Art, sport, workout, therapy: modern pole dancing has taken on many forms. A veteran stripper, a pole studio owner, and a young dancer discuss politics and identity in pole dancing and how practicing ...

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 ...

Women over 70 don't just excel at knitting, belote, and baking buttered cakes. Mary Caryl Giltner Serritella, on the other hand, doesn't become one with the leather sofa, but with a metal pole. This ...

A SHOPPING MALL NONE THE LESS. YEAH, IT’S FAIR TO SAY THIS EVENT HAS CHANGED A LOT OVER THE YEARS. HERE AT THE DRAKE RELAYS SPORTS DIRECTOR SCOTT REISTER CAUGHT UP WITH A GENTLEMAN WHO JUMPED A WHILE ...

She tried to work the pole — but it worked her. Clad in a cheeky romper and sky-high clear platform shoes, Peruvian performer Leslie Shaw was hoping to show off her expert pole-dancing skills in a ...

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 ...

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; ...