stoneycook
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You might also look into the New York City Ballet Workout series. Booth a book and a DVD.
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Ahhh, flexibility. Well I was standing on the wrong side of the tracks when "that train" left the station. Oh well. I guess for me it's all about using flow, the extendion of limbs and sprials out from the center of the pole in the most stunning lines I can create. Add a bit of heart in there and that's all I can do. If I've learned one thing dancing through life, it's the simple fact that the dancer with the most technique is not always the one who catches my eye.
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Besides hand size I'm wondering if anyone has looked at how a smaller pole might be better suited for peole with shorter femur bone lengths. My rotation in the socket dodes not turn out as far as I would like and the thicker 50mm really impeeds the top knee crossing over the bottom knee, even in a pole sit.
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Besides hand size I'm wondering if anyone has looked at how a smaller pole might be better suited for peole with shorter femur bone lengths. My rotation in the socket dodes not turn out as far as I would like and the thicker 50mm really impeeds the top knee crossing over the bottom knee, even in a pole sit.
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Check in with the studio, your instructor and the studio's class levels. If you don't feel they are the right fit for you, explain why to the studio manager, note that you are new and most importantly have used only 2 of a 10 card session. I'd see if they would pro-rate a refund and move on if you come to the conclusion that this is not the place for you at this time. Framing your reasons in a positive manner hopefully keeps the doors open to a return when conditions are different for both parties.
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For me it was the size of the frame, based on where I could place the camera, that defined what I need to buy.
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Never received the DVD. Even spoke to JK via email and she even mentioned she was aware of delivery problems as well. Not her making by the way. Had to complete a charge back of the credit card used after repeated unanswered emails to DVD production company. Sad I had to travel down that road.
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Never a problem with Sit or Cross Ankle. I highly recommend a full dance brief from KD Dance, super comfortable. Call an ask for David, a company founder.
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@Greekgoddess. Ouch and sorry to hear. At least it's only a partial tear, not a complete one. Which ligament(s). Most dancers injury the anterior talofibular ligament but you did yours in the fall. I bet your doctor has at least done some serial taping. Of course you should maintain icing, elevation and compression until all swelling has subdued. The one thing I was told was to make sure the ligaments healin a correct manner. Pushing them too soon could lead to a stretched and scarred ligament length which leads to chronic instability, which I have and that's my achilles heel so to speak. What's your doc say? There's always another comp but ligament healing only get's one shot.
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@Mechie …. 🙂
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Does anyone know if there is a fixed separation in dual comp pole set-ups?
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@https://www.studioveena.com/users/view/bcb31460-d89d-11df-ab19-12313b090e12 Then again maybe the universe is telling you that this is not the best location and a far better studio will appear in your near future.
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Rip up that carpet or add a Harlequin floor over the carpet. Sure you might lose a few inches but keep the height at all costs.
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Oh my the Pink Pussycat Boutique. First time I visited that place was in the 1970's. What a hoot it was.
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10 Reasons your pole is better than a woman.
Oh no, not going there with this crowd … 🙂
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If you happen to be playing it from iTunes you can edit the starting and or ending points of the track when it plays. Select the song in the playlist, File menu -> Get info, Options. If the edit points work then you might be all set.
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Foam roller & hamstrings = happy.
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I say try em all and find out what works for you.
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@https://www.studioveena.com/users/view/bc36cd42-d89d-11df-ab19-12313b090e12 – I completely agree with the heat and stretch aspect especially if we have any muscle tear as we need to gradually re-lengthened the muscle to avoid a pull again with return to poling because it will have healed in a shortened state.
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"Ouch", that's all I have to say". "The older you get the worse the condition", thanks Doc that's just what I wanted to hear … 🙂 Ice, rest and anything that works in terms of anti-inflammatory seems to be the mantra pounded into my brain from all the health professions I've seem over the years. For me what worked over time was daily Glucosamine, MSM and I'm trying a new homeopathic product from Univera for cell regeneration and repair.
Veena sounds spot on with her recommendation of wise warmup activity. One that works for you based around gradual buildup in activities, with limited force and limited repetitions. Range of motion exercises without weight stress followed by the wonderful lengthening stretches.
Since I'm really new to this technique and given the fact pole places so many different new stresses on my joints I'm very happy to have a wonderful instructor who can analyze what I'm doing and bluntly point out "NO not that, try it this way."
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@Empyrean
You might also take a look at Yamuna rolling balls. http://www.yamunabodyrolling.com/. There are three primary balls with different firmness to them.
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After repeatedly attempting to stand and turn on one leg for 39 years and coming home from the studio most evenings at 9pm, I was looking for something I could enjoy at nights while building some upper body strength. Something that would replace my nightly 10pm habit of sitting my butt down on the couch with a glass of wine while watching the news on TV. Above all I love to spiral and turn plus I hate those exercise machines, so no way I'd put one of those in my place.
I caught a few videos of women poling and was amazed at the grace, line, flow and especially the strength involved. I thought to myself "who cares what others might think of a pole in the middle of my living room, the only other things there are an indoor hot tub, a couch and a TV.
Poling was a new technique to explore, while at the same time it's also an extension of what I've been loving to do for so long, just dance. I figure to give it 25 years or so of working this pole technique, while still dancing of course, and see how I'm are doing when I hit 85 … 🙂
There is one problem however. I've discovered that I prefer to pole in the bright sunlight of the afternoon hours which means you'll still find me at 10pm, on my butt, with a glass of wine in hand.
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I believe that the fundamentals start the same. For me the push is not to define movement based on some gender, either male or female. It falls in line with flow and movement. However the one point I find different in my approach, being a guy who is just beginning pole, is my recovery from a dismount to the floor. Far less body wave, more of a primary curve contraction ending with a strong angular line that reattaches to the pole.
So for me the exploration is about respecting my gender while acknowledging the roots of pole.
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I believe that the fundamentals start the same. For me the push is not to define movement based on some gender, either male or female. It falls in line with flow and movement. However the one point I find different in my approach, being a guy who is just beginning pole, is my recovery from a dismount to the floor. Far less body wave, more of a primary curve contraction ending with a strong angular line that reattaches to the pole.
So for me the exploration is about respecting my gender while acknowledging the roots of pole.
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Ahh, 57 to be so young again … https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
Welcome aboard LoneStarDiva and Hazi411. If you love it and it's good for you then age is not a barrier to finding joy while doing it. At least I hope that's the case. Pole smart and have fun.
