KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman here in East Tennessee will travel across seven time zones to compete against the best in the world in an event called pole sport. It began in strip clubs and adult ...

The Winter Olympics may be getting dismal local ratings, but if the pleas of poll dancers across the world to have their “sport” recognized by the Olympics are heeded, we’ve got a feeling ratings ...

A business owner in British Columbia is under fire for fitness classes she’s offering.(www.twistedgrip.ca) The teacher of a pole dancing class in Duncan, British Columbia is catching some heat. It’s ...

When people think of ways to stay healthy, many consider working out to stay in shape and decrease the chances of health related medical issues. People will often look for fun, new ways to stay in ...

There was certainly a time when pole dancing was limited to dark, smoke-filled bars and performed for men whose eyes had glazed over from too many over-priced drinks. But the sold-out U.S. National ...

People hear the words "pole dance" and tend to envision women performing acrobatic feats in the altogether in darkly lit strip clubs. But in recent years, the pole dance concept has been turned on its ...

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A decade ago, the idea that pole dancing could be an Olympic sport would have been as plausible as suggesting gold medals for shopping. But this week pole dancing – or pole, as many who practise it ...

In the last couple of years, pole dancing has been taken out of the club and into the gym. The once stripper-only activity has attracted hordes of fitness freaks and curious class-goers, lining up for ...

Bravo for Hal Boedeker’s Friday article concerning the finale of Dancing with the Stars. Everyone, especially my 81-year-old mother, agrees with Boedeker. What a coincidence that the “winner” is on an ...