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
* * * * * * * * * *
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.
* * * * * * * * *
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!!
Stop the War in My Rack!
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 | Events, News | No Comments
JOIN THE FIGHT AGAINST BREAST CANCER!
You may know that one in eight women will be stricken with breast cancer in her lifetime. What you may not know is that you can help these women and thousands of others in the fight against breast cancer.
On June 13, 2009, Aradia Fitness will be participating in the 13th Annual Komen NC Triangle Race for the Cure in Raleigh with a great team of dedicated people.
Join the fight by registering as part of our team, ARADIA FITNESS FLIRTY GIRLS! The Aradia Fitness instructors invite all our clients, family and friends to participate with us in the Recreational 5K event. The Flirty Girls will be bold & beautiful at this event… help us make an impression!
Can’t make it on Race Day? Join us by registering to Sleep In for the Cure® or support our efforts by making a contribution to the team. Or drop off a donation in person to any of the Aradia Fitness instructors at the studio.
Click here to view the team page for Aradia Fitness Flirty Girls
The money raised through the Race will fund vital education, screening and treatment programs for underserved women in our own community and will also support the national search for a cure. 75% of the dollars raised by the Komen NC Triangle Affiliate go to our local Community Grant Programs for underserved women in need of education, screening and treatment services. The remaining 25% supports the world’s largest private funding source for breast cancer research.
We need your support! Every step counts!
Thanks and we look forward to sharing this incredible experience with each of you! Please email Heather with questions regarding this event at [ heather@aradiafitness.com ].
Mother’s Day Specials
Thursday, April 30th, 2009 | Events, News | No Comments
Mothers.
Giving… Patient… Nurturing… Compassionate… Strong…
There are so many words that can be used to describe the wonder and miracle of a mother. But there is one word that tends to get lost in the whirlwind of diapers, formula, soccer games and play dates.
Sexy.
Who says sexy has to stop with children?! Whether you are looking to “get your sexy back” or may add a little more confidence to your life, Aradia Fitness is ready for you!
On Saturday May 9 at 12:30pm, join us at the studio for our first ever Hot Mamas! workshop… being held in honor of all our sexy mothers out there!
In this 1.5 hour special event, we will spend time learning a few sexy new moves to include sensual movement, pole dancing and lap dancing. And who doesn’t need a little pampering as well? Papillion Salon & Spa is going to be adding a little surprise to the afternoon for our sexy moms who attend!
Spend the afternoon with other vivacious and beautiful mothers, reconnect with your inner beauty and have a whole lot fun while you are at it!
Be sure to visit our website to register yourself for this event as spaces are limited!
Gift certificates are also available for this workshop… so drop a few hints around the house for a truly unique Mother’s Day gift… or surprise your own mother or girlfriends with an afternoon of sexy fun!
* * * * * * * * * *
Aradia Fitness is also offering special Mother’s Day rates on all Boudoir Photography sessions scheduled for Friday May 8 2009.
Boudoir Photography is a sexy new trend within the photography world which focuses on intimate “bedroom” themed portraits. Typically the final product is meant for one or two pairs of eyes - the clients’ or her intimate partner’s.
During your Boudoir Photography session you will have the opportunity to pose in several of your favorite pieces of lingerie. Enjoy the comfort of our female photographer whose goal is to make you feel relaxed in order to capture your natural & classic beauty.
Please send Terri an email at [ trianglenc@aradiafitness.com ] for more information on availability, packages and pricing.
* * * * * * * * * *
Happy Mother’s Day to all you beautiful and vivacious moms out there!
March has flown by!
Friday, April 10th, 2009 | News | No Comments
March 2009 was an exhilarating month at Aradia Fitness!
Not only have we introduced several new workouts and events… but we’ve been delighted to meet all the new ladies who have come to us to “Meet Their Sexy Side”!
WORKOUTS
This past month we introduced our new “Beyond the Pole” workouts to the delight of our instructors and clients. The four classes on the schedule at this time (Booty Box, Bunny Bootcamp, Candlelight Stretch, and Sexy Butt & Abs) are each fun ways to strengthen, tone, and increase flexibility…. all with a sexy twist of course! Staying fit and healthy should never be a chore and our goal is keep you having fun while doing so!
EVENTS
On March 26 Aradia Fitness co-hosted a free “Naughty Girls’ Night In” event with Adam & Eve adult stores. Nearly 50 clients and friends visited our studio for an evening of naughty games, sexy demos from the Aradia Instructors, raffles and of course a little pole play time!
We were also excited that Raleigh’s own Naughty & Iced provided a delicious and fabulous looking Bustiere cake to keep theme with the evening’s festivities!
The Aradia Instructors also demonstrated a fun & flirty Chair Dance routine… be sure to check out the April Chair Dance workshop to learn a fun routine like this one for home!
Visit our MySpace page to view some of the photos from this fun event!!
The month of March also kicked off our fabulous Meetup.com events! This group of amazing women in the Triangle area visit our studio for special events at drastically reduced rates. We’ve hosted two great events in March and already have several more on the calendar for April and May!
This is the perfect way to check out pole dancing for fitness as well as meet other like-minded women in the area! If you haven’t already, join our MEETUP.COM POLE DANCING GROUP and come out to one of our monthly events… we’d love to have you.
MORE TO COME!
April is already shaping up to be another busy month for us! New pole dancing & sensual movement sessions began last week and we are looking forward to our Teaser classes & chair dancing workshop later in the month.
Be sure to look for Aradia Fitness at the April 19 bridal expo in Raleigh! We always have a great time at this event visitng with other wonderful vendors and meeting the beautiful brides-to-be!
We are also looking at opening a few new studios this year, particularly in the Wilmington and Greensboro area. We already love what we do and we can’t wait to bring this exhilarating form of fitness to a whole new community of women!
Stick with us ladies! We have a ton of new things in store for the spring and summer (including Striptease, Burlesque and Belly Dancing!)… and we can’t wait to share it with you.
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
New classes opening soon!
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009 | Classes | No Comments
Melt away your cold weather blues in April with a smokin’ hott Aradia Fitness class! We have plenty in store for both new and returning students!
NEW STUDENTS!
We will be opening new Level 1 Pole Dancing & Sensual Movement classes at the beginning of April. This 4-week session introduces you to the perfect mix of pole work and sensual movement… its energizing, lively and most of all, fun!
RETURNING STUDENTS!
Take a look at our website for a slew of new classes reserved for Advanced Students. New Level 1.5 through Level 5 classes will be added to the schedule. Don’t forget to check out our Pole Flow and Floor Play classes for a spicy new twist on your foundational moves.
BEYOND THE POLE!
Our Beyond the Pole classes are available to both NEW and RETURNING students. These fun, new workouts will help whip you into shape and get you ready for spring! Check out our Bunny Bootcamp, Booty Box, Sexy Butt & Abs and our Candlelight Stretch classes.
Register for these and other Aradia Fitness classes on our website. Spaces fill up quickly so be sure to sign yourself up today! Visit http://aradiafitness.com and follow the links to the North Carolina studio.
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
Ladies… it’s time for a TEASER!
Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 | Classes | No Comments
Perhaps you are wondering… what in the world is a “Teaser” class?!
The Teaser class is designed for the new Aradia Fitness student and is the perfect introduction to our one-of-a-kind workout! This one-hour introductory session will give new students a tantalizing taste of our trademark Pole Dancing & Sensual Movement for fitness routines.
March is halfway over, so don’t put off signing up for this intro class any longer!
Teaser classes available on:
(1) Monday March 16 @ 600pm
(2) Saturday March 21 @ 1100am
(3) Tuesday March 24 @ 700pm
(4) Saturday March 28 @ 1045am
Simply visit OUR WEBSITE and look for the “Schedule” tab. Once there, click the link of the day/time you want to sign up to register yourself for the class!
* * * * *
Psst… here’s a secret hint! If you snoop around the Aradia Fitness ZSpotlight.com page… you may stumble across a way to save 50% off the Teaser class!
* * * * *
Spaces are filling up fast so reserve your spot today!
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
Meetup.com event hosted by Aradia Fitness
Saturday, March 7th, 2009 | Events | No Comments
I recently stumbled across a new social networking website called Meetup.com. Now this website isn’t your typical social networking page, like MySpace or Facebook. In those sites, the focus is on the individual user and they are often associated with stigmas like popularity contests or online drama. (Granted we love both sites… but hey, we’ve all had our fair share of internet theatrics.)
The refreshing thing about Meetup.com is that instead of focusing on the individual, this site focuses on the groups. Meetup allows its members to search for groups that are unified by a common interest (ie: cooking or small dogs). All you have to do is provide your zip code and topic/hobby of interest… and voila! Meetup leads you to other people in your area who have created such a group.
Anywho. A friend had mentioned it in passing and being the internet junky I am, I took a few minutes one evening to peruse the site. I’m actually a newlywed (aw!) and I often joke to people I meet that my culinary skills don’t extend past Kraft Macaroni & Cheese. Little do they know I’m not really exaggerating too much! So I clicked around the site and quickly found a popular cooking group. It had a ton of members and they create numerous events every month for getting together to share recipes & eat.
Then as I was looking around, I see two popular topics of interest are “Women’s Social” and “Fitness”. I instantly knew that Aradia Fitness would perfect for Meetup.com! I ran the idea by our studio owner and she was just as excited as I was.
So a few days later I created the Cary Pole Dancing & Sensual Fitness meetup group. Within a week the membership hit over 60 ladies and the feedback was fantastic. Pole dancing for fitness is a popular idea yet too many ladies never know where to go to try it out.
So yesterday evening (Friday March 6) we held our first Meetup event at the studio and it was a huge hit!
We had 15 ladies come to the studio at 630pm. Everyone munched on light snacks for thirty minutes and got to meet the other ladies in the group. We had numerous ladies that live around town and then several traveled from as far as Clayton, Sanford, and Fayetville for a fun & flirty evening out!
At 700pm we kicked things off and took the ladies through one of our most popular events - the signature Aradia Fitness Party. The ladies first experienced our sexy warm-up & floor exercises… they were surprised and delighted about what a great workout that was! Then of course, it was time to hit to poles!
By 830pm, our vivacious ladies were twirling and sliding on the pole. They loved our sexy pole routine and couldn’t believe that they were able to perform tricks like the Fireman Spin. However, we breakall the moves down into easy to follow steps enabling our ladies to master the art form slowly and safely!
Myself and the other instructors had a blast and loved the vivacious & diverse group we got to spend the evening with! All the ladies did a fantastic job and looked amazing as they performed our routine.
With a successful first event under our belt, Aradia Fitness is planning to host a monthly Meetup at the studio. If you are looking for a fun evening out and a unique way to meet other interesting and inspiring women in the area, check out our Meetup page, join the group and come out to the next event. We’d love to have you!
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
ZSpotlight… “zee” four-one-one on the Triangle
Monday, March 2nd, 2009 | News | No Comments
We are excited to announce that Aradia Fitness is now listed with ZSpotlight.com! What does this mean, you ask? Now that’s a great question!
For those of you who aren’t familiar with ZSpotlight, it is a fantastic entertainment guide for the Triangle area (Raleigh, Durham, Cary, etc) which provides up-to-date event information to all the ZSpotlight members. With over 18,000 members ZSpotlight was a natural choice for us at Aradia Fitness. Keep an eye out for the ZSpotlight printed entertainment guides strategically located among popular restaurants and businesses. You may even come across one of their energetic photographers who candidly and not-so-candidly snap your photo when you are out & about.
One of the really cool benefits of being a ZSpotlight member, besides being in the “know” for all the hip events, is that you will have access to fantastic savings from ZSpotlight businesses. Their biggest seller - the Half-Off Coupon.
For example. You can purchase a $50 gift certificate to your favorite restaurant for only $25. No catch, no tricks… you spend $25 and then you a gift certificate valued at $50. Cool, eh?
The great thing is that the businesses offer coupons valued at a certain amount of their choosing and the coupon sales actually go towards the advertising expenses. So ZSpotlight gets its advertisement fees and the businesses gets a few extra happy hitters walking through their door.
Ah, so now you are wondering how all this ties into you… the pole dancing for fitness enthusiast? Once you are a registered ZSpotlight member, you can purchase Half-Off coupons to use towards a variety of Aradia Fitness classes! We offer the following coupons:
(1) $15 Off Any Teaser Class… you pay $7.50!
(2) $40 Off Any 4-Week Session… you pay $20!
(3) $100 Off Any Aradia Fitness Party… you pay $50!
Even more, ZSpotlight members can purchase a yearly discount VIP card called the ZSpot Card. You flash this baby blue when you are out on the town and find yourself getting more extra savings! Aradia Fitness will offer $5 Off (any Teaser class or specialty workshop) to ZSpot Card holders who present the card at the time of payment (not to be combined with any other coupons or gift certificates… sorry ladies!)
You can’t find these steals anywhere else! Aradia Fitness is bringing pole dancing for fitness to ladies in the Raleigh, Durham, Cary area at the prices you can afford.
Just because we love you 
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
Got Pole?!
Saturday, February 28th, 2009 | News | No Comments
If you haven’t met us already… girl, you are missing out!
Pole dancing for fitness has been taking the nation by storm the last few years! It is surprisingly HUGE in the UK and Canada… I guess we Americans are a little behind the curve on this trend.
Now I’ll be honest, I was one of those women at first… the Negative Nancy who thought this was as insane an idea as Carmen Electra’s Aerobic Striptease. Of course, I was still coming into my womanhood at the time and had a hard time thinking of myself as “sexy”. That adjective was always reserved for the tall, skinny, perfectly-perfect golden-skinned goddesses that graced the covers of magazines and DVDs.
Now put yourself in my shoes for a minute.
Turn back the clock about oh, four years or so. You come home from college one weekend to see your mother raving about the latest episode of Oprah she just saw on TV. The one in which a pole dance for fitness instructor taught the queen of afternoon television how to shake her thang on a nine foot metal pole!
Stars above, but my mother was hooked from that moment on.
At the time, I never delved too much into why she was so incredibly intent on learning how to pole dance (I mean, this is my mother we’re talking about here! My mind refused to put “sexy” and “mom” together :P) but I dare you to try and stop my mother from doing something once she’s put her mind to it. She practically grew up in her grandmother’s dance studio and competed in gymnastics throughout high school & college. The idea of this unique, new, and sexy form of fitness struck a cord within her… and even at 50 years old, my mom just knew she had a new calling in life.
Terri Kerr was bound and determined to bring pole dancing for fitness to North Carolina.
And in January 2007, she finally did.
My mother (Terri) became a part of a successful pole dancing fitness conglomerate called Aradia Fitness, which is based out of Canada. She flew up to Canada numerous time for classes and training before she opened the first Aradia Fitness studio in the United States. Right in here in Raleigh’s own backyard!
Since then, dear ole mommy has talked her wayward, skeptical daughter into helping with the business and successfully made a reformed woman out of me. Now I’m the one that wants to talk every woman I see into trying a pole dancing for fitness class out! I can’t believe that they don’t know what they are missing, because you gotta at least try it… just once!
Terri has since acquired a wonderful & vivacious group of instructors who each bring something unique to the women they teach. We’ve had hundreds & hundreds of women come through the studio doors, many shy & uncertain of what to expect when the enter… but its safe to say that 99% leave our doors with a bold new swish in their hips and a sparkle in their eye.
The thing that sets Aradia Fitness apart from other pole dancing for fitness studios, and even further apart from strip clubs, is the atmosphere we provide.
We strive to provide an environment that celebrates the female form and embraces the sensuality our bodies create in movement. We know that each and every female form is beautiful in its own way… we just have to get our students to see that in themselves.
Once you get there though, its quite the transformation.
So welcome to our humble blog. I hope you will follow along as we share the stories and news of the North Carolina division of Aradia Fitness. We are still thrilled to be sharing pole dancing for fitness with ladies in the Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill and Apex area… and we are excited about the possibilities of future expansion into Wilmington, Greensboro, Charlotte and beyond!
Stick with us ladies!
Are you ready to Meet Your Sexy Side?!
Blogroll
Categories
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Feb | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 31 | ||||