Sunday
Like many folk, I get my fair share of free newspapers pushed through the letterbox. These publications live on advertising and in some cases are quite useful, full of details about local plumbers, plasterers, doctors, new restaurants and the like. In my central London neighbourhood of Pimlico, there are a few of these things floating around. I normally give them a cursory glance and either jot down any handy numbers or put the rag into the trash.
The Pimlico and Belgravia Eye has this interesting ad which definitely caught my eye (not available online):
The latest craze hits Pimlico, Victoria!. Experience the ultimate sense of self expression. Not only is it an alternative form of fitness, but it is an overall empowerment source for women. Whether you want to learn new moves for personal enjoyment or for professional career development, we have just the class for you... Students are from all walks of life, ages, shapes and sizes. The school is designed for all levels of experience - total beginners, professional dancers and even aspiring pole dancing performers.
Pole dancing - now associated with 'empowerment' and 'professional career development'. Say what you like about we stuffy Brits - there is none of that stuffyiness in deepest Pimlico.
Here is their, ahem, website.
Well, there you go......location, location, location.
Posted by permanent expat at July 2, 2006 07:02 PM
Where did you say this place was exactly?
I possess a portable pole
erectable as needed and would be happy to help even the abject failures at this venture find their nirvana of poised tranquility!
Posted by RAB at July 2, 2006 07:03 PM
Aww. Elena Gibson, the founder/director, is Miss Pole Dance UK 2005.
Her parents must be so proud.
Posted by James Waterton at July 2, 2006 07:22 PM
I find doing the polka very exhausting, but I never thought to make an exercise regime out of it.
What a boon for all those poor, unemployed accordian players. The instrument is so expensive and hard to learn, and then no one wants to listen to it.
This could give a whole new life to Polish music and dancing.
What? Wha...pole dancing? Oh, never mind.
Posted by veryretired at July 2, 2006 09:57 PM
Well Fox News is reporting/showing mid-Western housewives going to these sort of classes. And naturally I learned about pole-dancing classes from Tabitha.
Posted by Andrew Ian Dodge at July 2, 2006 11:50 PM
Interesting that, now that the official feminist movement leadership has drifted into post-modernist left wing moonbattery and increasing irrelevance, that assertive women are finding their greatest power, as many more prim and proper types knew before feminism, in sexual manipulation of men.
Of course, many of those moonbats in the official feminist movement couldn't arouse a 15 year old choir boy hopped upon Viagra and spanish fly.
Posted by Mike Lorrey at July 3, 2006 02:20 AM
Polly Toynbee pole dancing.
Now that's a scrotum tightening experience.
Posted by RAB at July 4, 2006 12:11 AM
