At 252 pounds, LuAyne Barber – stage name Lulu – is not your average pole dancer.
But her ample body, a U.S. size 22, does not hold her back from the lifts, spins, slides, stands and grips that define the dance form’s athletic routines.
The 26-year-old, from Maryland, works at a car dealership by day, and has been pole dancing for five years.
Lulu took up pole dancing after the birth of her second child . ‘I was instantly hooked,’ she says. ‘ It was the first time I’d felt sexy in years.’
Lulu even has a YouTube channel dedicated to her increasingly ambitious moves.


