The "truth" behind poledancing (for mikeerson) by twingo
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This one is for you Mike,
The historical "truth" behind poledancing..........
In his comment on my "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" image Mike pointed out a mistake I made in the story and that was what made me aware of the fact that he really read this little historical piece.
This led me to believe that Mike,(like myself) values the importance of historical truth over just looking at naked girls.............. LOL
So with that thought in mind I made this image for him.
The story behind poledancing takes us back to the iron age, around 850-400 BC, when a diverse group of tribal societies made there way through central Europe.
These people, known as Celts, were actually the first to have displayed the act of what we now call poledancing. And as I will explain to you, that it was not, as some now believe, an act to get people in a silly state of mind.
In those troublesome times there was a lot of rivalry between the different tribes and there were a lot of battles to be fought. The men did not have time to do a honest days labor, so this task was taken on by the young woman of the tribe.
When building new shelter to live in, the woman used to set up the first pole and then climb it to build the rest of the tent. They needed to act out all kinds of strange movements to get everything in place and to not loose contact with the pole to prevent sustaining an injury.
Because of this difficult task their bodies developed into the shape we still see today with modern professional pole dancers, who still must have a lot of celtic blood in their vains.
As you can imagine those girls would not do all of this dangerous work for free so everytime the men came back from a battle they used to pay the woman for their time and trouble.
Not being the civilised men that we are now instead of giving the coins to the woman, they used to throw them towards them and the girls had to pick them up when they finished work.
I really don't know what people nowadays think they are looking at in various bars and clubs, but I know I still go look at it from a historical perspective.........
So as I have explained above there is a perfectly decent story behind poledancing and I made this little diorama style image to make it more understandable.
Ok that's enough nonsence for today,
I hope you all like this little madman's tale,
thanks for droping in and for the nice and funny comments on my "Dr. Livingstone I presume?" image.
Enjoy,
Ed.
PS I think I know a perfectly good explanation for the lapdance too but that's a whole other story.......
Hair Hr-035 by Ali
Character Venus by Freja
Base Daz3d
Dress (excellent dynamic cloth), by Grappo2000,
helmet by Syzethal,
sword by Vampir3Princess,
cross by Olympus,
axe by modyfree,
cross necklace by Balaenanun, all from Rendo free stuff
Comments (62)
necrophage
always thought poledancing could be a bloody business :) - great scene!
alessimarco
Wonderful "history" and a fabulous illustration! :) Great stuff!!!
Mondwin
Great story and dedication!!Bravissimo!V:DDD.Hugsxx
0rest4wicked
Informative and a cool image, well done!
anitalee
Excellent
magnus073
Great job on this one Ed, it is a cool dedi to a great guy. Really enjoyed the truth behind poledancing.
Tholian
Nice! An incredible rationalization of the modern urge to go and watch "pole dancers." Well done in any case.
1010
Well, she could use those weapons if they didn't throw enough coins her way Ed. Totally awesome buddy!
jif3d
Geez Ed, I always thought it was something to do with Polish people, I think I need to get out more...LOL ! Celts you say, sounds feasible to me and I've seen how those girls can balance beer glasses while drunk ! Well done & ~Cheers~
gaius
THis is exactly why I love your images : they excellent, original, sexy most of the time and also very funny...this time we are spoiled ! there is a story behind the scene. I'm not sure I'll tell this story everywhere...only to my best friends.
ToniDunlap
This is marvelous and FUN! It has everything to love.!
PhilW
And there was me thinking it was all about lust! Thank you for putting me straight - and for a great image as well!
brycek
Super image!!
Foo-Dog
Superb render, it looks fantastic
nefertiabet
This is a wonderful pose and work, bravo!!!
Indoda
Excellent image and wonderful research on the 'history' all 'useful' information
UteBigSmile
Fantastic artwork - love your new style very much! Have a great new week, Ute
Richardphotos
outstanding pose and history.Mexican Indians take pole dancing to extreme measures as well as some African cultures
drifterlee
Awesome render!!!!1
shorterbus
You learn something everyday. And now I can rest.
WadeB
Excellent illustration and 'history' of the pole...Great stuff! Really looking forward to hearing and seeing about the origins of the lapdance.
mikeerson
That was FAR OUT ED!!! I looked at your image in awe and thought, now there is a tombstone and where this stick or steak is located that the woman is on is right in line with where a person's heart would be - lol... yes, If your fans didn't read your cool writings, they are now confused that poledancing is tied in with vampireizm - lol... but you and I now know better - lol Your words entertained me, especially this part: I really don't know what people nowadays think they are looking at in various bars and clubs, but I know I still go look at it from a historical perspective......... ....LOL.... you didn't really say that, did you? LOL Awesome post, Awesome picture and if Renderosity had their front page set up for the BEST POSTS instead of the most fave, my friend, Yours would be in first place!
Eldeago
Awesome good history tell
CATMANDO
Nice work......great story. We are all looking forward to your Lapdance story next.
jmb007
bonne image!
Sylvia
~Awesome~ Both Scene & Story... THANKS for sharing!!!
mrestey
NO, NO, NO!!! History is the PAST buddy! Naked ladies is NOW, LOL!!! This is EXCELLENT as all your art is buddy. BUT, I hope this little lovely doesn't get any slivers. But if she does, I would be happy to help her get them out, LOL.
julesart
Very interesting historical fact that I now have to look up. You are the second person today that has inspired me to do some research. I have a book that I keep when I find new and interesting facts! It is dated of course so that I can look back at it. Thank you for the inspiration. Great image!
J5ive
Excellent Dedi To Mike,looking forward to the Lapdance Explanation!!
bazza
Great to finally know the truth on this pole dancing thing.. My son was only asking me the other day how it came about I said I hadn't the foggiest idea and he would have to search it out.. Now I can tell him that I know and he can write it up for school thanks alot...