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Oh my God! Oh, RaRa, what a stressful situation! I’m so glad she’s ok today. Did the doctor mention if she was allergic to a specific spider toxin, or that she might be allergic to all spider bites? I noticed that you’re in NJ–what the heck kind of spiders do you have over there?! I’m in the desert and I’m ALWAYS on the lookout for Black Widows, but I wouldn’t think of NJ as having dangerous spiders.
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Awww, it’s truly my pleasure to help. Honestly, I’m only passing on the information I’ve been blessed by receiving from my awesome teacher and the amazing opportunity of taking Jamilla’s workshop!
Now I am building up the abdominal strength to go into a midpole/aerial invert. It’s reverse crunch time…
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Lying on the floor to begin with, if you can. Basically it’s a reverse abdominal crunch just trying to get your hips and sacrum off the floor. And that could be your warm-up. I don’t think you can actually go anywhere with this (because you’re so low to the ground the back of your head is already on the floor) but it does teach you to wrap your legs immediately. If you’re in a squat position, you may subconsciously push your feet into the ground to get your hips up overhead. Which will be fine once you locate which abs you’re using to start off with. I’m not sure if I’m explaining it correctly but I hope it helps.
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If you’ve got the patience, I promise you will be well rewarded by learning to invert from the floor! You will build enormous amounts of strength in all parts of your body. You will not rely on momentum, but rather core strength. It’s so hard but well worth the practice. Start with your bum on the ground, then invert from a squat position, and then when you finally invert from standing, you’ll be laughing at how easy it is. Actually, I would recommend everyone who is already inverting to try it from the ground for a week!
And to start you off totally right, remember to try it on both sides. Of course 1 side will seem easier and naturally you will want to practice it more on that side, but do yourself a favor from the beginning and make yourself do it equal amount of times on both. I only learned on 1 side and have been struggling with the transition from chopper to inverted crucifix on my weaker side, whereas I never even think about it on my stronger side. For some reason, my legs get very confused when I switch sides and refuse to cooperate.
Good luck!
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Clarita, what a nice video! You’ve got such a fluid style and grace. I really liked your chain of pirouttes–very enviable! If you don’t mind a suggestion: you may want to get your hips closer to the pole on your fan legs. The first one you did I was worried that you might hurt yourself. But on the second you were tight to the pole and I cheered out loud! Can’t wait to see more. By the way, what song was it? I really like it a lot.
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Amcut, you are truly awesome!
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I’m not sure how it is in the UK, but here in the States, our capitalist society actually encourages entrepreneurialism! But I do think that it’s necessary to have insurance and a plan of action. You’ll want to take into account the physical needs of your clientele and how to warm them up properly, and how to take them safely through the progression of spins, transitions, strength training, floor work, climbs, and inverts. Many beginners learn quickly, but I think that an aware teacher should go slowly to keep newbies from getting hurt. It’s not an easy balance: you’ve got to throw them something that they can "get" so they feel successful (group exercise mentality) and keep them coming back, but also keep them grounded (mentally and figuratively) with strengthening before going on to harder moves. The studio I go to won’t teach inverts until Level 3 and I know of another nationally recognized system who won’t allow the student to invert unless their teacher gives them permission and is present to help at all times. Having said that, I think you’d be a great instructor and have got a lot of knowledge of the anatomy and kinesiology. Plus you’re a fabulous dancer. Good luck and keep us posted!
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That’s so great! You are going to be so inspiring to your students because you are such a gifted and beautiful dancer. They will be lucky to have you as an instructor!
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Hooray, that’s great!
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I made a post about the recent PoleaPalooza and I think it’s under the heading "Events" or "Competitions".
While I didn’t think of it like a joke, I totally agree with Keilloces on many of her points. The security was kind of tight but they didn’t bother the tables much–they did ask my friend to stop filming but didn’t threaten to take her camera away. And the wait was awful, but I was prepared for that. There were 18 girls competing so that’s probably why they kept the routines down to 1 minute or so. I was also prepared for the wait in between the rounds so that didn’t bother me so much. Overall, I was generally impressed with the skills. Even with the poor girl who fell off the pole. I also had met 1 of the competitors and saw her practicing several weeks prior to the event and some of the girls were affiliated with the studio where I take class, so I had a pretty good time. Maybe the caliber of dancing has changed because they lowered the prize money–I think last year it was something crazy like $10,000 and this time it was $7000??? Not sure about that. I had fun, despite the smoke. I would definitely go back.
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That is such incredible news! It’s going to be such a blast! Wow.
This is my favorite community. I’m still fairly new in Vegas and it’s a tough town. Maybe it sounds weird, but I feel more connected with you guys than anyone I know here. I love how we all support one another. That’s the way it should be–at least in my world. So it is my great pleasure knowing that in telling RoxyPink that Alethea was coming to her part of the country, that she created such good things for herself! I’m really impressed by Roxy’s initiative. Her studio is very lucky to have such a wonderful, talented, enthusiastic instructor.
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OK, here’s something I don’t understand: why the heck would anyone want to pole in the water?! Um, don’t we spend a lot of time drying off our hands and discussing sweaty palms and dry skin contact with the pole? Out here in Vegas, one of the big hotels is featuring a pole in their pool. HUH? I guess it’s for drunk people posing on the pole. Too funny. Also, with this new type of pole, do you notice in a lot of pictures it looks like it’s bending? I’m not a physics genius, so unless the base is a zillion pounds, how does it not tip over? And if it’s a zillion pounds, then how is it so portable? I’m sorry to sound so negative, but I just don’t get it!
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I try to practice more in heels than barefoot these days. The first time I was at the studio in heels, I felt very self-conscious, especially when landing a spin because you can hear the shoes clunking down on the floor. I had to work extra hard to be silent, controlled and graceful. They do add extra weight to your workout and they do extend your line and they can help you in climbing like others have already mentioned. I prefer the chunky heels over stilettos because they feel sturdier–again, it was the first time I wore them, and I was trying to control my landing, came down slightly off and could have snapped the heel off. And I also think that if I accidently spike my neighbor, the chunky heel might hurt her less (although both probably hurt equally, lol). Since you’re a dancer already, you might not feel it, but when I do a lot of grand plies in shoes in forced arch (in 2nd position), I can definitely feel it in my quads the next morning. My favorites so far are a clear plastic (clear REALLY extends the leg!) pair of Pleasers I got through http://www.shoebuy.com for around $40. They’re super comfortable and secure. Besides, they scream out: "LET ME OUT–I WANNA HAVE FUN!"
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I just saw this on youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7Ly_-scJ2A
Holy crap!!!! I think Felix and Pantera were just hanging out having dinner and then…
I repeat, HOLY CRAP!
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Hooray for you! You really are a great example!