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Why I Dance (Almost) Naked
Once upon a time… …there was a beautiful and vivacious woman, although she didn’t usually think so, who was diligently folding the laundry. It was late, the house was fairly quiet and she was enjoying the time alone, even if she was stuck doing a few domestic chores. As she slid her fingers across a soft silk bra, one of her favorite songs began to play on the radio. The deep and luscious beat was hypnotic, seeming to beg her hips to move. She looked around, smiling at the guilty thoughts playing across her mind, and gave in to the music. Slowly, slowly, allowing her hips to shift and tilt,…
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Please, Be A Tease
Last night, I put on my thigh high zebra socks, a teeny tiny skirt and matching triangle bikini top. I slid and dragged, lifted and popped, circled and shook — until the air shimmered with my warm breath. The room was dark, tinged with red. The music was heavy, beating with the rhythm of the earth and my heart. The pole was shiny and glorious, as it should be. The rest of the world fell away. No more worries. No more bills. No more work. No more drama or bullshit. Just me and the heat of the moment. The where, the when, the how, and especially the why — don’t…
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Going to Therapy and up Chucking the rules
I was reading an article from my sweet friend Poleskivvies about how posting videos to Youtube has made her suddenly body conscious and feeling the need for therapy. And I felt compelled to plunk my big ass down on the therapy couch right next to her. Jennifer says… “God, how I hate telling you this. Why? Because it’s a body image thing. And I’m supposed to be over that. I’m supposed to be all confident in how I look and never have a weak moment about it. Yea, right.” Now, you all know how much I love my ass. I talk about it all the time. How it used to…
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The Secret Lives of Booty Poppers
D.M. asks: “I have watched (on video) a girl doing amazing floorwork while sitting [where she] can make her butt muscles bounce individually and together in short pulses. It looks amazing and [I] wonder how it is done?” First let me put every BUTT at ease. If you have an ass, you can booty pop it. Small, big, round, flat, muscular, or wiggly–It doesn’t matter. As you know, I have strong convictions about the power of your awesome ass. So don’t even think about using it’s size or shape as an excuse. Second, let me say that the way I explain, teach, & perform booty popping may be totally different…
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Get Rid of Shyness & Dance with Confidence
Is your dancing inhibited? Do you get anxious when performing in front of a group, even in your pole class? Are you afraid to dance for you lover? Are you afraid to dance in front the mirror? Make A Wish You’re not alone. Many of my beginner students are afraid to let go of their inhibitions and express their sensual nature through movement. And one of my readers recently asked “I was wondering if you had any advise on getting over the whole embarrassing/shy thing.” Happily, overcoming your performance anxiety is absolutely possible for everyone. And the best part is that, the confidence you gain while dancing will propagate into…
