Hey there!
Welcome to the forums, I hope you have lots of fun here!
I think increasing strength and flexibility is the goal for pretty much every pole dancer: there are always bigger and stronger moves to do, there's always the oversplits and a fabulous back bend to achieve, always something!
But it's one of the things we love to do. Our journey in Pole dance keeps pushing us farther and higher, and we all love it here ;)
As for your popping hip, have you seen a doctor about it at all? Do you know why it pops? I would be wary to give any specific advice in case it's something particularly bad, or something that may become more aggravated by more flexibility or strength training, too quickly. Always good to see your doctor if something is happening that you aren't sure of, like bad pain or joints that don't do what they should.
The 30 days Flexy is awesome, and Veena also has proper flexibility lessons for areas such as the lower body that you could try out, too!
Also, when it comes to tight hips (I've noticed a lot of women, myself included, have this issue) the trick is to be consistent, but also to go slowly. Pushing your hamstrings or other muscles too far can result in some very painful injury. I have done this, and it took me well over six months to heal it properly! I also lost a significant amount of flexibility- worse than I'd ever had.
Only recently have I really seen any results, and it's because I've been super gentle, very consistent, and very careful. I only ever stretch when I'm warm (which is definitely something I had hammered home from Veena and the others here!) and often, I only do my flexibility training after a good workout.
Good luck!
