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Marlo Fisken
Приєднався 26 вер 2011
Marlo, the 2010 American Pole Fitness Champion, and 2011 Aerial Pole International Champion, has 24 years of dance training, and is a Wilhelmina Fitness model. She is a former NYCDA Senior Outstanding Dancer, a graduate of the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts Dance Program, and graduated with degrees in Anthropology and Public Relations from University of Miami. Her credits include commercials for Nike, L'Oreal, and Sobe Adrenaline Rush, as well as ad campaigns for The Vitamin Shoppe and Dick's Sporting Goods. Since she was 18, Marlo has led group exercise classes for major health clubs and presented at fitness conventions such as ECA, IDEA, The South Beach International Festival, and Festival de Fitness in Rome. She is certified many times over (ACE, AFAA, AAAI, NSCA, KANE) and has extensive knowledge of alignment, anatomy, strength and flexibility training. In 2013, she was named Instructor of the Year by the International Pole Dance Fitness Association.
Is your pole crunch ruining your invert?
4 ways to rethink the pole crunch so that you can invert without hunching.
Are you struggling to invert on the pole despite trying the typical conditioning exercises?
😧 What if the pole dance crunch, the most common exercise given to dancers to learn to invert, makes it harder for some people invert well?
In this video, Marlo Fisken, a former international champion pole dancer, explains why crunching in a way that encourages spinal rounding could hinder your inversion progress and even cause upper back strain.
What You'll Learn:
📍 Why “scooping” or “curling” or “tucking” into a rounded position might make you feel weaker
📍 Unique cues to help you access your upper back strength
📍 Why squeezing the pole in your armpit can work against your invert
📍 How to change the pole dance crunch to prepare you for a smooth, adaptable invert
Additional Resources:
🙃 Check out the Invert Ready program for step-by-step progressions.
checkout.flowmovement.net/invert-ready/
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Are you struggling to invert on the pole despite trying the typical conditioning exercises?
😧 What if the pole dance crunch, the most common exercise given to dancers to learn to invert, makes it harder for some people invert well?
In this video, Marlo Fisken, a former international champion pole dancer, explains why crunching in a way that encourages spinal rounding could hinder your inversion progress and even cause upper back strain.
What You'll Learn:
📍 Why “scooping” or “curling” or “tucking” into a rounded position might make you feel weaker
📍 Unique cues to help you access your upper back strength
📍 Why squeezing the pole in your armpit can work against your invert
📍 How to change the pole dance crunch to prepare you for a smooth, adaptable invert
Additional Resources:
🙃 Check out the Invert Ready program for step-by-step progressions.
checkout.flowmovement.net/invert-ready/
📩 Join my email list for pole and movement insights in your inbox
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🌈 Comment below with your thoughts and questions!
and don't forget to like and subscribe for more pole dancing tips and tutorials.
#PoleDancing #PoleFitness #Inverting #MarloFisken #PoleDanceTutorial #pole #poleflow #PoleStruggles #PoleCrunch #invertready #pdinvert #poletips #poletutorial #poledancetutorial #poletricks #pdinvert #poledancer #poledanceexercise #poleconditioning
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Fix your Juliette Spin
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Pole Dancers, are you looking for tips to improve your Juliette spin? Does your Juliette spin tend to look droopy instead of dramatic and spinny? I’d love to help : ) But first, some Juliette spin history… Back in 2010, I started a spin I normally did (an inside knee hook spin) but was leading with the “wrong” leg. I immediately loved it and started teaching it as “The Juliette” because of the ...
Are Your Hands Blocking Your Pole Flow?
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Pole Dancers, do you get stuck doing the same things when you low flow? What if your hand habits are blocking your options and progress? Our hand habits impact the movement of our entire body. In this video, I’m breaking down how your grip habits might be hindering your fluidity on the pole. Discover practical tips to unleash your movement potential and dance more freely: ➡️Start to notice when...
The Secret to getting your handspring: Give Your Butterfly an Update? - Marlo Fisken Pole Tips
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Handspring dreams? Let's first look at how you do the butterfly. 🙋🏽♀️When I ask what you would like help with, 'handspring' is one of the most frequent responses. Why do we want to handspring? Because it represents strength and badassery! But when our only strategy is kicking up, do we really know where we are going? Or what alignment we're looking for at the top? In this video, I offer some i...
Is it Time to Update Your Pole Sit? (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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💥Does your pole sit block your Flow?💥 Are you looking for some helpful tips to make the most of your Pole Sit? Does your pole sit pinch and hurt? Let's try and fix that! The pole sit is one of the first on-the-pole moves many pole dancers learn. However the most common technique isn’t the best approach for: ✨Accessing moves that require a torso wrap (ballerina, bird of paradise) ✨Tumbling into ...
3 Tips for Floaty, Static Spins (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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Have static spins mystified you? Have you wondered how some people appear to float forever... while you seem to get sucked into the floor? ✨ Here are 3️⃣ tips to help you make your static spins floaty 🤩 and fabulous 🌟. ✨ I should note, some higher power spins 🌪 will involve more vertical drive into the floor. However, I consider that a more advanced technique since failing to manage/delay the d...
Inversion Issues? Try this. (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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Inversion Issues? Try this. I've always found it odd that the first way most people learn to "invert" on the pole is one of the more effortful ways to get there. When your Center of Mass (COM) takes a long journey upwards, more "work" is needed. If you can't do that "work" with strength 💪🏻, your mobility doesn't offer an advantage, and no one is lifting your ass 🍑 for you, the only option is mo...
My (Winter 🥶) Leg Grip Secrets (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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My (Winter 🥶) Leg Grip Secrets Have you ever struggled to stick to the pole because your skin is too dry? In this video I share my top 3️⃣ tips for getting my leg 🦵🏻skin pole-ready in drier 🌵, colder 🥶 climates. I was motivated to share this video after I’d helped a few people improve their leg grip….just by suggesting they warm-up in a more heart-rate raising way with more clothing on. So-as ...
Seamless from the Start Course (a New Way to Learn Pole Dance Fluidity from Marlo Fisken)
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Are you ready to learn more about the art of pole dance… but feel intimidated? Are you intrigued by the slinky side of pole dance… but are doubtful you could ever be smooth or strong enough? Do you want to explore a more sensual side of yourself… but aren’t sure how to begin? You are SO not alone, but you’re in luck! Seamless from the Start is a new, beginner-level course designed with YOU in m...
Secrets of Climbing a Pole with Pointed Feet, Part 2 (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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"How can I point my foot while climbing a pole?" Here are some of my secrets and best tips for pointed foot climbing: Yesterday, I shared a KEY tip for pointed foot climbing…and people were like🤯🤯🙏🏻🙏🏻 But that tip alone probably isn’t enough to change how your climb if: 🦵You normally climb with a knee Squeeze 💪🏾You normally pull down (to make yourself go up) and bend the top arm at the start of...
Why Your Back Foot Un-Points When Climbing the Pole (Pole Tips w/ Marlo Fisken)
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How do I point my toes while climbing the pole? Have you ever wondered why it is so freaking hard to keep your back foot pointed while climbing the pole? If so, you are not alone! ✨ When your contact point is the top of your foot and ankle, the pressure on tendons in the ankle joint will pull your foot out of the point (plantar flexion)-and towards a flex. ✨Luckily, there is a fix for that! ✨Mo...
STATIC ROTATION UNLOCKED W/ MARLO FISKEN (ZOOM CLASS EXCERPTS)
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Excerpts from August 2020 Zoom Class with Marlo Fisken To learn more and/or purchase the class, head here: flowmovement.net/shop#!/August-Zoom-Classes/p/223396715/category=58217010
SWIRL LEGS WITH MARLO FISKEN (EXCERPTS FROM ZOOM CLASS)
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Excerpts from August 2020 Zoom Class with Marlo Fisken To learn more and/or purchase the class, head here: flowmovement.net/shop#!/August-Zoom-Classes/p/223396715/category=58217010
3 Helpful Tips for the Brass Monkey Leg Hook w/ Marlo Fisken (Quick Pole Tip)
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How I can I get my brass monkey? Having issues getting a secure hook? Having trouble with your brass monkey leg hook? In this 5 minute video, I'll be reviewing the the THREE most common issues with the BRASS MONKEY Leg hook. What’s an issue? *Unwanted/extraneous movement *Not secure/unsafe *A strategy that interferes with confidence or fluidity Brass Monkey Helper Series available now: flowmove...
Brass Monkey Helper - Intro to Video Series
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Brass Monkey Helper - Intro to Video Series
Low Flow Handstand Skill Pack #1 with Marlo Fisken
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Low Flow Handstand Skill Pack #1 with Marlo Fisken
Outside Leg Hang and Inversion Helper Series Promo (Marlo Fisken)
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Outside Leg Hang and Inversion Helper Series Promo (Marlo Fisken)
Pole Flow® by Marlo Fisken Tutorials
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Pole Flow® by Marlo Fisken Tutorials
Mirror Flow (Collab by Marlo Fisken and Pole Ninja Photography)
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Mirror Flow (Collab by Marlo Fisken and Pole Ninja Photography)
Marlo Fisken - Brand New Spin Pole Flow Creations (Incl. the "Flying Backhand")
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Marlo Fisken - Brand New Spin Pole Flow Creations (Incl. the "Flying Backhand")
Marlo Fisken Pole Flow® Workshops at Pole Dance Institute Wroclaw, Poland (Oct. 2014)
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Marlo Fisken Pole Flow® Workshops at Pole Dance Institute Wroclaw, Poland (Oct. 2014)
Marlo Fisken - New Shapes from a Recent Training Session - Pole Flow™
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Marlo Fisken - New Shapes from a Recent Training Session - Pole Flow™
Marlo Fisken - Spin Pole Flow Moves from Classes This Week
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Marlo Fisken - Spin Pole Flow Moves from Classes This Week
Marlo Fisken - 2013 Halloween Performance at Body & Pole
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Marlo Fisken - 2013 Halloween Performance at Body & Pole
Holy shit thank you
Best pole routine of all time!
I remember a video from wayyyy back where you demonstrated the Juliet spin and I have fond memories of Retchless pulling on my leg (gently) to help me understand what the heck I was doing wrong 😂. I’m thrilled to see this update for the new generation
Sooooo helpful!!!
I love your approach to teaching these tricks ❤ looking forward to watching more videos 😊
which exercises do you practise?
Hi Marlo great stuff and I have learned a lot. Question: How did it take to get you to this level and how often & long did you train?
You saved me!
love your detailed explanations 🤩 Thank you Marlo ♥️
MARLO!!! 7 freaking years! 7 YEARS!!!!!!!!!!! Finally someone understands my struggle! i can't wait to try!!! i'm going to rip that pole apart!
me too😂
Climbing is something that no matter how many years of pole, I have to keep refining my technique 😅 Great video!
I just recently begin trying to get this spin so im so happy u made a vid about it!
Loved it ❤
This has helped me soo much ❤ thank you x i actually mastered my no kick chopper today , sooo happy 😁😁😁 thank you ❤❤
Omg this was great! Thank you
How come I can't save these videos so that I can watch them later?
I have been poling for ages and have always thought my inverts were done with a rounded upper back and now I know how to correct it! Thank you so much❤ Please make a video for people like me who have a rounded upper back in shoulder mounts🙏
Really appreciated the structure of this video and especially the tip to bring your legs up and then do another little pull to get into the full posture!!! Thank you!!!
thanks Marlo! your editing skills are 🔥!! esp loved that "rip apart" gif! 🤣
Wow Marlo this is a game changer🤩🤩!! I've been having back pains when inverting and crunching my back!! But not since I tried your tips ❤❤thank you so much for sharing, you are absolutely one of the BEST instructors EVER!!!🥰🥰🥰
Thank youu Marlo, I tried ur tips, it eliminates my back pain immediately, later in the studio even with the boots my inversion was improved soo much!! ❤✨ you’re Amazing!!!!
I’m trying this in class tonight 🤞🏿
Thank you so much for these detailed technic tips ☺️👍
I love this! Using the actual skeleton spine really illustrated how instrumental a straight back is to getting your hips lifted enough for a clean leg hook. A rounded spine creats a shorter distance for the pelvis to travel, but that means it hits the pole before it gets up above the hands. I never realized thats why my inverts have been getting so much cleaner recently.
😱😱😱😱❤️❤️
Hilarious and insightful 😂 thank you
Hahaha take all my money i want more 😂😂😂😂
Are yoh a taurus? This obsession wjth texture 😂👌
Gahahah😂😂
Hahah Im in love 😂
Woooow this is mindblowing
Amazing <3
Loved how you broke the movement down and then recapped all the steps at the end. Also, the spine prop was really helpful in visually understanding the difference between rounded and open. Thank you!
That moment when you stumble across the glorious Marlo whom you watched and was awed by just casually explain one of the main reasons I stopped loving pole. Numerous teachers- no one ever commented on my rounded back. As soon as you did it I immediately knew. I was always told- more pull ups, more crunches. Engage your shoulders (no one knows what that means when they first hear that) it almost makes me want to dig out my X-pole and set it up again 👀
I took an extended break from pole and my inverts are now so weird and horizontal. I'm excited to give these adjustments a try!
I love this cause I diagnosed the problem all by myself but have not actually figured out a solution. Now I have new things to focus on... again :)
I still quote you so much in my privates when talking about engagement and my visualizations. Loved this reminder and now I want to go condition lol
I’m nowhere near a pole and I haven’t poled in 2 years but this video made me think I can go back to it and finally succeed at inverting! Thank you Marlo for the magic 🥰
Me too! Almost 6 years here 😳
Wow. That makes so much sense. I round round round my back and get nowhere with my OLH. Thank you for the insights.
This is so illuminating and helpful! Thank you, Marlo!
I've been pole dancing for years and have never been able to properly invert without my leg hooking. I have a deep lumbar arch in my back and open hips, which i guess doesn't help with inverting... every instructor I've ever had has never been able to help me out with this other than telling me to do more pole crunches or other standard invert prep exercises. My body is just built differently, and those dont work for me. Its made pole inverts a very sensitive topic for me over the years. Im at the point where i feel i cant progress anymore because of my inverts, even though i can do a lot of intermediate pole moves Im excited to work on ripping the pole apart though!! Ive never heard that before Could you do another video on how you do your tilted invert? I always thought that could work for me but i cant figure it out Love your videos and energy! Youre amazing ❤❤
I would love to see a video like this for the shouldermount 😍
Me too! I managed a few now I feel like I'm back at square 1 again!
I appreciate your description of how getting into an invert should, not only look, but feel. Thank you! ❤
Thank you! I will definitely keep this in mind when I teach inverts!
Thanks so much for this video, I’d been planning to go back and find one of your Instagram posts where you talked about the “rip the pole apart” cue and this is perfectly timed! Excited to try these new cues out!
Thank you for such a nice breakdown🧡I've intuitively adopted some of these adjustments from doing inverts on aerial silks but have been struggling with putting them into words. But a lot of this is new to me, will be fun to experiment with!
Thank you 😊 I’ll try it like that because my hips feel like a sack of potatoes too 😂
You are so funny. Ty
i could cry by how helpful this is
Love your tips and I love static rotation! subscribed!