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  2. Pole sports - Wikipedia

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    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]

  3. Pole dance - Wikipedia

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    Since the 1980s, pole dancing has incorporated athletic moves such as climbs, spins, and inversions into striptease routines, first in Canada and then in the United States. In the 1990s, pole dancing commenced being taught as art by Fawnia Mondey, a Canadian who moved to Las Vegas, US. She is known as the world's first pole dancing instructor. [16]

  4. Strip Down, Rise Up - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and ...

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    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.

  6. Elena Gibson - Wikipedia

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    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.

  7. Britney Spears Shows Off New Stripper Pole With a NSFW Dance ...

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    Britney Spears recently purchased a stripper pole — and she put it to the test by performing a sexy dance number. “Got this pole two days ago and last night was my first time on it !!!

  8. International Pole Sports Federation - Wikipedia

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    In addition to pole sports, the IPSF has created codes and standards for competitions in the disciplines of ultra pole, artistic pole, and para pole. [10] [41] Ultra pole involves rounds of trick battles between participants. Artistic pole puts more emphasis on artistic elements compared to pole sports.

  9. Chinese pole - Wikipedia

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    Bringing the body closer into the pole causes the performer to spin faster. A few Chinese pole tricks have been incorporated with pole dancing techniques. The poles are sometimes covered with rubber to improve grip. However, the rubber can cause friction burns on parts of the Chinese pole artists' bodies. Acrobats often wear multiple layers of ...