In pole position
3 years, 1 month ago

In pole position

China Daily  

Pole-dancing is growing in popularity in China, where it's regarded as a good form of exercise. Song Yanyi, a 26-year-old white-collar worker in Shanghai, had her first interaction with pole-dancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying at home every day after the outbreak allowed Song to reexamine the importance of physical health for the first time. Song, who doesn't like sports at all, wanted to find a gym near her home, and the closest one was a pole-dancing studio. She soon started taking classes regularly and now takes six classes a week, spending about 10,000 yuan a year on pole-dancing.

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This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age-obsessed L.A.
5 months, 2 weeks ago

This 71-year-old pole dancer defies expectations — and gravity — in age-obsessed L.A.

LA Times  

Dressed in 7-inch neon heels and translucent yellow bell-bottoms, Mary Serritella was defying gravity and expectations on a recent Wednesday night at Hollywood’s Bourbon Room. “But it’s like that old serenity prayer: Accept the things you can’t change, and change the things you can.” Serritella, who lives in Northridge, started pole dancing in 2010 when she was 57, the same …

In pole position
3 years, 1 month ago

In pole position

China Daily  

Pole-dancing is growing in popularity in China, where it's regarded as a good form of exercise. Song Yanyi, a 26-year-old white-collar worker in Shanghai, had her first interaction with pole-dancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Staying at home every day after the outbreak allowed Song to reexamine the importance of physical health for the first time. Song, who doesn't like …

Pole star leads the way
5 years, 8 months ago

Pole star leads the way

China Daily  

Jiang Lei, a 28-year-old pole sports athlete, performs at the 2019 China Pole Sports Championships on July 14. The dancer, Jiang Lei, 28, through this athletic display of control and strength, is trying to tell the beautiful, yet sad, story of Cheng Dieyi, a fictional Peking Opera performer with an obsession for both the art and his love - a …

Pole star leads the way
5 years, 8 months ago

Pole star leads the way

China Daily  

Jiang Lei, a 28-year-old pole sports athlete, performs at the 2019 China Pole Sports Championships on July 14. The dancer, Jiang Lei, 28, through this athletic display of control and strength, is trying to tell the beautiful, yet sad, story of Cheng Dieyi, a fictional Peking Opera performer with an obsession for both the art and his love - a …

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