Tell Us About Your Big Success This Week
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Got my layback tonight. I was able to get it with both straight legs and the bent leg variation on the first try.2
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We learned the Marley yesterday. I was able to do the 1 handed variation really well. I did the no hands version without assistance, but it still needs work. I need to get my legs to spread more so that my upper body isn't as low to the ground.1
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My big success isn't worth a fanfare, but it's simply that I'm persevering when things are difficult and hurt, which is very unlike the 'old' me. I think three years ago the first pole sit would have put me off for life, but that version of me has gone for good
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Sunday I figured out how to go from an extended butterfly to the flatline scorpio with the help of a Youtube video. The combo is in my routine for my performance at the open house and I wanted to practice it before going into my private this week.1
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Last night I got in to my brass monkey from the ground without a spotter.
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I can now do a caterpillar climb once. I'm working on getting it twice, but I was struggling with it b/c I was trying to slide my legs back up into the L shape and not into an inverted crucifix, lol. So I've decided to put it into my routine for my performance at our Open House.1
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Yesterday, I finally made it through my Open House routine from start to finish once. Such a huge accomplishment for me. I feel a lot more at ease now. Tomorrow is rehearsal so I should be able to work out a few more kinks.1
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I've finally got my Ayesha and Electric Switches today during my home practice. Fear wasn't letting my body be great, lol. But I finally conquered the fear, and just pushed through it and finally nailed the moves.1
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I finished my competition routine last week - now just need to clean it up 1
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My routine was on Saturday and it couldn't have gone better. I finished on time with the song, I stuck all of my moves, and I didn't fall. Yay!1
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I can finally do a scissor climb! It's not super pretty yet but I am finally strong enough to do it. Also inverted butterfly is now added to my list.1
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I do not have a big success to announce this week (although I did get way low with my Jasmine on the spinning pole yesterday - that freaks me out!), but I attended a big pole dance competition on Saturday night and I am seriously inspired! My friends are trying to talk me in to entering the fray next year. I think I'm looking for new friends!
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I'm a beginner and have so far had 8 classes and this week I managed to hold my full body weight up on my arms, not sure what the moves called and know I need to practise to get my legs straighter and hold them higher but I was so happy at being able to do it at all!
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Got my first Jade Split this morning. It was much easier than it looks. I'd never even tried it because it seemed so scary!0
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For January:
Brass monkey (hands and no hands)
Genie
Pretzel & pixie spin
Chamilla
Hood ornament
Stargazer
Fish/Le Poisson
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Shoulder mount the flip and my first elbow grip Ayesha without a spot!1
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Songtothesiren wrote: »I find that doing Pole is quite a roller coaster ride. One week you can't do a thing right and you leave class downhearted, then suddenly out of nowhere you can't do a thing wrong.
So I started this thread with the idea that every week someone in this community will have a success story that they want to share.
For me - as crazy as this might seem - after 2 months of pole I finally managed to do a firelady spin.
I can do other stuff, some of it first time, but this move has been my nemesis. I couldn't get it. Each week I'd hang on the pole like a slug going nowhere. Suddenly last night I'm spinning like I'm never going to stop and I'm totally in control of the move.
Got a big round of applause from the class and instructors ... I think they may be more pleased that I was, because they were running out of ideas on how to help me LOL!
Mavis
That's really how it goes, nice job!!
Things will feel more natural with time - and, obvious, practice!
For me, as I've been trying to invert (sometimes I do it, but with help), I found out just this week that the bottom isn't just a thing to weight, but it can work too!! So I'm training my BUTT STRENGTH! And, even if I didn't get there yet, just this body notion made me happy for this week.
Also, I'm going to try some aerial silks next Monday *-*1 -
I've been out of it for a little bit because life got in the way. When I ended, I finally got an inside and outside leg hang without a spot. Class is tonight, hope it's not too bad after a few weeks off.2
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After a LOOONG time without poling (;_; work overload), I came back to train once a week! Yesterday I could manage to do a SUPERMAN \o/!!
Although it's considered a basic move, it was the 1st time I could do it, so YAAAY!! 1 -
Not directly pole-related, but this weekend I got my first oversplit. Just one block, but I was ecstatic when I felt my hamstrings hit the floor!
Also, I am registered for two competitions next month.
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I just got a pole at home so I am very excited to be able to do pole specific workouts. But, accomplishments this week, got a pair of 7" Pleasers and didn't die while walking in them (I'm just starting to break into the heel world of pole). And I hit my split grip Ayesha without anyone holding me!1
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Mouse_Potato wrote: »
Also, I am registered for two competitions next month.
That's so exciting! I'm rooting for you!1 -
I got my shoulder mount yesterday! It honestly seemed like it would never happen and then it just kinda happened. Woah!1
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ElectrifyingGravity wrote: »I got my shoulder mount yesterday! It honestly seemed like it would never happen and then it just kinda happened. Woah!
That's awesome! I did a shoulder mount flip on Friday. It was exhilarating and terrifying!
Way to go on the Ayesha as well! I'm still working on my elbow grip one. I can sort of do it, but I'm not stable and I don't like it at all!1
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