Proprioception is a fancy way of saying how you understand where your body is in space. This can be expressed in many ways such as being able to touch your finger to your nose with your eyes closed, applying the…
Thank you so much for coming to PoleCon 2021 in New Orleans! This is my sixth, live PoleCon as CEO/owner, the tenth overall live event (eleventh total) since its founding, and it was definitely one for the history books! We…
PoleCon 2021 is right around the corner! Here’s some information to help you plan your trip. Where to fly into: Louis Armstrong New Orleans Airport Take an Uber, shuttle or other car service to the New Orleans Sheraton. Click here…
It’s been over a year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and though we may (mostly, hopefully) be out of the woods many still have valid reasons to be concerned with the effects of the covid pandemic. Will there…
What is Pain? Pain is a very complicated topic. It has no language of its own and yet, pain is the body communicating with us, telling us that something isn’t quite right. The body has identified a threat and we…
The days that pole dancing is believed to be just for young women with modelesque physiques are, thankfully, long gone. Today, men and women of all shapes and sizes (and ages) are embarking on fulfilling pole-dancing journeys that provide them with…
The PoleCon 2021 workshop schedule is live! You can download our Cheat Sheet here to see all the workshops aligned with the free (included with your Weekend or Day pass) workshops/seminars and showcases here. Sign up for workshops here in…
Interoception is understanding what our body feels like on the inside. The goal to developing a good sense of interoception from a movement perspective is to identify and categorize sensations in our body accurately so we can learn to understand…
What is a Movement Cue? Movement is challenging as it does not have its own universal language. Even though movement in some ways can be universally experienced, it is taught, internalized, and understood (or not understood) through mimicking visual inputs…
One of the many unfortunate aspects that the covid-19 pandemic has brought about is the need for distancing, and with that have been fewer opportunities to communicate. Thankfully the pole industry, in my humble opinion, has done a pretty good…