polergirl
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In an EG straightedge it's super important to have your body away from the pole, even more important than in EG aysha, where at least you have your legs to help counterbalance you. In straightedge you'll want that push/pull leverage that's created when your top (bent) arm pulls you toward the pole and your bottom pushes you away. Push/pull plus gobs of core strength, at least that's how it shakes out for me!
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I have major issues with superman, despite the best efforts of some world-class instruction. Part of my problem is that I hold to the pole too quickly, which makes it very difficult for my hips to turn completely. The times I get superman (it's still inconsistent which drives me NUTS), it's because I remember not to latch on, to leave myself room for my hips to go below my shoulders so I can get a good lock with the top hand.
Some of my attempts have been pitiful indeed. I've tried it from outside leg hang, hip hold, flatline inside leg hang, shoulder mount (my most successful, most often because it doesn't require turning of the hips), inverted thigh hold…. you name it, I feel like I've tried it.
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Doberman mixes aren't much better. My dog is ALL OVER me when I'm doing floorwork. Or yoga. Or stretching. OMG, lol
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For me the key was doing a ZILLION of them very slowly, feeling what parts were being isolated, and going for a super exaggerated roll so I could get as much out of each one as possible. I also think of them as an infinity sign, moving in a figure eight sort of motion. When my shoulders are closest to the pole my hips are at their furthest away, and as my hips are close, my shoulders are at their furthest, and in between I roll everything in the direction of the part that's moving toward its furthest-away point.
I hope that makes sense, lol.
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I finally managed to post mine. I may redo them for grins but this was fun. I don't normally dance to faster songs, so it truly was a challenge for me. And I have loved seeing everyone's interpretations of the same music. Yay!!!
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Disclaimer: I can't get remotely close to her level of legs being up ….. but tilting the pelvis upward plus reallllly engaging the lower abs and hip flexors are what, IME get the legs up. Having good turnout helps too, because you can rotate your legs out more in the hip socket, which gives them more mobility.
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I'm jazzed that y'all liked my challenge idea… and I'm SUPER jazzed to see the different styles that different dancers will bring to the same songs. SUPER JAZZED.
Methinks I'll do all three, just for fun! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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ETA: So that we're all dancing to the same 2 songs.
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I think Veena's going to choose 2 and post them. Correct me if I'm wrong, Veena!! 🙂
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Veena, I think you should just make a list of slow songs + a list of fast and toss a dart to pick! 🙂
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The November Challenge here was a chair dance challenge… if you look through those you might find some good ideas. There was also a floorwork challenge not so long ago.
For awesome (and super creative) floorwork in general, I like RhiannanNichole on youtube; Alethea is, as always, incredible; our own amyxshi has some of the most lovely fluid floorwork I've seen; of course Veena(!); for club style floorwork look up jannybugalicious on youtube.
I am a floorwork nut. I love it. Can't get enough of it. 🙂 I have lots of "pole" sessions where I barely touch the pole!
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Ohhh, yogini leaves ENORMOUS bruises on my inner bicep. It's funny, it doesn't hurt while getting into or out of, or while I'm in the pose… but you'd never know it from the bruises, lol.
So this week I'll be trying out the spinning no-leg climb. Thanks for the suggestion, Mechie. 🙂
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One of the keys to developing my own style was to experiment with getting into/out of spins and tricks. The tricks themselves vary from dancer to dancer, but there are only so many ways you can do a knee hold. How you get into it, or out of it, can be what defines your style. I tend to dance to slow, sensual music and to hold my poses/tricks for longer periods of time… other dancers rock it out to fast music and look like they're flying.
The best way to develop your style is just to dance. And then dance some more. And then…. dance some more! Eventually you'll notice how your body moves and how it makes you feel when you move.
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Ooooh, I'll have to try that. I bet it wouldn't be all that different, just a switch in grip so you turn as you lift.
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+1 to everything above.
If you can do a slow controlled shoulder mount, you open up a whole new world of things to do. I like to SM to caterpillar, SM to superman, SM to brass monkey, SM bounces/drops….. it seems endless. 🙂
Shoulder dismounts/reverse shoulder mounts are a GREAT way to condition, and they're hot hot hot to watch when they're all controlled and slow. Awesome, so awesome.
