Pole Dancing/Strip Tease Aerobics
Imagine a dark room, filmy curtains, lamps with shades in red and pink. The room is filled with poles, erotic music is playing in the background. But instead of being in some swarmy bar or nightclub, this is a fitness studio.
I went to check it out at the Diva Den in Beaverton, OR. The music is catchy and it’s definitely a girls class. The moves are pretty much like any other aerobics class, but they make it sexy. You do a lot of hip action moves like California rolls. Then you get to “be arrested”. This move entails you doing a spread eagle against the mirrored wall. Then you do squats. At the end, you do the “naughty kitty”. This one is done on the floor, flipping your hair and scooting around to stretch out.
This form of fitness started with Sheila Kelley. Starring in a movie that required her to learn pole dancing and strip tease, she found that it toned her body in ways she never new possible. A trained dancer, she combined all her training to form the new fitness craze, pole dancing and strip tease aerobics. Women claim it makes them feel empowered and sensual.
All in all, the class is a good workout aerobically. It is on the spendy side, but it sure was a lot of fun. You do use muscles you never knew existed, but it felt good. Here is a video of how it’s supposed to look.
June 8th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Ok, now my neck hurts from watching the start of the video. Was that intentional?
What if a guy wanted to feel sensual, too, by taking this class? Just kidding, because I seriously doubt I can get my body to do any of those moves.