The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The screech of skin losing its grip on 45-millimeter chrome mimics the sound of sneakers ...

Fargo - Pamela Thorson effortlessly glides around a silver pole in a flash of purple hair and black Spandex, demonstrating acrobatic moves like the “Superman” and the “butterfly.” The 59-year-old ...

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. – Here are a couple of things you needed to do to avoid a deduction in points if you were competing in the Minnesota Regional Pole Competitions on Saturday: Don't land on your head.

Art, sport, workout, therapy: modern pole dancing has taken on many forms. A veteran stripper, a pole studio owner, and a young dancer discuss politics and identity in pole dancing and how practicing ...

The Bada Bling is open for business in Colts Neck, NJ, but don’t expect to see any wiseguys in a jiggle joint. The Bling is a “high-energy” pole dancing fitness studio, not a “strip club in a strip ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - The screech of skin losing its grip on 45-millimeter chrome mimics the sound of sneakers scuffing a busy basketball court. Thumping music creates a foundation of energy like a crowd ...