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Baking soda makes an excellent, very gentle facial exfoliant if you're like me and most face scrubs are too intense.
You can make a super low-level peel by crushing two-three aspirin (the real stuff, uncoated) into a tiny tiny bit of water–make a paste, then dab onto face. Leave it for a few minutes then rinse off. Baby soft skin and very gentle!
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I first inverted about 8 months after starting to dance–I was at a studio that was very cautious about inversions, which in the end worked out well for me. We did a LOT of conditioning before we were allowed to get those feet above our heads. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
As far as style, I started watching dancers whose style I admired, and tried to break down what it was, specifically, that I liked. Then I tried to emulate–not completely imitate–and bit by bit I developed a style of my own.
I blogged about it a while back: http://ginadances.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/developing-your-style/
Sidenote: I recently did a dance that is about as far from "my" style as it gets, and it has been far and away the most well-received dance I've done, across the board. https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/4fb14475-7268-485b-b0e3-4d380ac37250
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Coconut oil is also AWESOME for your hair.
If you get a lot of static electricity and don't have hairspray or fabric softener handy, you can get a very very light coating of hand lotion on your hands then very very very lightly run your hands over your clothes. No more static, yay!
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I should note (just in case someone in here has been desperately searching for handmade soap lol), the shopping cart isn't turned on yet. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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I make soap! Awesome soap. I retired temporarily from the soapmaking business in 2007 after a nasty divorce… and am now about to resurrect it. I launch officially next week! http://www.icisoap.com
I like this thread–how fun!
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Baking soda and white vinegar eliminate multitudes of stinky laundry sins. Be warned, you will have lots of foam (this is what grade school kids make "volcanoes" from). But wow, the difference in the laundry is totally worth it.
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Thank you, pegasusaerialfitness! That's so sweet of you!!!
I definitely agree with the wisdom of recording practice sessions. I grew a LOT as a dancer when I started watching myself dance. I started paying better attention to lines and angles and what showed off my body to its best.
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I forced myself to freestyle, and then to freestyle some more, and then to freestyle some more. Then I forced myself to try variations of moves I already knew…. what did it look like if I turned my hand upward? What did it look like if I bent one leg?
Not too long ago I blogged about this
http://ginadances.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/developing-your-style/http://ginadances.wordpress.com/2011/04/28/flow-and-fluidity/
And I'm pretty sure Aerial Amy has as well. 🙂
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The glow-y ones on her FB page make my eyes happy. That is all.
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I do that a lot and have always thought of it as a CAR variation. I also do it from advanced plank (way harder, IMO…. and ironically not as pretty lol).
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Oh good advice! I was thinking of putting the tape on while I'm in my bendiest positions, so that would be its default.
A trial run (or two, or three) is definitely in order.
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Thanks so much for the suggestions, ladies! I am going to try a few things tomorrow and see if anything works. I've danced in this getup and have been OK but I don't want to chance it. I don't want my head to be on my nipples instead of my dancing lol.
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Yes. Sorry. That's totally what I meant! Long day at work….
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I will probably do that…. though the tone of the dance is pretty dark so cheeky cute pasties could be a tough sell. Maybe I need to get angry, bitter, hurt pasties. Ha!
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I think of a half jade as one where your outside leg is bent into a sharp stag position and the leg behind you, the inside leg is the only one that's fully extended. Reguires all the same body positioning but you have one leg bent. 🙂
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Slippery pole is a phenomenon that normally goes away as pole becomes second nature and your grip is rock solid, plus you no longer have those big awesome adrenaline surges that make you clammy. 🙂 Until then, antipersperant, yoga chalk, tacky gloves…. lots of things will work.
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I have mid-sized girls that luckily don't fall out of regular bras, so that's what I wear. Underwire, always. I refuse to be shoehorned into a horrid sports bra. They're constricting and I want to look like I have *two* boobs, thankyouverymuch.
Chemgoddess has posted links before to some very cute sports bras from KMart, of all places, that appear to not have the squishy uniboob look. I need to check those out.
I have issues with shorts rolling down at the waistband. I don't care if they ride up some, but I hate the rolling down. 🙁
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You'll definitely want shoes with straps, for exactly the reason you give. 🙂 I think the clear plastic is more comfortable than the patent–the clear is flatter so the pressure is evenly distributed.
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Ohhhhh, Charley–do not sell yourself short. You put emotion into every breath you take when you're dancing. It's exposed and a little unnerving and GORGEOUS.
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Thanks again, ladies.
Like I said, I work hard for my body. I appreciate it. I like the way it moves. I like that I'm doing things I never thought I'd do. And I am super inspired when I watch videos here.
I agree with everything you're saying–but it's tough when I'm looking for inspiration on new moves or new combos to try, or watching someone's movement, and most of what I see doesn't involve bodies that are like mine. It's like taking a picture of Charlize Theron to the stylist and saying "make me look like that." Not gonna happen. So I watch videos and see things that I want to try…. or see things that make me think "ooooh, I wonder if I could do it *this* way" and I find I have to overcome a lot of psychological crap in order to get at all comfortable with how *I* look doing them, in my own style.
This is a warm and welcoming place, and I know that's the case. Where else am I going to bring up this subject and know that thousands of dancers will "get" it??? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I agree with everything emotioncatcher said.
IMO, it's not really possible to fake presence. For me, it's the reason some dancers, though technically almost perfect, aren't very much fun to watch. And why some dancers are a blast to watch even if their lines aren't always perfect, etc.
Then you have the dancers who have it all–the ones who are positively mesmerizing.
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Um, I teach at Studio Rouge. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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There are a couple of studios in Columbus. One is Studio Rouge in Grandview and another is Infinity in Worthington.
I live in Columbus, too…would love to have pole jam buddy! 🙂
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Amy–I stalk Rhinanna Nichole obsessively. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif She was one of my very first youtube idols. Her flow is otherworldly. When she took a long break I was upset like I'd just found out the Easter Bunny isn't real. Then she came back and I was all https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif and https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif. (PS – I'd feel that way if you left too. So don't. K?)
Ladies, I appreciate your responses to this thread SO much. Please know that I'm not trolling for compliments. I honestly am looking for inspiration that comes in something other than a size 6. I word hard for the body I've got and I'll keep working hard, but effin' body image issues are a tough nut to crack, KWIM?
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Note: it's his outside foot/outside shoulder that he starts on. I bet this would also be neat done with the inside–it'd pivot your body like a breakdancer. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_rambo.gif
