Pole Dancing Pole

Incredibly fit, athletic and flexible Canadian pole dancer Kelly Kayne shows her moves.

HERE’S a wheel-y sexy way to get about — a rickshaw with its own built-in POLE DANCER.

New Yorkers have been stunned to see the contraption being ridden around the streets of Manhattan at night.

The tantalising method of transport features an on-board stereo system and flashing lights, as well as an 8ft tall pole.

And as Andrew Katzander, the brains behind the operation pedals, a sexy dancer shimmies up and down, on top of her neon-blue “stage”.

The 45-year-old said: “We’re taking pole dancing to the streets.”

Well we shaw think it’s an idea with legs.

Source:The Sun

Netizens are polarised by the idea of pole dancing at the National Day Parade

POLE dancing - where scantily clad women writhe around a pole on stage - is making an appearance at the National Day Parade (NDP) this evening, but opinions are polarised over whether it is suitable family fare.

Online forums have been running hot with posters either for or against the performance at a formal occasion celebrating the nation’s birthday, with families in the audience.

After all, the dance originated in strip clubs and only recently became a mainstream interest taken up by women as a fun fitness activity.

Some were worried that the performance by 10 members from Acropolates, which describes itself as a pole ‘fitness’ studio, sends the wrong message to youths.

They include Mr Cheah Khuan Yew who wrote in to The Straits Times online forum expressing concern about ‘the portrayal of women in skimpy outfits and sensual dancing at the NDP’ since ‘pole dancing has its origins in strip clubs, however toned down the sensuality is now’.

Human resource executive Gregory Ho, 25, who saw the pole-dancing act at an NDP preview, told LifeStyle: ‘I can’t see what pole dancing has to do with Singapore. The performance was a bit raunchy and it shouldn’t be the way, especially when there were so many kids around.’

However, not everyone sees the inclusion of pole dancing as risque business.

Ms Poh Sze Phing, a 24-year-old life sciences graduate from the National University of Singapore who also saw the act at a preview, said: ‘I didn’t expect to see pole dancing. The performance was very interesting and not sleazy at all.’

Indeed, the dancers themselves are wondering what the fuss is about.

Source:Straits Times

Teen idol Miley Cyrus performed her song ‘Party in the USA’ at Sunday night’s Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles, which was broadcast Monday night on Fox.

During the performance the 16-year-old singer does a pole dance atop a ice cream cart. She is dressed in micro-short shorts, black boots and her bra showing ( see a photo .)

The move has some people wondering whether she is going the Britney Spears career route and trying to grow up too fast ( Cyrus presented her “hero,” Britney Spears, with the a lifetime award at the show). Some are also concerned with the message she may be sending to her young fans.

“She already has this risque image, so it really wasn’t much of a stretch,” says Us magazine senior editor Ian Drew to Newsday . “That’s how Britney took off. She was the good girl gone bad, and it looks to be working for Miley as well.”

But Disney, which makes the hugely popular “Hannah Montana” brand said to Newsday , “Disney Channel won’t be commenting on that performance, although parents can rest assured that all content presented on the Disney Channel is age-appropriate for our audience - kids 6-14 - and consistent with what our brand values are.”

Entertainment Weekly wrote of the performance that it “came off completely inappropriate and ill-advised.”

Cyrus made headlines after a she posed semi-topless for the June 2008 Vanity Fare issue. She later said in a statement that   she was “so embarrassed. I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about.”

But Cyrus’ young fans are behind her as the teen queen took away six surfboard-shaped trophies at the ceremony.

Source: My fox nepa

Event to Showcase Modern Pole Dancing

Charlottesville, Virginia—August 6, 2009— The U.S. Pole Dance Federation (USPDF) and Shergold Studio’s Exotic Fitness (E-Fit) Dance program are pleased to announce the first-ever East Coast Pole Dance Regional Competition event, which will be held on Sunday, October 4, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre on the Charlottesville downtown mall. During the event, 12 women will compete in modern pole dancing – a sensual athletic dance form that demands coordination, flexibility and physical strength. The participants will vie for a spot in the annual national championship to be held Spring 2010.

“We are delighted to be a partner with USPDF to provide a platform for this unique – and sometimes misunderstood — art form to the local area,” said Erica Shergold, co-owner and E-Fit Dance program director at Shergold Studio. “Hundreds of everyday women have taken pole and exotic dance lessons with us and other studios across the country, gaining confidence, increasing their fitness and having fun. At this event, the public will get a glimpse of the beauty of modern pole dancing as some of the nation’s best dancers compete in this unique event.”

The USPDF was founded in 2008 as the interest of pole dancing grew significantly in the U.S. The Shergold Studio, which launched in 1999, began offering pole dance lessons to everyday women as a unique fitness and dance offering in 2004.
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Bangalore: Wake up at 7am, get her two children ready for school, then prepare breakfast for her husband. This, in a nutshell, described 30-year-old Geetha’s* daily morning routine for the past eight years.

Being a homemaker, her days were relatively empty till the children — Aarti (6)* and Rahul (four and a half)* — returned from school in the evening. It had all started seeming like a colourless saga to her.

“The monotony of my life had started to scare me,” says Geetha, “and I knew I had to do something about it, soon. I became very low on confidence as I had also put on a few extra kilos.”

So, she began to look for ways to make herself feel good: “I thought of joining dance classes to have some fun and lose weight. While looking for options on the internet, I happened to come across a listing of ‘exotic’ dance classes — striptease, lap dance, pole dancing, etc — in the city.”
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Nikki Craven grabs a metal dancing pole, and to the tune of Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” lifts herself up on it, flips her legs over her head, does a twirl and slides down, hands first, onto the light-up tile floor.

Her students, on a Saturday afternoon at Inferno in downtown Greensboro, break into applause.

The News & Record of Greensboro reported that the 26-year-old Craven is a pole dance instructor. She is not, however, a stripper. And though she has had some students who were exotic dancers, most are just women wanting to spice things up in their relationships or looking for a unique way to get into shape.

“Some people, when I tell them I teach pole dancing, they instantly shut down,” Craven said. “They hear the words ‘pole dancing’ and then they just associate it with something unseemly. But this is more about getting women to come out of their shells, to be confident in their bodies.”

The classes are part of a growing national trend that’s drawing a wide variety of people. Craven’s students range in age from 18 to early 50s and include college students, a pastor’s wife and even a former body builder, Jody Luman.

“I wish I had known about this, or lived close enough to someone who did this when I was competing in bodybuilding in 2005 and 2006,” Luman said. “It builds up your abs, your thighs, upper body strength. You build up a lot of tone and muscle doing this.”

“I’m probably the only person you know whose house has scuff marks on the ceiling,” Craven says. source

Singer Brooke Hogan can certainly earn big bucks for a talent other than singing—stripper pole dancing. In an episode of her reality show ‘Brooke Knows Best’, the singer, her mother Linda and a pal have been shown while polishing their pole dancing skills.

The episode will show Brooke getting quickly at ease with the pole, as she displayed some raunchy moves pretty fast. Brooke is the daughter of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan. Her new album ‘The Redemption’ will be releasing next week.

According to British tabloid The Sun, her record has described it as a “pop wonderland with up-beat, sexy dance rhythms and hip-hop influences, all overlaid with Brooke’s signature voice.”

Pole dancing has far out grown its stigma, its not only for strippers anymore. Pole dancing has officially gone mainstream with many now installing poles in the privacy of there homes to entertain. You might consider having a pole dance party in your home or at a studio to learn more pole dancing moves/ pole dancing spins.

1. Make sure your friends are okay with attending a pole dance party. Some may feel uncomfortable performing in front of others or they just think the idea is downright crude
2. Indulge in a drink or two before the dancing begins. Your guests will be more fun and relaxed if they have a drink before the show begins.
3. Use your imagination when it comes to your snacks and drinks. Pick up some chocolate-dipped pretzels from a candy store for your “poles.” Make up a batch of your favorite frozen “polar” beverage.
4. Tell your guests to wear comfortable clothes such as yoga pants and t-shirts.
5. Send out cute party pole dancing invitations to your friends. Find some risque girls’ night out invitations on bachelorette websites. No decorations are necessary as the removable pole speaks for itself.

Hilton Hairess Paris hilton kicked off season two of Paris Hilton’s My New BFF! on MTV and this installment featured guest appearances by Kathy Griffin and Lil’ Kim as well as stripper pole challenges.