Pole Dancing — It’s Not Just For Strip Clubs

Forget Jazzercise, you have got to try pole dancing!  It has been thought of negatively for years as a way that women exploit their bodies for money.  People are starting to realize how learning the art of strip tease and pole dancing can improve self confidence, balance, agility and overall physical and mental health.  It might even spice up your love life.

Part of what makes pole dancing an art as well as a skill is using elegance and control while performing physically challenging dance moves.  Dancers typically use the pole as a prop to assist with balance but they also must use it to enable them to bend and twist their bodies in advanced ways.  This is all done while actively seducing their audience.

There is another form of pole dancing that is more acrobatic in nature.  One example of this would be the theatrical stage show Cirque du Solei. Performers twist and twirl around poles and tell a story with their bodies.  The pole is used as more of a piece of gymnastic equipment in this arena.  Significant training and physical ability is needed to perform this type of pole dancing.  To see what they do is really to believe it.  Some of the acrobatic moves are extraordinary and almost super human.

Exotic pole dancing has started to gain respect in fitness circles because of it’s benefits of teaching confidence and self empowerment as well as providing a fun and very challenging workout.  These dance routines focus on strengthening the core muscles and can really burn the calories.

There are many dance studios, gyms and health clubs that have started offering pole dancing classes.  The instructors are mostly real exotic pole dance professionals.  Hey, if you want to learn why not learn from the best?

If you prefer to learn at home, there are various DVDs on the market that will help you learn the necessary dance moves to get you on your way.  They will give you information about what equipment you will need to get started as well as where to buy it.  The internet is also a great resource for you to find what you need to get started.

If you are thinking that you are too old for this latest workout phenomenon, don’t count yourself out quite yet.  People of all ages want to feel sexy and no matter what your age exotic pole dancing might be the perfect workout and self-confidence solution for you and is definitely worth checking out!