MAPLEWOOD, Minn. – Here are a couple of things you needed to do to avoid a deduction in points if you were competing in the Minnesota Regional Pole Competitions on Saturday: Don't land on your head.

My legs are spread open in the instructor’s face as I attempt a basic wrist sit move (where you grip the pole with one hand under your butt, then kick your legs wide open), and she’s telling me off ...

She grabs the pole with her right hand, encircling it at a stalking pace. Then she accelerates, reaches toward the pole and clutches it with both hands. In one move, she hooks her leg around the pole, ...

My legs are spread open in the instructor’s face as I attempt a basic wrist sit move (where you grip the pole with one hand under your butt, then kick your legs wide open), and she’s telling me off ...

FARGO -- The scene at Pam Thorson's last party: a group of bachelorettes, some draped in feather boas, some thinking up stage names gathering around a pole to learn some moves. Thorson is Fargo's ...