Addicted to Pole Dancing

wanted to try extended butterfly on spinning pole for ages but was very scared…. But then I tried one from normal inversion and I was spinning way tooooooo fast and so decided to start the butterfly from handspring…

after spending… an hour, I finally got one. However, still have to practise alot more…

1) legs not straight enough

2) lower arm need to push up more so that I can split my legs wider

3) longer duration

4)… etc

Since i am a total newbie to spinning pole, the private lesson with Bobbi I had in the Sydney Studio was extremely tiring (although I had the hour shared with a friend)…. This experience is totally challenging, as the poles there are soooo thin! I guess they are only 38mm poles while I am used to fatty 50mm poles…

anyway, I somehow managed to learn something new – inverted pole splits.

Photo with Bobbi I bought a Bobbi Bag!

…the capillaries burst after doing 10x Straight Edge today!

Googled a bit on how to get rid of it (cos the dots will turn brown after a few days and these “bruise” would last for like a week, really scary looking!):

- something called “capillary clear solution”, not sure about what that is…
- some say putting on peanut butter works, i will give this a try (why not anyway, it can only make my face smelling nice if it doesn’t work, lol)

I have also uploaded a video of those straight edge…. sorry about my body fat, have just submitted my thesis 2 days ago and had been sitting quite alot recently, and hence the FAT BELLY!

I had been trying to do a proper straight edge for months… all I managed to do was 0.5-1 sec, and opps, fell (or legs being “peeled” off like an orange)… anyway, after having a lesson with Mariana Baum from Pole Dance Paris, I finally managed to do this pose! I absolutely have no idea on how this could happen, cos my instructor, Symone, gave us(me) soooo many advices and tips but I still failed to.
I think it might be because of the fact that Mariana is of the same height as me (Symone is T-A-L-L) and so she knows how this tiny body works…

Anyway, she gave me a few tips:

• practise on advanced butterfly
• make sure you can get the advanced aysia first
• find the balance point, and don’t hurry into the pose
• do one leg at a time
• use your abdominal muscle! keep your body straight!
• Tighten your butt and the whole body!

That’s all! Hope these tips help

My friend asked me on how to get into the Ballerina, and since I’ve typed quite a long reply, I’m gonna paste it here as some small info.

to get into the ballerina, the easy way:
1) you climb up the pole
2) Cross your leg into a pole seat
3) Move your body to the front of the pole, i.e. the pose on the right (I have no idea on what it is called)
4) Keeping your lower leg on the pole, and make sure it is secure…. hook your lower leg’s foot as shown in the photo.
5) Release your upper leg, point it out as far as you can, and press the pole tight with your armpit!

That’s it! It is very easy to get into this pose but difficult to HOLD on it >.< (you’ll get painful armpit!)

OK, the difficult way (sounds very simple though)
1) Do the back grip spin (forgot that it is called, it’s something like the corkscrew but you put your weaker arm behind your back while spinning)
2) get into the pretzel
3) Hook your “weaker” leg
4) release everything else

Just a small tip here:
I spin with my left hand (though I am a right hander…) so I hook my opposite, i.e. right leg on the pole. And as you can see in the photo you sent me, she spins with her right hand and so she hook her left leg on the pole. But I guess that’s a matter of personal preference…

Hope these helps

Have fun

Been practicing Aysha and Straight Edge recently, learned a great tip when practicing: ALWAYS LOOK UP!!

Why? Cos your body follows where your eyes go. This rule also applies to other sports: long jump, running, and even golf. For golf and pole dance, as long as your eyes stay still, your body remains steady. This is particularly important in pole dance cos you have to be able to remain steady in order to keep yourself safely up the pole.

For instance, when I was practicing the pole move Aysha, I was OK steady when I split my legs apart. However, just at the moment I look down onto the floor, I fell! So, just a tiny tip when practicing, LOOK UP!

I have been wanting to do this for ages: set up a studio-like area for taking pole dancing shots. I know this isn’t perfect but the results look OK… (most importantly, it cost under HKD200!).

Here’s the stuff you need:

1) Expendable curtain rail

2) Some kind of cheap fabric (light-blocking one preferred)

This is a trial shot as (it is obvious):

1) no proper lighting

2) you can still see the floor

3) no proper makeups (hee)

…. etc

Here’s another stupid shot: