There are a lot of differences between us. They have a instructor. The students have each other. They have spotters. They have professional equipment. They have a community. They have schedules. They push each other to keep on going. They share tips and tricks with one another. They have fun together. They learn to pole properly from the beginning. While people like me. We are mostly on our own.
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| Picture borrowed from cherryblossomstudio.ca |
I take some pride in the fact that I am self taught though, but at times it gets really tough. These are my few tips to make poleing at home easier for you who are doing it, or are considering it.
1. Never EVER give up! I was so close to giving up myself, but it's possible to push past the hard times. If you're feeling down, frustrated and discouraged, take a break and come back stronger.
2. Try your best to schedule your practices, or keep track of how many days it's been since your last swing on the pole. The biggest mistake is to give up to laziness and/or forgetting about it.
3. Always take the right precautions, especially if you're practicing alone. Get a real, safe, good pole for poledancing and polefitness (I recommend X-Pole), and be sure to set them up properly. Buy a safety-mat or use mattresses or lots of pillows when doing new inverted or dangerous moves. Get a friend or family member to spot you. Plan a safety-exit for every new move.
4. Keep your motivation up. Listen to music while picturing yourself poledancing, doing all the tricks and moves you one day will be able to. Watch videos on youtube. Keep up with the community on the internet. Talk pole with your friends, even if they don't pole. Look for nice, sexy polewear to buy online. Follow awesome poledancers on instagram and facebook. Try to always stay inspired and motivated, it keeps you going!
5. Take pride in being self taught. I especially like that I'm probably the only one in my town who's practicing poledance. Maybe I'll start my own studio one day.
6. If you feel lonely and want to share your passion with someone, get a friend to come over for a try. Ask on facebook if someone wants to learn poledancing. Ask on reddit/r/poledancing or another pole-forum if someone wants to be internet-pole-pals.
7. There are lot's of online lessons and dvd's to purchase to help you on your journey, and if you're having trouble with a move, don't forget to google or youtube it. You might be lucky and someone has made a free tutorial on that move.
8. Watch and learn. If you see a choreography or move that you like really well, break it down into parts, analyze it and try to do the same. How is she holding her hands, and which foot did he hook around the pole? Then, you try and do it!
9. Keep track of your progress. Take pictures, record videos, keep a diary or blog where you write about your accomplishments, new combos and moves, a song you're hooked on etc. This one is GOLD!
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| This is how deep I can get into the splits, will be fun to look at when I get into them |
10. Accept the fact that you're by yourself, and therefore your progress might be slower than the ones who are attending lessons at studios. But don't let it bring you down, instead of comparing yourself and your progress to everyone else, compare you with yourself. Think about all the things you have accomplished, the progress you've made, and remember - you did it on your own!
Lot's of love<3
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