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Pole practice
ballet warm-up conditioning: – front and side planks, reverse plank (30s each) – lift legs and back but with paddling legs/feet (45s) – ‘dish’ pose but with paddling legs / feet (45s) – legs perpendicular to the floor, reach out … Continue reading
Posted in Own training, PDS, Static
Tagged ballerina, cat ripple, half flag, hangback into pencil, inverted pike, knee hold, mermaid, pencil mount, Shoulder mount, Split dismount, superman, thigh hold
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Short private class
was a very short session. N was late 10.45am for a 10.30am start, and we were chatting. so lesson only started at 11am, for a 12.30pm finish. was quite tired / sleepy anyway, so didn’t mind too much. Warm-up / … Continue reading
Posted in Private lesson, Static
Tagged cat ripple, combos, conditioning, eagle, hook, mermaid, Shoulder mount, Split dismount, starfish, superman, thigh hold
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L5 class
Note: was late and missed warm up (severe delays on Victoria line), had to leave early for a work conference call (8.30pm) No conditioning. Technique: 1) mermaid into thigh hold x 2: i did this a couple of times… I … Continue reading
Posted in PDS, Static
Tagged aerial half-flag, combos, half flag, L5, mermaid, superman, thigh hold, vertical splits
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Private : summer threesome
fellow polers: Jule and Lu Conditioning: 1) pull up and swing legs forward and backwards (keeping legs straight) x 5 x 2 (left and right arms above) 2) straight legs eagle, bring legs together into pike then com down x … Continue reading
Posted in Private lesson, Static
Tagged attitude, cat ripple, combos, falling angels, half moon, inverted swan, knee hold, lean back, mermaid, Pencil, Shoulder mount, Split dismount, thigh hold
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L5 course, second class
Conditioning: 1) Straight leg lift x 4 (right side 4x, left side 4x) x 2 2) scissor climb x 8 x 2 (i was pathetic at this. i think i was the worst performer in class 🙁 ) New moves: … Continue reading
Posted in PDS, Static
Tagged climb bullet, conditioning, inverted swan, L5, mermaid, sideways V, spinning eagle, star, thigh hold
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L5 lesson with N
L4 revision: 1) Inside angel (was much neater and more graceful than i’ve managed in a long long time) 2) Climb caterpillar (i managed it!! 🙂 not gracefully, but still, reasonably confidently. Nat was saying i should just … Continue reading
Posted in Private lesson, Static
Tagged climb caterpillar, falling angels, floor split, half flag, handstand split, inside angel, lean back, mermaid, Split dismount
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