1. Crenshaw, California

    Jessica Agdeppa
    Jessica Anderson-Gwin
    Kaitlin "Littlefoot" Regan
    Kristin McKnight
    Sarah Mann
    Wesley Faucher

    From roller skates to jump ropes, past dance crews have proved that nearly anything can be incorporated into hip-hop dance as long as it is done with style. These California girls from Crenshaw, a district in Los Angeles, are a contemporary pole-dance crew, fusing the art of dance with aerial pole work. The sexy and sophisticated crew members, who cite Britney Spears as a strong female inspiration, hope to break the negative image of pole dancing and reconstruct it as an art form.

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