A NAN has been brutally called ''an embarrassment'' to her family for pole dancing at 75. Meet Starr Stauffer Wise, 75-year-old widow from Colorado, the US, who picked up the unlikely athletic activity during the pandemic. Starr - who has wanted to try pole dancing before - explained that being alone with two cats during Covid-19 was a lonely time in her life.
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However, as restrictions began to ease in February, 2021, the nan stumbled upon an article in a newspaper - and it turned her life upside down. "The article was about a local pole dancer, Diane Martin, who also happened to be a pastor," she said. "Diane started her pole dancing journey when she was nearly 50, and now, at 64, she's my private instructor. She's the brains behind Pole Revolution.
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"When I read that piece, I was beyond excited. "It jogged my memory about an old dream of mine — pole dancing, which had been on my bucket list for years but somehow got pushed to the back burner. "I initially thought, 'Could I even do this?'". The OAP, whose beloved husband passed away almost two decades ago, grappled with medical issues including rheumatoid arthritis in her wrists and hands, a deformed right hand due to arthritis, and a history of osteoporosis.
"I decided to text the Pole Revolution studio to check if there was an age limit," she said. "To my delight, they said there wasn't one. Without wasting any time, I signed up for an intro class that week. "I had no clue if I could pull it off at my age and with my medical history, but I not only managed but got totally hooked.
