PoleCon 2023 will be held in the DMV (DC-Maryland-Virginia Metro Area) June 15-18, 2023 at the Live! Casino Hotel Maryland. Book your hotel room at this link! Located between DC and Baltimore (closer to Baltimore and 5 minutes from BWI…
I always struggle with this question. I didn’t grow up dancing or moving or playing sports. I came to pole later in life with a bunch of “wacky body stuff” that made it really hard to progress or even to…
This has been coming up as a theme in many conversations with other pole teachers lately. I think we’re all worried about aging (I might be projecting here 😝😬) and also trying to understand what longevity actually looks like in…
In pole, we talk about this a lot while in other activities, it’s less common. Tennis, golf, baseball and other sports all don’t ask players to do the same thing with both hands. Their hands are "specialized" and each do…
Thank you to everyone who took our survey! We read every response. <3 This year, ~10% of attendees took the survey. Per usual, there was mixed response to many things: Many of you loved the location, but some of you…
Thank you so much for coming to PoleCon 2022 in Atlanta! This is my seventh, live PoleCon as CEO/owner, the eleventh overall live event since its founding, and it was one of the most joyful we’ve ever had. From one…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pole dancers, including people of all genders, all ages, backgrounds, and body shapes gather for the 11th annual International Pole Convention—or simply “PoleCon”—at the Atlanta Sheraton June 2-5, 2022! Open to the public, the convention provides attendees…
I teach a LOT and I always feel (whether it’s true or not!) the pressure to be learning and teaching new things. Fortunately, I love learning but sometimes I get stuck and have no idea what moves I want to…
Have you ever felt disconnected from your body? I have. As a child, I wasn’t very active. I didn’t do sports or dance and preferred to stay in my room and read, immersing myself in fantastical lands that seemed way…
If you’ve been teaching for a while, you probably haven’t thought much about your class intro. Unless you regularly teach an intro or beginner level class, you probably get a bunch of regulars who know you and your shtick and…