BEIJING — Clad in knee-high leather boots, spandex shorts and a sports bra, Xiao Yan struck a pose two feet off the ground, her head glistening with sweat and her arms straining as she suspended herself from a vertical pole.
Growing number of women are experimenting with China’s newest, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.
“A lot of people expect Chinese women to be subdued and faithful, that we should marry and take care of kids at an early age,” she said.
“But I don’t think that way — I want to be independent. I’ve been studying traditional Chinese dance for many years, but this is totally different. I feel in control when I do this. If I learn this well, I feel I can be a superstar. I want to be a superstar.”
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