3.1K views | For years, pole dancing was associated with strip clubs and gentleman’s bars—until it wasn’t. Today, it is a potent representation of self-love and empowerment. Watch these fearless pole dancers fashion a statement of self as they defy gravity with mind-boggling acrobatics.Digital Editor: @sonalved #CosmoIndia #CosmopolitanIndia #PoleDance | Cosmopolitan India | Facebook

"When trolls say, 'this is what strippers do', I stun them with another graceful move on the pole," says Anusha Swamy, who discovered #poledancing at 28 and fell in love with it. #BreakingStereotypes #Passion #Dancer #IndianArtist #Confidence #India | TheBetterIndia