We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2025! Learn more…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Aerial Crystal
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2025! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshop
1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon this year! Can you tell us a little more about what you’re teaching?
I’m going to be teaching “Bend, Don’t Break” a backbend centered stretch and conditioning workshop with modifications for all levels and bodies, that will give you not only a better backbend off the pole, but all the tools to get your backbend to where you really want it to be. Can’t push up into a backbend yet? Not a problem, I couldn’t either when I started working on mine, there will be options for anyone and everyone. Have a backbend and want to explore more shapes and poses, I got you. There is literally something for everyone who wants to eventually put their booty on their head regardless of size, shape, skill level, or current level of flexibility.
2. Is there something that defines your style of teaching or your content that is unique to you?
I just want to bring joy to everyone’s experience, pole dancing, contortion, aerial, all of these things we do are hard. And when you have a goal and you’re working super hard to achieve it, sometimes you can forget to take joy in every little moment of the journey. I try to make every class a fun experience and help every student feel as though they’ve taken something away from that day that brings them a feeling of not just progress but happiness in their own journey.
3. What is the one thing you want your students to leave with after taking your workshop?
I just want to bring joy to everyone’s experience, pole dancing, contortion, aerial, all of these things we do are hard. And when you have a goal and you’re working super hard to achieve it, sometimes you can forget to take joy in every little moment of the journey. I try to make every class a fun experience and help every student feel as though they’ve taken something away from that day that brings them a feeling of not just progress but happiness in their own journey.
4. What are you most excited about for PoleCon 2025?
Getting to meet and make new friends, and see all of the amazing performances, vendors, and everyone else. This is truly a one of a kind event in the community and an opportunity for so many people from so many backgrounds to be able to come together every time I walk into it I have a blast and make so many new friends. It’s definitely a place where there is something for everyone and so much opportunity to learn and enjoy yourself while doing it.
5. Anything else you want to share with PoleCon attendees?
Try everything! If something sounds interesting try it out, don’t be afraid to go up to people you admire and say “Hi!”, don’t be afraid to ask questions and engage in discussions about anything and everything pole related! You will have such an amazing time by being open to new experiences, being curious and engaging in everything you want to, and just generally letting yourself feel among friends. Because that is what you are every time you attend. Find Aerial Crystal on instagram.
Colleen Jolly is an entrepreneur and a pole dance enthusiast. She has been poling for 13 years, is the CEO of PoleCon and the Executive Director of the IPIA. She teaches pole, lyra, floorwork, and mobility online and in-person in the DC metro area. She has been active in leadership roles in several international businesses over the past two decades and is also an award-winning pole dancer, artist, writer, and speaker. She is certified in several movement modalities and wrote the book "Mobility for Pole" to help pole dancers move better.
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