It’s still a little naughty: Excelling on the pole takes more than brute strength and a high pain threshold | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

It’s still a little naughty: Excelling on the pole takes more than brute strength and a high pain threshold | Lifestyle News, The Indian Express

By New York Times |New York |Published: April 21, 2019 3:39:40 pm

It’s still a little naughty: Excelling on the pole takes more than brute strength and a high pain threshold

Even at its most risqué — or especially, given the challenge of wielding platform heels, as many performers do — pole dancing requires great strength, especially in the core and upper body.

Svetlana Semenishcheva performs during the professional competition at the U.S. Pole Dance Championship in New York, April 13, 2019. (Nina Westervelt/The New York Times)

On most weekdays, Cristi, 33, works in marketing for a fashion company, a regular 9-to-5 job. But on a recent Friday afternoon, she could be found at Symphony Space doing a split in the theater aisle as a friend pulled back her arms, assisting her in a deep stretch.