polergirl
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Mine's live and running now. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
This is the product of almost a year of blood, sweat, and tears on the parts of my DH (an application and web developer by profession) and me. I can't believe it's finally real!
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What about working on stringing together combinations or moves (if you haven't already)? Inside leg hang to inverted thigh hold to oppostite inside leg hang… also known as spinning scorpio. Outside leg hang to hip hold to inside leg hang to bracket hold v dismount out. Outside leg hang, climb over leg to hood ornament and then to teddy. Etc. Etc.
As far as new moves, I'd say cupid/princess is a likely candidate given what you already know/do. I like to get into mine from side climb or hood ornament but lots do it from outside leg hang.
CAR to bow and arrow is a possibility.
So are shooting star/jasmine and also marley.
Also: variations of climbs. Spinning climb, showgirl (aka one-legged) climb, no-legged climb.
Beginning conditioning for caterpillar, maybe?
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You can also drop (or….slide) from the hood ornament into an outside leg hang.
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I don't want a quiet audience. To me a quiet audience seems bored. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif At the other end of the spectrum I don't want a crowd who doesn't know how to shut up–but those seem few and far between. I think most crowds get the mix just about right.
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Thanks so much! I don't remember doing either of those things…. but user error is always very very possible when it comes to me, lol.
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Interestingly enough, I have also stopped getting updates. I was getting them for a long time and then they stopped, probably about a month ago. I kept meaning to ask but kept forgetting. Not getting daily updates or notifications about vids or forum threads. 🙂
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On-the-pole squats. Oh the burn.
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Fun fun thread!
I am a one-woman marketing shop for an architectural firm. That's my full-time job.
I'm also a soapmaker. Artisanal, high-end, nothin' but the good stuff! I hope to one day make this my full-time job.
I'm also a pole instructor.
I also do consulting work in historic building restoration/conservation.
And I'm a freelance SEO/analytics/online marketing consultant.
Oh. And I'm a freelance writer (not as much these days, but that's OK!)
No wonder I'm tired all the time, lol.
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LOL that's why I'm a HUGE believer in using descriptive names for moves. Outside leg hang, inside leg hang, inverted V (or straddle), hip hold and variations….. there are so many things that have a dozen names! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_eek.gif
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Right, she's doing a cradle V. If you look closely you'll see that both legs are on the same side of the pole when she gets to the move she refers to as the cradle. She goes gemini – side V – superman – figurehead – cradle – butterfly.
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Side V has one leg on each side of the pole. Cradle (in tuck or straddle position) has both legs on the same side of the pole–so you wouldn't be able ot get into a side V from a cradle unless you thread one leg through (like Dakota Fox does in the vid posted).
I like gemini –> shooting star –> marley –> inverted crucifix –> drop –> shoulder dismount.
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As a workaround for days when you're extra grippy…. you could go into inside leg hang from the various hip holds, it's easy peasy and then you can do a leg switch to outside.
I know what's not exactly what you asked for but it will work. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cool.gif
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I'm one of the lucky ones–inside leg hang never hurt, I got the muscle engagement down right away. I could hang there all day, read a book, drink a cup of tea lol. Outside leg hang, on the other hand. O.M.G. I thought I'd never get over that one.
Good news: eventually you'll find your own particular sweet spots, and you'll learn exactly what muscles to engage for your own body, and so many of these moves will stop hurting.
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I almost always dance in heels. They took a little getting used to but now I love it. It’s a rare occasion that I dance barefoot… once I’ve warmed up, that is!
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Spinny inverts are one of mine too. I'm with you, dustbunny, I feel like it's a technique thing. Lately my way out of that is to do a climb, then drop into inverted position. I can do that gracefully and it looks cool…. and I eliminate the "looking like a tortured spider of some ilk" appearance to the invert. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
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Ha! I started the last thread chemgoddess linked to in her post. Update: I decided not to go on with TG because of the risk of injuring myself. It seems like I hear about more injuries caused by TG than by any other move other than falling.
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Superman. Efffing superman has been my nemesis forEVER. I can do so many things that require more strength and flexibility than superman, yet it has eluded me for 2 years. It's mental, I know it is. Karol has tried to help me. Jamilla has tried to help me. My fellow instructors have tried to help me. But no. Superman says no no no. Maybe it's to keep me humble. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif
And I'm with chemgoddess on the SG aysha/jacknife/straightedge. I cannot find my point of balance. I can EG and forearm grip alllll day long but split, not so much.
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IME with forearm grip, your hips still drop back from the pole and the lower back is still rounded. I have yet to find my balance point in SG (WTF is going on there, I do not know) so I can't speak to that one.
If you go up into a forearm grip caterpillar, stop at the highest point, then release your legs into a V, you're in the position I prefer and believe to be the most stable. That stability/balance may also depend on the quality of the straddle split, I don't know because mine sucks lol.
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I spend at least 4 songs each session doing nothing but freestyling, working to improve flow. Then I spend probably 10-15 minutes on "maintenance" work… tricks I've already got solid because like poleclimber said, if you don't do them semi-regularly you can lose them. I rotate these out (not consciously, really, but I don't do a knee hold every single time I dance.
I spend about 30 minutes working on new stuff. Lately I've been working on one/two big tricks at a time, I feel like I personally progress faster that way. I might start laying the ground work and doing conditioning for one that's further down the pike, but I really put solid work in on just one or two.
Flexibility is one of my hobgoblins. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif I need to do far more flexibility training than I currently do.
You're totally right, all these things take SO much time! Thankfully they're fun to do, eh?
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And Vlad is NUTZ. His creativity and confidence are so cool to watch.
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Oh gawd I love love love Eike and Remi together.
There's also the Eduouard Doye/Marion Crampe routine that was floating around a while back. It made me cry. http://youtu.be/ktr_HZs1JUM
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I should clarify, I wasnt saying you need to be able to do 10 caterpillars in a row–rather, that you need to be 100% confident in ability to get the caterpillar. That if you go for it you're going to get it. It's the same body positioning for the beginning of aysha, and since you can do caterpillar in EG or forearm grip, it's good conditioning for those grips.
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How’s your caterpillar? I wouldn’t do any of these until you can nail a solid caterpillar 10 times out of ten and feel you could do them practically in your sleep. 🙂 The reason is that when you’re 100% pulled up into caterpillar position you’re in the position you need for EG or forearm grip aysha.
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Shadow is INSANELY AWESOME at spinny pole. Holy crapoly she rocks my world. Sarah is 100% badass. Everything she does looks like it requires no effort at all for her. She gets into some of the pretzel-y-est positions and just floats out of them like some sort of little pole sprite.
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With this, the knee hold, the shooting star (aka jasmine I think), you have to push the hips forward (not against the pole, more like "Elvis pelvis" hip thrusts) to distribute the weight evenly between knee pit and the other contact point, whether that's your foot, ankle, shin, etc. Some people have conformation that allows them to keep hold of the pole and thrust the hips forward. I have short litlte T-rex arms and a longer torso, so I'm definitely out of that group lol. So in order for me to make this move pretty I *must* take my hands off the pole, which means I have to have a solid knee pit grip plus a solid hip thrust to distribute the weight.
I have gained an appreciation for this move–once upon a time I didn't like it particularly well, but I've seen it done so beautifully enough times that I became a convert. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
