Pole dance

When yoga instructor Nada took up pole dancing, the backlash in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia was both harsh and quick, and she has struggled to overcome the fallout ever since.

Family and friends in the capital Riyadh told her the gruelling form of exercise - a test of strength and coordination involving acrobatic movements on a vertical pole - was "so wrong."

A pole dance instructor in Turkey has moved her studio to the internet as people across the world turn to online exercise classes amid the coronavirus pandemic.

To stem the spread of COVID-19, Turkey closed down sports facilities in March but Tuba Parlak's students wanted to continue their lessons.

Some people act as examples for others, inspiring them to achieve their dreams against all odds. Their determination and true belief in themselves, overcoming all obstacle in their path is truly admirable. A woman who was born with one arm has defied the odds to become a two-time pole dancing world champion.

Evirdiki Valavani is a sports journalist who is taking part in Skai TV’s reality show “Survivor”. The hot reporter, who is a member of the “Famous” team in the show, was seen in a video sporting a pink bikini while showcasing her pole dancing skills. Evirdiki wrapped her legs around a pole in the video aired on Alpha TV’s morning show “Eleni”.

An internal German Defence Ministry report has revealing the practice of sexual rituals in the country’s armed forces has caused a firestorm. According to Spiegel magazine, the report describes a female soldiers being forced by her trainers to perform a pole dance while being touched in private areas.

Cleo the Hurricane is expecting a baby, but this has not prevented her from pole dancing and doing the splits.

The 36-year-old mum-to-be started pole dancing in 2007 and in a post on her blog talks about her pregnancy experience responding also to the negative comments she has received about posing on the pole pregnant.

Model/actress Liz Hurley, currently starring in “The Royals”, set temperatures soaring when she shared a photo of herself pole dancing.

Not a flaw on her body could be seen as she posed upside down in a microscopic bikini and diamond-studded boots.

Erotic display or serious sport? At the World Pole Dancing Championships finals in Beijing on April 12, competitors in skin-tight suits insisted that their challenging discipline deserves Olympic recognition.
      

Una Senic: I am passionate about pole dancing bar

A hostess of the popular X Factor competition has been dedicated to pole dance fitness for a year and a half