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| - The Skinny: fun girls only activity but don't expect to truly learn much during this 60 minute class... yes, it is 60 minute class even though it's listed as 90 minutes (3) Service: the teacher was talented but was obviously very divided in her time given the large class size of 28 people (3), Value: I got the class for around $22 by grabbing a Groupon... if it was regular price, it would be pricey for what it was (3).
Okay - so on a lark I convinced 4 other girls to come and do Stripper 101 with me. It took all my powers of persuasion to do this (okay - some of my friends are shy!) but overall they were good sports and indulged me.
I was kind of annoyed at how disorganized the support staff was for this activity. We arrived to the V-theatre about 45 minutes prior to the class as noted on the website. We get there and all they need to do was hand us our tickets. What?!?! Couldn't they just check us in when the class starts? So we had to hang out around Miracle Mile for 45 minutes until our class actually started.
When we arrived at the Stripper Bar, there was a long 30 minute gap for the photographer to take all the pictures of the ladies prior to their class and for us to sign waiver forms. (FYI - they will not let you take pictures inside the Stripper Bar or at the class. If you need to get changed, they'll show you a bathroom where you can get into your workout gear.)
Meanwhile, we were supposed to relax and have a drink (included in the price of the standard ticket). Hmmm... I don't know about you but as someone who is a major klutz - alcohol and stripper pole - not a good combination. My friends had no qualms imbibing though so I handed over my drink ticket to them.
By this time, I'm getting irritated with the staff (arriving 1.5 hours early for a class? Please!) . Finally, we get into the classroom at around noon.
The class itself depends on both the teacher (who was pretty talented), the people and the size of your class. On reviewing what was written about this place here, we had a smaller size class (28 girls). Despite this, we still needed to share poles with other girls which would not fly if I was paying regular price for this class.
Our group was pretty rowdy but we did learn a few standard moves. Like learning what are "money making" moves. Like spinning the pole without crushing your "cookie". Like the butt jiggle (some of us were having trouble with this but our instructor promptly got on all fours and showed us how it's done. I leave the rest to your imagination. Fyi - it takes a lot of practice!). My hubby now asks to see this on a regular basis.
In the end, our instructor said that as women, we are often times too hard on ourselves. We need to learn to love what we got. It was a nice touch to a fun activity.
Overall, I would rate this activity as being a 3, mostly due to the timing, organizational issues and the crowded classroom.
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