Little Speck on Big Planet

I love to dance! There is something so freeing to just let music come into your body and to allow it to take you across a dance surface. From the age of 3-14 I was regularly enrolled in ballet classes. I loved them, I wasn’t very good at ballet, but it didn’t matter because I had fun. When I got to college I took classes with friends in salsa and swing dance. Then came a time in my life when I had no dancing outlet. I married a man who is wonderful in so many ways but he does possess two left feet and the inability to boogie down. Sigh, what is a girl to do?

Enter Diva Fit into my life.

What is Diva Fit you ask… it is a pole dancing studio. That’s right folks, I said pole dancing.

Now, before you screw up your nose with any preconceived notions you have let me tell you a little about it. This is not a seedy bar with drunken men throwing dollar bills. It is a woman owned, women only dance fitness studio. At each class we have an instructor who guides us through a workout that includes dancing, leg work, ab work, and arm work. It is so much fun and by far, the most physically demanding fitness activity I participate in.

I have been taking classes at Diva Fit for almost two years now and it is a blast. Pole dancing to me is about being strong, beautiful, and comfortable in your own body. As women, we tend to be excessively hard on ourselves about our bodies. It is important to love your self no matter what shape or size it is.

Fitness pole dancing studios are a growing trend. Though not everyone may be able to find something like this where you live, if you can, I highly encourage you give it a try. If you feel nervous, go with a friend, that way you have someone to enjoy and talk about your experience with.

Inverted Handstand

Don’t worry, you won’t be doing anything like that for awhile.