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Sexy Silhouettes by Sara

By Jaime Habert

As someone who is rather unadventurous in the fitness accompany any moves we would make as we encircled the
realm and also somewhat inhibited, I was both nervous and pole.
excited when I was given the chance to experience a class As the class continued, we were introduced to many tech-
at Sexy Silhouettes by Sara on Miramar Road in San Diego. niques and moves that would ultimately create the routine.
Sexy Silhouettes is an exotic dance and pole fitness studio These moves included spins, dance, and floor exercises.
founded by Sarabeth S. Sulio. With a few moves more challenging than others, there were
There are many misconceptions about Pole dancing. The frequent outbursts of laughter at the failed attempts to mas-
easiest way to describe the art of pole dancing is that it is a ter the techniques. Throughout the class, Sara was encour-
combination of gymnastics and dance which burns calories, aging and helpful; always making us feel comfortable. With
builds and tones muscles, and makes you feel sexy while such an amazing teacher, Ashley and I were able to learn the
doing so. routine and perform it at the end of the class. Sexy Silhou-
Apprehensive about the class, I figured that there may be ette’s “Introduction to Pole Fitness” class was both challeng-
safety in numbers, so I spoke with several of our contribu- ing and empowering. Above anything else, I have never had
tors and staff to see if they might want to come along on my so much fun exercising. With such a great experience, I had
adventure. Due to scheduling issues, and some less than to know Sara’s story.
Sarabeth has always been a dancer, but
her first exotic dance and pole fitness
class wasn’t until she took a semi-private
session with a friend of hers in December
2007. It began as a class purely for fun
and Sara, obsessed with the new fitness
regime, decided to turn it into a career.
She became so passionate and dedicated
to the craft that she wanted to become an
instructor, forgoing her former accounting San Diego Woman
position to pursue her new focus. In De-
cember of 2008, Sara made a trip to Las
Vegas where she would obtain her certifi-
cation. From this trip, Sara was certified as
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a Level 1-4 Pole Dance Instructor. When
she returned to San Diego, she opened
the doors to her studio on March 1, 2009.
Not content on being educated in just one
field, in April of 2009 Sara returned to be
certified as a Lap Dance Instructor. Her
business grew quickly and on February
11, 2010 Sexy Silhouettes became ac-
credited by the Better Business Bureau.
The speedy growth of the business can
adventurous personalities, I found only one of our contribu- be attributed to Sara’s vision of empowerment through pole
tors, Ashley Sasaki-Curtis, willing to accompany me to my fitness.
scheduled class. To my surprise, our experience was unfor- The mission of Sexy Silhouettes is to empower, inspire, and
gettable and enlightening and a whole lot of fun. motivate women through the grace and sensual movement
From the moment you step foot into her studio, Sara’s warm of exotic dance and pole fitness. Sara helps her business
welcome and joyful demeanor put you at ease. The studio, achieve this goal by using a supportive nonjudgmental at-
splashed in a calming shade of purple and lit gently by floor mosphere that promotes self-confidence, beauty (both inside
lamps, boasts 6 fitness poles set in a hardwood dance floor and out), and strengthens the well-being of the everyday
and facing a floor to ceiling mirror. After signing a release woman. It was refreshing to find that many of the former ste-
form, I was told to choose a pole and get ready for our aptly reotypes associated with Pole Dancing and those who would
titled “Sexy Warm-Up”. Sarabeth, wearing her signature tank participate, have been totally dispelled. Sara’s students
top and sky-high patent leather heels, walked Ashley and include women of all sizes, shapes, ages, careers, educa-
I through multiple stretching and floor exercises fueled by tion levels, backgrounds, and personalities. One look at the
some top 40 hits. Once we were prepared for the class, our values of this
first task was to master the “Sexy Walk”. This walk would
September/October 2010