The History and Origin of Pole Dance

Traditionally, pole dancing originated from the reproductive worship dance of primitive tribes in the12nd century. The mainstream view now is that modern pole dancing originated from American workers at the end of19th century and was invented by construction workers. Pole dancing is a modern dance with steel pipes as props, combined with various types of dances and sports.

How did pole dancing come into being?

Pole dance is a new kind of performance, which combines modern dance, folk dance and ballet with acrobatics and rhythmic gymnastics with steel pipes as props. As for the origin of pole dancing, some people think that it started from the reproductive worship dance of a primitive tribe in the12nd century, but it has not been verified favorably.

It is generally believed that modern pole dancing originated from American construction sites at the end of 19. At that time, in order to alleviate the heavy work pressure, some construction workers sang and danced while holding construction steel pipes, which showed people's optimistic attitude to the fullest.

Pole dancing is closely related to traditional acrobatics in China.

According to some historical data and long-term practical analysis, experts believe that it is very likely that pole dancing originated in China, mainly because people think that the nature of pole dancing is very similar to the traditional acrobatic "climbing the pole" in ancient China, so it is regarded as the product of traditional acrobatics. However, now pole dancing has claimed to be a genre and become one of the most popular dance forms in the market, which can quickly ignite people's enthusiasm.