The Little Bit Naughty Book of Lap Dancing for Your Lover Review

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(More customer reviews)The cute, little book is a hardcover book that is 96 pages long. It's an extremely short read of about a half an hour, but it does include a good chunk of information. The book includes a lot of full-color pictures that show the model in various states of undress, but you never see anything more than bare breasts. The book basically focuses on, step-by-step, attempting to teach you everything you need to give a good lap dance.
Because the book is so short, it doesn't touch on everything you'd need to know to give a good lap dance. However, it does a pretty decent job of giving you the very basics. It talks about the basics of eye contacts, how to dress, what arm movements to use, seating, lighting, and how to make an entrance. Along with that, there are about fifteen different "dance moves" shown in this book. Each move only includes one picture of the model in mid-move along with some text that explains what's going on. It would have been much more helpful to see multiple pictures demonstrating each move. After it explains the moves, there's a little 20-page example that tells you, step-by-step, what moves to include in a sample routine. It also talks about how to walk in and out in the most sexy way.
After that, there's a short frequently-asked-questions section as well as how to make your lap dancer persona and a short interview with a real lap dancer. Overall, the book isn't a bad book, but it isn't amazing either. They don't go as far as they could have to have made this book extra useful, but for being a small, bedside, short read, it's definitely not a bad book at all. You'll get the basic information that you need to give a good lap dance.

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This book empowers women with a hot new way to bring excitement into their sex lives. It's not about being an expert lap dancer on the first attempt. It's about creating a moment when mood lighting, fun music, the teasing dance of a sexually confident woman, and the heightened interest of an eager man combine to ignite passion between lovers.Accomplished lap dancer Rebecca Drury offers quick lessons that teach all the popular moves, including the "slap and tickle," "body slide," and "grinding straddle." Step-by-step photographs make the sequences easy to learn and there's a complete dance routine to get things started right away. Throughout the book, readers will find helpful hints, tips, and secrets of the trade including the importance of eye contact, ways to undress provocatively and the attention-getting effects of props. The author also shows how to create the perfect at-home stage and the ultimate costume, complete with playful jewelry and gorgeous lingerie.

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The Stripper's Guide to Looking Great Naked Review

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(More customer reviews)This is one book no woman who's gonna get naked or who loves being naked and showing off should be without! It's chock-full of tips that really work. I don't think the authors left anything out and I especially liked how they handled taming the "lower 40." The illustrations by Barbara McGregor are so sexy and cute. I recommend this book to all women who want to know how strippers look so damn good and how to look good themselves when they peel it off. Believe me, you'll use these tips for a lifetime! This book is well-written and worth a lot more than the price.


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Strippers are the experts when it comes to getting naked—especially when the topic is looking your best while wearing the least. Authors Jennifer Axen and Leigh Phillips are "regular" women who interviewed hundreds of strippers to uncover the real-life beauty secrets of baring it all. Their mission: to deliver these sexy trade secrets to women all over the world! The Stripper's Guide to Looking Great Naked reveals how to walk, stand, and move with allure, and incorporate confidence and sex appeal into everyday life—whether crossing the room during the day or slipping out of your clothes for that special someone at night. Here are quick, incredibly useful backstage tips for covering body blemishes, dealing with naked "emergencies," and showcasing any body shape's best features. This daring and fun illustrated guide reveals how any woman can use these racy but simple strategies to feel more confident, no matter what her state of undress, from the beach to the bedroom. In the age of celebrity burlesque, pole-dancing on Oprah, and striptease classes and workouts, The Stripper's Guide to Looking Great Naked finally puts the spotlight where it should be: when it comes to baring it all, it's what you know and how you work it.

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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper Review

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(More customer reviews)I never worked with Diablo Cody (she was before my time), but I know someone who did. She was the one who suggested I read the book. Afterwards, we both talked about how we want to write the anti-Diablo Cody strip-club book. This book is like A Million Little Pieces, but because of the veiled nature of the industry, the facts are harder to check. I think the book is disgraceful, but the fallacies and exaggerations are mostly hidden to those who have never worked in the industry.
For the record, for six months she worked in the Dollhouse in Sexworld, which is a peepshow. While that is part of the sex industry, it is a very different job from dancing. In fact, as she points out in the book, anything involving penetration is illegal in MN, yet the Dolls could get away with doing it. Because of this, I find her attitude of being "above" the "dirtiness" of certain clubs disingenuous, and her condescending description of dancers an insult to any woman in that occupation. Her sudden vague-ness when describing what occurred in the Loft at Deja Vu also begs the question of how candid she really is. The few things she actually mentions are blatantly illegal, things that many dancers never do, yet despite this lack of willpower in the face of a generous and pushy client, she still expresses her belief in her own mental superiority to other strippers. I guess she didn't see the irony.
For the most part, her book revealed a few important things about the industry (club fees, work expenses, irritating customers) but did little to explain stereotypes, or even debunk them. Instead, her patronizing descriptions of dancers (either blond fake-titted bimbos at Sheiks, or drug-addicted boorish wrecks at Skyway) simply echoed the two most common stereotypes of strippers. For someone whose writing exposes their obvious belief in their own superior intellect, she was far less observant than most "dumb dancers" I know.
I think one reason is because she went into the job from a research angle. Most of us get into the industry (as staff or entertainers) because of a financial need it would fulfill, like supporting kids, paying for school, getting out of debt, etc. It is an industry that can open doors for women (and men) and give us opportunities we may not have had otherwise. The sense of solidarity between individuals can be quite strong, although it was notably absent in Cody's case.
The title really says it all: "A Year in the Life of an UNLIKELY Stripper". Her assumption, (obviously supported by many people, much to my chagrin), that a nerd, educated woman, geek, etc etc simply doesn't fit the mold of "stripper". My friend who worked with her (call her B) said that, when Cody expressed surprise that B was going to college, B pointed out that most of the dancers at the Choice were in school. Cody responded with disbelief and dismissal "No they don't"*eye roll*. I think that pretty much sums up Cody's attitude towards the people in the sex industry, and explains why she felt girls were "mean" at the Choice. I currently work with many of the former staff from Sheiks, and they complained that she turned the club into a generic, faceless place when there was so much personality and dynamics to be explored in both the customers and the dancers/staff.
I think that the 6 months she spent as a DANCER is very significant. Most strip club workers (dancers and staff) are excited at the money, the change in lifestyle, the flexible schedules, and the newness when we first start the job. I also think that most of us, after the first year, are more reserved and realistic in our enthusiasm because we've had plenty of time to reflect on how the industry has changed us, and we have seen plenty of men and women go through a less than desirable change. Perhaps, with a more empathetic attitude, Cody would have had a more realistic view of the industry, one focusing on individual change beyond her own self-centered story. Somehow, after speaking to B and others who remember her, I think I'm being a bit optimistic.
Diablo Cody held herself aloof out of a sense of intellectual superiority, and thus blinded herself to the wealth of information and reality that she could have revealed to an (obviously) captive audience. It's a shame.


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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Exotic and Pole Dancing Illustrated Review

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(More customer reviews)I think this book is a great reference manual. As a pole instructor - I focus more on tricks than dance, fitness vs. sensuality - I did find a few things in this book I would like to add to my warm ups.
I've never been an exotic dancer a day in my life so I cannot comment on other sections beyond the pole. I thought the lapdance and chair sections looked fun.
This book is easy to follow and understand. I think some of the movement is "over done" and far too dramatic but (hey what do I know? I'm a pole monkey) if you want a book to learn to be "sexy" for your hubby then this a great book full of all sorts of ideas and easy to follow choreography.
This is a good broad spectrum book about exotic dance. I would suggest buying it and looking through it if you are considering taking any pole fitness/dance or exotic type dance classes to see how you feel. It's easy sometimes to feel a little silly doing hip circles and rolls in class with a bunch of other women (but it gets very fun and silly!)
I really am enjoying this read, the anecdotes are funny, the music list is great, this book is just full of all sorts of cute little ideas. The instruction really is easy to follow - this is the main thing that I liked about it.
If you are looking for any type of advanced instruction this book is not for you. The most advanced this book gets is basic inversion. If you are an advanced pole dancer looking to be an instructor, this is a good read for you. You'll want to pay attention to the breakdowns of the moves and the sequences she explains them in. If you've never been an exotic dancer and want to teach, this is a great book about sensual movement - if that's the type of classes you would like to teach. I would even suggest allowing your students to borrow it.
If you're a "pole gymnast" (I just like the term, that's how I see it) then you'll likely not gain much out of this book. I would recommend Vertical Dance Videos to you. I'd also look into books by Eric Franklin which discuss more anatomy and body conditioning for flexy, bendy moves on the pole.
All in all - good beginners book, good reference manual for instructors, the DVD is fun!

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The new dance craze that's sweeping the nation—with a DVD!It's been featured on Oprah three times, and now women all over America are building confidence, shedding pounds, and spicing up their love lives. In the first instructional book on the subject, a professional dancer and instructor provides easy to follow, step-by-step instructions that will enable women to become expert exotic and pole dancers in no time.--Over 150 photos demonstrating all the moves--The first instructional book on this new craze--Includes a specially made, high quality 60-minute instructional DVD--Detailed advice about makeup, lighting, music, shoes, and costumes--Step-by-step instructions on how to have a removable pole installed in one's home

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Modern Pole Vaulting Review

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(More customer reviews)Everyone will get higher with the Ferry Method!

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Analyzing the Superior Russian Style and Adapting It to American Vaulting, Brian Ferry. An exceptionally clear and well-presented discussion of the new techniques in vaulting, with a phase-by-phase analysis and an outline of training components, with a year-round training program. Invaluable to any coach and vaulter. Well illustrated.

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