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 ...

It’s the last day of Senior Week at Gizmodo, and this is my confession: I am a huge pole dancing fan. Something about the combination of dance and acrobatics, athleticism and grace, gets me every time ...

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. See Senior Director of TV Programming Meredith Speight’s recommendations from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Art comes in many shapes and forms, and sometimes it just so happens to manifest itself on a pole. Although opinions often contrast when it comes to pole dancing, many idols have developed an interest ...

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 ...

Blackstage Pole’s Instagram page is a collection of reels teasing the upcoming pole dance performances that will take place at its annual show in London. Some performers in the reels are barefoot; ...

It's Friday afternoon, and 12 people are gathered in a pole dancing class in Washington, D.C. They start warming up in front of a wall of mirrors, music at full blast. At first, it looks like any ...

A mother in Switzerland ignored her family’s advice to stop pole dancing while pregnant, and was even on the pole hours before her contractions began. Christina Spirig, a pole-dancing instructor, ...