Move aside Yoga, pole dancing is what’s new

Silver disco balls spin red lip-shaped lights around the room and Britney Spears’ “Oops I did it again” blares as Debbie gives herself a cheeky slap on the left buttock. [...] But contrary to appearances, Debbie is no pole pro. She’s a 42-year-old married banker in London who has just completed a six-week beginners’ course in pole dancing at My Pole Dance School in London. [...] She is one of growing numbers of urban British women — from bankers and accountants to charity workers and housewives — who are using poles to get fit and get sexy.

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