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This Body
This body is old. This body is ugly. This body is slow, weak, cumbersome. It gets in my way and pisses me off. It trips me when I’m tired and gets sticky when I sweat. It has rolls and wrinkles, and cellulite dimples. It has jiggly thighs and arms that aren’t half as strong as I want them to be. I sit immobile at a desk all day and complain when my body gets sore. I work out and dance and stretch and move and push it to the limits. I punish it because I want my body to know how wrong, how bad, how unruly it is. And it…
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Sometimes It’s Not Beautiful
Sometimes it’s not beautiful… Because it’s new and you’re learning. Because it’s old and you haven’t done it in a while. Because you’re tired and feeling clumsy. Because you’ve forgotten the steps. Because your muscles feel tight and your mind feels sluggish and your soul just doesn’t have the same passion as yesterday. Sometimes it’s not beautiful… But YOU still are. Sometimes you need the world to recede. You need to hide from it because it’s simply too much to bear for one moment longer. And your practice slows down. You stop dancing so hard, so fast, so strong. You stop stretching to your maximum potential. You stop meditating everyday.…
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6 ways Bette Davis can inspire your pole dancing style and your life
1. Don’t be afraid to act like a bad girl Bette Davis was know for her “willingness to play unsympathetic roles.” Some of her most acclaimed characters were an adulterous murderer, a Jezebel, and a prostitute. Give yourself the time and space to play with the darker parts of your personality. Everybody has them. Don’t bottle your emotions when you feel angry, powerful, or hungry for something naughty. Accept them. Welcome them. You can still feel your authentic nature without responding or acting in a negative manner. Instead cultivate your Femme Fatale, your Huntress, your Evil Queen. There’s nothing wrong with playing in the dirt as long as you define…
