every different shade of gloss, 6 foot
tall supermodels waiting to swing in
any direction, and the luster of seven
silver poles.
But it only took about a moment to
By Christen DiClaudio
realize that these seemingly ultra
femmes were actually normal young
How would you like me to go women, with realistic heights and
about this? I asked her. She eas- builds, welcoming me into their treas-
ily replied, You should just take the ured fitness domain. Just as quickly, I
class yourself. recognized that the studio was not an
intimidating site for pure humiliation;
I love learning new things. In fact, in it was the setting of the most fulfilling
just about any instance, I would be so workout I was about to have.
tickled about taking the class myself,
that whatever the class may teach, Tammi led us through a thorough
I’d be tackling it before the instructor warm up on the dance floor and
produced a syllable from their mouth. then the real party began. Before I
But pole dancing? I wasn’t quite sure knew it, I was flying. Literally. I was
if I were the ideal candidate for that. shocked at how quickly she had us
I tiptoed into the Southside airborne, spinning around the poles
location of Fitness With A Twist like a like we had been born doing this. The
newborn chick taking its first step. Of jist of the moves were basic, fun, and
the many dance studios I’ve shaken open enough to add our own little
my groove thing in, this was unlike flare. All my pre-conceived notions
any other. This was a whole new of pole dancing were out the window.
world that stood before me; below a Yes, we were acting flirty and sexy as
curtain of dim lighting were shelves we twirled about, but no, it was not
of ankle-breaking platform shoes in anything like the trashy images most
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