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Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered around a vertical pole. The origins of pole dancing can be traced back to the sport of mallakhamb.[1] This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated dance studios.[2] Pole dancing enthusiasts are of all ages; although many who perform this dance and acrobatic form are adults, that does not stop younger children from learning and performing in competitions.[3] Amateur and professional pole dancing competitions are held in countries around the world.
Pole dancer performing in 2015
Pole dance requires significant muscular endurance, coordination, strength, flexibility, upper body and core stability, as well as sensuality.[4] As such, proper instruction and rigorous training are necessary to attain proficiency.[5][6] Today, pole performances by exotic dancers range from basic spins and striptease in more intimate clubs to athletic moves such as climbs and body inversions in the "stage heavy" clubs of Las Vegas and Miami. Dancer Remy Redd at the King of Diamonds, for example, is famous for flipping herself upside down into a split and hanging from the ceiling.[7] Since the mid-2000s, promoters of pole dance fitness competitions have tried to change peoples' perception of pole dance to include pole fitness as a non-sexual form of dance and acrobatics and are trying to move pole into the Olympics as pole sports.
Pole dance is regarded as a form of exercise[8] which can be used as both an aerobic and anaerobic workout. Recognized schools and qualifications are now commonplace.[9]
^Kapur, Mallika (11 September 2017). "Aarifa Bhinderwala: India's pioneering pole dancer". CNN. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^Holland, Samantha (2010). Pole Dancing, Empowerment, and Embodiment. Palgrave Macmillan.
^"Children's pole dancing classes defended as 'not sexual'". BBC News. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^Pole dance requirements Wendiegoneferal.com
^Karen Given (2 April 2010). "Pole Dancing Is Empowering Performance Art". wbur.org.
^"Chinese dreamer swaps army for pole-dancing". BBC News. 31 January 2012.
^MiamiNewTimesLLC (9 August 2012). "Remy Redd Amazing King Of Diamonds Stripper Pole Dance" – via YouTube.
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^Cambridge University society offers pole dancing tuition Google.com
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