How to Sign up for Pole Dance Lessons

Exotic dance, with its sensual patterns and body-centered movements, attracts dancers and audience alike. If you've ever wanted to be the center of attention or to teach others, sign up for pole dancing lessons. You'll gain confidence and flair in performing striptease, as well as a greater appreciation for your own body. Pole dance is also a fantastic toning exercise! Try a form of dance that's saucy, sexy and fun.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dance music
• Removable pole

Sign up for Fitness

1. Sign up for pole dance lessons at a gym or alternative health center. Teachers here will be focused on the types of moves that keep you toned, like the Carousel and the Figure Eight.

2. Sign up for classes at a modern or exotic dance studio that offers pole dancing. Some facilities have professional dance floors, mirrors and sound systems for the full effect.

3. Get mentally fit. Pole dancing teaches women of all body types a sinuous, sensuous method of dance that builds confidence in their body image. Grab some party music such as "Ultra Tunes" at Amazon and practice at home (see Resources below).

Sign up for Fun

4. Hire an instructor for a fun activity at a group get-together or girls'-night-out party. Check links at an online directory like the Pole Dance Directory for a pole dance party service near you (see Resources below). These experienced teachers will bring all the supplies (pole, music, costumes and props) to your place and give a semiprivate lesson.

5. Teach yourself to pole dance. Try video instruction, such as the DVD "The Art of Exotic Dancing" at Amazon (see Resources below). From sexy walks to the Hang Tough, where you get to use your athletic skill, you'll improve your love life and find another dimension of artistic expression and enjoyment.

Tips & Warnings

• Pole dancing can be used for fitness or striptease.
• Learn for fun or become an instructor yourself.
• Pole dance lessons are hot right now in gyms and at-home parties.
• Pole dancing causes muscles to pull against a stationary object, which can lead to strains. Warm up beforehand!
• Pole dancing may exercise abdominal, pelvic and hamstring muscles that may not have seen much recent use. Beginners may be sore and possibly bruised from body interaction with the stationary pole.

Resources

• Links for poles and exotic dance info at Pole Dance Directory
• Striptease instruction on DVD
• Dance pop tunes