Ick. There’s no way I would ever enroll one of my daughters in a class titled “Promiscuous Girls” (or the like). And really, how can one dance around a poll and not look provocative?

My concern would be, what someone would say, when faced with a 6yr old who announces in Sunday School class that ‘her and mummy do pole dancing together’… What happened to enjoying a pole – in the asymetrical sense – that is, at gymnastics class!??

However, I would like to try it out, myself, and I’m 34 so no worries there

Double Ick. Exercise-great. Anything for children including the words sexy or promiscuous-NOT.

This is insane and sick on so many levels. For kids.

For me? Hell, yeah, but I am old so I am allowed.

This does not fall under my ideas of keeping children young as long as is reasonably possible, so that would be a big no for my daughter … at least until she’s in college or so. Myself? probably not … I’m a bit self conscious.

While I might sign up for such a class (although probably not with class names such as that), it would absolutely be inappropriate for someone between the ages of 5 and 17. C’mon people. While sure, some kids both boys and girls would love to twirl around a pole (we had poles of about 8 inches in diameter in our basement – for support!) and I remember spinning around them…but uh, it was absolutely nothing sexualized. I find this just so ridiculous.

I am not easily shocked, but you got my attention with this one.
Just how does one explain to a 5yr old where pole dancing originated?
Has society now moved from exploiting young woman…. to the youngest of children, under the guise of “exercise?!”
Please, could we just let kids be kids!

This is absolutely disgusting and disturbing. I don’t want to see a woman on a pole, why the hell would I want to see a child do this. Anyone who puts their child in a class like this should be arrested. Perverts!

@Melissa-Exactly. I do not understand how these kids can participate in this class and not appear sexualized to anyone who watches them.

@Ness-Can you imagine the Q&A in Kindergarten. Teacher: “What are your favorite hobbies?” Young Brittany: “Pole-dancing!”

@Kelly and Mel. I could not agree more.

@Jesser-Girls are sexualized so early, and there are many, other forms of exercise that do not mimic stripping routines.

@Christine-I had that same pole in my basement. But twirling around it was about as far as I went.

@Juanita-I completely agree with you. What’s wrong with ballet or gymnastics?

@Jay-I tend to agree. It does border on child endangerment, in my opinion.

Wow, I am shocked and disgusted. I get that kids might think the pole is a blast, but let’s try to make it child-friendly at least and give it an appropriate name. No kid of mine is going to identify themselves as “sexy” before they are tweens if I can help it.

Sue-Exactly. If the classes are, as the owner of the studio says, just about fun and exercise, why the creepy and sexualized names? Little girls don’t need this type of “group exercise.”