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Intro to Pole @ Exotic Dance Central
12 Jan 2011
CLASS LEVEL: INTRO It felt oddly familiar as I walked into the Exotic Dance Central Dance Studio. No, I am not a stripper, nor have I ever frequented a strip club. However, I did grow up in Las Vegas and am a classically trained dancer, which makes for an interesting conversation when started by, “I’m a dancer from Vegas.” I was excited to get a firsthand experience at this occupation, which boosts my home town’s economy, and just see what all the fuss is about.
The receptionist couldn’t have been nicer and I watched as she warmly welcomed a nervous bachelorette party for the “Giggle it Wiggle it” class. The class I was attending, “Intro to Pole” took place in the back studio which had four poles for the four students, (i.e., all women in their twenties). The instructor in tiny black bootie shorts explained the structure of the class saying, “We’ll begin with a warm up, confidence boosters, left and right spins on the pole, and then I’ll finish by showing you a three minute combination.” The warm up included hamstring stretches, pushups, and a killer ab series (i.e., 180 crunches) which would come in handy for holding oneself up on the pole. We then continued into the “confidence boosters” which included ten second holds on the pole with both lifted behind and leaned walks around the pole. Before we learned pole spins she offered us hand gel for those who have sweaty palms and suggested we wipe down the pole with a small towel.
The actual spin looks far easier then it is. To get into it, you place one hand high up on the pole and bring the other across your chest. You take your outside and swing it around and in (i.e., similar to the preparation for a foutte turn in ballet) and then link one knee around the front and the other leg around the back with both feet pointed down. This requires a strong core, arms, and leg muscles in order to make this look graceful and not collapse on the pole. After the first try I had a whole new admiration for this style of dance. It takes hard work and a rockin’ hard body! At the end the instructor treated us to a glimpse of what we could learn if we continued taking classes. She strapped on her stiletto stripper heels and went to town. I had a blast, felt exhilarated, and woke up sore from head to toe!
Would You Recommend This Class? Yes, I would recommend this class for those with an intermediate level who want a fresh and exciting outlet for total body toning. Get a little frisky, feel dangerous, but have a good excuse for where you got all those bruises (common side effect from the pole) if you want to keep your sexy routine a secret.
Benefits: Great ab, arm, and leg toning. Exciting and new experience!
Address: 253 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC, NY 10016 (212) 679-2540
Class Description: “Safe, non-judgmental, fun environment with everyday women.”
Fit Engine - Intermediate: Dance/Fitness
CLASS LEVEL: INTRO It felt oddly familiar as I walked into the Exotic Dance Central Dance Studio. No, I am not a stripper, nor have I ever frequented a strip club. However, I did grow up in Las Vegas and am a classically trained dancer, which makes for an interesting conversation when started by, “I’m a dancer from Vegas.” I was excited to get a firsthand experience at this occupation, which boosts my home town’s economy, and just see what all the fuss is about.
The receptionist couldn’t have been nicer and I watched as she warmly welcomed a nervous bachelorette party for the “Giggle it Wiggle it” class. The class I was attending, “Intro to Pole” took place in the back studio which had four poles for the four students, (i.e., all women in their twenties). The instructor in tiny black bootie shorts explained the structure of the class saying, “We’ll begin with a warm up, confidence boosters, left and right spins on the pole, and then I’ll finish by showing you a three minute combination.” The warm up included hamstring stretches, pushups, and a killer ab series (i.e., 180 crunches) which would come in handy for holding oneself up on the pole. We then continued into the “confidence boosters” which included ten second holds on the pole with both lifted behind and leaned walks around the pole. Before we learned pole spins she offered us hand gel for those who have sweaty palms and suggested we wipe down the pole with a small towel.
The actual spin looks far easier then it is. To get into it, you place one hand high up on the pole and bring the other across your chest. You take your outside and swing it around and in (i.e., similar to the preparation for a foutte turn in ballet) and then link one knee around the front and the other leg around the back with both feet pointed down. This requires a strong core, arms, and leg muscles in order to make this look graceful and not collapse on the pole. After the first try I had a whole new admiration for this style of dance. It takes hard work and a rockin’ hard body! At the end the instructor treated us to a glimpse of what we could learn if we continued taking classes. She strapped on her stiletto stripper heels and went to town. I had a blast, felt exhilarated, and woke up sore from head to toe!
Would You Recommend This Class? Yes, I would recommend this class for those with an intermediate level who want a fresh and exciting outlet for total body toning. Get a little frisky, feel dangerous, but have a good excuse for where you got all those bruises (common side effect from the pole) if you want to keep your sexy routine a secret.
Benefits: Great ab, arm, and leg toning. Exciting and new experience!
Address: 253 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC, NY 10016 (212) 679-2540
Class Description: “Safe, non-judgmental, fun environment with everyday women.”
Fit Engine - Intermediate: Dance/Fitness
Bachelorette Parties in New York
Recommended List - Bachelorette Party Ideas
20 Jul 2010
Bachelorette Parties in New York So it’s the last single night with the girls, and you’re looking for a place to let loose and have a good time at your bachelorette party in New York. No matter how you like to celebrate, New York City is the place to be when it comes to fun and unique bachelorette party spots. From male stripper shows to afternoon tea parties, here are some great ideas for the bride-to-be’s last hooray.
253 5th Avenue, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10016
Nothing screams "I'm a single lady" louder than mastering the art of exotic dancing. This midtown dance studio offers lessons in pole dancing, strip teases, lap dances and more--take a class with your girls for some unique bachelorette party fun.
by Rachael Fogel - Citysearch Contributor
20 Jul 2010
Bachelorette Parties in New York So it’s the last single night with the girls, and you’re looking for a place to let loose and have a good time at your bachelorette party in New York. No matter how you like to celebrate, New York City is the place to be when it comes to fun and unique bachelorette party spots. From male stripper shows to afternoon tea parties, here are some great ideas for the bride-to-be’s last hooray.
253 5th Avenue, 4th Fl, New York, NY 10016
Nothing screams "I'm a single lady" louder than mastering the art of exotic dancing. This midtown dance studio offers lessons in pole dancing, strip teases, lap dances and more--take a class with your girls for some unique bachelorette party fun.
by Rachael Fogel - Citysearch Contributor
Guide to Celebrating a Bachelorette Party in New York City
1 Jan 2011
Guide to Celebrating a Bachelorette Party in New York City
Our guide provides you with ideas on where to host your bachelorette party, such as at restaurants, bars, lounges, spas, a comedy club, strip club, or on a tour.
Throwing the bride-to-be a bachelorette party is a wedding tradition that allows
the bride and her best girl friends a girls night out to celebrate her last
hurrah as a single girl before walking down the aisle. Below we’ve listed a
variety of ways to get your bachelorette to let loose or relax before her big
day in New York City, depending on how she wants to celebrate.
Enjoy and learn how to work a pole at an EDC Dance Studio workshop class.
Pole Dancing Lessons at EDC Dance Studio Inc.
(253 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 212-679-2540)
Book a private bachelorette party at Exotic Dance Central Dance Studio for a workshop on the art of exotic dance and pole dance. The studio is 3,000 square feet, with three dance studios and 12 steel poles. Private parties must have a minimum of 10guests and a maximum of 25. The instructor will teach sexy striptease dance moves, pole tricks, how to give a lap dance, and other fun moves.
By: New York Show Tickets
Guide to Celebrating a Bachelorette Party in New York City
Our guide provides you with ideas on where to host your bachelorette party, such as at restaurants, bars, lounges, spas, a comedy club, strip club, or on a tour.
Throwing the bride-to-be a bachelorette party is a wedding tradition that allows
the bride and her best girl friends a girls night out to celebrate her last
hurrah as a single girl before walking down the aisle. Below we’ve listed a
variety of ways to get your bachelorette to let loose or relax before her big
day in New York City, depending on how she wants to celebrate.
Enjoy and learn how to work a pole at an EDC Dance Studio workshop class.
Pole Dancing Lessons at EDC Dance Studio Inc.
(253 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10016 212-679-2540)
Book a private bachelorette party at Exotic Dance Central Dance Studio for a workshop on the art of exotic dance and pole dance. The studio is 3,000 square feet, with three dance studios and 12 steel poles. Private parties must have a minimum of 10guests and a maximum of 25. The instructor will teach sexy striptease dance moves, pole tricks, how to give a lap dance, and other fun moves.
By: New York Show Tickets
Pole Dancing @ EDC Dance Studio, Inc
3 Mar 2010
Pergunto : Quem nunca teve vontade de se exibir um pouquinho no Pole e mostrar as suas habilidades?
Fui fazer umas classes de Pole Spins e Pole Pleasers, e posso dizer que adorei a experiência. me ajudou muito a trabalhar um parte do meu corpo que eu não movimentava com os exercicios feito na academia, ajudou aumentar a minha auto- estima...e a sensualidade tambem ficou revigorada.
Encontrei na Internet essa escola de dança erótica que se chama EDC dance studio, e descobri quanto divertido é me exercitar dessa forma.
Recomendo que faça a Pole Pleaser, é mais facil e mistura muito a sensualidade com os exercicios ao redor da barra de ferro. Fiz tambem uma aula de Lap dance, ensina a voce uma maneira de dançar muito sedutora, tem tudo uma técnica para seduzir o seu homem.
Sempre achei que pra trabalhar nesses clubs de Strip tease dance, elas precisavam só ter um corpo bonito, mas depois dessas classes, vi que as meninas ralam muito, com certeza tem que passar por essas aulinhas básica.
Não se preocupem minhas leitoras, a jornalista aqui não vai mudar de profissão... resolvi fazer pra mostrar que eu tambem posso.
Tente voce tambem tomar umas classes, voce vai adorar !!!
A EDC fica na 253 5th Avenue - 4 floor telefone: 212- 679 2540 www.exoticdancecentral.com
Angelina Freitas About NY
Pergunto : Quem nunca teve vontade de se exibir um pouquinho no Pole e mostrar as suas habilidades?
Fui fazer umas classes de Pole Spins e Pole Pleasers, e posso dizer que adorei a experiência. me ajudou muito a trabalhar um parte do meu corpo que eu não movimentava com os exercicios feito na academia, ajudou aumentar a minha auto- estima...e a sensualidade tambem ficou revigorada.
Encontrei na Internet essa escola de dança erótica que se chama EDC dance studio, e descobri quanto divertido é me exercitar dessa forma.
Recomendo que faça a Pole Pleaser, é mais facil e mistura muito a sensualidade com os exercicios ao redor da barra de ferro. Fiz tambem uma aula de Lap dance, ensina a voce uma maneira de dançar muito sedutora, tem tudo uma técnica para seduzir o seu homem.
Sempre achei que pra trabalhar nesses clubs de Strip tease dance, elas precisavam só ter um corpo bonito, mas depois dessas classes, vi que as meninas ralam muito, com certeza tem que passar por essas aulinhas básica.
Não se preocupem minhas leitoras, a jornalista aqui não vai mudar de profissão... resolvi fazer pra mostrar que eu tambem posso.
Tente voce tambem tomar umas classes, voce vai adorar !!!
A EDC fica na 253 5th Avenue - 4 floor telefone: 212- 679 2540 www.exoticdancecentral.com
Angelina Freitas About NY
Best Personal Trainers 2006-2008
The votes have been placed again Exotic Dance Central has been placed as one of the top personal trainers in New York City 3yrs in a row. We thank all of our students for making this possible and continued support.
- Best Personal Trainers 2006
- Best Personal Trainers 2007
- Best Personal Trainers 2008
Concierge Corner - Exotic Dance Central
17 Aug 2007
Not just for bachelorette parties anymore, pole dancing is a fun and different way to get in shape. Exotic Dance Central, located in Midtown Manhattan, is the oldest established professional center dedicated to this style of dance. Small classes ensure that each student receives lots of attention (and her own pole!). Survive the 4-week beginner’s series, and you graduate on to the next level, complete with choreographed floor work and 6-inch stilettos. A core workout like you’ve never experienced before!
Exotic Dance Central
253 5th Avenue, 4th Flr, New York, NY 10016
212.679.2540
www.exoticdancecentral.com
Classes ongoing; see website for more details
-Callan Polmer, Tribeca Grand Concierge
Callan Polmer, Tribeca Grand Hotel
Not just for bachelorette parties anymore, pole dancing is a fun and different way to get in shape. Exotic Dance Central, located in Midtown Manhattan, is the oldest established professional center dedicated to this style of dance. Small classes ensure that each student receives lots of attention (and her own pole!). Survive the 4-week beginner’s series, and you graduate on to the next level, complete with choreographed floor work and 6-inch stilettos. A core workout like you’ve never experienced before!
Exotic Dance Central
253 5th Avenue, 4th Flr, New York, NY 10016
212.679.2540
www.exoticdancecentral.com
Classes ongoing; see website for more details
-Callan Polmer, Tribeca Grand Concierge
Callan Polmer, Tribeca Grand Hotel
Dancing Like The Stars!
Inspired by the show, New Yorkers are getting down in droves
25 Mar 2007
"Dancing Like The Stars"
Celebrities strutted their way into the living rooms of more than 20 million viewers of last week's season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars" - the show's best debut yet.
While some may have tuned in just to see if Heather Mills' artificial leg would take flight during a complicated kick, the dance moves alone were enough to keep the rest of the audience mesmerized.
And New York City dance studios are cashing in on the hype.
"The show has been great for business," says Andrew D'Angelo, general manager of Dance Manhattan. "We've had a lot of people coming in because they want to learn how to dance like the dancers on the show. It's been snowballing since the show began, and a lot of the dance studios are enjoying the wave while it lasts."
So why sit on your butt and watch the stars have all the fun when you could be toning it up for the summer? Get off your couch and conga over to one of these classes.
Exotic Dance Central was featured in this article along with other very reputible dance studios in Manhattan NY. such as The Ailey School, Lorenz Latin Dance Studio, Dance Manhattan, DanceSport, Mark Morris Dance Group
POLE DANCING
Pole Goddess at Exotic Dance Central, 253 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, Manhattan; (212) 679-2540
Cost: Must take a four-week course for $240
Targets: Full body - triceps, biceps, abdominal muscles, quadriceps, hamstrings and the legs.
Open to: Women 18 and over
In this combination class, you'll learn the art of exotic dance, from floor moves to pole dancing and strip tease. "The students take off a layer of clothing each week, from a button-down shirt to a T-shirt," says instructor Alieesah Williams. "They're also [required to] wear 6-inch stiletto heels for support, to teach them poise, posture and stability, and also help them with their sensuality of walking and their body language."
BY ROBERT DOMINGUEZ AND GINA SALAMONE
25 Mar 2007
"Dancing Like The Stars"
Celebrities strutted their way into the living rooms of more than 20 million viewers of last week's season premiere of "Dancing With the Stars" - the show's best debut yet.
While some may have tuned in just to see if Heather Mills' artificial leg would take flight during a complicated kick, the dance moves alone were enough to keep the rest of the audience mesmerized.
And New York City dance studios are cashing in on the hype.
"The show has been great for business," says Andrew D'Angelo, general manager of Dance Manhattan. "We've had a lot of people coming in because they want to learn how to dance like the dancers on the show. It's been snowballing since the show began, and a lot of the dance studios are enjoying the wave while it lasts."
So why sit on your butt and watch the stars have all the fun when you could be toning it up for the summer? Get off your couch and conga over to one of these classes.
Exotic Dance Central was featured in this article along with other very reputible dance studios in Manhattan NY. such as The Ailey School, Lorenz Latin Dance Studio, Dance Manhattan, DanceSport, Mark Morris Dance Group
POLE DANCING
Pole Goddess at Exotic Dance Central, 253 5th Avenue, 4th Floor, Manhattan; (212) 679-2540
Cost: Must take a four-week course for $240
Targets: Full body - triceps, biceps, abdominal muscles, quadriceps, hamstrings and the legs.
Open to: Women 18 and over
In this combination class, you'll learn the art of exotic dance, from floor moves to pole dancing and strip tease. "The students take off a layer of clothing each week, from a button-down shirt to a T-shirt," says instructor Alieesah Williams. "They're also [required to] wear 6-inch stiletto heels for support, to teach them poise, posture and stability, and also help them with their sensuality of walking and their body language."
BY ROBERT DOMINGUEZ AND GINA SALAMONE
'Everyday woman' is going exotic
I wish more women my age would come
24 May 2006
'Smack your butt,' the teacher calls to her students, a classroom-full of women clad in seemingly mismatched combinations of workout clothes and high heels. 'Touch, feel and caress the body.'
The line of mostly 20- and 30-somethings do as they're told, prancing toward a mirror at the front of the room where a rainbow of feather boas and black bowler hats hang from hooks.
'Roll the hips,' Alieesah Williams, the teacher, says as the women straddle folding chairs, smile and shake their stuff. Directly beneath them, occupying the chairs, the dancers' women friends burst into giggles and avert their eyes as hips undulate inches from their faces.
Soon, the teams switch. Sitters strut, and strutters sit - and that's how the art of the lap dance is taught at Exotic Dance Central, a studio in midtown Manhattan.
'You know, I almost wish I was doing it to a stranger,' says Jennifer Jazmin, a 34-year-old who signed up for the class with a group of co-workers. 'I'm going to see them tomorrow,' she says, laughing and faking a look of horror.
Scandalized or not, Jazmin and friends are on the forefront of a hot trend - the growing popularity of exotic dance for the 'everyday woman.' Fueled by mentions on 'Oprah' and 'The Tonight Show,' plus celebrity endorsements by the likes of Teri Hatcher and Paris Hilton, schools teaching non-professional striptease, pole- and lap-dancing have been popping up over the past several years in Canada, Britain, Australia, and, now, the United States. There's even a nationwide chain: If you're thinking of enrolling, read on - because a wide range of class options exist. Most are in the realm of $30 to $40 a session, and each offers its own mix of dance, fitness, self-empowerment and fun.
Foxy flirtation 'I was booking dancers for $5,000 to $10,000 a night and they couldn't dance,' recalled Donyale Nicola, 31, an entertainment promoter who, along with Williams, 29, founded Exotic Dance Central seven years ago as a school for professional 'gentleman's club' dancers. Then, as now, most exotic dancers got hired for looks first and learned skills on the job later.
Nicola and Williams, a former exotic dancer, took it upon themselves to kick up the quality of dance in clubs a notch or two. Once they got started, they found the bulk of their enrollment came in the fall - when college students return to school and look for a way to pick up extra money. About a year and a half ago, they decided to fill in their off-seasons with classes for non-professionals in striptease, pole-, lap- and belly-dance (www.exoticdancecentral.com).
While the school's professional lessons emphasize the business side of things - how to stay safe on the job, how to deal with tough managers - 'everyday woman' sessions tend to zero in on students having flirty fun. In addition to workout classes, the studio offers both bachelorette and divorce parties, sharing the dance-plus-amusement philosophy of other area schools.
Calorie burn If what interests you in the exotic-dance concept is breaking a serious sweat - the fitness kind - you may want to look instead into striptease-themed classes. 'The focus of the class is really in the core workout,' said Jung, 42, an aerobics and dance instructor who created her class two years ago after visiting nightclubs to study strippers' moves.
'For strip-dancing you have to be really strong in your core, not only straight in your core, but also have fluidity,' she said, noting that she insists that every movement in the workout have a muscle-toning effect.
- Carey King
Copyright © 2006 Newsday.com, All Rights Reserved.
By Carey King
24 May 2006
'Smack your butt,' the teacher calls to her students, a classroom-full of women clad in seemingly mismatched combinations of workout clothes and high heels. 'Touch, feel and caress the body.'
The line of mostly 20- and 30-somethings do as they're told, prancing toward a mirror at the front of the room where a rainbow of feather boas and black bowler hats hang from hooks.
'Roll the hips,' Alieesah Williams, the teacher, says as the women straddle folding chairs, smile and shake their stuff. Directly beneath them, occupying the chairs, the dancers' women friends burst into giggles and avert their eyes as hips undulate inches from their faces.
Soon, the teams switch. Sitters strut, and strutters sit - and that's how the art of the lap dance is taught at Exotic Dance Central, a studio in midtown Manhattan.
'You know, I almost wish I was doing it to a stranger,' says Jennifer Jazmin, a 34-year-old who signed up for the class with a group of co-workers. 'I'm going to see them tomorrow,' she says, laughing and faking a look of horror.
Scandalized or not, Jazmin and friends are on the forefront of a hot trend - the growing popularity of exotic dance for the 'everyday woman.' Fueled by mentions on 'Oprah' and 'The Tonight Show,' plus celebrity endorsements by the likes of Teri Hatcher and Paris Hilton, schools teaching non-professional striptease, pole- and lap-dancing have been popping up over the past several years in Canada, Britain, Australia, and, now, the United States. There's even a nationwide chain: If you're thinking of enrolling, read on - because a wide range of class options exist. Most are in the realm of $30 to $40 a session, and each offers its own mix of dance, fitness, self-empowerment and fun.
Foxy flirtation 'I was booking dancers for $5,000 to $10,000 a night and they couldn't dance,' recalled Donyale Nicola, 31, an entertainment promoter who, along with Williams, 29, founded Exotic Dance Central seven years ago as a school for professional 'gentleman's club' dancers. Then, as now, most exotic dancers got hired for looks first and learned skills on the job later.
Nicola and Williams, a former exotic dancer, took it upon themselves to kick up the quality of dance in clubs a notch or two. Once they got started, they found the bulk of their enrollment came in the fall - when college students return to school and look for a way to pick up extra money. About a year and a half ago, they decided to fill in their off-seasons with classes for non-professionals in striptease, pole-, lap- and belly-dance (www.exoticdancecentral.com).
While the school's professional lessons emphasize the business side of things - how to stay safe on the job, how to deal with tough managers - 'everyday woman' sessions tend to zero in on students having flirty fun. In addition to workout classes, the studio offers both bachelorette and divorce parties, sharing the dance-plus-amusement philosophy of other area schools.
Calorie burn If what interests you in the exotic-dance concept is breaking a serious sweat - the fitness kind - you may want to look instead into striptease-themed classes. 'The focus of the class is really in the core workout,' said Jung, 42, an aerobics and dance instructor who created her class two years ago after visiting nightclubs to study strippers' moves.
'For strip-dancing you have to be really strong in your core, not only straight in your core, but also have fluidity,' she said, noting that she insists that every movement in the workout have a muscle-toning effect.
- Carey King
Copyright © 2006 Newsday.com, All Rights Reserved.
By Carey King
