Alex No (Russia): Zakirov Alexander (Alex No) was born in Tashkent, Russia. He started dancing at 5 years old. For a long time in his youth, he did acrobatics before embarking on the pole dancing scene in Moscow to become a professional pole dance. In 2009 he opened the Sports Federation Pole Dance Academy. In 2002, he taught Artistic pole dance in dance schools, and the Pole Dance Academy. He is at the helm of the Russian Pole Dance Federation.