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Pole dance. Pole dance combines dance and acrobatics centered around a vertical pole. This performance art form takes place not only in gentleman's clubs as a form of erotic dance, but also as a mainstream form of fitness, practiced in gyms and dedicated dance studios. [1] Amateur and professional pole dancing competitions are held in countries ...
Pole sports, or poling, merges dance and acrobatics using a vertical metal pole. Athletes climb up, spin from, hang off, flip onto, jump off, and invert on poles. Poling requires agility, strength, balance, endurance, and flexibility. A 2017 study of 52 female pole dancers indicated that pole-dance fitness improves strength and posture. [1]
Maypole. A maypole is a tall wooden pole erected as a part of various European folk festivals, around which a maypole dance often takes place. The festivals may occur on 1 May or Pentecost (Whitsun), although in some countries it is instead erected at Midsummer (20–26 June). In some cases, the maypole is a permanent feature that is only ...
The International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) is a not-for-profit global organization that has been recognized as an Observer Member by the Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) as the international governing body for pole sports. [ 1][ 2][ 3] It is also a member of The Association for International Sport for All ...
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Officials assume the koala came in through the doggy door, and must have thought the pole was a tree. Erickson caught the hilarious and adorable routine on video where the koala is seen standing ...
The Ayesha is an advanced pole dance position, [1] where the dancer suspends their body weight with two hands in an inverted position, and opens their legs in a V facing the pole. There are several grip variations for the Ayesha, including a split grip, [2] twisted grip, and elbow grip. [3]
Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated prior to Spanish colonialism in the area. [1] The dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles in a dance.