Comments on Cranky Fitness: Pole dancing? Czech please!

Aarayan, that was indeed quite graceful.

2009-03-19T22:37:07.224-04:00

Aarayan, that was indeed quite graceful.

I would ask you to watch this one. The music is pa...

2009-03-19T19:00:51.691-04:00

I would ask you to watch this one. The music is pants, but the dancing is beautiful actually.

As a proper, hardcore exerciser myself I enjoy pole-dancing because it's a good laugh to do, but done right it is just like any other type of dancing and can be very elegant.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msy7TtyAVIc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fprofile.php%3Fid%3D508207308&feature=player_embedded

I took a pole dancing class once (I arranged it fo...

2009-03-18T23:28:47.756-04:00

I took a pole dancing class once (I arranged it for my friends birthday party) and it was SO MUCH FUN! I really want to take a 6-week course of it. The only thing preventing me from doing so is that I think my dad might be weirded out by the idea of me taking a pole dancing class. Hahaha.

I'd love to try pole dancing sometime [when I don'...

2009-03-18T05:27:14.328-04:00

I'd love to try pole dancing sometime [when I don't weigh twice what a normal pole dancer does].

That middle video though..... ouch!

Funny timing! My wife just got invited to a woman...

2009-03-17T21:21:36.408-04:00

Funny timing! My wife just got invited to a woman's birthday party. They were going to go to one of these places. She ended opting out due to a scheduling conflict... Could have worked out well for me, I suppose...

I think it would probably be a whole lot of fun. B...

2009-03-17T20:49:31.709-04:00

I think it would probably be a whole lot of fun. But is watching any form of excercise fun on any level?

We have even got a pole-dancing place (gym?) here ...

2009-03-17T18:49:31.625-04:00

We have even got a pole-dancing place (gym?) here in our neck of the woods. I'd love to know how many people go purely for the exercise. I reckon it would be mainly for hen's parties (with lots of drink). They have even advertised that they have a Personal Trainer! It could be fun to try but to watch - ewww! I certainly wouldn't want anyone watching me (especially when I land on my head!)

i'd have to admit, this was one of the best posts ...

2009-03-17T16:18:03.180-04:00

i'd have to admit, this was one of the best posts of the day, and some of the comments made me 'LOL' at work here.

and thank you Melissa. the mental pic of some old bag lady on the subway getting up and swinging on the pole in the car is going to haunt me now.. hahaha.

I've never seen the appeal of pole dancing as fitn...

2009-03-17T16:06:50.043-04:00

I've never seen the appeal of pole dancing as fitness (although I'd probably give it a shot if someone gave me a free class) but that may be because I'm possibly the only person in America who has never seen an actual pole dance. Yep. True story. Never ever. And since I don't watch movies or TV, not even there.

I'm with you on this one Merry!

Yipes! Sorry, tfh, I didn't think of that. Kinda o...

2009-03-17T15:58:37.144-04:00

Yipes! Sorry, tfh, I didn't think of that. Kinda of ironical, I suppose, since I hate to watch but I'm aiding and abetting other people watching... hmmmn.

Wouldn't it be funny if they had classes for men t...

2009-03-17T15:47:38.983-04:00

Wouldn't it be funny if they had classes for men that were, like, chopping firewood?

In other words, I have mixed feelings about watching or participating in pole dancing classes, but I'm glad others seem to enjoy them. (P.S. You just made me watch pole dancing! With your videos! Which, like you, I'm not so keen on.)

Hmmm.. if I ever got thin and learned how to pole ...

2009-03-17T15:26:50.601-04:00

Hmmm.. if I ever got thin and learned how to pole dance, my Hubby would never leave me be. I wouldn't mind seeing HIM pole dance - is that sexist? Besides, how would i explain it to the Tween? "Mommy put this pole in here so we can exercise. It's good for my upper arms." "But I think I saw it in some movie at my friends house and they didn't use it for exercising!" Yeah, I can hear my brain trying to figure that one out! Vee at www.veegettinghealthy.blogspot.com

Putting the "f.u. into effusive"...priceless!I mus...

2009-03-17T14:48:11.143-04:00

Putting the "f.u. into effusive"...priceless!

I must remember that :-)

Maybe, like Miz said, in my home/friend's home, wi...

2009-03-17T13:23:18.469-04:00

Maybe, like Miz said, in my home/friend's home, with wine and an instructor. But I wouldn't want to watch it, and I wouldn't necessarily want people I didn't know watching ME.

Besides, a big part of the point is to have fun and sex it up, right? But did you notice that in that first video all the women looked sort of detached and clinical? Creepy. (Then again, if I were in a class with strangers, *I'D* look detached and clinical, too. And again I come back to, if that's the case, then what's the point?)

Now "exotic" dancing, in my own home (sans pole, b/c I don't have one, and I'm not installing one)? FUN. Also a great workout. (Seriously, if you do some of those moves properly, they will KILL your core - in a good way.) But still. In my own home.

I was really hoping that pole dancing would be one...

2009-03-17T12:51:54.954-04:00

I was really hoping that pole dancing would be one of those fads that would just crawl under the porch and die. But it's taken on a life of its own. When even my husband has no interest in watching pole dancing by ANYONE, that's a sure test that it's overrated.

It's like belly dancing. The dance is interesting in theory, and it's empowering (I guess) for women by boosting their self-esteem. But really, you just look as silly with the sword on your head as you do swinging around like a monkey.

And that video was HELL-ARIOUS! Watched it multiple times.

Yeah, I wondered about that part too, Melissa ;)

2009-03-17T12:22:22.704-04:00

Yeah, I wondered about that part too, Melissa ;)

How very odd!! I was just thinking about pole dan...

2009-03-17T12:16:15.845-04:00

How very odd!! I was just thinking about pole dancing on my commute this morning. Not thinking about TAKING UP pole dancing, just thinking about it in general. Because I was hanging onto a pole in the middle of the subway car, and the car suddenly lurched and swung me around a little bit, and I thought, golly, a subway entertainer could totally make a living if they took up subway car pole dancing. I do think it looks pretty stupid.

They dance to the Rolling Stones???

Brabara..... I'm giggling - is flapping earlobes p...

2009-03-17T12:15:58.506-04:00

Brabara..... I'm giggling - is flapping earlobes perhaps a new kind of exercise? Now THAT I'd like to watch.

Me? Listen that rythm thing always gets me, so I'm afraid pole dancing is out and I'm definitely not enough of a diva to want anyone watching me at anything like pole dancing. I don't know what happened to my inner show-girl, but I think she must have died somewhere along the line.

I don't want to watch, either. I love yoga, but I...

2009-03-17T11:27:46.324-04:00

I don't want to watch, either. I love yoga, but I don't get my kicks (pun-sorry) sitting around and watching yoga videos on YouTube.
I can understand the appeal of pole dancing classes (unless you are me, and you have visions of crashing down on your head, not unlike one of the videos posted here).
I remember, when we were living in Los Angeles, there was a story on the news about "The new fitness craze! Crunch gym has striptease classes!" Everyone in the class, made up of mostly aspiring actors, was vamping shamelessly for the camera, and it was REALLY annoying. So, no, I wouldn't want to watch a pole dancing class.

Uh. So women do this naked in strip clubs or do th...

2009-03-17T11:20:54.471-04:00

Uh. So women do this naked in strip clubs or do they wear just a tad of clothing?

oh no Merry, wasn't meaning the "watching it" part...

2009-03-17T11:15:34.011-04:00

oh no Merry, wasn't meaning the "watching it" part, was more toward commenters with negatives on those that actualy do it. sitting around and just watching it just sounds like a home version of a fullclothed stripclub.. lol

I could see it being fun to do...but to just watch...

2009-03-17T10:55:55.448-04:00

I could see it being fun to do...but to just watch it? makes me feel all creepy just thinking about it. I admit that I'd try it if offered the chance, but I think it would be more for fun than fitness...thing is I'm just not that coordinated. I'd hurt myself for sure :)

["the dive alarm from a submarine for a doorbell! ...

2009-03-17T10:33:28.319-04:00

["the dive alarm from a submarine for a doorbell! " Dr. J? I think I could actually hear that over the vacuum cleaner!]

I'm sure that there are people who can make any physical workout look like art--but I imagine watching your average pole dancing class would be like watching your friend's six year old's dance recital.

Mary Anne in Kentucky

I can't even watch normal sports without becoming ...

2009-03-17T10:23:05.837-04:00

I can't even watch normal sports without becoming desperately bored. Even hockey, which I find somewhat amusing because people beat each other with sticks, can only hold my attention for 5 minutes tops. Not going to ever watch pole dancing. About as fascinating as weight lifting.

I would be interested in learning how to pole dance though...

Cher, I wasn't slamming the exercise itself. Rathe...

2009-03-17T10:22:04.135-04:00

Cher, I wasn't slamming the exercise itself. Rather, I was complaining about people who want me to watch it. I'm sure it's fun to do, or people wouldn't get so caught up in it. It ain't fun as a spectator sport.

Tom? You should be ashamed of yourself. (Okay, truthfully? I'm kicking myself not to have thought of that one myself.)