How to Use pole dancing in a Sentence

pole dancing

noun
  • Her pole dancing studio, Pole Body and Arts, was one of the sponsors of the event, and had a booth there.
    Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2022
  • And the pole dancing lessons were a workout in themselves!
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2022
  • Make like Lil Nas X and dance for the devil because pole dancing is huge right now.
    Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 7 Apr. 2021
  • When playing strippers, the most important skill to learn is, of course, how to pole dance.
    Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Then, there was J.Lo, who showed off an impressive pole dance.
    Trish Bendix, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2020
  • Adele topped off the night by providing a demonstration of her own pole dancing skills.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022
  • And, for Sapakie, part of the film's success lies in its realistic portrayal of pole dance.
    Mia Galuppo, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Lopez's pole dancing performance seemed to turn heads and raise eyebrows.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2020
  • After her mom performed a Hustlers-worthy pole dance, the camera panned to show the stage from the air and show the stage was the Venus symbol, also known as the woman's sign.
    Tanya Edwards, refinery29.com, 3 Feb. 2020
  • Since then, pole dancing has become an essential part of her life.
    Yara Simón, refinery29.com, 20 Mar. 2022
  • Might delete this immediately but had to share the results of my first pole dancing class.
    Gabrielle Chung, PEOPLE.com, 17 Aug. 2021
  • This is how Cami Árboles took her pole dancing and yoga skills and built a global business around it.
    Kristin Stoller, Forbes, 17 June 2022
  • In her free time, Gabrielle can be found reading romance novels, bench-pressing, or yep, pole dancing.
    Gabrielle Kassel, Men's Health, 8 Aug. 2022
  • The defining moment went viral: the cheekiness and unpredictability of the post showcased the paradox of pole dancing and the Ivy League.
    Karin Eldor, Forbes, 15 June 2022
  • The plot, which revolves around two young women (Taylour Paige and Riley Keough) who bond over pole dancing and end up taking off on a cross-country road trip, couldn’t be more apropos.
    Emma Specter, Vogue, 31 Mar. 2021
  • The 31-year-old even claims pole dancing helped her recover quicker from her difficult labor.
    Rebecca Flood, Fox News, 30 Aug. 2018
  • Directed by singer, dancer, and actress Teyana Taylor, the clip intercuts a pole dancing routine with footage of Ne-Yo performing the sultry tune.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2022
  • The decision to be open about her previous career pole dancing was two-fold, Hunt said in an interview earlier this year.
    Thomas Phippen, Fox News, 16 Apr. 2022
  • Patrons at the restaurant are captivated by acts such as burlesque, drag queens, belly dancing and pole dancing.
    The Salt Lake Tribune, 15 Nov. 2021
  • She was flattened for several days with a high fever and debilitating muscle aches and was too exhausted to teach her pole dancing class for three weeks.
    Melissa Healy, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2022
  • One solution: pole dancing, which Mottley started doing more than a year ago.
    Dorany Pinedastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
  • Twitter users are reacting to a viral social media post that appears to show a young boy pole dancing at a Pennsylvania gay pride event while bystanders cheered him on.
    Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022
  • On Instagram yesterday, Jennifer Lopez uploaded a behind-the-scenes video of her learning how to pole dance for her upcoming movie, Hustlers.
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Inspired by her love of dance, Hayes, who lives in Columbia, decided to open the studio to bring aerial arts — acrobatics that are done in the air like pole dancing, aerial silks and aerial hoop/lyra — to Howard County.
    Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 23 June 2021
  • The concept came from Brown seeing a clip of music video's director Violett Beane, who takes pole dancing classes, practicing.
    Alamin Yohannes, EW.com, 28 Jan. 2022
  • In the accompanying interview, the 34-year-old opened up about wellness, her meticulous acting method and pole dancing with writer Alex Okeowo.
    Sam Reed, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2017
  • From choreographed pole dancing routines to 20-slide-long Instagram Stories posts discussing a plant of the day, Rock has documented his life, seemingly from the beginning of it, online.
    Ana Escalante, Glamour, 7 July 2022
  • When not writing, she can be found working out via Zumba or pole dancing, reciting her favorite affirmations and covering her adorable kids in kisses.
    Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Jennifer Lopez’s mesmerizing pole dance in the first few minutes of the hit movie Hustlers does as much to solidify her character — Ramona, the ringleader of a band of thieving strippers — as her dialogue.
    Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The incident highlighted by Libs of TikTok Twitter account, showed middle school students pole dancing.
    Hannah Grossman, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2023

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