r/poledancing

I bought a pole in November and have been taking studio classes about once a week since January or February. This was my first time trying out open pole and I got very close to canceling from nerves... shoutout to my wife for pushing me to go anyway. Getting to dance alone for an hour with high ceilings and ample floor space was absolutely incredible.

Edit: I had naively assumed there would be music playing already and didn't come prepared to connect to speakers. Don't repeat my mistakes! Dancing in silence felt very dream sequence especially in today's heat but it would have been nice to listen to something other than my own heavy breathing, pole squeaks, and periodic autism chirps lol

Am I the only one who feels like it looks like someone pushed me? 😂 I know I just fell, but my ankles don't even seem to buckle... it almost looks like an invisible shove. Anyone else see it?

I had been really scared to take my hands off in bat. Then suddenly I just felt secure and it was easy!

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hiii this is one of those things where I watch a video too many times and start doubting it

Ik there’s some wobbles with my heels on carpet :( but keen to hear what people think and how I could improve!

I started pole classes around 2 months ago - but have experience with aerials for many years and have had a pole in the house for some years though it wasnt used much. The pole classes are great but we just learn static tricks on the pole. I have a want burning inside me to move and free style with the pole but I feel clunky and awkward and like I cant break free and dont know how to overcome that. Has anyone else felt the same? How do I break free?! Does anyone have recommendations of online tutorials that might help. I have adhd and really struggle to learn strict choreos! Thanks so much in advance.

Practiced while fireworks were going off in Manhattan 🥹

#poledance #femme #pole #sexy #redhead

#ginger #girl

Finally feeling like I can control my body when doing a “falling star” ⭐️!

I’ve never used grippy clothes for pole before, and I bought these cause I wanted a way to cover my tattoos as much as possible and to still be able to use the stage pole. In almost 90 degree heat and sun I managed to use the pole for the 4 hours, and I couldn’t have done it without my grippy sleeves and pants! I’ll happily share what they are if people are curious, but I didn’t want folks to think I somehow benefit from talking about them.

Enjoy one of the last photos of the night that I took with my boots on so I didn’t scare all the people away 😂

I’ve always struggled with micro bends. Does anyone have advice on how to fix them? And exercises I should be doing? My hamstrings are insanely tight and I’ve been doing hot yoga to try to help that. Here’s a rough attempt at Baby Rains choreo🫶🏻