At the back of Southgate Roller Rink near the skate rental area, a group of scantily clad people removed a fiberglass tile from the ceiling. The stripper pole needed to fit somehow. Chantilly "Tilly" ...

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 ...

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 ...

An Atlanta pole dancing studio responded after a "Mommy and Me" workshop geared toward letting moms practice pole techniques with their kids made online commenters seethe. "The inspiration for our ...

Marriage, like any partnership, requires continuous effort, creativity — and sometimes, a bit of reinvention. Couples often seek ways to reignite the spark and strengthen their bond. Interestingly, ...

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 ...

Tabitha Vincent is a 23-year-old pole dance instructor from Perth, Australia. While many women would have backed off on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...