[LoveV]

Great topic. I was born and raised to a 60s feminist; it’s in my blood! 😉 My choices, oddly enough, have been almost opposite to the ones my own mother made and that alone has made me both question and awaken to my own definition of what it means to be a woman. That’s really the core, isn’t it? That we, and so many, have created definitions?
I love the sexy, sultry, sensuality that pole dancing offers me. Of all forms of movement, sexual interactions and experiences in my life, pole dancing makes me feel so connected to, and empowered by, me. I feel integrated on a levels; physically, emotionally, sexually, mentally and – yes – spiritually.
Yes, I have had the disapproving and questioning “looks” when I talk about pole, but I either don’t care, or choose carefully who to share my private joys with.
Having spent my life, my parenting, my spirituality and ideas so far from mainstream ways, I’ve grown used to – and more comfortable – with just being me.
Several years ago, it was a fun and empowering moment when my (then 14 y.o.) daughter and I pole danced together to “Miss Independent” for my mom!