HERE’S a wheel-y sexy way to get about — a rickshaw with its own built-in POLE DANCER.

New Yorkers have been stunned to see the contraption being ridden around the streets of Manhattan at night.

The tantalising method of transport features an on-board stereo system and flashing lights, as well as an 8ft tall pole.

And as Andrew Katzander, the brains behind the operation pedals, a sexy dancer shimmies up and down, on top of her neon-blue “stage”.

The 45-year-old said: “We’re taking pole dancing to the streets.”

Well we shaw think it’s an idea with legs.

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JODI Gordon developed her taste for pole-dancing and strip clubs through her role on Channel 7 soap Home and Away.

The embattled starlet, exposed as a regular customer at Kings Cross strip joint Bada Bing, learned the art of pole-dancing more than two years ago when her TV character Martha took it up to impress her tough guy boyfriend.

A seven spokeswoman yesterday denied reports Gordon was leaving the network.

“Home and Away is on a production break right now and Jodi is using that time to rest and prepare for the second half of the season. She is concentrating on taking the right steps to get her life back in control,” the publicist said.

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The 38-year old told Celebs on Sunday that she was partying at Stringfellows when she decided to take to the stage to strut her stuff.

She explained: “My mate and I got a bit drunk – in my former life – and ended up there trying to pole dance.

“This man came up to us and said, “Um, can you get down please? But before you do, can this man take your picture?”

“It was Peter Stringfellow and he was sat at a table with Simon and loads of really big bods from TV.”

Zoe also revealed that Cowell sent over a bottle of champagne but she was unsure whether this was because he liked her dancing.

She confessed: “We said hello, then a few minutes later Simon sent a bottle of champagne over to us.”

“I think it was to stop me from dancing ever again, rather than congratulate me.”

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Pole dancing has evolved from its sleazy striptease reputation to a legitimate form of exercise that is gaining in popularity worldwide. In addition to the many private pole dancing studios, more and more health clubs and fitness centers are offering pole dancing classes as a creative form of exercise that also caters to the “sensual side.”

There are several well-known pole dancing studios in the Bay Area including Catherine Rose’s Slinky Productions which offers both private and group instruction and actress Sheila Kelley’s S Factor with multiple locations nationwide.

Where did it all begin? Probably hundreds – perhaps thousands – of years ago as some form of exotic dance. Most sources believe the earliest “recorded” pole dance was performed by Belle Jangles in 1968 at Mugwumps strip club in Oregon. Recorded by whom? Nobody seems to know. In fact, nobody seems to know anything about Belle Jangles or Mugwumps either, yet they have become part of the folklore surrounding the origins of pole dancing and, no doubt, contribute to its colorful image.

According to UK-based Polestars, the world’s largest independent pole dancing fitness school, pole dancing burns 400 calories an hour. That, too, might be dubious depending on the intensity of the workout. Still, there is no questions that pole dancing is an excellent form of progressive exercise that can present a challenging workout for persons of every fitness level.

The U.S. Pole Dancing Federation (USPDF) was founded in 2008 “to create a network for pole dancers and studio owners in the US…to provide a structured standard in the industry…to serve as a source to exchange idesas, and to give feedback among pole dance instructors.” The USPDF emphasizes that “pole dancing is not stripping. This misconception prevents pole dancing from becoming something every woman should be able to enjoy. Pole dancing is a sensual athletic dance form that demands coordination, flexibility and physical strength.”

The inaugural USPDF National Pole Dance Championships were held at Bleecker Street Theater in New York City this past March 15th where almost 300 enthusiastic pole fans from all over the US attended the show to watch the nation’s elite pole dancers live on stage. The winner – and “Miss USPDF 2009” – was Jenyne Butterfly.

What’s next? The USPDF “Rock the Pole” exhibition and showcase will take place on June 26 in Redlands, California, and will feature Sarah Cretul aka “Miss Trixter,” “Miss Sexy” Alethia Austin, and USPDF co-founder Wendy Traskos. Readers can refer to antixfitness.com for more information.

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With nothing just tattoos of rose petals covering her breasts, Britney leaves little to imagination as she gyrates around a strippers’ pole while shooting the video of her 2007 hit ‘Gimme More’.

Understandably, the topless act was deemed too hot for viewers and axed from the video but its stills have now been leaked to the tabloid press. The snaps show a brunette Britney dancing topless around a pole, smiling and waving to the camera. Incidentally, the shoot took place at the time of her public breakdown two years back.

27-year-old Britney is presently performing a string of acclaimed gigs at London’s 02 as part of her Circus tour, before moving on to Manchester and Dublin.

She is also learnt to be planning a series of sexy parties across London.

MTV.co.uk quotes a source as saying: “It’s going to be crazy. Britney wanted to throw parties people will be talking about for years. I promise you, you’ve never seen anything so explicit in your life.”

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GLAMOUR girl Abi Titmus is turning her back on the image that found her fame – in a quest to be taken seriously as an actress.

The former nurse was regularly featured in lads’ mags in saucy poses and she became known as a girl who, ahem, certainly dressed down for the cameras.

Yet the newly clean-cut Abi says those days are far behind her.

However, her new theatre role is a little risqué – she plays a pole dancing teacher in comedy The Naked Truth.

But Abi is quick to add there’s no actual nudity in the play, heading to Manchester’s Opera House next week, co-starring Bury’s Lisa Riley and actress Emily Aston.

She tells me she’s spent months rehearsing: “I asked the director how good I needed to be at pole-dancing for this part, and he just looked at me and said: `extraordinary’.

“I’m a bit of a perfectionist so I threw myself into it and spent three months practising, before rehearsals for the play even started. It’s like an athletic sport it’s so tricky, but people just think of it with connotations of being in seedy clubs.

“I thought people might jump to conclusions with me pole dancing, so I was very aware that I needed to make it look as beautiful and graceful as possible.

“It just feels really nice to be good at something.”

Abi found fame as a glamour model after a relationship with controversial TV presenter John Leslie, but shelved the lads’ mag modelling to pursue her childhood dream of becoming an actress last year.

“I wasn’t happy,” she says. “So I decided I had to stop what I was doing, the whole celebrity side of things.

“I’ve taken a step back from all that now and want people to know I’m serious about acting. But I don’t think the world owes me a living, I auditioned for this job just like everybody else.”

And Abi has lofty acting ambitions: “I would love to do Shakespeare, to play Helena or Lady Macbeth.

“But I would also love to be involved in a TV drama – like Miss Marple or Poirot.”

Abi insists she has no regrets about her past.

“I’ve been through some huge highs and huge lows, but I feel incredibly lucky to have had the opportunities I have had.

“I’ve worked hard to maintain where I am. I never understood why it all happened to me, but it did and I’m very grateful for that. But I didn’t want to be famous just for being famous.”

The Naked Truth is at Manchester Opera House from June 8 to 13.

A POLE dancing class is the setting that brings six very different women together in a play that is coming to Basingstoke and which features an all-star cast.

The Naked Truth is a girl’s night out coming to The Haymarket next week. It stars Trudie Goodwin – better known to many as June Ackland on ITV’s The Bill – who is thrilled to be back on stage.

“I was last on the stage 12 years ago so it was quite scary getting back up there,” she said.

“I did theatre for ten years before I went into television, but you wonder if you can do still do it. I’m really enjoying it.”

Her co-stars include Lisa Riley – Mandy Dingle in Emmerdale – Julie Buckfield, from Hollyoaks, Abi Titmuss and Emily Aston and Lorraine Hodgson, who both have numerous credits on series’ such as The Bill, EastEnders, Holby City and Heartbeat.

Goodwin said: “We are very close-knit, thank God, as we are in each other’s pockets!

“And it’s a very popular show. This is the fourth time it’s been done and Lisa Riley, who the play was written for, is wonderful.

“She’s really experienced and knows how to work the audience – we get a laugh about every 30 seconds!”

The play follows its heroines over the course of six months, during which time they decide to put on a charity show because Goodwin’s character has breast cancer.

“Along the way, we find out about their problems, and it’s a very funny piece,” said Goodwin. “And they are rubbish at pole dancing, it goes without saying!

“But we all had to learn how to do it and we do a warm up every day. I can get to the top of the dance pole now. At first, I could barely get my feet off the floor, and it’s a very beautiful form of exercise.

“It’s great for the legs and upper arms for ladies of my age!”

When the tour finishes in July, Goodwin plans to take a deserved holiday. However, it’s clearly been a worthwhile experience.

She said: “I’ve remembered why I enjoyed acting so much. Doing TV is so different and you forget why you started out being an actor.

“You can do something a bit different every night and you’re constantly seeing if you can improve.”

The Naked Truth is running at The Haymarket from June 4 to 6, with a matinee performance at 2pm on June 6.

Lorraine Hodgson, 38, will tread the boards at Preston’s Charter Theatre alongside ex-Emmerdale star Lisa Riley, who played Mandy Dingle, and lads’ mag favourite Abi Titmuss in The Naked Truth, a comedy about six unlikely women learning to pole-dance in a village hall.

Former Wellfield High School pupil Lorraine said she was looking forward to bringing the play to Preston – but a little worried about pole-dancing in front of her mum, Mary!

Lorraine said: “I’m always more nervous when my family come to watch.
“We had a six-week course of pole-dancing lessons in January which was hard work.

“I swear in the play as well and when my gran, who is 88, was coming to see it, I told my mum to phone her and warn her! But the play is all very tongue-in-cheek and it’s great for a girls’ night out.”

Lorraine first took to the stage while studying for a drama O-Level at Wellfield High.

From there she went on to do a performing arts course at Blackpool and The Fylde College, before winning a place at Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London, where she now lives.

Since then, she has won small parts in TV shows including Eastenders, The Bill, Holby City and No Angels.

Lorraine reckons The Naked Truth, which also stars Hollyoaks actress Julie Buckfield, has been one of the most fun productions she has worked on.

She said: “Everybody has been brilliant.You could not ask for a better cast and we’re having an absolute ball.

“Lisa (Riley) is wonderful and Abi (Titmuss) is brilliant in it and also really lovely.”

Mum Mary, 65, still lives in Leyland.

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Years of channel surfing have taken me to ESPN to see every kind of fitness and body building competition, my favorite being the aerobics choreography. But I have never had the luxury of watching a pole dance competition outside of YouTube.

It’s no surprise that pole dancers have competitions, but it is a surprise that in Utah we are having our own this weekend. Sexy twirls and tricks that showcase the strength of these ladies who’s skills range from beginners to advanced.

Pole Fetish 2009 has been in the news for several months as Davis County Commissioner Bret Millburn has resisted this dance pole of the devil, but with strict rules forbidding the dancers to sexually arouse the audience, the show will go on.

The battle of the stripper pole kit dancing dancers takes place on Saturday, May 16 from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Davis Conference Center, 800 Heritage Park Blvd. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $50 for VIP seating. For more information call 801-678-0225.