From Reuters via China Daily:
As manager of Beijing’s first pole dancing school, Luo says she is trying to make exercise fun — and not morally corrupt anyone in a country where this kind of dancing is associated with seedy bars and sex is still a taboo topic.
But she admits she has had a tough time convincing people that pole dancing, which has a celebrity following said to include pop star Britney SpearsParis Hilton, is great for your health.
“When I first started people would only come furtively, and not tell their boyfriends or husbands,” Luo told Reuters in the apartment she has converted into a dance studio with poles bolted to the floor and roof….[Full Text]
(Photo, from Reuters: A dance instructor shows a move to students at Roland pole dancing school in Beijing in this December 9, 2006 file photo.)
