Mar 23 2009
Pole Dancing please Never say Die
The pole dancing fitness craze that hit the world over 5 years ago, taking this gyrating form of dance from the strip clubs to the dance studios, continues to grow in popularity every day. Pole dancing for fun and fitness has slowly gained a bigger and wider fan base attracting more professional women looking for a way to escape their everyday and immerse themselves in the surreal world of pink disco lights, hot pants and thigh high PVC boots. A liberating experience for women, without having to venture into a dingy club or act out this desire moonlighting as a stripper, not always the best career move. Once dismissed as a fad this means of keeping in shape has proven to be a stayer, with new studios opening up all around the world with classes booked out months in advance.
Considering the ancient art of exotic dance has survived many years of divided social attitude it is wonderful to think that it has maintained its naughty allure. It seems that until women see a pole-dancing studio, try to swing of a pole or learn a basic hip grind to some pumping JT or Britney they don’t realise how much fun this really is. The thought of performing for a man is so far from their minds, as they revel in their own nasty girl fantasy.
There are many new styles of pole dancing evolving. Static pole is where the pole is extremely high but stationary. Manoeuvres of a great degree of difficulty are performed at a great height. Spinning poles rotate from the floor and roof as the dancer holds herself in amazing positions up the pole controlling her speed like an ice skater, using her body weight distribution to control the speed. Golden oldies pole is also a new style aimed at women who may be larger or more mature and have trouble lifting them selves off the ground in the first place, this class focuses more on circular hip movements and easier choreography. Exotica is also another form of exotic dance that doesn’t use a pole at all, a floor mat is utilised instead, now this is where yoga gets sexy.
So lets be honest, I hope that observing the female body undulating, contorting and stretching seamlessly around a pole, whilst hanging by one foot is something that never looses its appeal.
