Coquerel, Patrick Ramon StafinSantos, Rossana Oliveira dos2019-05-152022-06-152019-05-152022-06-152018-09-14SANTOS, Rossana Oliveira dos. Pole Dance: dança ou esporte? 2018. 77 f. Trabalho de Conclusão de Curso (Graduação) – Departamento de Educação Física, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte. Natal, RN, 2018.https://repositorio.ufrn.br/handle/123456789/48038Physical activities are a necessity for the diseases of modernity, such as: sedentarism, obesity and stress, which have reached epidemic levels, which can be minimized and even prevented through the practice of physical exercises. In this context, pole dance is characterized as an alternative to exit sedentarism, this is proven by the number of practitioners in the world that only increases and in Brazil is no different. The practice of Pole Dance requires beyond the knowledge of their techniques, those of the areas of anatomy, kinesiology, biomechanics also to guarantee the safety of any dilettante, because if misguided can suffer serious risks and damages, whether physical, social and moral . In this way, we will discuss whether the Pole Dance is a dance, a recreational activity or a Sport (Sports) which requires the supervision of Professional of Physical Education.Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/Pole Dance, Dança, Desporto, Esporte, Profissional de Educação FísicaPole Dance, Dance, Sport, Physical Education ProfessionalbachelorThesisEducação Fíisica