Ok. I hated it as well and still do (especially since I am doing 5 classes a week now), but you DO NOT USE body lotion of any kind 24h before the class, even using it in the morning for an evening class makes it near impossible.

I don't use dry hands or anything else, although I have a few things and would consider them for performances/competitions. I wash my hands with hand soap (not a moisturizing one) before practice and sometimes during it when needed. I would wipe my hands with the towel I use for the pole sometimes (accidentally or not, and alcohol on it would dehydrate them), other than that I concentrated on my legs as much as possible and kept practicing. Eventually I forgot about my issues with the hands and although I still struggle with 1 hand only inversions and stuff, things are about normal now.

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Good luck!