Pole Dancing the New Fitness Craze - In China

Well, is nothing sacred? Everywhere in the world now, you can find striptease dance classes, erotic dance workshops, and that old strip club staple, pole dancing. "Pole dancing. It's not just for strippers anymore!"

In the past couple years, the stripper pole has become such a pop culture item, that people have begun having them installed in their houses. You no longer have to go to the Jiggly Room to find a woman swinging and undulating on a pole. Just go home.


The Chinese, who tend to follow popular American trends closely, are now mad about pole dancing. Pole dancing classes have popped up in all the major cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong, and membership is exploding like crazy.

Luo Lau, a Chinese dancer who caught the fever after seeing her fist pole dance in Paris, came back and decided to open her own pole dancing studio in Beijing. For about 1200 yuan a year (roughly $15 a session), you can take this class a few times a week. The once conservative and demure young ladies of China now show up for class in sexy go go boots, high heels, short skirts and belly shirts to learn this new art form, and to learn to express the more sensual side of themselves.


As Luo Lau explains: "It's not about sex, it's about fitness". Under the guise of that motto, Chinese women are willing and able to take it to the limit and really let go, becoming not only fitter, but getting to express freely the more sexual side of themselves. As stated before, membership is up, and the classes are packed. Many will travel far and wide to get in on this athletic and sexy workout.

What's next? You should almost be afraid to ask, in this day and time where no longer is anything taboo. I can only imagine what the next fitness trend is going to be!

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Grown Women Do NOT Fall Apart at the Sight of a Teddy Bear!!!

UGH!!! The next time I see another one of those ridiculous Vermont Teddy Bear ads that they're running for Valentine's day, I'm gonna vomit!!

You know the ones; a woman receives her 'gift' in front of her co workers and opens it, and then these waaayy over the top 'oooooohs', 'aaaaahhhhs' and 'OOOOHHHHHS' ensue. The women totally LOSE it, and go on and ON about how damn cute the bear is and WHAT A GUY this man must be that gave it to her. PUH-LEEZE!!! You'd think she'd just opened up a box with a 5 carat diamond in it, the reaction is so over the top! The entire office loses its damn mind, and guys from surrounding cubicles then rush to a phone to dial up and get a bear for THEIR woman so they can get that same reaction when they get home. Yeah, sure...um hmmmm.

Another one shows all types of folks posing with these bears, holding onto them like little life rafts keeping them afloat on some invisible sea of love. In the background, some smarmy song written just for the occasion drones on and on. There's actually a good two minutes of this hell....they pulled out the big budget for airtime for it. I immediately put my TV on MUTE when these commercials appear, so I won't die from cheesiness overkill.

Let me tell you something...you show up at my door on V Day with a damn teddy bear, dressed as anything, know that you won't be getting ANY that night, papi! Just explain to me how a fuzzy, fake bear is supposed to make me get all sexy and want to lay it on ya. Sorry, buddy, it won't! The marketing of this concept has just gone way too far. They're leading you down the wrong path. Trust me on that!


Get this. Women do not fall apart at the sight of a teddy bear. Give us some damn credit, pleeease! I don't think even teenage girls go to pieces over them as much as they did years ago. Face it, there's so much cooler, sexier, more romantic stuff you can get for your lady, and women, for the guy. Getting a guy one of those silly bears would be just as dumb. Don't do it! Use your brain! What do women really like? By the same token, what do guys really like? Then break it down to what is YOUR man/woman really into? Start right there, and you're on the way to making a good choice.

Once again, women do not fall to pieces over teddy bears. I can't say it enough. With a few exceptions,of course, but honey, let's get real. You'd better be showing up with some lingerie, champagne, and yes, chocolates still work. A box of Godivas can melt me anytime. Especially the chocolate dipped strawberries! I'll also never say no to a nice, tasteful piece of jewelry. Or even better yet, just a romantic night out with a few special touches thrown in here and there. Use your imagination, dude.

The thing is, a woman wants something that shows that you know her at least a little.
What she likes, what she's into. What she wants. I once received a book for V Day, "The Art of Happiness" by the Dali Lama. In a beautiful red box, wrapped in red silk, along with a long stemmed red rose. THAT touched me in ways you won't believe. Because it took some insight on this person's part to know that such a gift would be as appreciated by me as it was. And still is. And the presentation was flawless.

It's not about spending a ton of money on a girl or guy, for that matter. It's about showing that you used your brain, your heart and your best instincts, and THEN made your choice.
I want to see that you've at least gotten a glimpse into my soul, and you get it. THAT's what turns me on.

So guys (and girls), don't fall for these damn cheesy bear ads. I know they're trying to do business, but damn! You gotta come better than that to win THIS girl's heart! And any one else's as well.

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