Talk:pole dancing

RFD discussion: January–April 2021

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pole dancing

Noun, defined as "alternative form of pole dance"

There is now a verb PoS section, which naturally includes the gerund form. DCDuring (talk) 22:43, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Keep, the definition is wrong. As Lexico describes it: "Erotic dancing which involves swinging around a fixed pole.". An uncountable noun, like dancing can be distinguished from a dance. DonnanZ (talk) 09:34, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

The definition has been changed. If anyone disagrees it can be reverted. DonnanZ (talk) 10:04, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

• Delete the noun (but keep the verb form). It doesn't make sense to have different definitions of the noun pole dancing (as opposed to the verb form) and the noun pole dance. They're the same thing, so we should have just one definition at one entry and point the other entry to it. The definition at pole dance, "A form of dancing and acrobatics centred on a pole" is more accurate, since pole dancing is not necessarily erotic and involves more than merely "swinging around a fixed pole". —Mahāgaja · talk 11:42, 3 January 2021 (UTC)
• Keep, but fix the definition to be in line with pole dance – e.g., “the activity of performing a pole dance”; see also Wiktionary:Tea room#pole dancing. IMO, this is not merely a verb form but also a noun referring to an activity, just like ballroom dancing, barn dancing, belly dancing, break dancing, country dancing, dirty dancing, disco dancing, folk dancing, ice dancing, Irish step dancing, line dancing, morris dancing, slam dancing, square dancing, swing dancing, and table dancing.  --Lambiam 12:07, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Also Highland dancing, which I can remember seeing in NZ. You illustrate the point very well. DonnanZ (talk) 13:14, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

• Keep, but I agree that the meaning should be changed so it's more in line with pole dance. It's a term I've heard countless times and deserves its own entry. --Robbie SWE (talk) 23:50, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

• Keep — Dentonius 08:05, 19 February 2021 (UTC)

  Vote is stricken. Imetsia (talk) 19:34, 2 April 2021 (UTC)

• Keep, and pole dance should be made an alternative form of the more common pole dancing. Ultimateria (talk) 20:33, 20 February 2021 (UTC)

Delete the noun but keep the verb. Imetsia (talk) 18:35, 21 February 2021 (UTC)

RFD-kept. Imetsia (talk) 19:34, 2 April 2021 (UTC)