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Pole-dancing now stands on its own as a provisionally recognized sport thanks to the Global Association of 馃敂 International Sports Federation, which granted the activity's international governing federation "observer status" earlier this month.

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Choose your 馃敂 plan ArrowRight "Pole Sports is a performance sport combining dance and acrobatics on a vertical pole," GAISF writes on its 馃敂 website.

"Pole Sports requires great physical and mental exertion, strength and endurance are required to lift, hold and spin the body.