The experience: The upside-down split would have to wait – I had signed up for a beginner’s pole and lap-dancing class. We started with a quick warm-up, then practiced walking suggestively and posing. Moving on to a lap-dance routine, I learned how to place my high heel seductively on a stool and practiced gazing seductively into, erm, thin air. Learning how to lap dance without a lap was pretty awkward, too. A few of the girls in the class of 12 had to share poles, but pretty soon I was swinging gleefully, practicing The Kate Moss and The Pretzel. The class was well-paced for beginners, and everyone had a good time. I never went upside-down – that’s strictly for the advanced workshop – but my new tricks looked way more impressive and weren’t difficult at all. My only gripe: the class had little emphasis on moving with music and rhythm, which I feel is necessary to carry it off with confidence.
What else? I never broke a sweat, so waking up with sore arms and shoulders for the next two days came as a surprise.
$280 for a 1-hour class. Pole Divas Studio, 6/F, Wai Hing Commercial Building, 17-19 Wing Wo St., Central, 2541-5157.