Boost Your Confidence with Burlesque Workouts

When you visit the gym, you rarely feel sexy doing it. You sweat, you smell, and if you're working hard enough to tone your muscles, you probably don't have an attractive smile while you're doing it. Working out is hard. We do it for the health benefits and the beach bodies, but very rarely do we do it just for fun.

A new workout trend may change all that however. During this program, you can feel sexy, love your body, and get a fabulous workout in.

Burlesque dancing is something that may send the average woman running for the hills. “You want me to do what? With my what?” But it's actually an exercise phenomenon that is taking off. Women are learning to be more comfortable with their bodies, and learning how to flaunt it can be a great form of exercise, as well as a liberating experience.

For those who don't know, burlesque dancing is a form of dance that celebrates sexuality, and provides theatrical entertainment without a sense of vulgarity. A good burlesque show has elements of humor, a pinch of the grotesque, and yes, just a bit of stripping in it. Nudity aside, you won't be stripping down to your undies in class itself, but you may learn a thing or two about how to act sexy.

Classes like this are usually enough to send women running for the hills, but many adventurous ladies of all ages are taking advantage of burlesque dance classes to learn how to feel great about their bodies and work up a sweat in a safe environment.

Women can expect how to learn anything from the sexiest ways to walk in heels, to ab killing ways to use a chair. The variety of different poses provides a full body workout, and the fun of it keeps you coming back for more great dance moves.

Burlesque dancing isn't for everyone, but if you're uncomfortable in your skin and would like a chance to reconnect with your body in a safe place, it could be worth giving a try. Even if you feel awkward at first, and everyone else seems so much more advanced than you, remember everyone there started as a beginner.

If you're planning on trying burlesque dancing as a fitness program for yourself, remember that the most important thing to bring is an open mind. Burlesque dancing is probably one of the most radically different forms of exercise you will ever try, but the gift of body confidence and better muscle tone makes it worth trying.

You may never find yourself going out on stage in a skimpy outfit to dance your heart out, but the lessons you take with you will make you feel better about your body, and what you are capable of doing. Burlesque dancing is fun, hilarious, and yes sometimes a little …well, you know.

Just remember, what happens at dance class stays at dance class—unless you don’t want it to!

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