THE X-PAT FILES By SCOTT R. year? GARCEAU lessons? That's right. Pole dancing isn’t just for Vegas and Pegasus anymore. It's come into the classroom, and interested ladies can attend 90-minute sessions at Movement, a dance studio at the comer of Wilson and P. Guevara in Greenhills. Pole dancing is serious business, not just an excuse to bust out the Pussycat Doll moves, says instructor Ed Aniel (yes, a male pole-dancer). He's been running, yular class for a year now. ‘There's also (and [kid you not) a separate ; “striptease” class held later in the ‘evenings. (Sadly, no."lap dancing” classes are inthe ofing yet) ments for The STAR don't even feel like work, and observing a } women’s pole-dancing class is one of { them. I'm sure our photographer felt the , The ladies generally wear ¢ shorter the bette,” because j skin contact is necessary to gain traction ‘on the pole. 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