This week we will have the opportunity to dance and play on the pole with the lovely Michelle Carnes. the pole will come out at 8pm! Here is what Michelle says about it:

LET YOUR POLE GOD/DESS COME OUT TO PLAY
WHY: Because pole dancing is sexy, empowering exercise!
WHO: Anyone with an enthusiasm for dance, a willingness to participate/learn, with a supportive spirit (up to 250 lbs)
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
*Comfy, stretchy clothes (yoga pants or booty shorts are great)
*your camera
*boas, zills, feathers, glitter, masks, stripper gear (go for it!)
*a water bottle
*anything you count on for comfort while active
*if you have outrageously sexy shoes you love to strut in, bring them for the finale!
*and bring your inner pole dancer (we know s/he's in there!)
 
This is for both men and women.

MORE ABOUT POLE LOT OF FUN PARTIES...

Shared a FUN, positive, safe environment where you can come out and play, have a BLAST and be supported by your friends!

We take you through basic moves on the pole. We start out with simple moves and build on the basics to fluid, beautiful, yet simple routines.  At the end of the night, we have a grand finale when everyone gets to put on their own show!  YOU pick your moves, your props – EVERYTHING and transform yourself into the god/dess you are!

The evening is totally about FUN! There is no "right" or "wrong" way to experience a pole dancing party. You just have to watch the magic happen as each of you meets the pole. We
facilitate the process through a well-orchestrated system that flows smoothly from start to finish so that every partygoer present (whether shy or gregarious) has an empowering, FUN, supportive evening.

We have discovered that many people have a secret longing to be more seductive, more sensual, more empowered and confident at a deep, personal level that translates into every area of their lives. The beauty of a pole dancing party is that it promotes those feelings organically, while laughing, cheering, hooting and hollering in an amazingly supportive environment!
 
MORE ABOUT THE POLE DANCE INSTRUCTOR
 
Michelle Carnes is a professional pole dance instructor with training in ballet, ballroom, lapdancing and stripping.  Her anthropology doctoral dissertation is a three-year ethnographic study of black women's parties in Washington DC where women strip for women. She never played a traditional sport and was never a star athlete- she believes that everyone can pole dance, no matter what your background or profession. 

I look forward to meeting your diva-licious pole god/desses and see what s/he's got!

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Many folks in Sandbox (myself included) have been on a Shalom Mountain Retreat as a way to grow. If you have never experienced the process, this week's gathering will be a unique opportunity to do so.  Roger Telschow, known to many in our community from his work at CSL, has trained extensively at Shalom Mountain and has led Shalom Retreats since 1997.  He has offered to lead what he calls a "Taste of Shalom" evening for us.
 
The Shalom process helps participants move through energetic blocks that prevent us from living to our fullest.  Our lives are informed primarily by images, stories, and primal energies.  We really don't "think" our life.  The Shalom process therefore focuses less on "figuring out" our blocks, and draws more from body-centered wisdom.  Next Wednesday you'll be able to experience a few of these processes.  There will also be time for one or two people to work in the center of the group, much as everyone does at a full Shalom Retreat. It is powerful and moving stuff - so I hope you will join us!

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