S.T. Shimi (aka Black Orchid) was a ray of sunshine who lit up every stage she ever graced. With legs for days, a sassy but classy attitude and always a cocktail in hand (or nearby), you always sat with anticipation…
Get Your Booty To The Poll is a shining example of the seismic impact that can be made by motivated people working together. Crowdsourced with small donations and safely shot during a pandemic, this PSA was a daring way to…
Historically, since PoleCon's rebirth in 2014, we have offered a discount off of the Weekend Pass to PoleCon every Thanksgiving weekend for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. This year, we are not offering that discount. The first…
27 million Americans have hair that is longer than their shoulders, and nearly 900,000 people have their locks flowing down to their waist. If you have long hair, just like with any form of fitness exercise, it can sometimes be problematic…
Before I purchased my motorcycle, I took a safety class. The first lesson the instructor taught us was at some point in our riding lives we were likely to “lay the bike down.” This is a term referring to when…
A study done in the 1960s by Robert Rosenthal discovered just how powerful are brains are in manifesting actions into physical reality. He called it the Pygmalion effect after the Greek story where the sculptor creates a woman out of…
Hi folks! Thank you so much for coming to #VirtualPoleCon! This was my sixth PoleCon event and our first ever purely virtual event. I’m continuing the tradition of providing you personally with my recap and combining it with our survey…
Breathing is so natural to us as humans that we likely don’t even notice we’re doing it—or not doing it. The second we were born, we started to breath, letting out a wail to tell the world we have arrived.…
What is the first thing that happens when you enter a pole studio? Many times, you are greeted by the front desk staff who will ask for your name, check you into your class, and give you a waiver to…
Black Men Pole is a new movement founded this year by Kendrick Clevor from LA. We sat down to chat with Kendrick to understand more about the movement and how to get involved. Read more below and then check out…