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Greasing the pole

BC July 26, 2016 at 04:15 2350 views 4 comments
The Guardian just informed me that there is such a thing as the International Pole Sport Federation and some want to spin on it all the way to the Olympics.

Do you want to see pole dancing (excuse me pole sport as an olympic event?

Have you at any time in the past, or do you now, pole dance? Have you seen somebody pole dance in real life? (I've only seen it on the Sopranos. Such luscious thighs and buttocks!)

Have you considered pole exercising as a possibility for yourself?

Who, especially, would you like to see pole dance (male or female)?

How do practitioners avoid pole burns?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2m1bwax7A

Comments (4)

Cavacava July 26, 2016 at 11:56 #14433
I remember a few years ago going to a pool party and talking with a lady who was learning pole dancing. My only prior experience with pole dancing had been at those some of those dubious venues, which we see on TV. I got the feeling that she was going there somewhat for the comradery of exercising with others, but I also suspected sexual undertones...but towards the enticement of her husband.

I don't see why it can't be an Olympic sport. It appears to require a lot of strength, and a good routine has to be choreographed. So, yes why not. Smashing social barriers with beauty, form, grace and style, in a aesthetic rather than an erotic manner. Although I wonder if complete separation of the aesthetic from the erotic is ever possible or wanted for that matter.





Sir2u July 27, 2016 at 02:43 #14469
Quoting Cavacava
Although I wonder if complete separation of the aesthetic from the erotic is ever possible or wanted for that matter.


How many dirty old men watch the gymnastics just to see the young ladies tying themselves in knots whilst wearing very little in the way of clothes?
Cavacava July 27, 2016 at 11:03 #14484
Yes, I think the force of Eros can be decadent, pornographic, prurient but it can also be ascentive, pushing us emotionally and rationally, the force behind creativity and in this sense inseparable from the aesthetic of beauty.
Michael September 01, 2016 at 15:49 #18957
I took a couple of pole dancing classes. From what I'd seen it's great for the core, but in the end I decided to quit as I felt out of place.