Pole Story: Essays on the Power of Erotic Dance
Claire Griffin Sterrett was born and raised in Washington, D.C.   She moved to Los Angeles in 2000 and started studying pole dancing in 2006 with a woman named Tara Moore.  Since then, she has trained at S Factor Studio, Evolve Dance Studio and Rock Angel Dance Studio. She is a PFA certified Pole Dance instructor.  In 2008, Claire completed her MA in Somatic Psychology at Santa Barbara Graduate Institute.  Her thesis topic?  “The Embodiment of Female Sexuality Through Erotic Dance.”  Claire’s blog, “The Pole Story”, focuses on pole dancing and female sexuality and has been featured on PoleSuperstar.com and PoleSkivvies.com.  Claire is also a contributing writer for BadKittyExoticWear, and her writing has also been published in Pole Spin Magazine, Pole2Pole Magazine and S Factor Magazine.  She was a speaker at the 2010 International Pole Convention in Washington D.C. and the 2011 Pole Dance Convention in West Palm Beach, FL.  Claire is passionate about educating the public on the benefits of pole dancing and the ways in which it can help women to reconnect with their sensual, sexual selves.