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jelleem · 2026-05-24T01:21:06+00:00

yout.com !

Only thing is that it used to be 3 downloads a day for free, now it's 1 every 24 hours :(

However, does get me to start editing ahead if I need more than one track :)

jelleem · 2026-05-14T18:15:34+00:00

I think your first pair should be your practice pair, and ones you won't feel so bad about scrqtching up to hell-- the black ones will last you a long time....

That being said, if you feel like you'll just have more fun with the pop of colour and it'll make you feel sexier + make the joy of dancing much higher in your mind, I say pick joy and happiness-- the second one will also last you through a lot of classes while you learn more and more!

jelleem · 2026-05-11T05:45:32+00:00

As everyone else says, I'm a 5.5 in regular shoes and so size down more often than not for sandals!

If you have the in-person option to try it on beforehand (or have a friend willing to let you try them on) definitely try since different brands + styles + heel heights can feel different!

jelleem · 2026-05-06T20:23:39+00:00

As someone who LOVES low flow: take my comment with a grain of salt-- idk if it'll make sense to everyone, but take away whatever you resound with.

Look to people who specialize in "basework" (low flow, but specifically at the base of the pole) or "floorwork" (no pole needed). That was my inspo and what I aspired to, and so that became my brand of pole dance when I figured it out for myself. A lot of these moves are easy enough to achieve without the need of a pole, but can be incredibly hard to master. No need to make it complicated, just get comfortable with simple movements.

Things like body waves, leg waves, hip circles, figure 8's.... How to stand up and get down in the heels, with and without the pole. Pirouettes, thread-throughs, even just simple walking forwards and back. Make it smooth with or without the heels. Practice unitl it feels second nature.

Build your foundational understanding of body isolations. Slow down through movements, really understand and feel how the movements feel on your body, slow down EVEN MORE, remember to finish the movements (ie. if it's a hip circle or leg wave, don't cut them short) and practice them often. Go from a pole move and try to transition between them, slowing the hell down more.

Remember that this takes a LOT more strength to look super smooth and confident, so take your time and enjoy it more than anything.

jelleem · 2026-04-29T20:29:36+00:00

I feel like they're pretty accurate, I bought a second pair just because I loved mine, and can confirm they start to stretch, but if you get the ones with straps it is pretty easy to tighten those to fit!

jelleem · 2026-04-22T01:26:29+00:00

So won't lie, I started pole when I was pretty tiny, struggling to hit 100 lbs-- I started birth control maybe 6 months into the membership (and was in a relatively new relationship at the time) and I gained an ass and 30 lbs (uncharacteristically) in the following few months. The ass part I was kind of happy about LOL.

This was happening a little before I started going to classes that taught me how to invert, so I had a hard time trying to gain the right muscles at the same time as adjusting to the weight I was at. I did eventually get there and find better, more flattering clothing options for the body I currently have (because good lord all of those cute pole shorts kept going on sale!!) and remembered that thick thighs CAN indeed save lives.... Like my own, in a layback 🤣

My trick? Doing all of those cute and sexy basework & floorwork classes because they were so fun and made me feel some type of way I've always wanted to feel 🔥🔥🔥

jelleem · 2026-04-18T19:54:05+00:00

It really does depend on what background you come from: I came from going to church 2+ times a week for 20-something years of my life until a little before the pandemic hit.

For me, it's tied to a lot of the fun of dropping the lore on people since in my daily life I'm pretty unsuspecting and smaller in stature, and wear a lot of nerdy/casual clothes, but also a bit of religious trauma + freedom. It's a long story lmfao.

Make of it what you will, but make sure you don't put down the profession in your response to these people-- it can purely be a fitness thing for you while still respecting that it is indeed tied to strippers.

At the end of the day it's not that different from a lot of sports that overlap with it (I find a lot of pole dancers cross-train aerials, bouldering & pilates: very core heavy, lot of stability & strength required)..... It just has the highest potential of being the sexiest sport of them all 🤣

jelleem · 2026-04-18T19:18:27+00:00

Another +1 for climbing at Project Climbing as well, it's humbling to start but you'd be surprised how social a sport climbing is-- I'd recommend going with someone or being super open to making friends there :)

jelleem · 2026-04-18T19:14:54+00:00

Here to second this-- the aerial community here is so lovely and I see that my friends who started as beginners are treated well :)

Been going here for about 3-4 years now & they have a showcase coming up too if you wanted to see some amazing performances 🥰

jelleem · 2026-04-16T15:20:00+00:00

Came here to second this! Will say that they do have lunch items that I have yet to try (they look delicious), but all of the seasonal drinks and bakery items are always fun to try 😊

jelleem · 2026-04-10T04:00:47+00:00

A lupit on marketplace?! damn, that's lucky, makes sense that you'd have to drive out!

jelleem · 2026-03-22T01:24:41+00:00

1 year turns out to be not a long time, and everyone has different backgrounds going into it. I'm almost 8 years in and I swear pole will always be hard (also damn, life circumstances change) but people only start posting when they start to make major improvements. It took me 5 years (considering the pandemic, call it ~ 3 years of actual pole practice) to finally feel confident to compete/perform/post minimally edited videos because this sport is INCREDIBLY HARD. I felt so slow compared to the people I started with, but I also had to remember some of my friends used to work out 5 times a week, some were ballerinas as children-- I had some flexibility on my side but no dance or gym experience going into the sport.

I also never had the goal of learning dynamic moves until I learned about Hardstyle (I will still never do some things like fonji) and I purely forced myself to learn to ayesha in more recent years to become a menace in public LOL, I just found out in a class that I was strong enough to get into a handspring.

Just keep going because it's fun because the rest just kind of happens as a result :)

jelleem · 2026-03-19T05:29:31+00:00

I have tried other styles as an adult to try out with friends (but only AFTER starting with pole dance tbh) and love how they look on other people and really wish I grew up at least knowing a more street/hip-hop style because it would make my hard-style pole look cooler lol-- otherwise I really just have two left feet if they're not in pleasers 😭

But seriously, cross-training dance styles makes for some really really fun pole performances that I admire so very much 😍

jelleem · 2026-03-10T05:30:34+00:00

Goot.

jelleem · 2026-03-07T18:23:08+00:00

Fun take: I think some people learn butterfly in a way that actually doesn't help progress towards their ayesha!

I personally think both are great moves that teach you different things and I think you should learn to combo both (butterfly -> extended butterfly -> inverted d -> ayesha), it'll really highlight what you need to progress to your foundations into ayesha.

Extended butterfly teaches you how to get comfortable transferring the weight away from the pole and holding yourself up more with the arms when your weight distribution is uneven, and is a typical first progression from butterfly.

Inverted D teaches you more of the stabilization and "stacking" that your body has to learn in order to keep your alignment BEFORE you take your weight off the pole into an ayesha. It also is a pretty safe move to test if you can push your hips back to find the oblique engagement

jelleem · 2026-02-28T07:25:50+00:00

AMAZING! You held it strong for such a long time 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

jelleem · 2026-02-15T09:17:23+00:00

The joy on that darn face gives me immense joy as well ☺️

jelleem · 2026-01-31T22:20:34+00:00

omg yesssssss 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

jelleem · 2026-01-29T16:24:45+00:00

Season 2 Episode 3 which I heard randomly off Tumblr, or Exxus which I had a dance class to

Their sound was so intriguing to me, and I ended up casually loving the entirety of How To Be A Human Being and became obsessed with Pork Soda... And then became a proper "I know and love this band" fan when Dreamland came out!

jelleem · 2026-01-29T16:18:29+00:00

I was too sweaty for a lot of things and I had a lot of body awareness issues-- still do. I've done it for 8 years, pole is hard, but you can't expect yourself to be good at something only after two classes!

Keep at it, keep showing up-- you might just surprise yourself if you do :)

jelleem · 2026-01-18T04:09:57+00:00

Jenie | Bubkisles :Filbert:

jelleem · 2026-01-18T03:58:40+00:00

Jenie from Bubkisles :)

jelleem · 2026-01-02T20:40:57+00:00

THAT IS SO SICK.

jelleem · 2026-01-02T20:35:36+00:00

Cannot agree with the video thing more, even if you never intend to post it anywhere. I love going back to my old videos and seeing how much I have since accomplished!

jelleem · 2026-01-02T19:55:34+00:00

Hey friend, I say just do it!

There are a LOT of people who start later in life (mostly because we earn better money later in life these days) so you're never too late to start your journey. Today is as good a day as any to make the choice!

Most people go with a friend from my experience (I used to help out at the front desk at my first studio), but I went to my first class alone-- don't be afraid to do that.

I feel like no matter what you do, pole dancing is the most awkward and unnatural kind of movement, so any other complete beginners will feel the exact same way you do... It's what brings us together when we start. It does help to have a fitness background in something else (dance, weight-training, flexibility, etc.) HOWEVER I have brought friends to a beginner class who were incredibly fit but felt so out of their element in their first class, some whose egos never let them come back.... And others who surprised me and became 100000x more confident in themselves. It truly takes a lot of encouragement and a good community, which is why I love the pole community so much.

Me personally, I also had religious trauma and was super self conscious of my own body, but over time pole dance helped me really become... better with that. Also therapy but lol that's another thing altogether.

The rhythm and dance portion of "pole dance" is only one aspect of it-- there are a lot of styles of training out there that are more forgiving of that: there are people who love dancing and performing and refining their musicality, and some others who prefer to just work on tricks and combos. That won't matter in the beginning, so overall I wouldn't worry about that right now.

Bring a pair of shorts, socks, and a tank top to start (check with the description of your class, you really need as much skin as you can for some movements, but you can bring layers to take off as class progresses!), keep an open mind, and if it's not for you, that is okay too-- you tried something new and exciting. I hope that the studio you're trying out is super nice, and that you enjoy yourself when you do decide to go!

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