I'm with Kitty.
I so my best to avoid mentioning it when I meet someone new, because they automatically picture the sleazy version, and men tend to get this glint in their eyes and will invariably throw their arms in the air and say "Dance on me then, use me as the pole" or some other such line.

What the majority of classes entail is not essentially dry humping an eight foot rod, but complicated and difficult gymnastics, it requires a lot more skill and fitness than you'd expect. If women want to learn it to go onto a career of low lighting and notes being stuffed in their knickers, then that's up to them, but everyone I know does it because it's fun, and a really excellent toning workout.

Personally, I would hate to do it naked, the friction burns would be horrible.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 16:53, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

I fully appreciate where you are coming from
however, I don't like the "it requires a lot more skill and fitness than you'd expect" comments. It's fairly apparent to look at it that it's not particularly easy and requires a fair bit of strength.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 16:56, Reply)

I mean as opposed to what most people think of when they think pole dancing,
i.e. The body rolling, strutting and general rubbing, rather than proper pole dancing. More people have seen this version than the gymnastic one.
(Applebite Uh! A cow!, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 17:00, Reply)

I guess.
I've seen more of the gymnastic variety
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Mon 19 Apr 2010, 17:01, Reply)