Why Pole Dance is for all

It is six o’clock in the morning. Chennai bus is awake. But a huge, well -burnt studio called pole camp on Harrington Road is already with activity. All ages, by the end of the 12 to 40s, are hovering to start classes about the studios. After stretch, warm -up routine and conditioning, they learn new tricks and dance with their “partner” – pole. The day begins with the abusing, walking, dancing and flying around the pole. For an hour they become illusions, confuse themselves, spin and become one with it.

For Nikita S Ganesh, a student of Class VIII, who learns the form of art at Dancer and Pole artist Anusha Swamy’s studio the pole camp, all began with a workshop for children. “I had a lot of fun that day. She hooks me, “she says. She was two years ago, when she was 10 years old. “I had been dancing pole for two years. This makes me feel strong and more confident. My mother and sister also learn this art form, “smiles at the age of 12.

Poll dance is a new child on the block in the fitness sector. It has something for everyone.

Students participate in a pole dancing class. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Years ago, when Anusha enrolled for a pole dance class while on leave in Melbourne, she realized very little that she would start a new movement in Chennai.

Anusha Swami | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

“I was in Melbourne on leave. I wanted to see if I could once again be a student and saw that a pole dance class was happening nearby. I wanted to see how much inspection and absorbing I could, ”Anusha said that when she was six years old, she started learning classical dances. It was in the late 20s that pole art entered her life. “The classroom was very liberated and I felt peace,” she remembers. And even after returning to India, the idea never left him. “I was still thinking about pole dance,” she says. And then his best friend gifted him one pole and the rest of the people, we will say, history. So far, Anusha has taught more than 500 students. Around 80 students regularly participate in her classrooms.

Pole artist Nupur Chaudhuri | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Nupur Chaudhuri, a pole artist and coach in Pune, introduced the pole, when she went to Australia to study for a master in journalism and mass communication at Griffith University, Gold Coast. Fascinated by acrobatics in a club, he decided to learn pole someday.

“I was strange, watching them hanging upside down etc. Pol actors made it very beautiful, but there was so much work behind it. I told myself that one day I will learn it, ”she says. She was then 21 years old. And many years later, posted his term in journalism, and married, she took a pole, and established her studio in Pune in Pune in Pune (East 4Poles Pune). “I still remember my first spin and how I fell in love with my body, myself and pole. I immersed myself in learning and participated in a pole camp abroad,” she says.

Student in a pole class | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Pol competition, the first such competition in India, was organized by Nupur (Pol School India) in collaboration with Callisthanics Girls India. It was held in Bangalore in 2024 and was seen in the early and intermediate categories from Pune, Bangalore and Chennai.

Pole artist Nupur Chaudhuri | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Pole as fitness

Rebecca Zoding Pui (Becky Zoding) that runs Mirror Studio in Bangalore, coincidentally takes pole dancing. “There was no fitness background in my life before,” Becky misses. Then he picked up yoga, air art and finally. The 42 -year -old has now trained more than 400 students.

Poll student Payal Jain | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Back in 2019, Payal Jain, who now lives in Bengaluru, started a pole for fitness. “I had tried to do gyming first, but it looked dull, so I chose pole, which was a great way to fit and dance. Now I have pole classes twice a week, “Payal says,” I have made significant progress in the gym for the pole, it is with weight lifting or getting better in the push ups. ,

Pole artist Rebecca ZodingPui | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

An Venkataganesh, an orthopedic manual physician and a myoficial therapist, says with a 25 -year experience in treating sports injuries that the pole can pave the way for sound health in a person and help in the overall development of the body. “Poll Art calls for a lot of discipline. To go to the pole, even a beginning will learn to activate the muscles of the deep core intentionally or inadvertently. This art form makes you from all attitudes like strength, endurance, coordination, balance, power, agility, etc., ”Venkataganesh says, who runs the yoga and physio of his clinic Venkat in Chennai.

Students during a workshop by International Pol actor Sarah Scott at Anusha’s studio. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

They say that every sport or fitness activity, if overdone or decreases without any recovery, causes injuries. “When this happens, we are creating subtle injuries within us. Poll is not an exception. If you are using only your right hand to suspend all then you are building stress. If you do recovery activities, including stretching and sleep, you will recover, ”he says.

According to Anusha, pole dancing can be a great start for a person’s fitness journey. “It makes strength. Poll is a game and you become strong, fit and flexible. As you move forward, you can join a gym to create more strength so that you can crack up advanced tricks, “she says,” It is necessary to train the pole to be better for your polling. ,

Body positivity

Poll student Kajal Kiran | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Pol has helped many people embrace their bodies in all their essence, all coaches agree. “When they join, some of them are worried about their body to look. Once they start polling, they enjoy it, start loving themselves and soon embrace their body. They understand that weight does not matter, ”says Becky.

At the age of 44, Kajal Kiran is the most confident. Kajal, who works as a director in an audit firm, has now been polling for 1.5 years. “I would say that I got a poll at my right age. Ever since I started polling, I have seen a dramatic change in my energy. I have gained strength and I feel less tired, ”says Kajal Becky’s student.

Sarosh Vandroula is a pilot by profession, one level 1 animal flow trainer and a pole dance student. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Vidhi Bhatt, a spokesperson of the ex-stores manufacturer of India’s communication and industry, X-Po India, says that the pole is getting widespread acceptance as a fun and versatile way to stay fitness fit. “The versatility of pole fitness is a major draw, which confuses all major muscle groups while promoting flexibility and strength,” says Vidhi.

Since the launch of X-poll in India, pole installation in home and studio has also increased. According to Vidhi, there are about 12 to 15 studios in India which are fully equipped with ex-poles. She says, “And 50 or 100 home studios and trainers offer private classes.

According to him, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad are moving forward in home poll installation. Both men and women are investing in the pillars of the house to save time and say Vidhi to increase their self-existence session from the comfort of their home, saying that the price of X-poles poles is Rs. Is between 19,000 to Rs. 1.5 lakhs depend on the type and finish.

While pole classes participate mostly by women, men are also joining Milliyu. When a pilot, Sarosh Wandrula started his pole journey, his family could not be much helpful. Sarosh, a 34 -year -old Pune student of Nupur, says, “When she saw my first pole video, my mother was Paramanand and my sister has also been my cheerleader.” He says, “There was a little name call and teasing that was uncomfortable at first, but then you would have to turn a deaf ears for other people’s decisions.”

So are there any necessary conditions to learn this dance form? Anusha says that there are no one. “Nobody, this is something that you develop over time and have consistent and patience while doing so,” she says. There are also many styles in pole dancing, such as contemporary, pole for fitness, artistic, foreign, etc. “But at the end of the day it is art, so it is all about self -expression,” she says.