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Pleasers really are the best for dancing, because they’re structurally made for it. I’m not huge into wearing heels but even I feel far more stable in my 6in pleasers than I do in my 2-3in heels I wear for fancy work events. Pleasers do make lower heels, but 6in is where I really felt the most comfortable and stable.

These are really close to what I have and the clear straps are generally more sturdy than pleather. The ankle strap is a must. They aren’t made by pleaser, but are really similar in style.

If you’re not into the clear style, these are made by pleaser (or a company associated with pleaser?). The straps are thinner and just don’t conform to your foot as well as the clear straps. I have them and they’re good enough, but I’d still go for the clear straps.

These are a little lower, but don’t be surprised if the 6in heels are much more comfortable.

Boot styles are the most stable, but they are expensive and really only worth it if you’re committed to investing in a good pair and intend to use them frequently.

I don’t pole dance myself (my body just doesn’t play well with it) but my studio offers it along with chair dance classes and lyra classes designed for heels, so I use them from time to time and lots of my friends have many, many pairs. You could try character heel styles, they literally are made for dancing, but the good ones are just as expensive as pleaser, if not more. Very stable though.

Edit: the heels you’re showing do not look up to the job, without knowing anything else about them, the shank and the heel look way to thin and not stable and I’d actually be worried about them snapping. Since there’s no platform, the shoe might be flexible (in a bad way) and your toes wouldn’t be protected in moves where you’re dragging your toe across the floor, or doing some kind of a spin (we’ve got moves in chair where we actually flip off the chair and land on our toes). The outsole is completely flat too limiting your motion, and is going to make certain moves look and feel completely unnatural. Having a slight turn up at the toe makes a huge difference.

Get a pair of gymnastics rings. They are like $20 and have a ton of carryover to straps in how they work and in exercises that can be done on them.

You really need all kinds of upper body and core strength for straps, not just pulling strength. Don't neglect you pushing exercises.

Given that here are some exercises you can do:

• Pullups and pull up variations ( Pull up negatives -> pullups -> L sit pullups -> Wide grip pullups -> Archer pullups -> one armed pullup negatives -> one armed pull ups) and weighted pullups.
  
• Rows and row variations (bodyweight rows, one armed rows, lever row progressions)
  
• Pushups and pushup variations (diamond pushups, ring pushups, Rings turned out pushups, pseudo planche pushups)
  
• Dips and weighted dips
  
• Handstand pushup progressions (pike pushups -> box pike pushups -> wall headstand pushup negatives -> wall headstand pushups -> wall handstand pushups -> freestanding headstand pushups -> freestanding handstand pushups)
  
• L-sit and V-sit progressions
  
• Skin the cat and German hang
  
• Hanging leg raises and variations (start with bent knees up as high as you can, work toward straight legs all the way to the bar. After that you can move to one armed hanging leg raises, hanging leg raises with ankle weights and one armed hanging leg raise to meathook.)
  
• Back lever progressions (German hang-> skin the cat-> tuck back lever -> advanced tuck back lever -> straddle back lever -> 1 leg back lever - full back lever)
  
• front lever progressions (tuck back lever -> advanced tuck front lever -> straddle front lever -> 1 leg front lever - full front lever)
  
• planche progressions (crow pose -> crane pose -> tuck planche -> advanced tuck planche -> straddle planche -> 1 leg planche -> full planche)
  
  
  
  /r/bodyweightfitness is a great resource and their Recommended routine is a fantastic place to start.
  
  
  
  These videos by Domink Sky show great exercises and their progressions for Pulling exercises, Pressing Exercsies and Core Exercises
  
  
  
  If you want are looking for something very in depth then the book Overcoming Gravity and it's subreddit are amazing resources on exercises, exercise progressions and making your own routine
  
  

My go-to is a quick bun held in place with two smallish octopus clips. It holds quite well if I just twist, spiral, and clip (no hair elastic necessary), and it takes like five seconds to do. I have to redo it if I do something bouncy like a mat run, but it stays for basically everything else.

Some of my friends have slipperier hair than me, and they find that two spin pins work better for them than two octopus clips.

If I want something more secure, I'll go full-on classical ballet bun. I'll get my hair damp with a spray bottle, ponytail, and pin the shit out of it. I find that two-stranded buns hold the best and look the nicest (personal preference, though). I'm sure it's not good for my hair, but it's practically indestructible. You can jazz it up by doing a braided bun, a twist-and-braid combo, twists or french braids into the bun, and a bunch of other things.

Ugh, this is making me miss my long hair. I just cut a foot off.

From The Dictionary of Modern Medicine by J.C. Segen

• Active Flexibility The ability to assume and maintain extended positions using only the tension of the agonist and synergist muscles whilst stretching the antagonist muscles
  Example Hoisting the leg and holding it without external support.
  
  
• mobility [mo-bil´i-te]
  the ability to move in one's environment with ease and without restriction.
  
  But note this is talking about general mobility - In the context of physical fitness, physical mobility is a given...While there was no direct definition of physical mobility, there was a definition for the lack of which works just as well.
  
  
• physical mobility, impaired
  A limitation in independent, purposeful physical movement of the body or of one or more extremities.
  
  So breaking this down - Mobility by itself is a more general term.
  
  When you read the first definition "he ability to assume and maintain extended positions using only the tension of the agonist and synergist muscles whilst stretching the antagonist muscles"
  
  it sounds more complicated and thus different - but what their detailing is called a cocontraction and it happens everytime you move purposely for the most part and thus applies to the definition of physical mobility as well. (note that a muscle can contract while stretched, and in order to maintain a flexy position like the splits, a cocontraction is pretty importiant to ensure stability in said flexy position, despite the stretchy tension on the antagonist)
  
  So basically, when you get past the fact that one definition is worded with more specificity, they really are the same thing.
  
  
  Physical Mobility - The ability to maintain and move your body through increased ranges of motion using only muscular contraction
  
  Active Flexibility - The ability to maintain and move your body through increased ranges of motion flexy positions using only muscular contraction.
  
  
  If there IS a difference, I think it is incredibly small and any sort of significant disagreement would be an exercise in ultimate pedanticism

I bought these from Amazon. Washed and worn several times and I like them a lot for more slippy types. Witkey stirrup leggings

These are definitely a bigger hit in the pocket but they’re grippier and do a lot of nice shaping as well as having a great company ethos. GRRRL clothing

A wood Metolius climbing hangboard. It's not really a pullup bar, but it can be used as one, and it looks nice.

https://www.amazon.com/Metolius-Grips-Compact-Training-Board/dp/B001PPOCJE

I had a Gorilla gym pullup bar, which was a good bar, but I wanted a bar that looked nice enough that I could leave it up all the time, which is I why I switched over to the hangboard.

I have long dreadlocks (a little past my hips) and I flip my head upside down and twist it tightly into a bun on top of my head securing it all with an elastic. Actually I use a headband due to the thickness, but if you don't have dreads then a regular hair tie would probably work. It usually holds pretty well.

They wouldn't work in my hair, but my aerial instructor usually puts her hair in a low bun using spin pins like these https://www.amazon.com/Goody-Simple-Styles-Assorted-Colors/dp/B003FVDNO6?th=1

If you take the pills before class, make sure they're not muscle relaxers (aleve has naproxin which is a muscle relaxer) lol.

Here is the book I mentioned in my comment to you (I'm not a sponsor or anything, I'm just finding this book to be really valuable and it's filling in some of the gaps for me while I look for a solid private instructor. Right now, I just drop into group classes.) https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Anatomy-Aerial-Arts-Illustrated/dp/1623172160/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1L9KKLE4MN5NZ&keywords=applied+anatomy+of+aerial+arts&qid=1551311745&s=gateway&sprefix=applied+anatomy%2Caps%2C192&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1

I have steel one as well, I think this is the one

pull up bar

I installed it over the door frames which gives extra height and a bit more security (of course not for inversions)

Looks like this - older picture of me dangling

pull up bar in use

I had the same issue - I have a slippery nylon/spandex unitard and my routine has a drop that ends with needing to grip/pinch behind my knees or else I land on my head. I picked up Cramer Firm Grip Spray http://www.amazon.com/Cramer-Anti-Slip-Enhancer-Activities-Gymnastics/dp/B0001DK088 and it has been fantastic. Added benefit beyond good stick is that there is no visible residue

I've been doing aerials for about 3 years, and just bought a used aerial rig for my backyard (!!!!). I believe it's this one. I don't have any other equipment yet or any experience rigging, and I don't want to die of a spinal injury in my backyard. I have a lead on a hoop from one of my instructors, but I'm not sure what to get as far as other rigging equipment. My current amazon shopping list looks like this:

- carabiners

- swivel

- span set

Is this okay? Should I take a class on rigging? Should I hire someone to come look this over once I'm set up?

Can you tell if they are rigid or flexible? I wonder if they are triangle rings taped up like a trapeze bar. Or are they more like wrist straps with something springy inserted to make them open up if there's no weight on them?

I recently got this one from Amazon. I'm a big fan of it! Plus it adds an extra layer of protection so my hips aren't getting bruised quite as much when I randomly decide to work on rolling through front and back balance on lyra.

https://www.amazon.com/CanDo-TheraPutty-Standard-Exercise-Yellow/dp/B001763OS6

My therapist has me training with de blue one and the black one.

Also, you can Google on exercises for climbers, there is a lot more to find there then if you search for aerial hand exercises.

You might be interested in: https://www.amazon.com/Applied-Anatomy-Aerial-Arts-Illustrated/dp/1623172160

51M flying trapeze instructor here. We get all sorts of ages and body types. Sam Keen started at the age of 61. Still flying at 83. https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Fly-Sam-Keen/dp/0767901762

Rock exotica makes a Swivel / Carabiner that might work for you. it's $82, but has an integrated carabiner so you'll save a few bucks (and vertical inches) there.

Fusion make's a cheaper one at $33.

found it! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R5T1SYQ/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Check out The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck if you haven't already, I feel this would be relevant to you and /u/mayg0dhaveMercy

Edit: also I find socializing with everyone helps me forget that I'm bad, circus people in general have been very nice

Even the kind you don't have to screw in can damage your door frame. If you're really worried about it, you could try a pull-up stand like this.

That being said, I have this pull-up bar and it works for me and hasn't damaged my door frames yet.

I have this pull up bar The cushioning on the sides of the bar sit against the sides of the door frame, and the top plastic bar sits on top of your door frame. A small metal clip slides between the back of the top door moulding and the wall. The clip keeps it all in place. I haven't had my bar very long, but unless you are really bouncing off the thing, I highly doubt it will do any damage. May get some marks from the foam resting against the door frame, but that can be fixed with a magic eraser/paint. Worst case, the clip may dig into the door moulding, but unless your landlords are walking around with a stool and checking a few inches on the very top of the door moulding where it sits flush with the wall, I think you'll be fine.