pole dancing

I don't know if you been to the Strip Club lately, but it seems like most of the girls are just mailing it in. No wild pole tricks, nothing crazy in the lap dance room. It sucks, and not in a good way. But not all strippers are metaphorically sucking balls. Some are really getting after it. One Cleveland stripper was working so hard for her tips that she took a 15 foot nose dive!

This a heart warming, feel good story if I read one. A one armed dancer from Australia and dazzled the competition on the big, brass pole. It's quite an amazing feat when you consider how hard and physically demanding pole dancing is. It's nice to see that her physical handicap isn't holding her back from her hopes and dreams...

When I think of strippers, I think of  tasteless debauchery that is fueled by whiskey and a strong sexual desire. Which isn't a bad thing. Hell, I have a Wild Orchid VIP card in my wallet right now.

The big news in public transportation this week was 26-year old Ryan Wenzel (not pictured), who entertained riders of New York City's L Train with a pole dance. While the show may have seemed spontaneous, it turns out it was actually part of a shoot for an upcoming Girl Talk video.

Vertical Dance, a British pole-dancing company, is petitioning the International Olympic Committee to get their sport recognized as a test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. According to the petition, which has so far garnered about 6,000 signatures, "Over 50 countries worldwide take part in lessons, workshops, conventions, expose, competitions and teacher training." Read Mor

It used to be that pole dancing was strictly the domain of well-tipped professionals you could find at say the Hustler Club. However, these days, with pole dancing being embraced as both a form of exercise, many more amateurs are taking to the pole.

There may be a good Christian message buried somewhere in here . . . but still, on the list of ways to pay homage to our good friend Jesus, this can't be very high. There's an aerobics studio in Houston, Texas called Best Shape of Your Life Studios, and they're offering a class called Pole Fitness for Jesus. It's every other Sunday . . . for women only . . . and you have to bring a church program