what I said was: “on studying Torah as the be all and end all of education.” I’m not sure why you all are having so much trouble parsing that sentence and instead are preaching to me about the value of Torah study in general.

Wow! I am so convinced by your sterling argument, Internet stranger. I’m going to become baal teshuvah now based on your persuasiveness.

Yeah, this would be the part where you preach the party line and forget or are unaware that I’ve seen this all in practice.

And you’re also going to take it on yourself to learn the difference between when a woman is wearing provocative dress versus just being fashionable or dressing for hot weather, right? Personally, lacking mind reading ability, I’ve never been able to eyeball an outfit and tell the person’s motivation behind wearing it.

Orthodox men are obligated to dress in uncomfortable, modest clothes as well. So I’m not sure that’s true that it’s assumed that girls don’t have sexual thoughts about boys—more that girls’ thoughts aren’t as important as the boys’ thoughts since the girls are supposed to do domestic, worldy things versus the boys…

That’s not how privilege works anyway. Someone who is genuinely non-binary but presents male will still receive male privilege in many (but not all) circumstances because many forms of male privilege are granted based on conscious and subconscious perception.

And women can be sexist due to internalized misogyny, so…

Yes.

For the main organization that my studio competes under, the different categories (Dramatic, Championship, Exotic, etc.) have some differences in the rubric to reflect that category’s focus.

She’s hardcore into Dr. Sears-style attachment parenting. It’s a reminder of how people can be brilliant and idiots at the same time.

I don’t follow your comment. Are you asking for an idea of the rubrics?

It’s too new. No one really knows what the burn out rate on bodies will be, especially because the level of difficulty is increasing. I’m adjacent to the pole world (I teach aerial in a competition-focused pole studio), but I’ve been seeing a LOT of discussion about injuries and injury prevention. Pole is pretty…

So adults rarely do birthday parties at gymnastic events, but you’re aware that it is a very common kid birthday party thing, right? And just as the kids at a birthday party do super basic moves and play, that’s the same with bachelorette party pole.

I would expect male pole dancing before male rhythmic personally. Rhythmic’s popularity is so concentrated in Eastern Europe. Pole sports are globally popular and there’s a good base of high-level, talented male pole dancers.

Depends on the competition category. Some do, and there’s nothing lesser about it. Those heels require technique and strength in the air. Plus, the clacking adds a percussive element that’s amazing when done well.

Pole competitions do indeed have scoring rubrics. They are on par with ice skating competitions.

Yes, there are. Amateur-levels are typically co-ed. There’s not a substantive difference between what men can do and what women can do. Men tend to come in with more upper body strength; women tend to come in with more flexibility. Everyone trains everything. I believe the pro level splits out into men’s competitions…

That’s not her underwear. Her competition outfit involves a lot of skin because skin grips the pole. It is required for many high-level tricks. There are other sports where competitors choose to expose much of their skin for performance gains—check out most sprinters’ uniforms at the Olympics for example.

The pole dancers I know are mixed on this. I’m a bit surprised because it’s against the direction that I’ve seen pole competitions moving in, but as I put in another response, Championship-style pole competitions are a very natural fit for this.

The main concern that I share with the pole dancers I know is that this is…

Yes, you will. I’m pretty sure it was Shawn Johnson’s coach who was known for letting his gymnasts have much more rest. Human bodies perform better with rest.

Also, human bodies recover from injury faster and better when the injury is acknowledged and respected early. There are certain times where an athlete needs to…

Wouldn’t matter. The problem starts much lower down the level with basic meets. There’s nothing unique to gymnastics about what Maroney is describing.

What needs to happen is we all need to reject the mentality that all pain is productive and essential to high-level performance as well as the glorification of pushing…

Pole competitions happen globally, have a fairly standardized judging rubric, and have a pretty good participation. If I followed correctly, they’re going to bring the Championship style category to the Olympics, which emphasizes display of technique and difficulty over dance and performance. It will fit in very…