Happy New Year!
Friday, January 1st, 2010 | News | No Comments
Hello Sexy Ladies!
The New Year is finally here and we are ready to help you achieve your fitness goals for 2010! Spice up your workout routine with any of our sexy fitness classes… where we make working out FUN again.
The January class schedule is filling up fast, be sure to reserve your space before it’s late! We are ringing in 2010 with a brand new class structure and class names. You’ll be excited to find that Pole 2.0 classes and up are now one full hour of pole work. We strongly encourage you to supplement your pole sessions with any of drop-in workouts, open to all clients regardless of which level you are in. Add in a Booty Box, Pole Jam or Sensual Workout to maximize your workouts… you will be pleased with the results!
We are featuring several unique workshops this month, including our popular Lap Dance workshop. Check out our Belly Dance four-week workshop this month and explore the sensuous art of dancing with a veil!
Also introducing a brand new workshop in January… Aerial Silks! Learn the beautiful and challenging cirque art of aerial acrobatics. This workshop is limited to only four ladies per class… reserve your space today!
Be sure to visit our booth at The Wedding Show this weekend at the State Fairgrounds… North Carolina’s biggest wedding convention of the year! We will be there Saturday and Sunday until 4pm both days. Visit www.foreverbridal.net for information and tickets.
Thanks again for making the past year so amazing. We look forward to sharing 2010 with each of year… we have got plenty of fun & sexy events ahead!
Stay sexy!
Your Aradia Fitness team
Sexy Santa Party at FUBAR Raleigh
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009 | Events | 1 Comment
Come out to FUBAR Nightclub on Friday December 11 2009 for the sexiest holiday party in Raleigh!
LADIES – the fun starts at 9:00pm, with the instructors from Aradia Fitness providing FREE pole dance lessons until 10:30pm! Dress up in your sexiest holiday outfit and learn a few moves that might bump you onto Santa’s naughty list. Oooh… risque!
Aradia Fitness, Gel Salon and Patty with Passion Parties will be providing fantastic prizes to give away at 10:00pm! Win a goodie bag from Passion Parties (no coal in there!), a gift package from Gel Salon for a little pampering and then our grand prize… one month of beginner Pole Dance lessons at Aradia Fitness! You must be present to win so make sure you get there on time!
Guys and girls are both welcome. FUBAR has a fully stocked wet bar, a huge dance floor and some of the hottest music in town. The fun doesn’t stop at 10:30pm so be sure to stay for the rest of the Sexy Santa festivities, courtesy of FUBAR!
LADIES ARE FREE, no cover, ALL NIGHT LONG!
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
ARADIA FITNESS
http://aradiafitness.com/franchises/raleigh-durham/httpdocs/
FUBAR Nightclub
http://www.facebook.com/FUBAR.Raleigh
Gel Salon
http://www.gelsaloninc.com/
Passion Party
http://passionpatty.blogspot.com/
The News Around the Water Cooler
Thursday, November 5th, 2009 | Uncategorized | No Comments
Hi Sexy ladies!
Don’t miss some of our fun classes and workshops coming up this month!
TEASERS:
Our Teaser class is the perfect fun & sexy introduction to pole dancing and sensual movement. Classes available on Tues 11/10; Thur 11/12; Sun 11/15; Sat 11/21 and Tues 11/24. Our Teaser classes are filling up fast so make sure to register online to reserve your space today!
ADVANCED POLE CLASSES:
We have a variety of pole classes available this month for our more advanced clients. Classes include Rhythm, Cardio Pole, Pole Jam and Pole Combos. Please be sure to view the schedule for availability and prerequisites.
WORKSHOPS:
Our two popular workshops are back again! Check out one of our Lap Dance or Chair Dance workshops on the schedule. Lap Dance being offered on Tues 11/17 and Chair Dance on Sun 11/22
BEYOND THE POLE:
The schedule is jam packed with our sexy Beyond the Pole workouts! Make sure you bring your BTP Punch Card with you to these classes… after you attend five BTP classes, your sixth one is on us! Please ask an instructor for a BTP Punch Card if you do not have one already.
GIFT CERTIFICATES:
The holiday season is coming up fast – the time for giving and receiving is almost upon us! Aradia Fitness is pleased to offer gift certificates for any of our sexy classes. So if you have a friend who has been dying to try a class… or if you want to start dropping a few hints around the house for a present of your own, we are ready for you! Please email Terri at trianglenc@aradiafitness.com for all Gift Certificate purchases.
FOLLOW US ONLINE:
Aradia Fitness is now on your favorite social networks! Follow us on Facebook, Myspace and Twitter for the latest news on classes, events and great deals:
http://facebook.com/aradiafitness
http://myspace.com/terrikerr_aradianc
http://twitter.com/AradiaFitnessNC
We hope everyone had a safe and fun Halloween. We look forward to seeing everyone around the studio this month!
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Aradia Fitness
919.801.2141
trianglenc@aradiafitness.com
Make friends and have fun!
Wednesday, October 7th, 2009 | Just for Fun | No Comments
Cary Pole Dancing and Sensual Fitness
Hi Ladies! Join us at Aradia Fitness (Cary) for a pole dancing & sensual fitness Meetup event!! Aradia Fitness is one of the originators of pole fitness with dozens of studios throughout the US & Canada. You will learn just how pole dancing can contribute to weight loss, toning & fitness as well as make you feel empowered and fantastic. And most of all… its FUN! Our classes are designed for the everyday woman. Aradia students come in all shapes, sizes, colors, ages and backgrounds. Please join our meet up group and come out to one of our special events designed just for our Meetup.com members! We will focus mainly on the pole fitness events however we will also open special “non-pole” events as well… we’ve got a whole lot of sexy fun in store for y’all! Feel free to visit the studio’s website for more information about us: We can’t wait to meet you… are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?! |
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Check out what members are saying about Cary Pole Dancing and Sensual Fitness: “Something fun and new to try!” – Anonymous Member “Great ways to meet new people and meet your sensual side!!” – Anonymous Member “It was a fun and relaxing place to workout and really boosts your self confidence” – Anonymous Member “It’s for the everyday woman. We all have that Sexy Side waiting to come out of us…no matter what age or shape we’re in. Trust me on this one…” – Anonymous Member “Others should attend because the exercise is incredible and the experience is Great!!! Did I mention the instructors make you feel so at ease with yourself and take so much time with everyone.” – Anonymous Member |
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Its a Deadutante Ball… our sexy take on Halloween!
Friday, October 2nd, 2009 | Events | No Comments
Hey Ladies! Join the Aradia Fitness instructors, clients and friends at Aradia Fitness on Friday October 30th for our spooktacular and sexy Deadutante Ball… our big Halloween extravaganza!
Dress up in your favorite Halloween costume and bring your best girlfriends along for an exciting evening at the studio. We will be featuring interactive demonstrations from our Belly Dance instructor Mara and our Latin Cardio instructor Gabriella. Then some of our clients will be giving pole recitals as they demonstrate a few of the sexy pole routines they have learned! Finally the Aradia Fitness instructors will be showing off a few moves of their own with a sexy & fun performance.
But wait… THERE’S MORE!
We’ll have a Passion Party vendor on site all evening so don’t forget to bring the checkbook… you might see something you can’t leave without! Everyone will also have a chance to win some of our great prizes during our raffle at the end of the evening. And of course we will all have plenty of time to play on the poles and dance the night away!
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LADIES ONLY!
Party starts at 7:00pm.
Admission price is $5. Cash only please.
Each attendee will be given a raffle ticket when they arrive.
Extra raffle tickets will be on sale throughout the evening for $2 each… with the prizes we’ll be giving away, you may want to stock up!
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Aradia Fitness is located at 8420 Chapel Hill Rd (Suite 117) in Cary. The studio is on the first floor of the office condominiums at the corner of Chapel Hill Rd and Academy St. Look for our sign on the building and there is plenty of parking of available.
This is one Halloween party you won’t want to miss!
Burlesque 101
Saturday, September 5th, 2009 | Classes | No Comments
We are head over heels for Burlesque dance!
Aradia Fitness is excited to have a new workshop added to our schedule – Introduction to Burlesque. Our instructor Fauna is a vivacious dancer & performer from Greensboro, NC – you can check out her company, Soulflower Dance, by clicking HERE.
When most people think of Burlesque, they immediately think “stripping”.
I however imagine brightly colored outfits, tight corsets, big feathers and a little “risque” behavior. Burlesque is not, and has never been, simply a strip show.
Origins of modern-day Burlesque dance can actually be traced back to the Shakespearean era of theater, when writers such as Miguel Cervantes (think Don Quixote) and Geoffrey Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales) began to poke fun at traditional literature/theater and medieval society.
The term “burlesque” itself is rooted in the Spanish verb “to joke”. The key to this form of dance is that it is FUN! Modern-day Burlesque emerged in the late 19th & early 20th century in music halls featuring elaborate, over-the-top sets and actresses. Known for turning social norms head-over-heels, Burlesque shows employed parody and wit to entertain its audiences.
British (or “classical Burlesque”) focused mainly on parodies of popular opera & theater often poking fun at upper class society. The entertainment of American Burleqsue, however, tended to focus more on bawdy humor and low society.
Striptease had its part in American Burlesque as it was incorporated into the comedy routines. Often people confuse the role of striptease in Burlesque and automatically associate it with the performances seen in modern-day strip clubs. The role of striptease and risque clothing in Burlesque dance was that it defied societal norms at the time; remember, the term “burlesque” itself means “to joke” and “to turn upside down”. If society turned its nose up at something, Burlesque troupes were sure to incorporate it into their acts!
The confusion between Burlesque and striptease arose in the mid-20th century as Burlesque shows began to feature less satirical entertainment. The 1930s was considered the birth of striptease as Burlesque performances ceased to feature elaborate comedies and instead hosted rather simple strip shows.
Burlesque dance became dormant for some years until the late 1990s when a revival began to take place. Presently you can find Burlesque troupes and shows at local theaters and even find elements of Burlesque incorporated into the increasingly popular Roller Derby circuit.
Now that you understand a simple history of Burlesque, isn’t it time for you to give it a try yourself? Check out the upcoming workshop at Aradia Fitness on Saturday September 12 2009 and get a taste of the fun and bawdy Burlesque style of dance!
Can’t make it in September? Keep an eye on the Aradia Fitness schedule for upcoming classes or add yourself to our mailing list to be notified of new classes.
(Interested in learning more on Burlesque? Information for this article is credited to Wikipedia.com; you can learn more by clicking HERE.)
51 Reasons to Pole Dance
Thursday, June 11th, 2009 | Just for Fun | No Comments
Saw this on http://www.expressthesensual.com and had to share – it’s so true!
- It makes you feel sexy
- It makes you look as sexy as you feel
- It develops super strong core muscles
- It builds amazing arms
- Booty bouncing is acceptable and ENCOURAGED
- You can learn to fly without a plane
- Hanging upside down can actually help realign your spine
- It teaches you the balance of ballet and the coordination of hip hop dancing
- “There are short-cuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.” ~Vicki Baum
- You can build the deepest, most amazing friendships with women you never would have met otherwise!
- It gives you a great reason to buy NEW SHOES
- It’s the only exercise class where you are SUPPOSED to let your hair down.
- Writhing on the floor is part of your performance
- It gives you the perfect reason to appreciate your inner thighs
- You can actually learn how to do death defying stunts
- You’ll become so flexible that pretzels will be jealous
- Your husband, fiance, boyfriend, ex-boyfriend, fuck buddy will do almost anything to get a private dance from you
- It improves your sex life
- “Life is a dance, from one stage to the next.” ~Anonymous
- It helps you loose weight
- It helps you build a curvy feminine body and sensuous strong muscles
- It’s not boring, EVER
- You can do it in your living room, instead of the gym
- You don’t need a fake plastic step or a smelly guy sweating next to you in order to get your cardio workout.
- You can workout in 6 inch platform heels, 5 inch thigh high boots, 4 inch GoGo Boots, 3 inch pumps, rubber soled jazz shoes or no shoes at all
- Your hips, thighs, and buns will never feel the same again
- You can use a shiny metal pole instead of waiting around for a dance partner
- You can integrate your favorite styles of dance: latin, hip-hop, ballroom, flamenco, bellydance, jazz., popping, locking, erotic, exotic, …
- You can do it alone, in a duo, in a team, or in a troupe
- You can take classes with your best friends or complete strangers
- You can pretend to be someone you’re not
- You can explore who you truly are
- You can learn that you are stronger, smarter, more beautiful and more capable than you ever though possible
- “Stifling an urge to dance is bad for your health – it rusts your spirit and your hips.” ~Adabella Radici
- You can dance in pants, shorts, undies, or nothing at all
- You can learn to feel more comfortable naked than fully clothed
- It can open your heart and mind to the beauty inherent in every woman
- It can help you learn to stop self criticism and self doubt
- Once you learn how, you’ll never forget how to give a lapdance
- You’ll be able to tip a stripper with a better understanding of how HARD that trick actually was.
- You’ll be able to get a lapdance and enjoy it while studying for new moves
- You can finally go to strip clubs with your guy friends and HAVE A GREAT TIME cheering at the dancers
- “Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” ~Faith Whittlesey
- You can learn how to sling your g-string across the room with your toes
- You can be the center of conversation at any party
- You can keep your HOT & SEXY secret all to yourself
- You can win $10,000 at PoleAPalooza or share your talent for free on YouTube
- You can learn to pole dance with routines, improvisations, or just do crazy aerial tricks
- Its the only dance class where you slide down a 12 foot pole into the splitz on purpose
- You can open the creative center of your body and let your life flow through your hips every moment of every day
- “I see dance being used as communication between body and soul, to express what is too deep to find with words.” ~Ruth St. Denis
Shoes: A Girl’s Best Friend
Thursday, May 14th, 2009 | Just for Fun | 1 Comment
Six inch heels!
I scoffed at the idea originally. I thought, “Are you crazy?! I’ll break my neck!”
However a good pair of heels is essential if you plan to pursue pole dancing for fitness further. For starters, they make your legs look so freaking good and a million miles long. At Aradia Fitness, we begin wearing our shoes in Level 3 for pole dancing… however we introduce shoes into our Lap Dancing & Chair Dancing classes as well as the Chair-obics classes.
Dancing in heels is a whole new experience completely. It is a killer leg workout. Wearing your sexy heels also elongates all your dance moves and forces you to really slow everything down… adding even more sensuality to your routine. And to top it all off, once you begin to advance in your pole dancing you will need a good pair of heels or boots that will stick to the pole (important when you begin those advanced inverted tricks).
I am a Pleaser girl myself. Their shoes look awesome and they offer a variety of different styles. 4″, 5″, 6″… even 7″ heels. You can buy open toe/strappy heels, closed toes, ankle boots, knee high or even thigh high boots. Plus you can also look for a variety of platform styles (short, tall, see through, flashing!) and heel styles (stiletto, flared, funky). The best thing I like about Pleaser shoes is that they are affordable. My knee high boots were about $45 and my 6″ heels only $35.
The only thing about Pleaser shoes is that you have to track down an online retailer who sells them. I’ve had great success with Zappos and ShoeBuy.
Other shoes brands to check out include Demonia, Ellie, Devious and Lucious. Do your research and depending on what you are looking for, I’m sure you will find it! Seriously – these shoes are so FUN and you can find just about style, look, or fantasy-theme you can imagine
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Things to keep in mind when buying your dancing shoes:
- HEIGHT:
-If you are terrified of having a super high heel, you can offset this by making sure you have a 2″ or 3″ platform on the shoe. You still get all the height without killing your ankle in the process. Otherwise, get a heel height you can actually walk in… no matter if it is only 3″ or 4″. You got to be comfortable in your own skin otherwise it will translate into your dancing! Confidence is KEY!
- HEEL:
The type of heel you get is also dependent on how comfortable you are in heels. I can handle a stiletto up until about 3″… after that I’m tripping and sliding (lol). I always look for a thick heel or one that flares out at the bottom. However if you love a pointy heel and can’t live without, go for it girl!
- STRAPS:
I am the type of person who has to have the shoe attached to my foot or else I won’t stop worrying about it. I love a strappy sandal or a pleather/leather boot. I can do all my tricks and spins without having to worry about the shoe flying off in the middle of my routine! Some ladies prefer the slip-on shoe style and I’ve seen them do all the same things with no problem.
- DECORATIONS:
Preferably you want a pretty simple shoe free of glitter, jewels, hooks, etc. For example, some knee-high or thigh-high boots are lace up with a lot of eyehooks running up the side or front. If possible, try to find a boot or shoe free of these decorations (look for zip up boot). Why? Because they will SCRATCH your pole and pole scratches cannot be undone! Also keep in mind that a shoe free of distractions will provide you with more surface to grip the pole for your inverted tricks.
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Pole dancing for fitness is centered around feeling sexy and having fun. Finding the perfect shoe (or shoes!!) to bring into your pole fitness routine is a fantastic way to make yourself feel a little more sexy… not to mention through a little attitude into your dancing. So have FUN when you are shopping!
Happy shoe hunting ladies!!