A British newlywed had her unconventional first dance at her wedding — but with her bridesmaids and a pole. Katt Channon, 29, entertained herself and her guests with a pole-dancing routine, which lit ...

I took a beginners pole dancing class. The class combined flexibility, strength, and, of course, a lot of dancing. I left feeling energized, empowered, and confident. Society has ingrained in us the ...

Even in her 50s, Sabine Christine is head over 8-inch heels in love with pole-dancing. And despite being deemed “the worst slut on earth” by her north New Jersey neighbors for flipping, splitting and ...

For RadioActive's Morgen White, pole dancing is a sanctuary. White is a 20-year-old college student, and she says taking pole dancing classes has boosted her confidence and helped her appreciate ...

On Saturday, February 8, Mikey Madison made an appearance on The Graham Norton Show to talk about her film “Anora.” She plays the titular character Ani, a stripper, who impulsively marries the son of ...

The muffled sound of early 2000s hip hop pulses through the room, mingling with the shallow breathing of three women lifting and twirling their bodies around three of the six poles bolted in the ...

Beijing is famous for its Forbidden City, infamous for its smog and perhaps not known at all for its pole dancing. But after the best pole dancers in the world journeyed to the Chinese capital this ...

Mary Serritella, 71, performs in front of a live audience during the Comedy Pole Show at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent ...

Pole dancing — which guys love to watch and girls love to try to learn at bachelorette party classes — may be looking at Olympic status in the future. The International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF), ...

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 ...

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MaKayla Keating, 22, emerges from the wings of the stage wearing a skintight halter top and skirt — both almost blinding with sequins. She walks up to a vertical metal pole anchored to the ground, ...