Loving your body for the way it can move, pole dancing, and sweating glitter, on Episode 10 of the Bawdy Love Podcast.
Roz the Diva was once stuck in the grind of trying to achieve an ideal body through endless cardio. After one pole dancing class piqued her curiosity, she grew to find strength in her body and soul to shed the idea of normative beauty standards and love herself for the sexy athlete she is. Her newfound confidence led to a stint on America’s Got Talent and a career helping others celebrate the amazing ways their bodies can move.
In this episode, we discuss Roz’s journey as she quit her job and fulfilled her dreams as a personal trainer. We talk about what people expect of pole dancers and how Roz, as a plus-sized woman of color, more closely resembles the incredibly diverse people who take up the sport than the normate women we typically imagine.
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Topics covered in this conversation include:
physical movement, body confidence, strength, entrepreneurship
Quotables from this episode:
- “Pole dancing is an incredibly hard workout physically, but you literally sweat glitter.” @RozTheDiva on the Bawdy Love podcast.
- “When you’re leaving pole dancing, you’re leaving feeling like a better person yourself.” @RozTheDiva on the Bawdy Love podcast.
- “Pole dancing has given my body a purpose besides looking good for someone else.” @RozTheDiva on the Bawdy Love podcast.
- “If you’re going to train, train like Beyoncé. Train like a strong woman.” @LaurenMF on the Bawdy Love podcast.
- “Trainers have got to be an unrelenting voice of encouragement for your clients.” @RozTheDiva on the Bawdy Love podcast.
- “Let’s celebrate you right as you are. You don’t have to compensate.” @RozTheDiva on the Bawdy Love podcast.
More About Roz “The Diva” Mays
NASM-certified Roz “The Diva” Mays has dedicated many late nights at the gym to becoming a stronger athlete. Pole dancing is her sport of choice to teach, followed by TRX, strength & conditioning, flexibility and personal training. Among her finest contributions to the pole world has been creating Dangerous Curves: A Celebration of Plus Size Pole Dancers. Her talents have lead to a SAG membership for professional stunt work in Law and Order: SVU, The Big C and an Adam Sandler movie. She loves to teach obnoxiously loud classes at Body & Pole and Crunch in New York City. Recently, she was a featured performer on NBC’s America’s Got Talent, Season 10. When she isn’t half naked and sweaty, Diva’s usual making pancakes with Beyoncé.
To connect with Roz:
- Facebook – Roz The Diva
- Instagram – rozthediva
- Twitter – @RozTheDiva
- YouTube – Roz Mays
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