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London: Chess boxing and Hula-hoop burlesque

Written by kathrine 15 December 2009 3 Comments

Last weekend I went to London for the first time in ten years, with the goal to reunite with some of my best friends from Norway, party like it was 1999 and work on my British accent. Despite my modest expectations I was pleasantly surprised to get introduced to two previously unknown sports: Chess boxing and Hula-hoop burlesque.

When trying to imagine what Chess-boxing could be my mind imagined all possible scenarios. Boxers hopping on a black and white checkers board? Animated chessmen remote controlled by computer nerds? Nah, nah, none of the above. Chess boxing is a hybrid sport that combines chess with boxing in alternating rounds. I don’t know much about either boxing or chess; but it’s December and I’m not the one to complain when I get to look at hot and intelligent (!) men without t-shirts for a couple of hours. Add an English Pint or 3, some post-match dance moves in the boxing ring and make a night out of it!

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Now Hula-Hoop burlesque is no less exiting (well maybe a little less as no naked men are involved). Myself, I’ve always been very proud of is my hula-hoop talent, but the Santa-burlesque-hula-hoopers at Bethnal Green Working Men’s Club have set the bar a little higher for my next (bedroom) performance. This club is retro-cool: Brigitte Bardot photos are projected on the wall, temp-tattoos are drawn on in a small booth and a very entertaining hula-hoop Christmas burlesque show made our night complete.

hulahoop London: Chess boxing and Hula hoop burlesque

First new-year’s resolution: Must learn chess, preferably from a chess boxer who appreciates my hula-hoop skills.

good plan.

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  • Tania said:

    Perfect Plan!
    will be piece of cake!
    dear kathrine, im from portugal, yes, Lisboa! and i saw in you profile you studied and life here, and now are living in Berlin, yes?
    how perfect, im finishing my studies in Lisboa and planing one day to move to Berlim, why not, seams perfect and i really hope to be able to do that.
    hum, hope to create allot of connections and friends to achieve my goal.
    thank u
    Tânia

    # 22 December 2009 at 2:06 pm
  • Teresa said:

    haha can’t believe it. that’s so cool and strange at the same time. love it :)

    # 26 December 2009 at 5:00 am
  • hariharan said:

    hk
    hk
    hk
    hk
    hk

    # 25 January 2010 at 5:31 am

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