15 Things That Will Happen If You Get Into Pole Dancing

Once the instructor’s done her thing on the pole and made it look as effortless as a fairy dancing around the stem of a tulip, she invites several others to demonstrate. Some are brilliant and you assume that they've been there a while.

Others don’t do too badly, but fail at some moves and can’t quite get their leg as high as the ones that have obviously been there longer. Others get most things wrong, but they still look pretty good doing it.

You get the false sense of security that you’ll fail somewhat, but won’t be a complete fool of yourself. Until it’s your turn. Not only are you faced with a pole that feels like it’s mocking you, but you can’t even lift yourself up onto the pole to begin. You twirl and whirl and dance and jump… but you know they’re all secretly judging you. Then the instructor hits you with this: “Everyone has to start somewhere". Cringe.