It’s the last day of Senior Week at Gizmodo, and this is my confession: I am a huge pole dancing fan. Something about the combination of dance and acrobatics, athleticism and grace, gets me every time ...

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Stepping into the dimly-lit studio in midtown Manhattan, Elisheva and Sarah shed their skirts and long-sleeve shirts, leaving only shorts and tank tops. They quickly take their places at two poles in ...

Mary Serritella, 71, performs in front of a live audience during the Comedy Pole Show at the Bourbon Room in Hollywood. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times) Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent ...

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 ...

When you think pole dancing, rarely does a ballerina come to mind. In the video above, professional dancer Elena Gibson enters the stage floating along as most gracious ballerinas do. She then ...

Pole dancing is a serious sport, and one that’s hard to master. It requires serious core and arm strength, not to mention a lot of grace. But don’t despair, because this 70-year-old woman will give ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A woman here in East Tennessee will travel across seven time zones to compete against the best in the world in an event called pole sport. It began in strip clubs and adult ...

I admit it; I always had a pretty bad opinion of pole dancing. A sport that demands you wear high heels while gyrating around a cold metal stick? Hardly sounds like fun, does it? And then there's the ...

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 ...