the black China hand

Ms. Xiao, 26, who works as a supermarket manager, is one of a growing number of women experimenting with China’s newest, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.

When an American colleague said that she was going to take a class in pole-dancing as a way to keep fit, I thought she was joking. I couldn’t believe that they actually had a exer-pole class so I bet her that if she took the class I would take it with her. When she showed me the website to the spot that she was talking about I was incredulous. Needless to say, I quickly backed out of my prior bet. That was about three months ago. Today, that same colleague, knowing that I am interested in China, sent me the link to the following article. Again, I was incredulous and even more so because of all places it’s blowing up in Beijing. While, I doubt that it is as pervasive as the article makes it out to be, just the fact that it’s available is enough for me to scratch my head. Amazing!

From the Erotic Domain, an Aerobic Trend in China.