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Pole dancer performing in 2015. Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered around a vertical pole. This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as a form of erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated dance studios. [1]
Pole sports, or poling, merges dance and acrobatics using a vertical metal pole. Athletes climb up, spin from, hang off, flip onto, jump off, and invert on poles. Poling requires agility, strength, balance, endurance, and flexibility. A 2017 study of 52 female pole dancers indicated that pole-dance fitness improves strength and posture. [1]
As pole dancing has grown more popular as an exercise and sport, a variety of styles have emerged. Some performers emphasize athleticism and aerial tricks, others storytelling and emotional resonance.
Pink Poles Studio, a pole-dancing school in Atlanta, is offering a "Mommy & Me" workshop — and the concept has some heads spinning.
Elena Gibson. Elena Gibson is a professional dance artist, pole dance movement director and creator, guest dance teacher, jury member, presenter and author who has played a leading role in the development of pole dancing as an art form and sport across the world.
Miley Cyrus. Arturo Holmes/Getty Images One of Miley Cyrus’ earliest controversies was when she infamously danced on a “stripper pole” at the 2009 Teen Choice Awards — except she didn’t ...
The "Obsessed" singer, 22, shared a video on her Instagram Stories over Mother's Day weekend of herself practicing some pole dancing in a private studio. In the video, Addison is rocking a pair of ...
Strip Down, Rise Up is a 2021 American documentary film made for Netflix and directed by Michèle Ohayon. [1] [2] Its story follows a group of women from a variety of ages and backgrounds who engage in pole dancing to heal trauma and body image shame.