Meanings
plural pole dances
- A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole, practiced as a gymnastic or erotic activity.
present singular third person pole dances · participle present pole dancing · participle past pole danced · past pole danced
- To perform a pole dance.
She pole-dances to gospel hymns.
2008, Andrea Gibson, Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns, page 73 more examples
You know, it's that workout program where you pole dance and prance around like a stripper.
2009, Becky A. Bartness, How to Lose a Client, page 133I read that Cornelius Vanderbilt used to go for long walks to think. I pole danced.
2011, Anuvab Pal, 1888 Dial IndiaSomeone shouted from the background for them to pole dance.
2012, Emmy Grace, A Place in This World, page A-70
Translations
Afrikaans paaldans
- paaldansdancing centred around a pole
Chinese Mandarin 鋼管舞 /钢管舞
- 鋼管舞 /钢管舞 (gāngguǎnwǔ)dancing centred around a pole
Finnish tankotanssi
- tankotanssidancing centred around a pole
French pole dance, danse à la barre verticale
- pole dancedancing centred around a pole
- danse à la barre verticaledancing centred around a pole
- danse à la barredancing centred around a pole
- barre verticaledancing centred around a pole
German Poledance, Stangentanz
- Poledancedancing centred around a pole
- Stangentanzdancing centred around a pole
Hungarian rúdtánc
- rúdtáncdancing centred around a pole
Japanese ポールダンス
- ポールダンス (pōrudansu)dancing centred around a pole
Korean 폴댄스, 기둥춤
- 폴댄스 (poldaenseu)dancing centred around a pole
- 기둥춤 (gidungchum)dancing centred around a pole
Polish taniec na rurze
- taniec na rurzedancing centred around a pole
Portuguese pole dance, dança do cano
- pole dancedancing centred around a pole
- dança do canodancing centred around a pole
- dança do postedancing centred around a pole
Russian та́нец на пило́не, шестово́й та́нец
- та́нец на пило́не (tánec na pilóne)dancing centred around a pole
- шестово́й та́нец (šestovój tánec)dancing centred around a pole
Spanish baile del caño, baile en barra
- baile del cañodancing centred around a pole
- baile en barradancing centred around a pole
- barra americanadancing centred around a pole
- baile de barradancing centred around a pole
- baile del tubodancing centred around a pole
Thai เต้นรูดเสา
- เต้นรูดเสาdancing centred around a pole
Turkish direk dansı
- direk dansıdancing centred around a pole
Vietnamese múa cột
- múa cộtdancing centred around a pole
Cite this entry
pole dance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20dance
“pole dance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20dance. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pole dance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pole%20dance.
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