Background
WHITEHEAD
Dance is one of the earliest ways of human expression. Being more than just a physical activity, dance includes sensations, emotions, and cognitions [While previous studies on dance therapy have focused mainly on traditional and expressionistic dances, newer forms of dance with ultimately different techniques have been widely neglected so far. One example of such new dances is pole dance (also referred to as pole fitness, pole sport, dirty (formerly exotic) pole dance, and pole [To date, only a few studies have examined psychological and health-related effects of pole dance. In a qualitative study by Whitehead and Kurz [