One way to prevent injuries in pole
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…
DON’T DISCOUNT YOUR EMOTIONS: POLE IS A MENTAL ACTIVITY
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…
Virtual PoleCon 2020 Recap and Survey Results
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…
Do this ONE thing to improve your pole practice: breathe
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.…
Interview with Black Men Pole
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…
Gratitude and Appreciation
Acts of Appreciation Keep You in a State of Gratitude Self-help gurus are often extolling the direct, tangible benefits gratitude can have on us personally, on our families and even on our careers. Even something simple like regularly keeping a…
New Trade Association for the Pole Industry Launched
Pole dance, the sultry dance style you’ve seen at the Emmy’s, in the Super Bowl and on major TV and movies, has just gotten serious. A new trade association has been founded to support the businesses behind your favorite dance…
PoleCon: A Global Community
Recently, I was asked where PoleCon attendees come from and I wasn't sure how to answer that question. So we looked at our data -- from purchased tickets only 2015-2019 events (does not include workshop leaders or exhibitors) -- and…
The Top Three Words that should be banned in Pole
What really gets me hot is hearing words that should just be banned, torched and otherwise eliminated from our pole vocabulary because they restrict our abilities, confuse us or downright discourage us—despite being abused ALL THE TIME in the studio…
PoleCon 2020 Canceled, PoleCon 2021 June 24-27, 2021
It is with heavy heart that I announce PoleCon 2020 in August 2020 is canceled. It is not safe to hold the event at this time. >>>PoleCon 2021 will be held June 24-27, 2021 at the Sheraton New Orleans (same…