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Individual takes a selfie with dark sunglasses and an aerial studio front door in the background.

What to Expect in Your First Aerial Class

February 10, 2017
Mina Vera
Cross Training, Fitness, General

I remember my first aerial class here in Las Vegas like it was yesterday. I was nervous, worried, and PMSing. I didn’t know anyone at the studio I chose to go to -- I barely knew anyone in Las Vegas…

Pole dancers practice pole sits during a workshop.

Pole dancer executes a modified archer on stage.

Performer executes a straddle split and looks over her shoulder.

Pole dancer tears off her shirt on stage.

Dancers and participants twerk on stage.

Instructor spots a student practicing on a stage pole.

Costumed pole dancing troupe perform on stage.

Students on mats stretch their quads during a workshop.

Pole dancers line up head to toe in push-up position across the stage with each persons' toes resting on the shoulders of the person behind them.

Pole dancer executes a Russian split on stage.

Pole Dancer gestures offstage while transitioning between pole moves.

Participants gather around sitting on the floor while the workshop leader speaks on a microphone.

Students practice on stage poles during a workshop.

Roz the Diva oversees workshop participants.

PoleCon MCs chat off stage while performer executes a bent leg Ayesha.

Aerialist executes what would be a pole-equivalent of a Marion-Amber split in Lyra on a stage.

Students in a workshop practice chair dancing transitions.

Pole Dancer in red thigh high boots kicks while in superman pose.

Performer executes complicated hand-balancing flexibility maneuver.

PoleCon audience members clap during a performance.

Performer with a pink mohawk slinks across the stage.

Aerialist in lyra waves a doll at the audience.

Aerialist executes an inverted split on stage.

Students stretching on yoga mats during a non-pole workshop at PoleCon.

One Pole Dancer stands on the front thigh and shin of another Pole dancer balanced in a layback halfway up the pole.

Pole dancer performs on stage in front of a packed audience at PoleCon.

MCs talk excitedly into their microphones at PoleCon.

Pole Dancer leans back in stargazer while holding a large barbell.

PoleCon 2015

February 8, 2017
Colleen
Photos

Selection of photos from our 2015 event!

PoleCon MCs stare into the camera with their microphones.

Pole dancer executes a reverse double elbow.

Pole Dancer does a lean back and waves at the audience.

Pole dancer executes a front split on stage.

Student in a workshop sits on a stage pole and leans back.

Pole dancer executes a modivied jade split on stage.

Instructor guides their students through floor work during PoleCon.

PoleCon 2013

February 7, 2017
Colleen
Photos

Selection of photos from our 2013 event!

Word Cloud with words associated with names and Pole.

What’s In A Stage Name? by April Rayne

February 3, 2017
April Rayne
General, Interview

April Rayne is not my legal name, but that doesn’t make it any less ‘real.’ This is not a persona I wear, it’s who I am. April Rayne is the name I have chosen to represent me. Names are important…

Linday Lithe in cursive text with several images of the performer in complex pole maneuvers.

An Interview with Lindsay Lithe

January 27, 2017
Mica Saunders
Interview

PoleCon workshop leader and performer, pole competitor and instagram sensation—we sat down to talk with Lindsay "Agent" Lithe. Mica (M): How did your pole journey start? Lindsay (L): I was in a bad relationship and wanted to get back to…

Pole dancer balances in plank/planche with one hand on the floor and another on the pole.

Hand Balancing and Pole Tricks

January 13, 2017
Jody Ryker
Cross Training, Fitness

Handstands seem to be the new must have trick for pole dancers. If you are on Instagram, you are bound to see videos of your favorite pole stars working on handstand presses and bendy handstands. You've probably had to do…

New Year’s Resolutions!

January 6, 2017
Mina Vera
General

It’s that time of year again. People make resolutions. Gyms are full in January and empty again by February. Only about 8% of people keep their resolutions. Why is this? What happens to the fire that’s ignited on the 1st…

Image of a pole dancer climbing in pink stilettoes, seen from the knees down.

To Assume is to Make an ___ out of You and Me: 10 Do’s and Don’ts of What to Say and Not Say to a Pole Dancer

December 30, 2016
Molly Weingart
General

Not sure what to say when you discover your new friend or possible love interest pole dances? Check out these 10 do's and don'ts of what to say and not say to a pole dancer! 1). WHAT TO SAY: “Will…

stack of pole outfit, stilettoes, dry hands and journal next to a pole

Great Gifts for the Pole Dancer in Your Life (maybe it’s you!)

December 23, 2016
Mina Vera
General

So you have a friend, significant other, or family member who poles? Need some inspiration for a great gift for them? The Art of Pole by Jamilla Deville. This is an extensive set of DVDs made by world famous Jamilla…

Young pole dancer executes a modified Allegra Split

Kids and Pole: An Interview with Paige Olsen

December 16, 2016
Colleen
Interview

We sat down with the pint-sized, pole phenom Paige Olsen and her mom Jennifer to learn how the younger generation is changing the face of pole. Colleen (C): Terminology can be a funny thing in our industry — do…

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