Pole dancers from around the world are banning together to fight against Instagram's new policies deeming their content "inappropriate." (Photo: Facebook) Instagram is apologizing to pole dancers for ...

Pole dancing studios and mainstream gyms across the country are seeing a boost in business with hype surrounding Jennifer Lopez's new movie "Hustlers" about a group of strippers who seek revenge on ...

As sexy as pole dancing is, it also requires an incredible amount of strength — especially in your arms and core. I've tried pole dancing classes before, and I can assure you that one, it's a ...

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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, ...

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 ...

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Amy Bond was walking home from the Ferry Plaza Farmers Market with her husband when she saw something that caught her eye. Accompanied by her mother, a 16-year-old girl ...

Performances in N.Y.C. The curious hybrid of art, sport, exotic dance and fitness craze has developed a mainstream following but “it’s still a little naughty.” Sara Joel, from Long Island, performing ...

The pandemic led me to the pole. Let me explain. Prior to 2021, I had never been strong in my life. In fact, I was pretty damn weak. It was so bad that from the moment I booked a flight, I would start ...