Pole Dancing Classes

Pole Dancing Classes paid off – Meet the Winner of The United States Pole Dancing Championship

Pole dancing classes are here to stay and inspire!  Eleven women took part in the professional category of the 2011 US Pole Dancing Championship in New York City.  This year was the 3^rd competition organised by the US Pole Dancing Federation or USPDF.  Their sassy motto is “The sleek. The strong. The sexy.”

6 years of Pole Dancing Classes

The winner, second year in a row is Natasha Wang, 35.  She secured a prize of $5,000, and an all-expense paid visit to Australia to showcase her skills at Miss Pole Dance Australia 2012.  Natasha, who lives in Los Angeles, works in public relations by day and didn’t start pole dancing classes until she was 29.  The night’s second place winner, Gabrielle Valliere, is a registered nurse.  She was the only competitor from New York and enjoyed a rush of encouragement from fans following her routine.

“It’s a nice partner to what I do in relation to health and wellness in my other life,” Valliere says. “When I first started pole dancing classes, I just wanted something different from what I had been doing when I was cheering for the NFL for a really long time.  I found my niche in the pole dancing classes.”

Swan Lake vs Pole Dancing Classes

The prim theatre venue in New York City was fully sold out.  Natasha’s winning number was inspired by the runaway success film, the Black Swan.

“When I saw the movie, obviously it really touched  me,” confesses Wang, who does not have a professional dance background. “I’m very meticulous and almost driven to the point where I’m going mad to try to make everything perfect, so I could just relate to it.”

Check out the winner’s performance:

Wendy Traskos – the co-creator of the U.S. Pole Dancing Federation – argues that pole dancing classes are a way for women to express themselves and that ignorance is responsible for any negative associations with this sport.