I’m not going to lie, I thought about quitting a few times - and definitely wasn’t going to become a member once the Intro course was over. Oh, and apparently I’m the first person to have knocked down a clock on the wall while trying to be sexy during an exotic class. I struggled with directions, had no sense of grace or fluidity, and didn’t have the strength in my arms and shoulders to do even the most basic moves. It’s worth mentioning that I had never done any form of dancing whatsoever prior to this, including dancing with my kids, because I’m so bad!Īnd, to be honest, I was terrible.
I looked at their Instagram page, saw that I knew literally no one on there, and figured that if I was terrible or hated it, I never had to tell anyone about my attempt. I had never seriously considered pole dancing before I saw IPDA’s introductory course, because to me, pole dancers (and all aerialists) were embodiments of strength, grace, and coordination - three things that I’m sorely lacking, so clearly I never stood a chance. I came across IPDA on Instagram in August last year – for all its faults as a platform, Instagram is still an amazing way to connect with people and find new things to try.
I managed to get through the 16km+ versions of both through sheer stubbornness, and realised that what I needed was a concrete goal to work towards, and body weight strength seemed like a good place to start. Then, last year, I decided to do a few obstacle runs (Hell & Back and Tough Mudder) despite having zero experience with running more than 2km at a time, let alone obstacle courses. I had no problem with the commitment of going a few times a week, but never made much progress, because I didn’t actually know what I was trying to achieve. I started seriously working on that about five years ago, and got a gym membership. “I had an eating disorder for most of my life, which led to the muscles in my upper back never properly developing, to the point where I struggled to carry my daughter when she was a baby.
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