A dance studio in Taiwan is teaching housewives and other women the art of stripping to music. The purpose of the classes is to: “help women appreciate their bodies, discover their ’sexy charms’ and boost their self-confidence.”
“All women want to feel sexy, charming and attractive. I tell my students that they are dancing for themselves because they like themselves and they are confident in themselves,” [says Nina Chen, who runs the school].
“In the process of stripping they can re-examine their bodies and explore the sexy sides in them. I think a woman regardless of her figure can be sexy if she wants to be,” she said.
According to Chen, some of the women attend the classes just for fun, while others hope to spice up relationships or marriages.
According to one student:
“I used to worry too much about how people think of me and I was not satisfied with the way I looked. At this class I learn to appreciate the curves of my body from different angles and I am more at ease.”
“I tell my students that they are dancing for themselves because they like themselves and they are confident in themselves…”
This attitude is quite a western way of thinking. ( Chen took some time off traveling to the US, Canada and Australia to attend various workshops on sexology.)
For some women who had suffered of uneasiness about their body or melancholia, dancing can work very positively for them.
But unless they are attractive women, their dances could appear just uproarious.