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I AM NOT A STRIPPER “TRAINER”
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To be fully honest, I kind of find it funny. I joke around about it being my "backup career" and my friends joke and call it "career training" when I say I'm going to pole class. I guess it doesn't bother me because I know they don't mean any harm and they know I do it for fitness (and passion). I've brought them to performances and they are all in awe. =] One of my friends said it's like nothing in like what she saw in a strip club.
What REALLY bothers me is if they look down on it and don't respect the strength, grace, and persistence that is needed to do it. Some people think pole is just prancing around the pole like some strip dances in clubs. Just no. It's a lot of bruises, sweat, and pain. I think it boils down to yes, you can joke about it but please be respectful and not ignorant.
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I love joking, or maybe it's serious that "pole dancing" fitness or hobby/fun is job security. My job in a club years ago is what attracted me in the first place. I teach fitness classes designed to help with pole and as far as pole I teach parties at a local studio. I love exposing new people and I think mostly they think it's pretty cool I get paid to do something so fun and effective. I saw a studio advertise an exotic dance style class and then they made a disclaimer that this class is not for teaching exotic dancers..WTF..get the stick out of your ass! Yes there is a difference, but ultimately it's just technique. I have a day job as well as my teaching job. I am NOT above entering a club to make money if I have to, and I am happy that I will have skills to know wtf I am doing so I'd be able to focus on the hustle and not the pole…but mostly I am happy to teach and learn the fitness side, that's what really excites me and is very empowering. There is nothing like helping a woman discover something sexier about herself while also finding strength.
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At some point you will have to let these comment roll off you, because the general public can sometimes be judgmental or weird about pole. That being said, I’m proud of what I do: I own a studio where I train non-strippers AND strippers and I love them all!
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