ALISO VIEJO – When Erika Labansat of Aliso Viejo shows off her pole dancing moves in Hollywood Sunday, she’s bringing a posse. “There will be about 40 of us,” Manager Collette Kakuk said. “We’ve got ...

A pole dancing competition is not an obvious place for a discussion of high art vs. vernacular forms. And at the fifth annual U.S. Pole Dancing Federation Pro Qualifier that took place last Saturday ...

Pole dancing is a fun way to get a full-body workout, Durrett said. The discipline especially helps build upper-body strength, as it requires people to use their arms to support their body weight as ...

A new place on Colby Avenue has some explaining to do. The windows are blacked out. The front door is locked. Yet it has been open for two months. What’s up with that? It’s a pole dancing studio. Yep.

Pole fitness classes have exploded in popularity in recent years — and for good reason. The moves required in a pole dancing class require a tremendous amount of core and upper body strength. Those ...

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 ...

Regional Pacific Pole Champ Championships. The "attitude change," the "frodo," the "frog" and the "crucifix climb" are just a few of the moves you'll likely never be able to do, but for the athletes ...

Johnna Cottam was showing a group of her girlfriends how to do a move called the Fireman. As music by Snoop Dogg and Shakira played, she strode up to grab the portable pole in the living room of her ...