pole dancing

British

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

pole dancer noun

Example Sentences

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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

Also on this fractured fairy tale’s jampacked menu are human-sized animal costumes, arcade graphics, pratfalls, pole dancing, adorable maggot puppets, Rube Goldberg designs, expressionist sequences and even a bar brawl with rodents.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

For Jordan Wheatley, 32, those modifications take place in pole dancing classes.

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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