It could be a scene from any workout class: about a dozen women, outfitted in tank tops and T-shirts, sports bras, and stretchy pants, waiting expectantly for the instructor to begin. The difference?

"It's all about this rhythm,” he says. “I have it in my head and I can feel on the runway when it's right.” Finding that rhythm takes effort, but with enough practice, the payoff is a sweet reward.

Back in May, I convinced two of my friends to try something new: pole dancing. The event, Pole in the Pearl, was taking place at The Pearl, offering an hour of beginner instruction followed by two ...

PANAMA CITY — Jenny Hunnicutt is raising the bar on workout and dance options in Bay County — the vertical bar, that is. Hunnicutt, a licensed athletic trainer with a Ph.D. in Health and ...