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Dance Fever

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 ... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Sat, Jul 26 2008

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