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"Pole Dancing"

Starting on Tuesday 1st March 2005

......and there are lots and lots of photos, videos and emails below
......and Tanya's CERTIFICATES!!!

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A note from Tanya on Tuesday 8th February 2005
"PS - I do have more news
So I am going to take a pole-dancing class!!
What do you think?
Me and a lovely girl I met called Irma (who is a friend of Jaci's) are going to go
It is a six week course and I reckon it will be a blast
- definately something different anyway!
I really think it will be fun
I said to Irma we could put it on our resume as a hobby
- and if I don't have enough money to travel I could earn it that way!
Will let you know how it goes
Might get a video done of my new moves for Dad to put up...NOT!!
Tanya"

......and a follow-up note on Thursday 10th February 2005

Click Here for more Polestars Information

Click Here for Course Information

......and Click Here to go to the official Polestars web site

What should I wear?
You need to be able to complete the warm up session, grip the pole effectively,
have freedom of movement and feel a bit sexy whilst doing the class
so you need to choose your outfit carefully
Bare legs are essential if you want to grip on to the pole
(you will slip with tights or trousers on)
The ideal outfit is a pair of fairly short shorts or hot-pants,
and something comfortable and attractive, but not restrictive on your top half
You should bring some trainers for the warm up session
and ideally high heels for the rest of the class
Heels have the advantage of giving you that strut and helping you feel the part
The ideal shoes have high heels and a plastic strap across the top of the foot

......and click here to see an example of the outfits and shoes

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STARTING TONIGHT!!!
A note from Tanya on Tuesday 1st March 2005
"There is not much to say today - except I start pole dancing tonight!!
I have my heels and shorts in my bag and I am very nervous!
No riding today cause I don't finish until 9.00pm
and I don't know if I can leave my bike anywhere
I caught the bus and walked from Trafalgar Square - about a 20 minute walk
Anyway - stay tuned for tomorrow's post-dance class wrap up!
- will let you know if I have concussion tomorrow!
Tanya"

......and after the first lesson!!!
"Pole dancing - fun and funny!
Well the first pole dancing lesson is over and I survived without concussion
but not without bruises
It was really good fun and there was lots of laughing
Our teachers name is Georgie and as you can imagine she is stunning
- great body - am very jealous
I have a very sore left arm from hanging off the pole
There was no upside-down yet - that is week four
Anyway we did four moves of which I managed to be able to do three
- the last one really got me
First we had to jump up and kick our legs out behind us, widen our knees and slide down
the pole onto our knees, gyrate slightly with the pole (yeah baby)
and then get up onto our feet (squatting) one leg at a time and to get up we straighten
our legs first sticking our bum out and then standing
The next one was just stepping basically around the pole
but being pretty and pointing toes etc while doing it
Then the next one was walking around the pole hooking our inside ankle around the pole
and then leaning into a spin around the pole with both legs up
and then landing gracefully
The next one (which I couldn't get) was walking around the pole hooking our inside knee
around the pole and then leaning into a spin around the pole flicking out outside leg
around us and landing on one leg in a squat with the outside leg straight out in front of us
- just couldn't do it
Anyway, I don't know how good a picture that gives you
or whether you just feel a bit odd reading that about your daughter/sister!!
It was fun and I have a very sore arm - now I know how a monkey feels!!
- but I can't wait to go back
Tanya"

......and after the second lesson!!! - email on Wednesday 9th March 2005
"Now you know how I am a lefty but it eat right handed?
Well it turns out I am also a right handed pole dancer
It was great fun last night
After not being able to get some things done last week, I thought I would have a go
with my right arm
(I just didn't feel like my left arm would hold me and was a bit nervous)
and I can do it all well now!!!
We decided that I am a right handed pole dancer!!
There were two moves that we even felt quite sexy doing!!
You should have seen me spinning fowards and spinning backwards
- got bruises to show for it today tho!!"

Email on Tuesday 15th March 2005
"Morning
I am here - just!!
Still feel really really crappy - and I hate the taste of 'lemsip'!
Pole dancing classes tonight - am not doing it but I am going for a bit I think
- just to see - I didn't bring my heels or shorts
I might go straight home - I want to go now!!
We will see!!
Tanya"

Email on Thursday 24th March 2005
"I have decided to do the intermediate class now - I really enjoy it!
I was having a look around their web site today because I have bought the shorts and singlet set
By the way, the girl in the photos on the web page is actually my teacher Georgie!
I am going to try and get a better photo of her
Anyway, I noticed that there is now a video of "a type of class" which was published
on their Australian web site - it was actually filmed in Melbourne
Just thought you might want to have a look at the stuff I am doing!!
I can do all those things those girls in the video do!!
Tanya"

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Click here to see the photo of Tanya's teacher Georgie
and click here to watch the video Tanya mentions above

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Email on Wednesday 30th March 2005
"Had pole-dancing last inght and I jammed my finger between the pole
and the heel of my high heel when I was going upside down
and it really really hurts when I type
You try holding on to a pole and flipping your legs up over your head
and then sliding down head first with your legs wrapped around it!
So just hurting my finger and not ending up with concussion was pretty good I think!
Am booking the intermediate dancing class tonight
- it is just so much fun that I really want to do keep doing it - Irma is doing it with me too
Tanya"

Email on Thursday 31st March 2005
"Booked the intermediate Pole Dancing Class last night - look out!"

Email on Wednesday 6th April 2005
"Purple is the colour of royalty so my left arm is pretty royal
- a massive purple bruise from the final night of pole dancing last night!
We went through the whole course of moves
and then we had to put on our own show for the class
I wasn't going to do it cause I was embarrassed and nervous
but after seeing the first girl go I decided to
I picked my music, "Lady Marmalade" from Moulin Rouge, and went for it!!
It was great fun but I got really dizzy from going round the same way for the whole song
I was the only one who went upside in my "show"!!
I got a certificate too
Unfortunately every photo that Irma took was of me on the ground
- she couldn't get me on the pole so we took a few posed shots
- and I apologise in advance cause seriously I need to get a tan!!
and the flash doesn't help either!!
Anyway, that's it - can't wait for the intermediate class to start on 18th April
Tanya"

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"Putting on a Show"

Tanya, Irma, their teacher Georgie, and the rest of the class

Tanya and Irma---------

Tanya, Georgie and Irma

(two photos)----A demo from Georgie----(two photos)

Irma on the pole

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(two photos)

Tanya doing "her show" with "Lady Marmalade" blasting in the background!!!

(two photos)---------(four photos)

......and she looks to be having a terrific time!!!

(three photos)

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Email on Monday 11th April 2005
"I was going to meet Irma at Camden Markets to buy pole dancing shoes
There was some crazy ones there and I have no idea how people walk in some of them
but I am happy with my choice - and I will try and get a photo for you"

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Click here to see two photos of Tanya's new shoes
and click here to see a height comparison!!!
(the page also includes a "Nail Polish - Present for Sharon" story!!!)

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Email on Tuesday 10th May 2005
"The intermediate classes
I have very sore shoulders!!
We had pole dancing last night and it was my first class for a while and it is way harder!
Our teacher is a bit more of a "stripper" too
She dances to make her living and does in in thigh high boots!
She is great fun tho but talks about her victims (blokes) and has some moves
that would be better of in a certain kind of movie - I love it!!!!
I was able to remember most of what we did and do a lot of it well
We have to climb the pole three times and touch the roof before we start each class
The poles are about three metres high and out of twelve of us only two could do it
- and I wasn't one of them!
The new shoes are good tho - didn't roll an ankle and there were about four of us in them
It does feel a lot better than my other shoes
Just got to get some upper body strength going - my lower body is fine from riding
but my arms and shoulders need some work"

Email on Tuesday 17th May 2005
"I am here at work - but sore from pole dancing!!
It was fun, but I was stuffed by the end of it!!"

A note and photo during May 2005
"Our teacher - Racquel
She was just sitting watching us dance last night!!"

Tanya's Final Class!!!

Email on Wednesday 22nd June 2005
"Pole dancing and it was an awesome class last night!
My last intermediate class
A couple of vinos and a great dance to Prince's song "Cream"
It was good fun but really really really hot
And I have got the usual last class pics to come - hopefully by the end of the week"

Beginners - Tanya's Certificates - Intermediate

Tanya and Irma--------

Teacher Racquel and Student Tanya

Tanya showing her stuff!!! (nine photos)

VIDEOS

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Tanya	Irma

Hanging on - somehow!!! "My absolute fave" 1667Kb	Going up the pole 1653Kb

Spinning around 430Kb	Coming down the pole 1106Kb

Round and round!!! "Pretty impressive, eh!!!" 1509Kb

Email on Sunday 3rd July 2005
"Just at the internet cafe and checked out the pole dancing videos
Awesome!!
Thanks for getting them up
Love 'em!!"