Chennai’s The Pole Camp takes the stage with Becoming, a thematic showcase

There are over 60 women and one man, dressed in black athleisure of every kind, warming up on a Sunday afternoon at The Pole Camp’s ECR studio. Anusha Swamy, pole artiste and founder, is checking to see if the poles fitted across the studio floor and ceiling are in alignment. “There might be nerves, so let us dance it out,” says Mridula Joseph, and everyone breaks into a dance as Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’ plays over the speakers.