and a great idea for those who are hosting house parties, even just small gatherings among friends.
I have always been enthralled with the pole dancers at strip clubs - some are just amazing. Of course, many of the clubs we've been to have poles, but mostly they go unused except for a couple of either embaressingly drunk women (or men LOL) or a couple of women who look like they probably dance professionally.
Well, last year in Jamaica at Hedo, we had some "private" pole dancing lessons from one of the staff members. It was so much fun because no one else was in the disco so the small group that was there didn't feel inhibited.
After we got back home and went to a local convention where there was another pole and I was brave enough to try it publicly, I decided I had to have my own portable pole.
Well, we found a couple of poles that are very easy to put up and take down. My personal favorites are these two:
http://www.platinumstages.com/viewitem.asp?pid=15341
and
http://www.xpole.co.uk/index.htm#
I have the first one...and as of now, the second one isn't stocked in the US so all their shipments are about $120 to the US but they hope to rectify that soon. Both are great poles and have many features that make them much better than others on the market.
We've had friends over a few times and had the pole out and it's been a great time with the ladies trying out dances and tricks and showing each other how to do new tricks.
I'm actually considering a position teaching now but this is a lot of fun and probably a good idea even if you don't have parties but just want something different once in a while to spice things up at home.
Plus, there are numerous instructor videos out there to teach you the basics - here are just a few:
http://planetpolekatz.com/ http://www.apolelotoffun.com/pole-dance-products.htm http://www.sfactor.com/online_shop.asp