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For someone who has decided to take the plunge and go to their first pole class, it can be an exciting yet daunting experience.  You may be asking yourself what should I wear? Do I need platform shoes? Will everyone else have more experience than me? Here we attempt to address some of those questions you may be having so you can go into your first pole class confident and prepared.

What should I wear?

For most pole classes, people normally wear standard gym attire. This could be shorts and a T-Shirt or spaghetti strap top. This way you leave the important parts of your body (the legs and arms) exposed so you can get better contact with the pole (and have more chance of staying on it!).

Most classes leave it up to you if you want to wear a pair of platform or pole dancing shoes. If you are a complete newbie to the pole it may be an idea to skip the shoes for now and go bear foot or with a pair of trainers or socks on. It can be difficult enough to master pole dancing for the first time without worrying about toppling over! Plus there will be plenty of time for trying out new shoes later in your pole dancing lessons.

Will everyone else be more experienced than me?

Pole classes are normally split into categories.  If you look for pole classes advertising themselves as “for beginners” or an introductory course, you should be in good stead. This way the more experience pole dancers will be in a separate class, so you fellow classmates will be on exactly the same level as you.

Will I have to take my clothes off?

The vast majority of pole classes are for fun anf fitness only, so they wouldn’t expect you to start stripping (unless you wanted to get chucked out!). If this is what you are looking to do, then by all means look for a class that is tailored more towards lap dancing.

Beginners pole classes generally are not a stripper training program, they are simply for normal people who want a fun way to get fit and meet new people.

What if I am terrible at it!?

Just remember that even the famous pole dancers like KT Coates, Pantera and Felix stood in front of a pole for the first time thinking the exact same thing as you. There is no such thing as a naturally born pole dancer, we all have to start somewhere. And no matter how terrible you think you are at first, in just a few weeks time you will have improved dramatically.

I never though I could invert, it took me 5 months of pole classes to even try. But I did it eventually and nothing can beat that feeling of achieving the seemingly impossible.

So what are you waiting for?

Start googling for pole classes in your area, check the yellow pages or ask around. And get yourself down to a pole class ASAP to start getting fit, having fun and achieving the impossible today!