Why You Are the Best Pole Dancer in the World

Beyond Compare

Every pole dancer I know compares herself to others. Sometimes we come out on top (“I do that spin better than anybody in my class”) and other times we grind ourselves into the ground (“I can’t believe that girl can do that hold.  I can never do that hold.  I totally suck.”). 

You are Unique

Either way, we’re forgetting the simple truth:  we are unique and our performance is unique. So, rather than compare yourself to others, consider finding what you think are your own special qualities and highlighting them in your performing.

Maybe you have a particular dance or gymnastics background that influences your moves. 

Maybe your personality comes shining through everything you do and captivates your audience.

Maybe your have a theatricality to your performance that turns a 3-minute song into a Broadway show.

Show Off Whatever It is that Sets You Apart

Whatever it is, highlight that as you work to improve your art.  For me, it’s my background in belly dance.  That doesn’t mean I’m the only belly dancing pole dancer out there; it just means that’s where my personal style comes from. 

So, even though I’m at the beginning of what there is to know about pole, I already have a signature way of moving.  Even moreso, by embracing my individual background during a performance, I don’t have to rely only on the new pole moves I’m learning.  Instead, I can bring all the experience I have in my other form of movement to the stage – the way I hold my fingers, the way I interact with the audience, the way I move with the phrasing of the music.

However you found pole dancing, you got here by a unique path.  Your experiences are unique to you, and all that you’ve learned from them makes you who you are.  That is what should be central to your performance on the pole.

Let Yourself Shine

So next time you get up on stage or do a choreography for your class, let your full self infuse your dancing.  Let yourself be the best you that you can be – because nobody else can be you the way you can!

April 12, 2009 - Posted by PoleSkivvies No Comments
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