MAPLEWOOD, Minn. – Here are a couple of things you needed to do to avoid a deduction in points if you were competing in the Minnesota Regional Pole Competitions on Saturday: Don't land on your head.

It might be hard to wrap your mind around — not to mention your arms, legs and spine. But pole dancing has become a fitness fad right up there with Zumba and CrossFit, providing a high-intensity, ...

Outside, it’s sunny and 50 degrees. Inside North End Studio B in Burlington, it’s a sultry 70 degrees — the perfect temperature to start stripping down and doing some pole dancing. The stereo plays a ...

I TOOK POLE-dance class once, years ago. I remembered loving spinning around the pole, and being asked to crawl across the floor and unleash my sultry side. I figured Sexy Sculpt would push me ...

There's a reason pole athletes look so toned. "Pole fitness requires a lot of upper-body strength, core, and abductor muscles," Laura Giromini Arrigoni, an XPOLE group fitness instructor at Crunch, ...

Pole dancing is a job considered both sexy and scandalous, depending on who's judging it. However, it is not only a job, but rather a reintroduced recreational activity. At one point, it may have been ...

Fargo - Pamela Thorson effortlessly glides around a silver pole in a flash of purple hair and black Spandex, demonstrating acrobatic moves like the “Superman” and the “butterfly.” The 59-year-old ...

PHILADELPHIA -- At Flaunt Fitness in South Philadelphia, women are taking pole dancing classes to empower themselves and get a full body workout! Flaunt Fitness has been offering pole dancing classes ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Getting out of your comfort zone could be the fastest way to getting in shape. What is normally reserved for the dance club, finds its way into the fitness club. WDRB's Keith ...

Suspended in the air, Anjannette Roczniak never felt so grounded, and she’s made it her mission to help others feel the same way. An Old Forge resident, Roczniak co-owns and is an instructor at High ...

If you've ever tried a pole-dancing class, you likely know that these skills aren't easy, though Larson is making them look like a walk in the park. TBH, we're thinking exactly what one commenter ...