Pole Dancing in Santa's Grotto

Last week, Christmas arrived at our Richmond venue.

Here's a vid showing a routine composed of Beginners moves:



Proviso - not 'performing', literally going thru the motions (it was the end of a very full day of pole dancing!)

Woooo! I got another Blog Award, from Puss:


Must try and live up to it.

Erotica 2007, London

Popped along with the delightful Puss yesterday mainly to see Dita von Teese, who was headlining, perform. I'm rather a newcomer to Burlesque but she embodied everything I imagined a traditional strip-tease artiste of the early 20th century might be - dazzling sequins, luxurious feathers, porcelain skin and bright red lipstick, with a routine (a Fan Dance) that was tantalising in an elegant and theatrical way.

Unlike the rest of the show which, with a couple of exceptions, lived up to my suspicion that it would be the Ideal Home Show in PVC and fishnets. One exception was trying on the corsets (a virgin experience for me) at Velda Lauder. Apart from the fabulous designs, there is something to be said for being tightly laced up into a corset by a strong enthusiastic bloke! I did take a photo for the blog, but was shocked to discover the overall effect was that of a malnourished waif in dire need of a kebab, so I deleted it.

Returning to the stage show, I was also taken with a performance by this married couple:


Amazing strength and dedication.

A good day.

Image credits: www.dita.net, www.erotica-uk.com

Pole Showcase, The Flying Studio, Derby

This was an important evening for the pole industry as, thanks to the considerable efforts of Genevieve from The Flying Studio and Dana from Rock and Roll Pole, representatives from Equity were present. Equity have agreed to extend their services to pole dance professionals, meaning not only a wealth of practical benefits and support, but a huge step forward in having pole dancing recognised in a wider cultural sense as the valid and skilled art form that it is.

This was also a huge amount of fun, it was great to meet new faces known only from the internet (hello at last fellow Blogger and AP afficionado Glamourpuss) and learn some new tricks in the pole jam afterwards. I had a go on the rope - ladies, if you think 'pole burn' is painful, try sliding down a rope with bare skin. Ouch.

I filmed this for my Blog (it's me). Astoundingly, my camera actually worked.



My 'broken ankle' halfway through makes me wince every time I see it! Bah!

Poleminx Pole Party Pics

Some pictures from the Poleminx Party on 1st Nov at the Kingston Mill:

Images Copyright Lesley Burdett Infinity Photographic