Mexican Pole Dancers Show Their Skills on City Streets for Urban Festival Hannah Osborne - International Business Times
go to original June 10, 2013

National Urban Dance Pole day is to celebrate the sport and has been running for three years. (Reuters)

Pole dancers in Mexico have taken to the streets to celebrate their sport and show others the skills involved.

The Pole Dance National Day celebration saw pole dancers gather in parks, outdoor gyms and on streets, using street lamps, sign posts and other objects to put on displays across Mexico City.



Pole dancers take to the streets in Mexico. (Reuters)

Pole dancing, or Pole Fitness, is becoming an increasingly popular sport in Mexico, with many people seeing it as a means to improve their strength and fitness.

The Urban Dance Pole day has now been running for three years and it aims to take away the sleazy stigma often attached to pole dancing.



Pole Fitness improves strength and health, enthusiasts say. (Reuters)

At first, there were just three places teaching pole dancing in the city but there are now 55, sinembargo.mx reports.

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