Bend Back, Bennnnnd!
Shortly after I decided to work on getting my splits back, it occurred to me “why stop there?” I used to be a noodle, Gumby, if you will. Just because I was well into my 30s shouldn’t deter me from…
15 Tips for a Great Pole Performance
All of us dance in different ways and for different reasons. For some, it's very personal and only ever happens inside of the studio classroom, or at home. But often as dancers grow more advanced, they want to take to…
Hardcore Bodies need Hardcore Treatment: How Rolfing took away my chronic back pain
At the age of 10, I was checked for scoliosis in a routine public-school screening for 5th graders. It was determined that I had begun developing a fairly balanced backward S curve in my spine. The upper part of my…
An Interview with Ashley Fox
Studio owner, competitor and all around adorable, pint-sized pole-pixie, we sat down to talk with the phenom that is Ashley Fox. Mica: How did your pole journey start? How old were you? How many times a week do you…
Meet Volare! The Glossy Pole Magazine taking the Pole World by Storm!
We sat down with Kerry van der Helm, publisher and editor of Volare Magazine to talk about the pole industry, media and where she thinks the industry is going. In a world filled with quick, online access to tidbits…
Why It’s Important to Have a Pole Inspiration Wall
Photo Credit: Stef Lim A Pole Inspiration Wall is a collage of different photographs and inspirational messages to help you hone in your pole dance potential and focus on your dance goals. These images can be torn from your favorite…
Eating Clean on a Budget
The biggest hurdle most people have to clean eating isn’t the food. Fresh, homemade, organic food is delicious! It isn’t giving up those ‘unclean’ foods either. There may be that one food you just can’t let go of, but that…
Water Water Everywhere
Water. Love it or hate it, it's essential. It's about 75% of you! It’s found in every tissue of the body, and makes up the bulk of the fluid in every cell. Just some of the many roles of water…
The Pole Stigma: How Does It Affect You?
"There are two kinds of women, we are taught: women who are pure and good, wives and mothers on the pedestal of femininity; and there are the other women, the whores, the sluts, the strippers. You are either one or…
Conceptualizing a Performance
My creativity is inherent to my being, and I can’t recall it not being a present energy in my life. My first drawing ever (I kid you not) was a diptych; on one side of the paper was an observation…