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 ...

Earlier this year, I was reunited with one of my first loves—pole fitness. Back in March, I attended my first pole dancing class since my local studio closed in the fall of 2016, and it felt like a ...

When I first heard about pole dancing fitness classes, I was instantly intrigued. The naughtiness appealed to me, as so many naughty things do. I also loved the idea of dance-fitness classes because I ...

After its launch last semester, AZ Pole and Aerial, the first club of its kind at the University of Arizona, is returning for its first fall semester on campus. Before you envision effortless showroom ...

Women over 70 don't just excel at knitting, belote, and baking buttered cakes. Mary Caryl Giltner Serritella, on the other hand, doesn't become one with the leather sofa, but with a metal pole. This ...

Adeola Heyman's version of a deadlift doesn't require a barbell: in pole dancing, the term is used to describe hoisting your entire body from a standing position to an inverted one while gripping a ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The screech of skin losing its grip on 45-millimeter chrome mimics the sound of sneakers ...

My legs are spread open in the instructor’s face as I attempt a basic wrist sit move (where you grip the pole with one hand under your butt, then kick your legs wide open), and she’s telling me off ...