The pole dancet comes from the traditional Indian sport mallakhamb and, dates back at least 800 years ago, they started to apply the strength principles with wooden poles but also has Chinese roots from the 12th century.
The pole dance began to gain popularity in the 1890s and rear up. In the 1920s there were performances already set off but, most of these performances were oriented to sensuality and striptease, It wasn’t until the 1980s that athletic moves such as climbs, spins, and inversions joined this sport.
Around the 1990s it started to be perceive as an Art and, by 2016 finally included in the International Pole Sports Federation.
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