pole dancing

There's a time and place for everything. Apparently, a kindergarten celebration is not the proper place for pole dancing.

First there was pole dancing for Jesus, now there's pole dancing for glory! Ok, not really... but don't tell these girls. These are two champion pole dancers from Brazil who get into an impromptu "battle," and we all win.

Vertical Dance, a British pole-dancing company, is petitioning the International Olympic Committee to get their sport recognized as a test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. According to the petition, which has so far garnered about 6,000 signatures, "Over 50 countries worldwide take part in lessons, workshops, conventions, expose, competitions and teacher training." Read Mor

It used to be that pole dancing was strictly the domain of well-tipped professionals. However, these days, with pole dancing being embraced as both a form of exercise and something you can do in a Hip-Hop star's rec room or tour bus, many more amateurs are taking to the pole.