Back in May, I convinced two of my friends to try something new: pole dancing. The event, Pole in the Pearl, was taking place at The Pearl, offering an hour of beginner instruction followed by two ...

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 ...

Mary Serritella competes and performs here in Los Angeles and abroad. Her passion for the sport challenges society’s conceptions of age. “I just didn’t want to absorb that ‘I can’t’ attitude.” Her ...

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 ...

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 ...