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Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Jacki Moon

We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon: West 2026! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshop

Jacki Moon creates a choker shape on the pole 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon: West this year! Can you tell us a little more about what you’re teaching?

I’m so excited to be teaching my signature “The Art of Choke” workshop this year. This workshop is largely inspired by my love of both pole dramatics, and the overall aesthetics of being tied up and choked. Think: choker jade, choker ballerina, recliner grips, etc. Since choker pole shapes and bind grips both require shoulder mobility and flexibility, I will spend the first part of class on an extended warm up with active flex and mobility drills. All of these drills are designed for students to take home with them to continue deepening their mobility practice and overall choker shapes.

2. Is there something that defines your style of teaching or your content that is unique to you?

My movement background is in yoga. I became a yoga instructor in my mid-20’s long before I ever touched a pole, which has influenced my approach as a pole instructor. My fixation on making shapes with my body and sequencing those shapes together carried over from my yoga practice into my pole style. The time I spent studying flexibility and body function also influences the way I cue and explain pole moves.  My curriculum is centered around building active flexibility in the long term and priming the body for my favorite flexy shapes.

Since my movement practice didn’t start until my mid-20’s, I’ve had to put in a lot of work to develop the skills I have from a longevity standpoint. That means I have a really deep understanding of how to cue and troubleshoot pole shapes and transitions when teaching them. It’s really important for me to meet students where they are at and keep the learning experience warm, open, and safe.

3. What is the one thing you want your students to leave with after taking your workshop? 

There are two main things I want my students to leave my workshop with. The first one is inspiration for new dramatic kink-adjacent shapes on the pole. I love when my students take the shapes I teach them, and make those shapes their own modalities in performance storytelling.

The second one is more functional. I want my students to leave this workshop with mobility and flexibility drills to add into their own pole practices. My goal for my students is always longevity over instant gratification. The drills I will begin class with will be approachable enough to include into their own training programs.

4. What are you most excited about for PoleCon: West 2026?

I’m so excited to be teaching my first Polecon workshop this year! I’ve been teaching pole in Austin, Texas for around 5 years now, and I can’t wait to share my love for choker shapes and shoulder mobility with an even larger student base at Polecon!

5. Anything else you want to share with PoleCon: West attendees?

I will also be performing in the Queer showcase and working at the Black Box Creative vendor booth. I would love to meet more of y’all, so please come hoot and holler at the queer showcase and swing by the Black Box booth to say hi!

 

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