Katia Repina Instagram – During the first months of the Pandemic and lockdown, I did a remote photo series about strippers & exotic, and pole dancers based in NYC and Las Vegas to investigate how social distancing and isolation were affecting them & their work.
Photo #6-7: Terry Preston works in corporate/financial Public Relations — but moonlight as a pole dancer/entertainer. He shares: “Pole dancing has given me a level of self-confidence and self-love that I’ve never known prior. They say if you want to be comfortable on stage, then you should imagine everyone in the audience in their underwear. Pole dancing does the reverse and forces you to be on stage in your underwear in front of an audience — and if you can handle that, you have the confidence to do anything. I’ve taken that confidence into my day job and it’s completely transformed my approach to my professional life.
People can’t know what they don’t know — and so many people still hold the misconception that pole dancing is somehow degrading or inappropriate and that you can’t be a “professional” and simultaneously partake in such activities. However, since submerging myself in the world of pole dancing, I’ve met so many fellow pole dancers who are doctors, lawyers, PhD’s, Wall Street executives, and more.”
#strippers #poledancing #pandemic #covid | Posted on 26/Apr/2022 20:09:29
