I TOOK POLE-dance class once, years ago. I remembered loving spinning around the pole, and being asked to crawl across the floor and unleash my sultry side. I figured Sexy Sculpt would push me ...

While pole dancing has a darker association as an exploitative occupation, there are women with chronic pain who have found (and built) a new love for their body, incredible strength to manage the ...

Alexis Biggs shimmies up the pole before contorting her tanned limbs into position. With one leg bent in front of her, she points the other leg straight out to the side, her opposite arm raised ...

Everyone loves a ballet dancer, but pole dancers have long gotten the short end of that stick, er .. pole? In fact, despite catching on as a fitness trend, it's been seen more as a novelty or even a ...

Sometimes the best way to overcome shyness is to take a big step out of your comfort zone. Why not go a bit further? Welcome to the wonderful world of pole dancing… I’m not the shy little girl I used ...

Stepping into the dimly-lit studio in midtown Manhattan, Elisheva and Sarah shed their skirts and long-sleeve shirts, leaving only shorts and tank tops. They quickly take their places at two poles in ...

On Tuesday nights, West Hollywood’s Heart Nightclub is transformed into an all-gender pole dance extravaganza. Two nearly 14-foot-tall poles and a lyra hoop are added to a pair of narrow, pop-up ...

It is six in the morning. Chennai is just waking up. But the spacious, well-lit studio called The Pole Camp on Harrington Road is already abuzz with activity. Students of all ages, from 12 to late 40s ...

SPRINGFIELD — The 8-inch heels aren’t mandatory at Soul Pole Dance and Fitness, but they’re available. So are classes ranging from “pole basics” to the circus tricks of “aerial exotics,” all taught by ...