Bob Zamora started this discussion ·
Newbie to the site. Beenpole dancing since March 2009. Some of you know me from Facebook or Blogspot. My dance is a mix of modern and classical ballet on the floor, spinning and static pole. Not much into the fitness or gymnastic side. I'm a dancer and being a guy I get lots of interesting reactions. ;-)
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Hey! Glad you stopped by to say hello 😉 I'm excited to discover a male dancer who prefers the artistic side of pole rather than sport! 💪
Welcome Bob!!! I started pole about a month after you. Can't wait to see some videos from you!!!
Welcome to the site! We're always interested in having more diversity here ;) I'm also looking forward to seeing videos from you!
Hi Bob! Welcome to SV and it gets rather addicting on here so I'm lookin' forward to seeing lots of posts from you :)
🙂 I'm looking forward to blogging, posting and if I ever find a video that doesn't make me cringe I'll be sure and post it. I'm dancing this coming Thursday afternoon. I am going to try and video.
@Veena, My very first lesson started out as a fitness pole lesson. About half way through my teacher asked me if there was anything I would like to try. I said like what? She said, how about some basic spins? Been hooked ever since. Did my first freestyle that night to Coldplay. 😀
Welcome!!! Look forward to your posts here. : )
Let me add my welcome! I've been travelling to Cape Town quite a lot recently and was helping my friend who owns a studio there by teaching her male class on a Tuesday night. I would be fascinated to know what moves were easier to learn, moves that are not possible, moves you enjoyed learning? I know with different 'equipment', you need to take a slightly different approach to poledancing?
yay! Another dancer! I do like the artistic side of pole, and sometimes I feel we can get caught up in the sport of it rather than the creative free-flowing fluidity of it. I'm actually taking ballet now, and boy is it haaaarrrddd! just to hold the position!
Welcome Bob! You'll like it here :)
Welcome Bob, look forward to hearing from yu :) xx
Hi Bob, it's Mary Ellyn. Welcome to the forum! Great to have you here!
Welcome Bob! I'm in the same area: Broomfield/Westy. I'm sure you'll find that this is a great group with lots if support. Enjoy!
Welcome!!! :)
@rob Zamora,yay!a man pole dancer on sv!welcome!!pls post,can't wait to see what you can do,:D
Hey Mary Ellyn! Good to see you here. @miamishyner: Awesome. I hope we get to meet sometime. I dance ever spring in the TranZenDance open house and some of my friends dance at the Tease Showcases. I like Leslie Leesi's studio too. @MichellH: Belive it or not one of the hardest moves for me to learn was demi or half pint. I always ended up with my face in the pole. The hardest move and the one that has hurt my male parts have been splay turns. 😮 I really have to be careful to lock out because a miss really hurts. Guys also have to be really sure to have "everything" on one side or the other doing Superman and some of the dismounts from inversions that put you in a plank. My favorite moves go through pike and playing with different ways to get into jade. Carol Helms inspired me to learn sideways climbs and even though they kill the back of my legs I love the stuff you can do out of them.
@CalBear: I agree. Ballet is really hard. I have so much more respect for ballet dancers now that I am learning. They make it look so easy and it takes hundreds of times doing the same move to get it to look half way right! Ballet music inspires me to dance just as much as Seether, Mazzy Star or some of my other favorites. I totally LOVE Elena Gibson's dance!
