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Kids pole dance for fitness

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Laraine Riddell wants to teach children as young as 11 to pole dance. Believing there's nothing inherently sexual about the activity, she explains, "It has nothing to do with what you see in strip clubs. It is a way of getting fit and having fun."

Ridell says the lifting and resistance work builds muscles, but others aren't so sure. A local children's charity, for instance, has condemned the idea, noting that "Pole dancing is an activity where women on stage are given money which is stuck in their underwear."

Good point.

To be honest, moving up and down on a pole could probably be done in a way that wasn't sexual. Sure, I'll buy that. But I just can't imagine that dancing on and with an enormous phallic symbol is ever going to seem appropriate for pre-teens.

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Start by teaching him that it is safe to do so.