The Most Exciting Way to Spice up Your Love Life

As a few of us may have learnt in our less wise moments, pole dancing is one of those disciplines that can go terribly wrong without a little prior experience. It seems like such a good idea at the time – probably after a few too many mojitos – and looks so easy when girls do it on TV. But a few minutes later you’re upside down under the bed, having caught your tights in the light fitting and concussed yourself on the wall. In the best case scenario the once enthusiastic audience is laughing and in the worst they’re quietly sneaking out before you wake up.

But when done right, pole dancing can be particularly sexy and a real turn on, not to mention a great workout. Because it requires your muscles to hold your weight, it’s especially helpful for strengthening thigh and stomach muscles. Pole dancing lessons are usually taught in groups, so you don’t have to brave the class on your own. Many people drag their friends along too and even if you can’t convince anyone to come with you, the exciting and friendly environment of the class is a great way to meet other pole enthusiasts. Pole dancing classes in central London are plentiful, simply because there’s such demand for a fun, relaxing way to keep fit and learn something while you’re doing it.

Choosing to learn a sexy skill like pole dancing doesn’t require you to have a problem with your love life. It might just be that you feel like doing something special for your partner, which is as good a reason as any! Relationships require more than just commitment and love – going out of your way to make someone happy and to surprise them can really show them how much they mean to you. It’s also a skill that people never expect and it can be an interesting conversation starter!

Some London Pole Dancing institutes can offer you qualifications in pole dancing and allow you build your own structure of training – you can progress as far as you want to. Pole Secrets have six locations in central and greater London and like most pole dancing training schemes they don’t throw you in at the deep end. There are five different levels of experience to choose from, all of which consist of six weeks of training. Even if you’re sure that you know everything that there is to know about swinging around a pole, there are maintenance lessons to ensure that your body is in top condition and your muscles are working for you.

Alternatively, Ecole de Pole runs classes taught by a finalist of Miss Pole Dance UK 2009 which guarantee small classes that are personal and fun. If you’re not sure if sliding up and down a pole is for you, there is even £7 taster class to give you an idea of what it involves. Ecole de Pole don’t limit their services to that, either, they also run Burlesque classes that teach women to make the most of their femininity and to master such sexy past times as strip teases and ‘feather fan dances’.

Perhaps that’s a bit risqué for some, but rest assured that pole dancing classes are as much about making you feel confident about your body as they are teaching you the art of seduction. Plenty of the students of the pole choose to keep their new found skills to themselves, because once you feel good about yourself, you don’t need to prove it to anybody.

Pole Secrets have studios in Balham, Crouch End, Moorgate, Clapham, Marylebone and South Kensington, covering central and greater London. Find more information at www.polesecrets.com.

Ecole de Pole has a website at www.ecoledepole.co.uk and has a studio in east central London.

Sam is a freelance article writer who lives and works in the UK and specialises in creative writing and fiction.