Pole position
At the end of a manic week it is always nice to kick back with my pole girls. We have choreographed a routine to Dusty Springfield's Son of a Preacher Man.
I arrived feeling like a wrung out dish rag, rigid with stress, but within ten minutes of starting the class I could feel my energy coming back. My back uncrunched, my waist and hips unlocked and we managed to make up a dance that was both burlesque and athletic. The girls I dance with on Thursday night have been coming for over two years now: this is more than a dance class, this is a sisterhood.
Walk round, big step, back spin, bump, shimmy, rock n' roll spin twice, drop into plie, shake head, carousel spin, pivot, Egyptian spin, windmill,
and laugh and laugh.
New beginner's 4 week class starting Tuesdays, 6.30-7.30, April, New North Rd. Email me if you want to join in.
I arrived feeling like a wrung out dish rag, rigid with stress, but within ten minutes of starting the class I could feel my energy coming back. My back uncrunched, my waist and hips unlocked and we managed to make up a dance that was both burlesque and athletic. The girls I dance with on Thursday night have been coming for over two years now: this is more than a dance class, this is a sisterhood.
Walk round, big step, back spin, bump, shimmy, rock n' roll spin twice, drop into plie, shake head, carousel spin, pivot, Egyptian spin, windmill,
and laugh and laugh.
New beginner's 4 week class starting Tuesdays, 6.30-7.30, April, New North Rd. Email me if you want to join in.
Labels: pole dancing
posted by Rachel at 10:30 pm
oh man i would LOVE to try that... sounds like a good laugh :)
Nothing like the restorative power of the pole. No matter how knackered and grumpy I feel, a good pole session puts me right.
So glad you're still dancing - I did wonder.
Puss
Hi Shauna! I wish you lived nearer so you could come and try out a class!
Cheers Puss! I did have a few months off dancing but am back on it again. It's amazing how much upper body strength you lose after a break though.
Too right, but I find it's the inner thighs that suffer the most - major pole burn until the skin toughens up again. Ouch.
Puss