7 Grip Aides To Help You Stick
Do you ever have those days where your body is just not working with the pole? Grip aides are a great way to ensure that you have a safe practice session void of doubt or feelings like you might fall…
How Do I Crosstrain…? Let Me Count the Ways…
According to the American Council on Exercise, cross training is defined as an exercise regimen that uses several modes of training to develop a specific component of fitness. Reaching that perfect balance between aerobic/cardio conditioning and strength training has been…
“We’ve got a race problem in pole dance”
Good morrow, my good bitches: We’ve got a race problem in pole dance. There, I said it. Time and time again we have watched individuals and competitions thrive in spite of the clear dehumanizing effects their glaring insensitivity has been…
Highlights from PoleCon: Intensive!
The inaugural PoleCon: Intensive held in Tysons Corner, Virginia was awesome! Food, friends and POLE DANCING!
What’s in your Pole Bag?
Many of us who pole dance on a regular and not-so-regular basis carry around a pole bag. There are some polers who even keep an emergency pole bags in their cars to ensure they can make it to pole class…
5 Tips For a Successful Audition
We are all familiar with submission videos. Every show and competition that asks for them clearly outlines what they are looking for and how they would like to receive it. But as pole dancing grows and more shows and performance…
Pole Dancer Privilege Strut
Strutting our stuff is what we do best so let us line it up and get real about the ways WE ALL benefit from privilege in our pole and aerial society.* How do you do a privilege strut activity? Everyone…
Ride or Die: My Pole Bestie
Let us all just take a moment to toot our own horns and say the pole community is a pretty damn good one. Yeah, pole is great for the workout, it’s beautiful for our soul, and it provides a unique…
What’s your “go-to” shoe?
When I first began poling, I had probably never worn a high-heel more than four inches tall …Needless to say, when I was shown what a “pole shoe” looked like, I was both intimidated and fascinated. My very first pair…
MUSICALITY: What is it? Why is it important? How can I use it?
Musicality is a word that often comes up in pole discussions, but what does it mean? A quick dictionary search tells us that there are two ways musicality can be defined. One way is the ability to perceive music, and…