Students taking a lesson at Lolan Pole Dancing School in Beijing. The school has five studios and plans to open six more this year.

By JIMMY WANG, July 25, 2008, The New York Times (includes video)

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I hope this exercise catches on. I see the health benefits.

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yoyo-n-snoopy Thank you for photos

Actually, what I find interesting is that the photos show the ladies performing outdoors at a public venue. Must have had some music and drawn a good crowd. I bet everyone had lots of fun that day. Wish I was there.