"Bar" Envy

This weeks article will be short and sweet, a refreshing change for those that are used to me droning on for much too long. Today it is a little comment about the bars out these ways that offer a brass pole for the armatures to use. A pole for addicts likes myself to practice on. I was in Victoria this weekend visiting the ever-popular bar, Monty's with their lunchtime crowd of six patrons. In the corner of the bar, to my delight was a brass pole. So casually, I wondered up to it... twitching to try it out, fully expecting a bouncer to kick me off. I sauntered over, fully aware that all 12 eyes were focused my way. I turned the corner to realize that the pole was almost completely surrounded by a 2-foot wall. How could any one get a decent spin on that thing? In fact my excitement diminished because I know that the inevitable trip up would embarrass me beyond belief. I lost my nerve picturing it. And sauntered away.

I thought about Vancouver's "The Royal" and how from a distance it seams so grand, a 12-foot pole gleaming on the dance floor. How excited I was to check out the bar because of this grand pole. I remember trying it out and there it was, the booth, situated 2 feet away from the base, and the permanent bouncer standing 3 feet away.

Are lawsuits, and self-preservation laws so prevalent in Canada that they cannot even place a patron's pole that would allow for a decent spin in a bar? Are they so lacking in foresight that the owners are unaware that this obstacle will just force us to practice our much more dangerous pole tricks instead. Why put one in there if it can't be used? It is frustrating for the novice (almost novice) like myself.

I recently approached pole dancing studios in San Francisco, the next place for my adventurous spirit to take me, hoping to take a pole dancing drop in class (not very popular in the US it seems - but that is a whole other blog) to be directed to several bars that place a brass pole in the bar for students like me to play with - finally I may have a place outside of a child's playground to practice. I hope to see, and I am grateful for Catherine Rose, Owner of Slinky Productions for offering this gem of knowledge to me. And for those that live in SF (as I understand it is properly abbreviated) check out:

http://slinkyproductions.com/Info/Resources.html#Ed Call first as this list may be out dated.

If I do, and find it more promising then the BC Bars-- You will hear about it here.