Hi, In what context did you find this phrase? The term 'pole-dancing' is often used today to describe the dancing that strippers do in strip-clubs, where they swing around on a pole while removing their clothes Such places used to be called 'strip-tease parlours ', but that's a pretty old-fashioned term these days. Clive
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