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pole dancing

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noun

  1. a form of entertainment in which a scantily dressed woman dances erotically, turning on and posing against a vertically fixed pole on a stage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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One of her regulars, Max Auth, got into EMS training after an ankle injury kept him from pole dancing, his preferred form of exercise.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

A friend from the fundraising committee at her kids’ school mentioned that she’d started taking pole dancing classes at a gym.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2024

Wheatley posts videos of herself pole dancing, and she’s not worried about the judgment that may come with her chosen form of exercise.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2023

The variety show that evening featured a reading by the novelist Nico Walker, a solo ballet performance by Ellen Frances and a pole dancing routine by Ella Wasserman-Smith.

From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2023

"The pole dancing community is actually very similar to the axe throwing community where you've got that love, camaraderie and support."

From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2022

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