Jubilee & Darcy | Dance Lesson
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xp_logs(Backdated) Jubilee gives Darcy a basic introduction to pole dancing.
Jubilee was already halfway through a warm-up routine on aerial silks when Darcy entered the room, her eyes blindfolded for added difficulty. If asked, she would have said it was to keep her other senses sharp but mostly it was because it looked bad-ass and if she ever needed to use it on a job, they'd be so busy looking at her, they wouldn't think about what else might be going on.
"Hey, just give me a moment!" she said, having heard footsteps. "I shouldn't be much longer. That is Darcy, yeah?"
"I thought this was the beginner class," Darcy called up to Jubilee with a laugh, admiring how easy she was making the silks look. "I'll do some stretching to warm up while you finish?"
Jubilee continued her movements through a series of rolls and drops before allowing herself to roll down till her feet gently touched the ground. She gave a short bow and then stepped forward to pick a towel up from the floor to dab the sweat from her brow.
"Well, had to like, give you some inspiration, yeah? Anyway, that's aerial silks, and you want pole. Although I'll teach you that in time too, anything and everything to make it easier to wiggle and brute force your way through a city and the people in it. Kinda helps to be able to go over obstacles rather than just through them."
"And it looks amazing too," Darcy agreed. "I feel like I'll probably end up in tangles, but I'm game to try it. Never know when having at least the basics of something will end up useful." She finished her stretching, rolling to her feet with a full-body wiggle. "Alright, I'm ready to learn."
"There's skill, definitely but it's mostly just years of practice too." Jubilee pointed back to the other side of the gym where she'd already set up two poles for them to practice with. "We'll start off with just the basics first, give you a feel for everything, and make sure you feel comfortable. Most of the time you try and wear as little as possible so you can get a good grip of skin if you're happy stripping down to your skivvies?"
"No problem." Darcy pulled her shirt over her head and off as they moved to the poles, leaving her in a sports bra and athletic shorts. "No shoes or low heels?" she asked, holding up the strappy pair she'd stashed in her bag.
“Not yet. We’ll get you in heels once you’ve gone through the basics but to start with they’re more of a distraction than a help.”
Jubilee looked her over briefly before giving her a nod of approval and heading to the pole.
“Come over here and I’ll show you how to mount and do a basic spin.”
"Somewhere, Doug just had the urge to say something about phrasing and he's not sure why," Darcy quipped as she joined Jubilee next to the pole. "Alright, how do I swing around this thing without looking completely foolish?"
"Okay, so like, a couple of things first. You're like, gonna get bruises to start with, and it's probably gonna hurt a bit so like, no cap think about making sure you get in the hot bath afterward." Jubilee said, placing herself beside her own pole as she watched Darcy mirror her. "But like, we're not gonna get you climbing the pole today, we're just gonna work on the basic stuff. Pole climbing is totally gonna happen later though, so don't worry. So like, I want you to grab the pole with one arm, and like pull your hips out, and then you're gonna turn into the pole, let go, and re-grab it up top."
Jubilee did the move slowly, making sure Darcy could follow each step as she did it before speeding it up a little to show her what it looked like at a normal speed.
Darcy grabbed the pole, angling her body with her hips out before doing a slow imitation of Jubilee's movement. "That is... somehow more friction than I thought skin and a pole would have." She tried the move a few more times, slowly speeding up as she gained confidence. "How's that?"
"Awesome start, Darce." Jubilee came over and corrected her hands slightly, and moved her feet before stepping away to give her a good once over. "Alright, go again, a little faster this time. You're gonna never not hurt doing this, so think about how to manage the pain too."
"Oh good, that's normal then." Darcy flushed slightly at the touch and appraising glance, giving Jubilee a grin. She got set again, angling her hips and doing a steady spin around the pole. She did the move a few more times, wincing on one spin as she miscalculated and banged her elbow into the pole. "My respect for strippers just went from like a 9 to a 12," she got out, chest heaving a little with the exertion.
“I’ll take you to a few shows if you like, I know some of the good places and they’re always happy to give pointers to non-creeps who tip well.” Jubilee had spent some time in clubs when she was first learning herself, back in Madripoor but she’d had a lot of practice since then, both in stripper style and others. “Most people don’t question Escorts much. Or strippers really. That’s never 100% but if people see you as a ditz who uses her body, they’re gonna underestimate you big fucking time. So like, it’s useful.”
"I mean, I used to hate it when people treated me like an idiot because obviously big boobs mean dumb, apparently? And I still hate it when people who know me or should know better, in general, treat me like that. But like... a bunch of people in DC thought I was there to stuff envelopes and spread my legs, and it was demoralizing but useful. It's nice to learn new skills for that weapon." And it was nice to be around other women who got it, even if they didn't take the same approach to handling that particular annoyance in life.
"So, like, if I were a complete asshole I'd say people are easy, ya know? Like, give them a bit of T and A and they're putty in your hands." Jubilee sauntered back to her own pole and set up for the next exercise. "But people are so far from easy, and everyone has their angle. Knowing where to apply the lever is like, just as much an art as this, and just as much about learning all the rules so you can know when to say fuck 'em and throw them out of the window."
"Some of them are definitely pretty easy," Darcy said with a laugh. She saw Jubilee setting up for another move and hooked her elbow around the pole, watching intently. "What's next, then?"
"Alright, so like the next thing is a Dip Turn, so that's like, you stand like before with both hands on the pole, one above the other and you circle around with one foot pointed sliding along the floor until you end with your opposite leg bent and that knee against the pole."
Jubilee showed Darcy what she meant slowly as she had before, making sure the other woman could see each section of the move or ask questions before she gestured for her to try it.
"Huh." Darcy tried the spin, knee smacking awkwardly into the pole. "Not like that," she muttered mostly to herself, shaking it off and trying again. The spin went a little more smoothly this time, the side of her knee brushing against the pole. She did it slowly several more times, then glanced over at Jubilee. "Not counting that messy first attempt, how was it?"
“A little wobbly but a good start.” Jubilee replied, setting herself up for the last move she’d teach Darcy today. “Okay, last move today since I want you to practice all three by yourself over the next few days.”
Jubilee took up position beside the pole, and then showed Darcy a backspin, just as she had the other moves before gesturing for her to try.
"Okay, that makes sense." Darcy gripped the pole, slid her outside foot away from her body, and let herself propel backwards, inner leg hooking around the pole easily as she brought her body around. "I don't know why this one makes so much sense."
“Weight distribution,” Jubilee replied with a suggestive eyebrow waggle and a cheeky grin. “But mostly it’s just that some people have moves that work better for them. I prefer a lot of the moves that you have to hold yourself on the pole for.”
Jubilee walked over to Darcy and gestured for her to run through the moves one at a time, correcting placement of her feet or hands until she was happy that Darcy could practice on her own.
“I’ll want you to do these daily till we do another session. Maybe in a week? Once you’ve got these down I’ll add in a little more each time you see me.”
"Sounds doable. Thanks for being willing to teach me how to do this. Of course, once we get to the part where I have to hold my own body weight, I'll probably curse your name before thanking you."
Jubilee was already halfway through a warm-up routine on aerial silks when Darcy entered the room, her eyes blindfolded for added difficulty. If asked, she would have said it was to keep her other senses sharp but mostly it was because it looked bad-ass and if she ever needed to use it on a job, they'd be so busy looking at her, they wouldn't think about what else might be going on.
"Hey, just give me a moment!" she said, having heard footsteps. "I shouldn't be much longer. That is Darcy, yeah?"
"I thought this was the beginner class," Darcy called up to Jubilee with a laugh, admiring how easy she was making the silks look. "I'll do some stretching to warm up while you finish?"
Jubilee continued her movements through a series of rolls and drops before allowing herself to roll down till her feet gently touched the ground. She gave a short bow and then stepped forward to pick a towel up from the floor to dab the sweat from her brow.
"Well, had to like, give you some inspiration, yeah? Anyway, that's aerial silks, and you want pole. Although I'll teach you that in time too, anything and everything to make it easier to wiggle and brute force your way through a city and the people in it. Kinda helps to be able to go over obstacles rather than just through them."
"And it looks amazing too," Darcy agreed. "I feel like I'll probably end up in tangles, but I'm game to try it. Never know when having at least the basics of something will end up useful." She finished her stretching, rolling to her feet with a full-body wiggle. "Alright, I'm ready to learn."
"There's skill, definitely but it's mostly just years of practice too." Jubilee pointed back to the other side of the gym where she'd already set up two poles for them to practice with. "We'll start off with just the basics first, give you a feel for everything, and make sure you feel comfortable. Most of the time you try and wear as little as possible so you can get a good grip of skin if you're happy stripping down to your skivvies?"
"No problem." Darcy pulled her shirt over her head and off as they moved to the poles, leaving her in a sports bra and athletic shorts. "No shoes or low heels?" she asked, holding up the strappy pair she'd stashed in her bag.
“Not yet. We’ll get you in heels once you’ve gone through the basics but to start with they’re more of a distraction than a help.”
Jubilee looked her over briefly before giving her a nod of approval and heading to the pole.
“Come over here and I’ll show you how to mount and do a basic spin.”
"Somewhere, Doug just had the urge to say something about phrasing and he's not sure why," Darcy quipped as she joined Jubilee next to the pole. "Alright, how do I swing around this thing without looking completely foolish?"
"Okay, so like, a couple of things first. You're like, gonna get bruises to start with, and it's probably gonna hurt a bit so like, no cap think about making sure you get in the hot bath afterward." Jubilee said, placing herself beside her own pole as she watched Darcy mirror her. "But like, we're not gonna get you climbing the pole today, we're just gonna work on the basic stuff. Pole climbing is totally gonna happen later though, so don't worry. So like, I want you to grab the pole with one arm, and like pull your hips out, and then you're gonna turn into the pole, let go, and re-grab it up top."
Jubilee did the move slowly, making sure Darcy could follow each step as she did it before speeding it up a little to show her what it looked like at a normal speed.
Darcy grabbed the pole, angling her body with her hips out before doing a slow imitation of Jubilee's movement. "That is... somehow more friction than I thought skin and a pole would have." She tried the move a few more times, slowly speeding up as she gained confidence. "How's that?"
"Awesome start, Darce." Jubilee came over and corrected her hands slightly, and moved her feet before stepping away to give her a good once over. "Alright, go again, a little faster this time. You're gonna never not hurt doing this, so think about how to manage the pain too."
"Oh good, that's normal then." Darcy flushed slightly at the touch and appraising glance, giving Jubilee a grin. She got set again, angling her hips and doing a steady spin around the pole. She did the move a few more times, wincing on one spin as she miscalculated and banged her elbow into the pole. "My respect for strippers just went from like a 9 to a 12," she got out, chest heaving a little with the exertion.
“I’ll take you to a few shows if you like, I know some of the good places and they’re always happy to give pointers to non-creeps who tip well.” Jubilee had spent some time in clubs when she was first learning herself, back in Madripoor but she’d had a lot of practice since then, both in stripper style and others. “Most people don’t question Escorts much. Or strippers really. That’s never 100% but if people see you as a ditz who uses her body, they’re gonna underestimate you big fucking time. So like, it’s useful.”
"I mean, I used to hate it when people treated me like an idiot because obviously big boobs mean dumb, apparently? And I still hate it when people who know me or should know better, in general, treat me like that. But like... a bunch of people in DC thought I was there to stuff envelopes and spread my legs, and it was demoralizing but useful. It's nice to learn new skills for that weapon." And it was nice to be around other women who got it, even if they didn't take the same approach to handling that particular annoyance in life.
"So, like, if I were a complete asshole I'd say people are easy, ya know? Like, give them a bit of T and A and they're putty in your hands." Jubilee sauntered back to her own pole and set up for the next exercise. "But people are so far from easy, and everyone has their angle. Knowing where to apply the lever is like, just as much an art as this, and just as much about learning all the rules so you can know when to say fuck 'em and throw them out of the window."
"Some of them are definitely pretty easy," Darcy said with a laugh. She saw Jubilee setting up for another move and hooked her elbow around the pole, watching intently. "What's next, then?"
"Alright, so like the next thing is a Dip Turn, so that's like, you stand like before with both hands on the pole, one above the other and you circle around with one foot pointed sliding along the floor until you end with your opposite leg bent and that knee against the pole."
Jubilee showed Darcy what she meant slowly as she had before, making sure the other woman could see each section of the move or ask questions before she gestured for her to try it.
"Huh." Darcy tried the spin, knee smacking awkwardly into the pole. "Not like that," she muttered mostly to herself, shaking it off and trying again. The spin went a little more smoothly this time, the side of her knee brushing against the pole. She did it slowly several more times, then glanced over at Jubilee. "Not counting that messy first attempt, how was it?"
“A little wobbly but a good start.” Jubilee replied, setting herself up for the last move she’d teach Darcy today. “Okay, last move today since I want you to practice all three by yourself over the next few days.”
Jubilee took up position beside the pole, and then showed Darcy a backspin, just as she had the other moves before gesturing for her to try.
"Okay, that makes sense." Darcy gripped the pole, slid her outside foot away from her body, and let herself propel backwards, inner leg hooking around the pole easily as she brought her body around. "I don't know why this one makes so much sense."
“Weight distribution,” Jubilee replied with a suggestive eyebrow waggle and a cheeky grin. “But mostly it’s just that some people have moves that work better for them. I prefer a lot of the moves that you have to hold yourself on the pole for.”
Jubilee walked over to Darcy and gestured for her to run through the moves one at a time, correcting placement of her feet or hands until she was happy that Darcy could practice on her own.
“I’ll want you to do these daily till we do another session. Maybe in a week? Once you’ve got these down I’ll add in a little more each time you see me.”
"Sounds doable. Thanks for being willing to teach me how to do this. Of course, once we get to the part where I have to hold my own body weight, I'll probably curse your name before thanking you."
