pole dancing
noun
: usually solo dancing performed while using a fixed vertical pole as a prop
pole dance
noun or intransitive verb
pole dancer
noun
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Apparently, 3-year-old Shadow has been a natural at pole dancing since her very first climb, requiring no training or coaching.
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 July 2025
What is your perspective on why pole dancing seems to elicit these kinds of comments?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Our job is to determine our own value while also constantly reminding ourselves that pole dancing is not separate from stripping.
—Darian Symoné Harvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
In Episode 2, BJ is seen taking a group pole dancing lesson and performing a full routine that has him in a Spider-Man-like upside-down position at some point.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 12 July 2025
What is your perspective on why pole dancing seems to elicit these kinds of comments?
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 June 2025
Our job is to determine our own value while also constantly reminding ourselves that pole dancing is not separate from stripping.
—Darian Symoné Harvin, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2025
In Episode 2, BJ is seen taking a group pole dancing lesson and performing a full routine that has him in a Spider-Man-like upside-down position at some point.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2025
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“Pole dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20dancing. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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