sunnyinphoenix
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I finished my Ph.D. in American Lit in 2008. I am also the director of graduate programs (an administrative position, not a faculty position) at a University.
It sounds like you have come to a decision already, but I thought I would share something I learned and also see my grad students struggle with. You need to really evaluate your job possibilities and then weigh that against the cost of the program. Student loans do eventually have to be paid LOL. Since the economy went South, jobs in academia are hard to come by. The best way for a college to save money is to load up the tenure/tenure track faculty with GE and highly enrolled classes, cancel the "boutique" classes, and then hire less adjuncts. They create far fewer new positions and as you know tenured faculty just don’t leave. All that has lead to very few job openings. Also even in a good economy some fields are just harder to find a position. There are less of them and then some fields are "shrinking." All that to say, count the cost and realistically evaluate the job possibilities. Asking your professors might be a good way to get information on the field. You might also want to think of how you could pursue that interest while you take a year off. Could you work at a philosophy journal? Could you tutor?
I hope this doesn’t sound too negative and I don’t mean it that way at all. I wish I would have thought of this before I started my Ph.D.
Anyway, I’m sure you will make the right decision for you at this time. It’s important to replenish your spirit and to take time when you need to. Just like listening to your body when you have an injury, this is a kind of listening. I wish you the best.
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I had the same problem and with my halloween video. I also deleted it (several times) but they all stayed up on the site. They just don’t show up in my profile which is fine because I wanted to delete them. I also had added a different sound track. I’ll try next time with the original music. I haven’t put up a video since either.
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I agree with Emperean moving you hips to the front of the pole was really helpful for me. I move both hips forward. Actually my husband is the one who suggested it (after watching me torture the poor move to death with no luck). If you think about it, by putting your hips in front of the pole, you are actually 4 Inches closer (or more, but let’s go with 4 https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif. I don’t put the sole of my foot on the pole at all. With your hips in front you can think of just rolling your back up the pole. I hope this helps. As others have said ab and arm strength are important too. Post your video when you get it.
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I just bought a 45 mm x pole. I love it. I had a 50 mm of another brand. Frankly i don’t know what brand it is
but i love my new x pole.
it rocks. the grip is amazing. I’m selling the old 50 mm pole.
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I suggest you buy a 4 foot level. My husband owned a construction company for years as did my father. Okay so my family is in love with the 4 foot level. As a child we went camping with one. Our trailer was perfectly level lol. Okay now back to the pole. Think about it. It works with opposing tension. So if it is out of plumb it isn’t "tense". So buy a level and test it. Not just in one place, but several times. All the way around. Turn 90 degrees, again and again. Then tighten and like others said. check the tightness and plumb every few days.
And a 4 foot level though more expensive is more accurate than a 2 foot level. But if you can only afford a 2 foot level buy that one.
They don’t mention this in many of the instructions which I find bizarre, but my father took a level camping with a level, so whose to say https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif -
I just took a workshop from Michula Nunez. She had us get into the TG from the invert. I think her plan was that you would learn what it feels like to be in that position and then learn to get into it from the ground. So let me add, I cannot get into it from the ground. I can’t do the regular handspring. But I could do the moves she taught us.
So here goes
Invert
Do a 1/2 caterpillar as if you were going to climb.
Now switch your upper hand (up means nothing when you are up side down, so the one closest to the ceiling) to the twisted grip
I had trouble with that. So my memory cue was to rub my thumb across my belly button and then turn my palm away from my body and grab the pole
let your lower hand slid down a bit toward the floor
Now the fun part: Pike ( a favorite word of hers) and pull your belly away from the pole. Let your knees go and so your feet are hovering near the pole. My way of saying it is, you look like a greater than/less than sign.
As you gain confidence you can go into the splits.This won’t help you get into it, but will help you have the strength and confidence to do the move
hope it helps
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One thing that helped me with the caterpillar was the sequence of the moves. Push out with your arms first like you are doing a push up, then push your hips to the ceiling. I was skipping that first step. Maybe just try that for a while push away from the pole with your hands, then start working on the hip part.
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This is great. thank you. I’m going through the videos now. Your right, she is a great dancer
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I would be a minimum to medium coverage girl. But here’s my think. I have a smaller booty. I wish it were rounder, I work on it. . . you know but it’s just not that round. So I would like a short that is smaller in the back. I always feel like I should roll the top down in the back one roll or so. Maybe I’m the only one, but I’d like a short designed for the baby’s got less back girls. Maybe that could be your various sizes. Baby’s got back, less back and more back https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
Good luck to you. I admire your pursuit of your dreams
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Yes that’s the move. But it was another video that had several variations of it in a row. Different leg positions, different entrance moves (tinkerbell). But I loved watching this dance. I hadn’t seen it before. Very beautiful and somehow haunting.
thank you
