Pole dancing in front of teenage students SOMEHOW creates controversy

This isn't a real pole dancer. It's a dog.

South Devon College in Paignton recently invited pole dancing company The Art of Dance to put on two lunch time demonstrations for students, as part of their Be Healthy Week.

The first demonstration, performed by company boss Sam Remmer, 32, in the main area of the college, attracted a crowd of around a thousand 14 to 19 year olds, many of whom recorded the performance on their mobile phones. However, returning for the second show, she was ushered into the college's sports hall after there had been 'a number of complaints'.

Speaking to the Daily Telegraph, Mrs Remmer said: "On querying the nature of the complaints I was told that most of them had come from members of staff who had not actually seen our displays but had just assumed they were inappropriate for their students."

She then went on to say: "I am really angry that bad pole dancing stereotypes are being thrown in my face, I am annoyed to think that many mainstream pop groups seem to promote inappropriate behaviour far more than my pole dancing classes."

All I'll say is this - All we ever got in our school was educational theatre groups, teaching us about sex with sock puppets.