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You can totally include flexibility work with your pole during your flexy training session. I’m saying don’t do heavy flexibility work and then follow it by going on a run, playing basket ball or do a bunch of pole freestyles or heavy strength tricks like Iron X.
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Allyson brings up a point many home polers forget. Warming up is so important, not only warming your body but the pole too. Cold poles are so frustrating to work with so take the time to warm the pole. I see you have the lessons, have you tried starting you pole sessions at home with the Warm up routine or any of the strength routines? Also some people enjoy having others around them, if that’s not possible try recording yourself with the intention of posting the video. Sometimes I find I nail moves faster if I “feel” like someone will be watching the video later.
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Mz Key and Poleisnewtome, It’s important to understand that everyone progresses at their own rate. Part of an instructors job is not only to teach moves, but help dancers understand that these things can take time and not every move is right for everyone. There is no set time to achieve any pole move. If you are taking classes once a week or less you cannot be expected to progress as quickly as someone who takes classes 3 or more times per week and poles at home as well.
Mz Key, how often do you practice and do you have a plan for each session? In order to see progress you need be consistent. Also, if practicing pole isn’t something you have time to do 3 or more times per week, then it’s totally expected that most dancers will stay in the beginner to intermediate level, and that’s fine. There’s nothing wrong with not inverting, there are many things you can do that don’t require inverts! Also there is so much more to pole than tricks, pole can be expression and a great strength builder without needed inverts or beyond. Have you tried working on the Combos in the lessons Mz Key? Have you gone through the 30 day take of program?
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Make sure you’re paying close attention to technique when doing spins and split grips. Also be sure you are conditioning the forearms and stretching them after EVERY pole session, as Dustbunny mentioned.
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Yes, I see you have the lessons so you can also work on the Shoulder dismount to help you understand how to stay in a curved positioning keeping the clavicle off the pole. I talk about how to prevent rolling on the collarbone in the lesson 🙂 https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4d6cfe86-9cc4-457e-a324-46e40ac37250
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Avoid wrapping the foot around the pole until it heals. Also be sure you have the placement correct. The pole should not only be along the shin but up along the inside of the knee, not way back on the thigh of the climbing leg. The shin pushes into and down as if you were stepping up a step, and the knee presses into the pole as if to press the knees together when sitting in a chair. Make sure you are climbing equally with BOTH legs.
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Couch cushions! I like these mats too I bought 2 of them off Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Harbinger-340400-Part-Exercise-Black/dp/B00074H89A/ref=sr_1_sc_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1417042483&sr=8-2-spell&keywords=work+out+mat+tri+fold
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Stretching or Flexibility training? I don’t suggest pole dancing, running, lifting weights or things of that nature, after a flexibility training session. When training flexibility heavily to make gains you have lengthened the muscles and possibility ligaments, you’ve also fatigued the muscles. These things can lead to falls, or injury when doing activities where the muscles need to help stabilize. Some stretching before training is fine, but it should be “loosen up” type of stretching NOT, trying to get my splits flexibility training.
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If I’m understanding you you’re just getting back into pole after time off? If so the 30 Day Take Off Program is a great place to start. You’ll have 30 days of structured pole sessions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4KzMIIbZH0
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Wait, didn’t you just start poling again?! Don’t get too frustrated yet. xoxo Keep working on hip holds of all kinds and working on flexibility. Jade is not something that most people can just do. You can grab over or under what ever works. I like to do a half jade first and by that I mean fully extending the free leg FIRST while keeping the opposite leg tucked until you are not able to extend any more, this will help stop the teeter totter effect. So work on the half jade for a bit. https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4fbcefc8-f118-469b-a3f6-42890ac37250
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You don’t need a code to use the SV chat room here 😊
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I think seeing yourself on video for the first time is like hearing your voice on audio, OMG is that how I really sound? Quality is a big deal! Depending on the quality of the video cam keep in mind some might make you look weird, they just do. Other things to consider, the angle you use and lighting make a HUGE difference in how the body and face looks. Don’t stress too much about how you look physically on video, you make look totally different in person, for the reasons listed above. 🙂 Play with angles and light.
Now, take the rest as a learning experience! When you see things in playback like flexed feet, it’s a good thing, it will allow you to fix that. You can’t make a positive change without an understanding or having knowledge of the negative. Not that flexed feet are the end of the world but you get what I mean! Filming yourself is a great way to improve your dancing for that reason. Also never feel like your video isn’t good enough to share, because of the quality of dance, video, editing, physical appearance anything!! You might post something where you feel this or that is all wrong, only to hear comments pointing out the GOOD things you may have missed.
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These two routines strength and lengthen the muscles used to allow for a straight leg invert. The routines improve leg lines over all as well.
Lower body routine https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/52e9d171-5724-43b2-8784-47960a9aa0eb
Sexy legs and ads routine https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/5444937f-b2f4-4995-bd1f-7c2d0a9aa0eb
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I’m not from Virginia but hello anyway 🙂
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Take the fan down! 🙂 We rent and we’ve removed fans so we can put up a pole!
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Oh yep that spin I would call a corkscrew, variation. If you have a strong side pole hold it will help you lift the body away so the boobs don’t get mashed. 😛 Here is another interesting variation on the Corkscrew spin, this video is OLD….2009!! https://www.studioveena.com/videos/view/8ff889c2-bafd-11df-856f-001b214581be
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If you have an issue with something that goes on in the studio I would suggest talking with the owner and the instructor who made you feel uncomfortable. Be honest about how it made you feel, they may assume that everyone who attends their studio is comfortable with this type of situation, because they are ok with it. People can’t fix what they are not aware of.
Here’s my though on it…..I love giving lap dances, but I personally would never grab a random someone from a pole studio audience unless everyone involved already knew that a lap dance was in the plan. Lap dancing can be very sexual to some and not a big deal to others so when contact of that nature happens everyone involved needs to be comfortable with it.
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Yes! Everyone should have a candy cane pole pic!!
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With the Xpert there is no need to add anything to the base, it already has a nice silicon grip on the base. I’ve put my x poles on all types of flooring including hardwood without issue. I think you may have been reading about the Lil Mynx pole that has an option of a skid pad for hard floors. I’m pretty sure xpole would not recommend adding a skid pad to their pole.
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Hmmm I would say tape sounds like a good option. I don’t have any ideas myself. Let us know if the tape works!
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Check out this thread! https://www.studioveena.com/forums/view/53b573b9-6d50-48e0-941b-65540a9aa0eb#bottom
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Yes, be sure to rotate the knees in towards each other. Also I personally do not use the Cross Ankle Release much I prefer the Cross Knee Release. For most moves you can change out using the CAR for CKR. 🙂
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Everything I put in the Sexy Leg and Abs routine! lol I think it’s pretty kick ass.
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Oh my! Take care of yourself and heal quickly! ðŸ’I suggest speaking with your dr about exercise recommendations and what sort of things to avoid.
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Do you have a photo of what you’d like to learn? There is a lesson here on doing a standing split on the pole. https://www.studioveena.com/lessons/view/4cd55c9c-ea78-442e-98bc-4ecd0ac37250
