Photos: Fitness enthusiasts flock to Las Vegas pole dancing expo

[caption id=“attachment_1724035” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Quinn McCrimmon, front, and others take part in a workshop at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. Poles have long been a staple of strip clubs, but many of the attendees at the expo are taking the lead of expo founder Fawnia Dietrich and refining their slinky craft as a workout activity. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724037” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Roz Mayes, center, teaches how to “twerk” during a workshop at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. Pole dancers from around the world gathered in Las Vegas this month to swap ideas and learn tricks of the trade. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724039” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Jedda J Jordan poses in her high heels after teaching a class at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724041” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] In this Heidi Nilsson participates in a workshop at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724043” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Nicole Landkas, a fifth generation circus performer, teaches a class on aerial silks at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724045” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] Roz Mayes teaches a workshop called “SWAG” at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. The expo, held at the Palms Casino, offered workshops on everything from strength conditioning to lap dancing. AP[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_1724047” align=“alignleft” width=“940”] In this SepTorwa Joe, center, teaches a workshop on body movement to Crystaline Brown, left, and Melissa Hein at the Pole Expo in Las Vegas. AP[/caption]