tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post1303723378898693096..comments2024-03-23T07:23:38.950-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Twirly Girl: Fonji is the new Spatchcocklolorashelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05529819162056380086noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post-36046953197877682902013-11-13T09:17:08.797-08:002013-11-13T09:17:08.797-08:00Right, so now you've touched on a completely d...Right, so now you've touched on a completely different subject. Why does the "sexy" have to come out of pole for the mainstream audiences to accept it? One of my favorite routines at CPDC was by Stacey Craven. She looks and moves a lot like Alethea Austin. She had also performed at Pole Expo. Very sexy and I really enjoy her performances! Also, Adrienne Strauss competed. She is from BeSpun and her style is a lot like Leigh Ann. VERY sexy and hot. I liked her routine as well. So, for me, I do enjoy the sexy performances a lot. But they do seem to be few and far between these days. I think the split is starting to happen where maybe the competitions will have the sportier/less sexy performances and maybe some of the showcases will (hopefully) retain the sensual dance. lolorashelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529819162056380086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post-55819561990602803402013-11-13T09:12:56.260-08:002013-11-13T09:12:56.260-08:00I don't want people to think it's wrong ne...I don't want people to think it's wrong necessarily but it is just surprising (I guess is the right word) that the amateurs are doing essentially the same tricks as the pros. Although I sat and thought about it (and discussed this with many people on Facebook) and I consider Olympic athletes to essentially be as strong or amazing as pro athletes, and they are amateurs. They train as hard, if not harder, than pros. So maybe I need to re-adjust my thinking of what "amateur" means. lolorashelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529819162056380086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post-12706355104807588332013-11-12T13:33:53.880-08:002013-11-12T13:33:53.880-08:00oh, tricks that have disappeared: the sundial spin...oh, tricks that have disappeared: the sundial spin. Can't remember the last time I saw that one. I did that one in a class like a year ago, and someone was like, that is so OLD. o_O<br /><br />Tricks I am tired of seeing: the Remi.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510704191161401942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post-5925049001876804562013-11-12T13:15:23.078-08:002013-11-12T13:15:23.078-08:00Like you I was a little starstruck by the athletic...Like you I was a little starstruck by the athletic style at first. I really took my time easing into pole. The first competition I ever attended was last year, and I was only there for the amateur division. I'm glad, because had I seen the intense stuff competitors are doing now, I probably would have been too intimidated to pole! <br /><br />Pole is moving more towards a show of athletic mastery I think. I do notice that there is a bit of tricking out going on, but I also don't feel there is a right or wrong way to pole. Everyone has a different style. I appreciate power moves like the fongi because they show athleticism, but I don’t feel it’s a “pretty” move like the spatchcock. I think it depends on who is doing it and what their body can do. I have to remind myself that just because someone is strong enough to do the fongi does not mean they are better than me or anyone else, just different. The person next to them may be able to get into a spatchcock, but doesn’t have a lot speed or power. Some people have good transitions and flow, some people are great on spin… but I guess competitions are to recognize the people that master most of those categories. Maybe the question we should ask ourselves is, are we too focused on one aspect of pole to see the big picture?<br /><br />It makes me wonder, where is all of the sexy going? I mean, we have to be honest, the pole is here because of the exposure it got from stripclubs. Yes, there are many polers who practice the acrobatic style now, but how many of them actually started their pole careers there? Of all the polers I have met only 1 took her first class in the acrobatic style, and does not proclaim herself not to be a dancer but an aerial circus performer. <br /><br />Sometimes I wonder if we’ve become ashamed of the sexy side of the pole now that there is more exposure to the acrobatic style. I went to a competition a few months ago, and one of the competitors had mentioned that she was “moving away from that,” as in, the sexy side of pole, almost to say as if she had matured beyond that. Sometimes I worry that in the future pole will become so acrobatic that people will look back on the sexy style and treat it as if it were a novelty. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510704191161401942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5858792371551506749.post-44861657327043484352013-11-12T12:19:56.829-08:002013-11-12T12:19:56.829-08:00I agree about making sure you can do the move safe...I agree about making sure you can do the move safely and cleanly first, but I push back at the idea of there being something wrong with doing this stuff in routines. When you've nailed a really hard move, why wouldn't you show it off in a competition or showcase? I also think the constantly evolving tricks and combinations make pole more interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com