Veena
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Yep, I teach you to keep your knees spread as far apart as you can….the crossing of the feet can help many feel locked into the position. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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There are LOTS of ways to get into many moves……I know I have just the word cheat before but really…..don’t feel there are "cheats" just different levels and variations on moves. What seems impossible to one, is easy as pie to another….. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_albino.gif
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Hellooooo! Nice to meet you! Stop by for chat sometime….we all meet every Friday U.S. time, and hang out all day! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Hi, Welcome to the site…..feel free to pop in and check out our Friday chat…..runs allllllll day! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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Hello, lots of California ladies on here. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Welcome….we have all levels posting vids here, and no nasty comments like YouTube!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Hello!! Every Friday (U.S.) time, is Chat day in the Chat room, feel free to pop in anytime. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_sunny.gif
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Hello and welcome https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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cool..i like this one….i love spinny work. are we allowed to use spinning pole at veena or just on stationary?
Spins on Static/stationary poles. Don’t hate me spin lovers https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_pale.gif ….I say static only because I consider using a spinning pole, holds (not really spins) because you hold the position as the pole spins you. Both are challenging in their own way! -
for the elbow grip…In addition to moving your body away from the pole for balance, you also need to have your elbow in the right place before you start to move away from your pole.
Caterpillar up, stay tucked bring the elbow way up close to the KNEES, then slowly move out from there, you don’t even have to take both feet off right away. You should be able to balance even in a tuck position. If your gripping to close to your FACE you wont feel secure in your elbow grip.
Here’s the lesson for the elbow http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/2617
Here’s the lesson for the forearm http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/2594
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She is also a member here! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif I wonder if she’ll see this post. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_scratch.gif
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remind me next month and we can do that for our Challenge! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif hey venna i love watching your videos https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif and it did make me feel happy!! well even more happy than i already am!!! have you ever done a challenge where everyone dances to the same song and the challnge is to put your own interpretation on it? Cause i suddenly felt like i wanted to dance to that song to https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
much love
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Can my whole class do the challenge…at once? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif
Yes that would be fun!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Yep EVERYONE is encouraged to join in the challenges. This is not like YT and I wont allow snide remarks or putting others down. The site is about supporting each other and out love for pole https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Even Advanced dancers are looking for trouble if they pole everyday at the same intensity. Pole is such a full body work out that you really need to give your body the time to repair. If you don’t your looking at overuse injuries and burnout. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_pale.gif If I worked on pole tricks the day before and I have time for a work out the next day….I will work on floorworks, stretching, yoga, hooping, but at a low intensity.
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You will have some tenderness at first….but if your in the right position it shouldn’t be painful all the time. Make sure that the pole is very close to the neck, stay off the spine, but you want the pole way up on the trap (the part of the neck that curves up) The pole should be right by your ear when you look up. If the pole is off near the end of the shoulder you will have a lot more pain then if you keep the pole close. Hope that helps. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif
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For anyone who is taking the lessons on here….this is the link for the SM lesson. http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/2677 No kicking need, also you’ll learn the right angle to position yourself so you can work on it from the ground first.
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The ladies all gave great advice! I love my Veeners! Also don’t forget to warm up, even your wrists and hands need to be ready to work. We put a lot of stress on them. It may not just be pole related….I started to have wrist pain and some elbow pain, when I would pole THEN sit on my computer typing or using the mouse for hrs.
If you have the online lessons here, I have a group of exercise AND stretches for your hands, wrist and forearms that will help.
Here is a link to the first one in the series http://ver3.studioveena.com/lessons/view/3132
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I also teach the Planks first…..there are so many moves that can be done without needing to invert! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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NO KICKING……I teach you to LEAD with one leg but…..you don’t swing the leg and use momentum. Kicking is a good way to injure yourself. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_evil.gif
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I tell dancers to get use to a number of inverts by using the handstand first! Its a great way to get familiar with the positioning of a move. I don’t know if your taking the lessons here or not but, I have you try some of the inverts from the handstand or reverse handstand position. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_flower.gif Its not cheating at all.
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as usual everyone had great suggestions. Here’s another. If your not yet strong enough to lower with control, you can work up to that by, inverting then holding the tuck position for as long as you can…don’t forget to breath!!
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Sounds fascinating. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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I have several x poles. And I love my 45mm Titanium gold the most! I have not yet had the finish wear off and I have use brass pole and the finish is very comparable. I gets VERY grippy when warm. My only problem was when we had high humidity, I seemed to grip and slip at the same time….but I think it was Sapphire, on here had a similar issue with her brass pole. I really love the TG if your looking for a pole that is great for advanced dancers, I feel new dancers would find the pole too grippy for static spins and wow, you can have some nasty pole burn on the TG! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_geek.gif
