tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7190817436911011478..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Standing Up(side Down) for Myself Ashe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-33445488727449277552018-06-04T06:36:05.957-04:002018-06-04T06:36:05.957-04:00Thank you Jean Roberta. It sort of feels as though...Thank you Jean Roberta. It sort of feels as though we are defying gravity when we are finally able to do some of the moves. It's an amazing feeling. Thanks for the lovely comment. K D Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623197044690751762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-45360703318080565822018-06-04T06:34:28.009-04:002018-06-04T06:34:28.009-04:00Thanks for the comment, Fiona. I love dance too, t...Thanks for the comment, Fiona. I love dance too, though I've always been more strong than graceful, so pole sort of works on both counts. Never tried Jazzercise, but I've heard good things about it, and think it's way more important to KEEP working out than it is to be a member of a gym. Boredom is the kiss of death for a fitness regimen. LOL! I LOVE your Pole dancing experience. :-)K D Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623197044690751762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64980169293022764932018-06-04T06:31:21.951-04:002018-06-04T06:31:21.951-04:00Thank you, Lisabet. It's been quite a journey,...Thank you, Lisabet. It's been quite a journey, and there has been a lot of fear, which has been as much of the challenge as learning the techniques. I can understand your fear. I am still very fearful of my knees, after they've both had surgery. K D Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02623197044690751762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-58609693995167049542018-06-04T00:02:25.155-04:002018-06-04T00:02:25.155-04:00KD, those photos are amazing. I have a local frien...KD, those photos are amazing. I have a local friend who is also learning pole-dancing (& is much younger than I), and she posts pics like that on Facebook. Even for a 30-something woman, the moves look challenging. You look as if you are defying gravity. Your post is inspiring. Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-86484427146636218862018-06-01T16:52:20.442-04:002018-06-01T16:52:20.442-04:00I'm looking forward to someday not having to w...I'm looking forward to someday not having to work multiple jobs, so I can take up learning new things. My exercise of choice is Jazzercise, since I love to dance and the husband doesn't. So the only time I get to dance is in aerobics classes. It's a lot more expensive than getting a gym membership, but not boring, like walking on a treadmill. In fact, in one of the recent Mensa journals, a study was summarized in which older folks were given a choice of exercises, and their brain use and growth was studied before and after. The ones who chose to dance improved the most; the study scientists hypothesized that it was because dancing forces your brain to learn new movements and sequences, as your body is learning the steps. Win-win for all!<br /><br />My niece is getting married this year, and my daughter is the maid of honor. They're heading down to Nashville (where else?) for the bachelorette party, a huge waste of money, if you ask me. But anyway, one of the events they've signed up for is a class on pole dancing. I'm sure that in one class, they won't learn that much, but it should be fun.<br /><br />Also, I have a comic on my fridge that shows 2 men sitting in a club at a table, and one is saying to the other, "I thought we were going to see some pole dancing." On the stage is a Polish man in full Polish traditional costume, dancing.I'm half-Polish and husband is 100% Polish. Nothing like a good ethnic pun! ;-DFiona McGierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13495707848048468428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76269893590725708022018-06-01T07:08:39.695-04:002018-06-01T07:08:39.695-04:00What a wonderful, affirmative post! I envy you thi...What a wonderful, affirmative post! I envy you this experience. (And I am hugely impressed!)<br /><br />Your comments about becoming more fearful as you get older really resonate with me. I never worried about physical danger, damage or disease. Now, I'm terrified of my own clumsiness, scared that I will trip and fall (again), break another bone, maybe one that's more critical than my femur, and be back in a wheelchair. <br /><br />I really applaud your courage.Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com