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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Gain insight into the science of pole dancing and flower reproduction.
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Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Unconventional ways to exercise are growing in popularity like aerial yoga, indoor climbing, pickleball, pole dancing, puppy yoga, and trampoline workouts.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 15 Jan. 2026
The Gothams have always prided themselves on being the starting gun for awards season, but in recent years, an event created to spotlight independent film has leaned further into its status as an essential stop on the Oscars pole dance.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Director and photographer Jordan Hemingway brings the collection to life in a campaign starring athletes from gymnastics, pole dancing, cycling and calisthenics, but with all their usual apparatus removed.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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Anne Schrager, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026
Unconventional ways to exercise are growing in popularity like aerial yoga, indoor climbing, pickleball, pole dancing, puppy yoga, and trampoline workouts.
—Ciara Lucas, SELF, 15 Jan. 2026
The Gothams have always prided themselves on being the starting gun for awards season, but in recent years, an event created to spotlight independent film has leaned further into its status as an essential stop on the Oscars pole dance.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025
Director and photographer Jordan Hemingway brings the collection to life in a campaign starring athletes from gymnastics, pole dancing, cycling and calisthenics, but with all their usual apparatus removed.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 26 Sep. 2025
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“Pole dancing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pole%20dancing. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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