In the words of Exotic Queenย Daria Cheย “Amplitude is everything!”โ
Amplitude:โ “๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐ฎ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ค๐ช๐จ ๐ค๐ง ๐ข๐ค๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ช๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐ฏ๐, ๐จ๐๐ค๐ฅ๐, ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ฎ. ๐๐ช๐ก๐ก๐ฃ๐๐จ๐จ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ญ๐ฉ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง ๐ง๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ค๐ซ๐๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐ค๐ง ๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐๐๐จ๐จ.”โ
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What does that mean, in practical terms? โ
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It means that dancing to the full extent, with fullness or abundance, is everything!โ
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Ok….but how do I achieve this? โ
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๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐ 3 ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ง๐ค๐ซ๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ผ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฟ๐โ
(this applies to both exotic and non-exotic pole):โ
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1. Don’t cut your movements short! Take all your leg circles, swirls, twirls and glides and kicks to the full extent. Lift your leg as high as you can, hold your spin a second or two longer, add an arm extension. Make every movement fuller and bigger. โ
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2. Emphasise the contrast between closed and open shapes. One of the keys to making you look more flowy and flexi when you dance is to create contrasts using your spine, specifically moving between closed and open shapes. For example, complete a slight rounding of the spine & extend an arm and leg in front of you, before arching your spine, leaning your head back, and extending your arm and leg behind you or to the side. Voila – instant flexibility and amplitude!โ
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3. Go low, then high! Small, then big! Amplitude can be created visually through changes in level (for example reaching a leg high, then taking it into a twirl to the floor) and also through changes in the area you cover in a movement (for example, a tight pirouette on the spot, followed by a twirl with an extended leg shape or extended arm). Going small first creates the feeling of amplitude in the movement that follows. Use contracts to create Amplitude.โ
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And most of all, remember to enjoy how it feels to dance. Pole requires both good technique and passion – this is the secret sauce that will take your dance to the next level. โ
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