Any woman who has taken a pole dance class will say it's empowering but rarely can explain exactly why. Author, blogger and pole dance instructor Claire Griffin Sterrett writes brilliant --and well-researched -- essays on why pole dancing empowers women of all ages and sizes, challenging popular pole dance stigmas...

March 19th, 2010 marked the second annual U.S. Pole Dance Federation Championship in New York City. Competitive gymnast and pole dancer Alethea Austin of California took home the grand prize winning $5000, the opportunity to perform in Australia, a Pole Skivvies gift certificate, a gift bag, make-up and...

Tired of black-tie benefit events and walk-a-thons to to fulfill your philanthropic responsibility? How about watching sexy dancers work the pole while your cost of admission goes to charity?

Charitable pole dance events are a growing trend among the community of pole dance studios and entertainers. My first experience...

There is a bar in New York City that my girlfriends and I frequent that has floor to ceiling stripper poles for us to play on. We love to flip upside down, spin and try to out-do each other. Not too long ago, a drunken frat boy seemed to be...

You may have heard the buzz about certain committees that are petitioning to get pole dance recognized as an Olympic sport. If you are laughing at this idea, then you're probably not familiar with the athletic pole dance competitions that are taking place all over the world. Yes, there is...