stronger and being able to get your body away from the pole a bit. As far as the catch leg, I use my calf rather than a kneepit grip. I prefer the lines, and I think it's easier/smoother to extend it from there.
