Working the Pole: A Disappearing Art?
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When Sophie came walked on the stage, she struck me as yet another average dancer..... until she walked over to the pole. The pole. Every club has one. They're golden and shiny, sturdy and inviting, and yet they often get ignored. What Sophie did next can only be described as living art. As if becoming one with the pole, she sensually climbed up to the very top and wrapped her legs over it's golden surface. I wish I had the words to describe her movements as she slowly twirled down the pole holding on with only her legs. Her curves were accentuated by her taught grasp and her breasts hung perfectly in the air as she slowly descended down to the floor. Again she went to the top of the pole, using surprising strength that you wouldn't think would come from such a lithesome body. She slowly worked her way down, the gold glow from the pole reflecting off of her skin. She spent some time away from the pole too, making sure all the rail-sitters got some attention. I think I'd have been just as happy if she had spent all her time on the pole. Her body moved in perfect rhythm with the music and I can remember not wanting the song to end.
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The ability to work the pole is the talent I appreciate most in a dancer. Sure, lap dances are a great part of the strip club experience, but a naked woman who knows how to slink down a pole is pure virtuosity. Sophie is by no means unique. On an average Saturday night you will usually find at least one dancer who can really deliver an acrobatic performance, but it seems like in the past you could find three or four. I guess the trend has gone more and more towards focusing on lap dances, with the floor show suffering for it. I always make sure to tip Sophie well for her floor show, and I notice that other customers do as well.
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Pole dancing is starting to go mainstream. You can find classes and lessons on it all over the place now, it's getting very popular.
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Personally, I see my stage set as a reflection of how much I've improved as a dancer since I started out. I take pride in it... So, I can see how a lot of strippers don't even bother if they're not being tipped. If they ARE being tipped and they're not trying to impress guests on stage, they're either lazy or they simply can't dance. :)
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As to why it seems to be becoming something of a lost art in strip clubs I have several theories.
1. Clubs installing video screens showing sports or porno. If a girl is putting out a lot of energy and half the audience is staring off at something else, who wouldn't quickly figure why bother?
2. Fear of injury. It might be a personal fear or a club rule.
3. Other girls working the audience. This is kind of like the video screen problem. If the dancer is putting out a lot of effort and every guy in the audience is looking at the girl sitting next to him and touching him the 'why bother' factor gets quite high.
4. The fact that it has gone mainstream. It isn't a performance form only restricted to clubs. If you want to see an example of really amazing pole dancing YouTube has plenty.
She was so good that the DJ gave her a special intro, guys lined the tip rail and crowded close to the stage, waitresses and dancers stopped to watch, and LD activity slowed down. She usually did three different sets during the night each to her specifically chosen music -- sometimes fast and frenetic, sometimes slow and moody. After each performance she received a loud round of applause from patrons AND staff, often a standing ovation. And lots of tips. This at a club where patrons rarely clapped for stage dancers. Other strippers voiced genuine admiration for her skills.
What made her performance memorable? Well, first it was more than pole dancing -- it was sheer athleticism, a combo of Olympic gymnastics and ballet. Such as holding the pole with both hands and stretching her body away from the pole at a ninety degree angle, like a pennant waving in a stiff breeze. She'd then rotate 360 degrees around the pole and twist and position her body into unbelievable positions -- all in time with the music. She had many moves and positions just like a ballet dancer and would often string them together in a different sequence for later sets.
Yeah, she got naked during the set but even those routines that weren't high on sexual explicitness were entertaining just for their athleticism and inventiveness. If she'd have kept on her skimpy costume she could have performed the same pole dance routine in more public venues.
And yes, she gave very good LDs, some of those pole dance skills made her laps very pleasurable.
Sadly, for us, she moved out of state to another SC to make more money.