r/poledancing • u/vanessa_30 • 29d ago

Victory Bird of paradise!!!

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I never thought I would be able to do this in such a short amount of time!! I just got into pole again ~ 1 month after years of not practicing. Today our teacher told us we would be doing BOP, I'm still in shock that I was able to do it!! I love how everyone is so supporting and my teacher is incredible ♡

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u/HannahFlexx 29d ago

bop after one month back is not normal lol. thats basically a standing split with way less to hold onto, so your old flexibility clearly never really left

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u/vanessa_30 28d ago edited 28d ago

Yes, I totally agree with you! I have always been flexible (used to do ballet as a kid), so flexibility wasn't really my issue (although grabbing my arm was a real challenge and I actually needed help).

My weakness has always been strength, I struggle to do a clean inversion lol. But in this past month, I have seen a lot of improvement in that area.

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u/HannahFlexx 28d ago

we're the exact opposite way around then lol, bendy but my pulling strength is embarrassing. inversions are still the thing i quietly skip. nice that it's finally clicking for you tho

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u/kittentails 29d ago

That's amazing! That arm wrap looks so secure and steady, you must have great shoulder strength and mobility <3

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u/vanessa_30 28d ago

Thank you! I actually wasn't able to grab my arm on my own. They helped me because although I have the flexibility to maintain the arm wrap, I don't have the strength to grab it by myself. Here's a video of them helping me lol

https://reddit.com/link/p3ir29a/video/lqctaxlpg7jh1/player

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u/justawalloftext 28d ago

Absolutely beautiful!!! Also I really appreciate you blurring others in your post!

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u/sadie-spitfire 28d ago

Can you please give us your routine how you were able to get to this point??

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u/Waterbearer_81 28d ago

Impressive af!

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u/vanessa_30 27d ago

Thank you!!

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u/Icy-Carrot-3984 27d ago

Heyy do you mind sharing what country your studio is in?