Sunday 24 June 2012

Harare Pole dancer Bev attacked on stage

Beverley Sibanda
Harare's popular Pole dancer, Beverly Sibanda had to abandon her show at Drive Inn in Glen View last weekend after being dragged from the stage and attacked by an angry mob. Bev confirmed the incident and said that it was the work of her rivals. Her bouncer was nowhere to be seen on the night.

"I was assaulted but it was nothing. I cried while on stage. It was work of haters. They wanted to disrupt my show and it was a clear indication that I am now a force to reckon within the dancing industry and I believe my competitors sent them," she said.

Some of Bev's followers who witnessed the incident said she returned on stage with tears streaming down her cheeks."One of her dancers tried to help her from the assailants, but she was also attacked and thrown to the crowd where she gave drooling men a change to smooch her," he said.

The beating comes after the pole dancer introduced a raunchy new dance where she sits on an empty beer bottle, simulating sex. She said competition was stiff now and she had to up her game.

"I am not in a position to tell you where the bottle goes when I sit on it but those who want answers can come to any of my shows. I don't think it's pornographic because I will be wearing something and the fans will not see me naked. What I do is very decent if you are to compare with what others like Zoey do. While some people think its pornographic, I believe it is entertainment and no other dancer can do that. That's why people flock to my shows," she said.

She added that her colleagues have been trying to pull her down on realising that she commands a big following.

"Dance groups had died in this country and I have worked very hard to revive it. now that I have made it popular again people have become jealous of me. Haters are trying all they can to pull me down. Suddenly there are so many copycats and as a result I have to come up with new stuff, which they will struggle to emulate. Once they get it right, I will have to come up with something new. So sitting on an empty bottle is one of the different things that I had to come up with," she said.

She added: "So instead of criticising it, people should be crediting me for innovation because nditori shark. Talent is in the blood and I will always come up with something new which my rivals and copycats try to emulate."

Bev revealed that she now moves around with a bouncer, especially after the news broke that she had managed to buy herself a car from dancing.

"There are just too many haters out there, they want me out and I now fear for my life. As a result, I now move around with a bouncer. In the past I would do it at the show venue only so that I had easy access to the stage but now I need security even when moving about. My rivals have realised that they cannot beat me in this game and they now turn to violence to try and force me out," she boasted.

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