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    Default Re: stripper stigma in pole class?

    Hmmmm. I would let the teacher know that how I felt, after all you are paying her.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GummyBear View Post
    This school's website said something to the extent that you can't use their services to make money from later. So if a girl goes to a strip club and does a trick she learned there its forbidden. Ummmmmm okkkk.

    That was a while ago, now there's a pretty popular one around. I know one of the instructors left my club to teach and compete but still makes clothed guest appearances on stage. Another was a waitress at different club. The girl from my club was well known for her performances so I hope she still embraces stripping.
    " You can't use their services to make money from later"??! First of all, the sentence is poor grammar. What if you get hired as a certified instructor after taking classes? That's making money. Is this forbidden too? What if you are so talented that you get hired for an aerial show, such as Cirque du Soleil? Is this not allowed? Let alone working as a stripper/exotic dancer/go-go dancer, et.

    That statement is more than hypocritical.

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    Default Re: stripper stigma in pole class?

    WOW i haven't been on here for awhile and i feel 100000000x better thanks to everyone's input. thanks all!!! i really do like the studio and want to continue classes there because it's so close to me, so instead i've just decided to take them with a different instructor and not mention my dancing just to avoid the issue altogether (even though i truly feel like i shouldn't have to). if i do happen to run into her there and can't avoid conversation, knowing me, i will bring it up and let her know how i feel, albeit as diplomatically as i can.

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    Quote Originally Posted by simone87 View Post
    that's funny! because im always saying " hmm maybe that would be fun if i did vanilla work..but i don't think things will ever get that bad that i'd have to resort back to that!" haha.
    her comment just stems from the whole "fate worse than death " bullshit about how women in the sex industry ( mostly prostates) have hit rock bottom and there is nothing more shameful for a woman than selling her sexuality which must be kept pure or she is worthless. its hilarious we still have these views in the 21st century
    "Prostates"?? I know it was probably spellcheck, but it's funny:-)

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    haha! oh yeah i never noticed that..damn spell check :p

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    Default Re: stripper stigma in pole class?

    It depends on the studio. Some are very fitness-oriented and look down on the stripper/sexy side of it, I teach at a studio that is owned by a woman open about being an ex-stripper so it's not an issue - in fact I get students ask me pretty often where I work so they can come watch me lol. I know someone else mentioned BeSpun in LA and maybe start going there instead if you can, a lot of amazing and super-sexy dancers have come out of there - Leigh Ann, Alethea Austin, Amy Guion, Tiffany Hayden to name a few.

    I do hear people bitch about being a pole-dancer and getting called a stripper which is pretty common, but I understand where they're coming from and that (usually) they're not looking down at strippers - just annoyed that that's the automatic connection people make.
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    Default Re: stripper stigma in pole class?

    I have had similar experiences...the studio I went to didn't want to be associated with stripping/strippers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cairalis View Post
    I have had similar experiences...the studio I went to didn't want to be associated with stripping/strippers.
    Yea thats the vibe I got at the stupid pole studio I went to...And go figure the slack instructor(she didnt really care about helping me whatsoever) who worked with me and who seemed to lack respect for dancers ended up working at one of my clubs...She acted like she was better than all the dancers even when she herself began dancing..I ignored her and luckily dont work around her..

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sophia_Starina View Post
    Fuck that. jaydey23... Blow the class and the instructor up on yelp. Post a link right here... let other ladies know how unprofessionally this "class" is run. Mention how invasive and (quite frankly) offensive her comments and questions were to the Better Business Bureau.


    #1... It is your first pole dancing class. Just because you know how to use the pole does not mean that you've taken a class before.

    #2... It is none of the instructors business where you work.

    #3... Everything else she said is completely unacceptable.



    In NYC there was a pole dancing "school" that basically posted "No Strippers Allowed" on their site. I don't recall if they are still around but I was blown away by that nonsense.
    Which one?? I hope not the one I was thinking about joining....
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    @PleasureVictim - I would recommend body and pole http://bodyandpole.com/ I did a couple classes with Marlo Fisken when I was there and she's an amazing instructor, the studio is really nice too. Browsing through their instructors I only recognise 3 of them but I've seen all 3 do 'strippery' performances.
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    Marlo rocks! I went to the PPC yesterday. One of my instructors placed 3rd over all. (I know thread jack, but she's one of the cool ones. Her idol was a dancer/stripper).

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    Default Re: stripper stigma in pole class?

    Try Romance and Dance studio in Carson! No stigma there lol I go in Rancho Cucamonga.

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