8 posts tagged “pole dancing”

So many things are finishing, and so many new things beginning, I'm really feeling like I'm reaching 30 a year early (after all, isn't that when all the good stuff is supposed to start?)

I finished the swedish massage course last weekend. It was a ridiculously hot day in Sydney (apparently it peaked at about 45C) and the aircon in the classroom was struggling. Everyone was sweaty, tired, and over it. BUT we did it, I passed, and decided I probably won't go on to do the entire certificate. Doing the odd massage for friends and family is one thing, but after being paired up with a huge, hairy, stinky guy in class, I realised I really couldn't do it in a professional capacity. Plus, the entire certificate costs over $6k. I may as well just hide that money away in a high interest account.

Last night saw the end of my European History unit, which was also the last official unit in my degree. I started the degree in mid-2006 and have not had more than a week off since then. It's been hard working full time and studying full time, but it's over and I'm so much closer to my final goal, teaching. Feeling a bit lost - not sure how I'm going to cope with NOT having the stress!

I still have the exam for American Literature to go, but if I don't pass that unit, I'll just need to pick up another third year literature unit somewhere non-award. It falls outside the degree, so it doesn't matter TOO much if I don't pass it (well, that's what I keep telling myself. I haven't failed anything yet so I don't want to fail, but I also haven't read any of the three novels that the exam is on next Tuesday soooo....) Frustrating that the uni I want to do my DipEd at requires 3 level 3 literature subjects to be an English teacher, whereas the Education Department only require 2. *sigh*

Pole dancing started up again last night after a week off, and I was actually a bit bored in my level 3 class last night. I'm not a huge fan of my Wednesday night teacher, she doesn't push us at ALL, but it's a great class of girls and only a 4 week term, so it won't be too bad. Really looking forward to my Saturday class. It's still a level 3, but with the teacher I love who caters to all our individual skill levels and gives us extra stuff rather than having us bored and gossiping in a corner. I saw her last night and we're going to work on a right leg hang on Saturday (which is apparently much harder than a left leg hang... not sure why it would be much different, but I'm looking forward to finding out!) On the upside, I've pretty much nailed the inverted v now.

There's been a little bit of stitching, my latest from Subversive Cross Stitch is below. It took about 4 hours, and was done to keep myself from abusing the hell out of my housemate's girlfriend. She managed to lock my cat in his room for an entire day (without any food, water or litter. I wish he'd taken a dump in there) when she left our place on Tuesday morning. I hate her staying over and leaving after we're all at work and not locking the place up properly when she goes, but this had me absolutely livid. We don't shut the doors in the house during the day because of the cats - she KNOWS this, I've HEARD my housemate tell her this a couple of times, I've told her this a few times, but still, she did it, and my little boy was locked in a room for 9 hours. She's lucky it wasn't as hot as the weekend, or I really would have let her have it. So, the stitching kept me away from her and stopped me saying something I'd probably (not really) regret later.

Once American Lit is over I'm going to play with creating some of my own designs. Because I'm lame like that. And I'm going to need some projects now that I'm done studying! 

Had a shocker at pole last night. Was really tired, struggling with the inverted sequence, and was pretty much over it and ready to go home. But then the teacher had a bright idea... "Hey, do you guys want to try a 4 star move?"

Of course I did. And I kind of did it.

I started in the left leg hang...

 into the pike (which was the new move)..

and was SUPPOSED to get back into a crucifix.

I suspect I was supposed to grab onto something with my hands... but i didn't, and fell straight onto my head (thankfully wasn't too far from the ground, but it still hurt like hell), and then promptly went tumbling (you know, to protect the back *rolls eyes at self*) and nearly slam into the pole and girl next to me.

I kind of wish someone had taken video of it... it would have won me something on funniest home video's for sure.

This Judy Blume quiz.

This chart comparing all the different vamps. Brilliant for keeping straight who to stake and who to behead!

These awesome Twin Peaks portraits. They're inspiring me to learn to embroider!

The fact that I NAILED the inverted combo Tuesday night. Yup, no modified pansy-ass version for me at grad, I'm going to be doing the whole thing (well, I may skip the inverted v...)

First, move is the dreaded inverted v. I can usually only do it when I'm not too tired.

Next, we manouver our legs so the back of our knee holds us up, with the hip and shoulder anchoring us into place. This is the left leg hang.

Then you have to heave yourself up, and swing your right leg to the front of the pole, then attempt to straighten both legs. Wow, you're in the starfish!

You don't have to hold that for too long, next swing your right leg behind the pole and bend your left leg so it's holding on again. Let go of your right hand and you're nearly done with the leg pain... scorpio is done!

Nearly there! Next bit is kind of scary, because you're falling while only really holding on with your feet, which aren't very secure yet. Whoopsy daisy, into the crucifix. I remember when the crucifix was the hardest move in a routine... now it's the easy one you use to get out of the hard moves!

Last little bit - grab on with both hands and push away from the pole, body roll twice (or do the caterpillar!) before collapsing to the floor. Inverted sequence complete!

Now, not loving the stress of writing an essay on 2 novels I have not yet read. Blergh.

I'm missing the Vox hood! So I'm back... going to flit flat between the two. I miss having somewhere to be more open and have the safety of 'neighbourhood only' posting.

So, my grand re-entrance is babble about pole dancing :) Because that's my obsession at the moment.
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It's amazing how after a while, you almost enjoy the pain that comes with pole dancing. I'm finally starting to hold my leanouts for longer, I can generally grin and bear it during a bent leg layback, and I wear my bruises with pride.

See my lovely drawing above? That's the starfish. It's the move my teacher decided I needed to nail this week. It's about halfway through a sequence that starts with an inverted v, goes into a left leg hang, then into the starfish (before continuing onto a scorpian, crucifix, catipillar). My hands had gotten a bit sweaty because the class before us had refused to open the windows, plus I'm still not entirely comfortable with the left leg hang. So, I get into the starfish and I start to slide... scraping the backs of both thighs on the way down.

THE PAIN!!!! After that I sooked out.

Need to practice during the week though, teacher has given us a new combo that looks really pretty and I want to nail. Inverted V - left leg hang - butterfly - crucifix.

I checked out a new pole studio tonight, which got me all motivated again. My new teacher came in 2nd at the nationals this year to the piece below. Take a look - this girl is now with Cirque du Soleil in Vegas. She's in a bikini, and it isn't overly sleezy - this girl is brilliant :)

Everything's winding down, except for the social stuff! I'm really looking forward to work being over for the year, the early mornings really are killing me.

Belly dancing finished up on Tuesday night, and I don't think I'll sign up for another term. There was too much running around with a veil and not enough hip jiggling for my liking. After the class the girls I do it with and I went out for coffee. I'd driven my friend, who doesn't really know the other girls very well, and she got all shitty with me for agreeing to go out for coffee because she wanted to go home and watch TV... this is the same girl who bitches that she doesn't get invited to things. It just makes me so mad - we DO ask her to something, she bitches, complains and says she'd rather watch TV. But then when she DOESN'T get included and worries about having hardly any friends, I have to bite my tongue.

Had a pole dancing class last night after missing last week, my legs are really sore today. I pulled a muscle doing a crucifix, I'll need to stretch it out more tonight before Sunday's class.

Midcrucifix

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It's so miserable today, winter seems to have returned, it's wet, cold, and half the office are off sick. I'm hoping the guys go out drinking this afternoon so I can do some uni reading. (Who am I kidding? I'll spend the day reading blogs!)

Email received about 50 times in the last month or so, but it still makes me laugh every single time.

Mommy

Mommy actually works at Bunnings, selling shovels.

Yes, it's bad, but it made me laugh. I know pole dancing is trampy, but it's also a ridiculously fun thing to do with the girls. And there's no way of hell any guy is ever going to see me doing it :)