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Guys and poledancing?
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I posted a video yesterday of my hubby crashing my pole practice. He will never be into the graceful side or the ~OMG~ pole sit/skin stick moves…. but is secure enough to jump on and play or do some strength moves. He does a shoulder mount in my "Janeiro" vid and has popped into to several others. Oh and I love the king of queens episodes I literally crack up everytime I see it!
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This is a great thread. I was flattered to be mentioned in a few of the comments. I've been very lucky to find a pole home at Blush in Milwaukee. I haven't had any problems being accepted and there are 4 or 5 women who show up regularly at the co-ed and open pole time slot at 8:30 PM. It's a somewhat flexibly formattted class. We do beginner's stuff when there are newbies and work on tricks when the people attending are more experienced at pole. In some ways my case is kind of special. I had been taking circus classes with Amy, Andrea, Nat, Angela, and Maureen for almost 2 years. They drove down from Milwaukee on a regular basis for aerial. When I had the chance to go up there on a weekly basis, I JUMPED at the chance. It's 200 miles round trip, but worth EVERY single mile and minute. Pole has always had a social component for me and even though the ladies in our aerial skills focus group actually pole on different nights and days at Blush, they've come for drop-ins at open pole/co-ed so we can all hang out together in a pole setting. Amy is such a sweetheart; there's always a turkey club sandwich and a double chocolate chip cookie left by the storage lockers every Thursday. That's a nice little treat for the ride home and saves me time so I can get on the road back to Chicago right away. Fridays are VERY slow for me at work–I'm usually back at home and in bed by midnight Thursdays, so it works out quite well!
It's kind of cool how pole has come full circle for me. I started aerial lessons only because there were no nearby pole classes for men. Then I met aerial people who poled and had seen me at the very first MIDWEST. Then I ended up poling with them in class. Blush is a special place–very supportive and positive! It's been a WONDERFUL experience and I am very grateful for the opportunity.
Joel Lessing (or "Poledancefan")
Forest Park, Illinois
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I have admired pole dancing for many many years, didn't matter whether a guy or girl was doing it. It is an amazing art and form of dance. I was in awe of any person–male or female who could do it with grace and skill.
My fave male pole dancers right now are Remi Martin & Badazz. I also recently discovered Vladimir and think he's great too. I have mad respect for Steven Rech and Jungle Cat as well, all of their styles are great and very inspiring to me.
I also have major respect and admiration for Matt from Jasmine Dragons. He is a great aerialist and I love how hes gotten kids into the aerial arts.
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Opps, not the video I was planning to post. See this one: Indian Pole Dancers. That little boy at the end is AMAZING!
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