Dancers in Lincoln go to the poles
Pole dancers from all over the region will be in Lincoln later this month to compete in the national championships.
Pole Divas 2008 is a national contest to find Britain's top pole dancers.
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Nuala Dibsdale shows her pole dancing know-how.
And Lincoln has been chosen as a host venue thanks to the presence in the city of the PolePlay studio, where women are flocking to learn one of the latest crazes in contemporary exercise.
Nuala Dibsdale, who runs the studio, says there is far more to pole dancing than the popular, somewhat tainted, image of scantily-clad girls writhing seductively in a darkened nightclub.
"Pole dancing is an absolutely fantastic exercise and also gives the confidence a great boost," said Ms Dibsdale (26), of Monks Road.
PolePlay holds regular evening classes at the studio at The Terrace in Grantham Street – and girls and women as young as 11 and as old as 63 have come along to hone their fitness.
"It's good that the East Midlands heats of the competition are being staged here as it will be good publicity for pole dancing," Ms Dibsdale said.
The East Midlands heat of Pole Divas takes place at Pulse in Silver Street on October 18 from 6pm.
Winners of the East Midlands heat will go to the grand final in Manchester on November 23.
For more on Pole Divas 2008 and the PolePlay studio, see Wednesday's Echo
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by Georgina, Lincoln
Friday, October 17 2008, 3:05PM
“Just what Lincoln needs, thank you pole play, you have made my day”
by anonomas, Lincoln
Friday, October 17 2008, 3:04PM
“I have read this and it seems to me that the girl who is running this studio has not commented only about women she has left her comments open, the reporter is the one making it sexist, i would love to give this a go and now i know they teach children i will be taking my teenager and 10 year old along to classes, right on pole play, ill see you in class”
by nuala dibsdale, Lincoln
Friday, October 17 2008, 2:54PM
“we also teach men, sadly not enough apply, so to you men out there get in touch and then we will have soomething to talk about (men wise i mean),
just to clarify my earlier comment was aimed at all the negative feed back this artical has genarated, as for our young students, well done guys you make me very proud to be your instructor, and your dexteraty and agility astound me, you all keep us on our toes, and i hope to see you all applying what you have learnt on the poles to the other dance classes you take part in, keep the standerd up guys.”
by nuala dibsdale, Lincoln
Friday, October 17 2008, 2:48PM
“I am sorry guys but you are all so wrong and judgementle, it is an extreamly difficult and benificial phisicaly and mentaly, we take our inspiration here at pole play from sierkido, which is a form of chinise pole, i chalange anyone who has misconceptions about poling to come down to our studio and take a look, just to add that when i was 5 i did more provocotive forms of ballroom dancing than this (rumba, tango, salsa), what a small minded pompas way to view something you clearly know nothing about. please come and see what we do you may be suprised..............”
by Lord Lucan, It a secret
Thursday, October 09 2008, 8:54AM
“Is bird watcher bob going to pay a visit?”