Strip Much?

Because I am still a beginner, the teachers prohibit me from dancing with others (for their safety) when we work on something complicated; no complaints here. Unfortunately, I am usually banished to a large supporting building column, i.e. pole in the middle of the room. The teachers have nicknamed me "resident pole dancer." It's quite humorous since I actually know how to pole dance and am probably better at it than salsa...a little fact I won't be sharing in class. I probably look more like a stripper than ballroom dancer with the whole gettup (shorts, t-shirt, strappy heels, pole). This is just too much; I might give some poor old guy a heart attack.