POLE DANCING IS FOR REAL MEN

OMG, what is all the brouhaha over Rima Fakih not being able to retain her title because she won a pole dancing competition? Frankly, I just don’t get it. I don’t understand why pole dancing would strip her of the Miss USA title. In my opinion, the negative connotation clearly lies with a very misinformed public. I have been following this story –I am part of the mamagirl blogging community and have read all the salacious judgments passed on this poor girl. Mostly, I have read judgments on her from other women. Where, I ask you, is the united sistahood? Why can’t women support other women’s choices, no matter if they themselves would choose not to engage in the same interests? Why can’t diversity be appreciated? I suspect that most women who are condemning pole dancing as an inappropriate and smutty pastime have never actually taken the time to watch a performance. Before you decide that pole dancing is for hoes, I encourage you to watch and be mesmerized by the movement. You will see that the individual elements and tricks fluidly blend into one seamless dance. Pole dancing is balletic. It is acrobatic. It is hypnotic because the poses and contortions are improbable. It requires immense strength of one’s core, forearms, back, shoulders, thighs, ankles, neck and honestly, every imaginable muscle.

I wonder if you know of the ancestor to modern pole dancing, going back as far as the 12th century to the ancient Indian practice of Mallakhamb. If you think pole dancing is only for women, think again. Mallakhamb is a traditional form of ancient Indian exercise involving gymnastics and yoga practiced by boys and men. The sport is intensely spiritual and meditative – mirroring my sentiments exactly when I pole dance. The exercises can be performed on a rope, a fixed pole or a hanging pole. Mallakhamb is rigorous and its conditioning benefits are great for strength training, the circulatory system, coordination and concentration. Some regimens of the Indian army and the police academy have their officers regularly practice Mallakhamb to keep them physically fit and to unite them to their culture and history.

So here is The Mamagirl’s challenge….I challenge you to watch this short YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7MUjFliBNk  The boy is far less clad than any pole dancing gurl. His pole is far more phallic (with a head, no less!) than any stainless steel shiny stripper pole. Do you pass judgment on this boy? I would be solidly proud if my son had the strength and coordination to move like this.

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