Pole Dancing

Chinese Grandmother Takes Up Pole Dancing At Age 60

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 05.01.2012

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A grandmother who has taken up pole dancing is proving life doesn't have to bump and grind to a halt when you're 60. Sun Fengqin, of Nanjing, China...

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Wannabe Pole Dancer On 'Toddlers & Tiaras'

Posted 04.19.2012

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Wednesday night's episode of “Toddlers & Tiaras” (Wed, 10 p.m. ET on TLC) featured the little girls competing for the title at the “Beautiful Me...

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WATCH: One-Armed Pole Dancer Wins International Championship

The Huffington Post | Hilary Tuttle | Posted 03.19.2012

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At last week's International Pole Championship in Hong Kong, Australia's Deborah Roach out-maneuvered her competitors to win first place in her divisi...

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WATCH: Florida's First Pole Dancing Champ In Action

Posted 03.09.2012

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A Florida fitness instructor has been named among the state's first pole fitness champions. SCROLL FOR VIDEO Nicole Landkas, a fifth generation...

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Do One Thing Everyday That Scares You: Suspend Your Sexuality

Jody Melto | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Fitness, Women's Empowerment, Workout, Pole Dancing, Stripping, Shoes, Stilettos, Jessalyn Medairy, Pole Dancing Class, DC News

Jessalyn Medairy's pole-dancing class is part workout and part erotic performance. Sexuality is integral to the class. So is a close shave.

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'Pole Story' and the Power of Erotic Dance

Diane Passage | Posted 12.11.2011

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"The female body has tremendous power, and we are only now beginning to revisit that power, not as something to be ashamed of, but as something to embrace, explore and share."

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Pole Dancing For Jesus

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 11.14.2011

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Of all the phenomenons to center around pole dancing, Jesus and gospel music certainly aren't what you'd expect. But from churches in Texas, to Yo...

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PHOTOS: Denver To Host First International Pole Dance Championship

The Huffington Post | Ryan Grenoble | Posted 09.28.2011

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We always knew Denverites (and Coloradans in general) had a penchant to live on the wild side, but who knew it'd lead to this? The first Internationa...

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UK Pole Dancing Class For Young Girls Sparks Outrage

Posted 09.26.2011

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Some parents and local elected officials in northwest England are "outraged" after a fitness group that offers pole dancing lessons to girls as young ...

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The 8 Wackiest Workouts

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 09.17.2011

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The United States has always been branded as a melting pot of various customs and cultures. Apparently this principle also extends to workouts. Long g...

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Pole Dancing Steps Into Chinese Spotlight

GlobalPost | Justin Calderon | Posted 08.09.2011

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SHANGHAI, China -- Two pairs of girls stand, one in front of the other, staring at their own reflections in the mirror and gyrating in the direction o...

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Pole Dancing Colombian Women Take To The Streets (PHOTOS)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.16.2011

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Now that pole dancing has moved out of strip clubs and into gyms, it seems only natural that it would end up in the streets. That's what happened r...

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Pole Dancing For Fitness

| Sheri L. Thompson | Posted 07.04.2011

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The lights were dim and I was grateful, knowing it would be difficult for any of the others to ID me outside of these mirrored walls, considering the ...

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WATCH: Pole Dancing Championship Winner Bumps And Grinds Her Way To Victory

HuffingtonPost.com | David Moye | Posted 11.15.2011

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Pole dancing is on the rise as a form of fitness, but calling it a sport may still be a stretch. Or is it? The women behind the U.S. Pole Danc...

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Sexercise Is the New Jazzercise! (VIDEO)

Erin Gibson | Posted 07.03.2011

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Want to meet hot guys at the gym but too shy to do it while doing butterfly curls in your fun-run tee shirt and raggedy high school Adidas soccer shorts? Here's the solution -- strip pole exercise class.

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WATCH: Pole Dancing For Jesus

Posted 05.25.2011

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A local Houston Fox affiliate had an interesting report recently on a hot new workout class: Pole Dancing For Jesus. It's a women's only class that...

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U.S. Pole Dance Federation Championship 2010

Diane Passage | Posted 05.25.2011

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With all the recent hype surrounding various pole dance organizations' efforts to get pole dance approved as an Olympic sport, I asked founder Anna Grundstrom if this was a goal for the USPDF.

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The S-Pole

Donna Fish | Posted 05.25.2011

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With the recent "Marriage Ref" show featuring a couple arguing whether or not to have a 'stripper pole' in the living room, and pole dance classes popping up in suburban malls, you can understand how this situation fell out.

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Pole Dancing, Olympic Sport?

Yahoo! Sports | ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Still, pole dancing? In the Olympics? Absolutely, say thousands of pole dancers and the rapidly growing number of international and national federa...

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Pole dancing For Haiti and Other Charitable Causes

Diane Passage | Posted 05.25.2011

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With pretty much everyone in the world giving money to the Haiti relief fund, I was sure that someone was going to organize a pole dance for Haiti event, and yes - it's happening.

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Miss Pole Dance Argentina 2009: Sexy Or Scary? (PHOTOS, POLL)

Posted 05.25.2011

The Miss Pole Dance Argentina 2009 competition was held in Bueno Aires on Tuesday, October 20th. 24-year-old Brazilian Rafaela Montenero took home the...

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Male Pole Dancers Are on the Rise

Diane Passage | Posted 05.25.2011

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Typical fitness activities are open to males and females to participate, and while pole dance is known as a feminine sport, there are some organizations that are working to make it more male-friendly.

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Woman Sues Crunch Over Pole Dancing Class Injury

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — A woman says a Manhattan gym left her hanging when she tried a new workout: pole-dancing. Sue Ann Wee filed a lawsuit last week agains...

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And The Winner Of The National Pole Dancing Competition Is... (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

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Last Thursday six of America's greatest poll dancers slid over to Manhattan to compete in the Pole Superstar Competition. The winner of the nationa...

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Pole Dance Wipes Out Wedding (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

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A cautionary (possibly fake) tale of what happens when you let an inebriated wedding guest gyrate on a tent pole. Long story short: it's not a good id...

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