Pole & Society

Are We Empowered by Pole Dance?: How Today’s Polers Are Turning Feminism Upside Down

Post author:Lady Jane
Post published:December 11, 2018
Post category:Pole & Society
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I have always proudly identified as a feminist. The daughter of a second-wave mom, I grew up scouring bookshelves full of Naomi Wolfe and Germaine Greer. By the time I hit university, questioning everyday encounters with both institutional and personal power through the lens of gender theory was second nature to me. So unsurprisingly, in 2005 I found my 18…

Professionalism & Pole Dance

Post author:Pole Press Staff
Post published:December 10, 2018
Post category:Pole & Society
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To come "out" as a pole dancer in your place of employment, or to keep it a secret? This is the question that seems to plague many of today's pole dancers that also work in a "professional" environment (aka, an office). When pole dancers explain what they do to non-polers, they often brace for responses such as "how do you…