5 Tips for Training on a Budget
I started pole and aerial when I was in college. At the same time I was taking my yoga teacher training; so I know why way around a budget. Pole and Aerial are very expensive passions that most of us…
Super Pole at the Super Bowl Part 2
Whoa .… JLO’s pole performance at the Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show was so extra we needed a second article acknowledging all the effort, training and teamwork required to “Get Right” in time for gameday. Last time, we spoke to…
How Pole Dancing Showed Me the Bigger Picture on Body Positivity
What would it take to feel truly confident and beautiful in my own skin as a pole dancer? I have been pole dancing for seven years and I'm confronted by this question almost every day. A part of me knows…
How to Rise Above Self-Objectification — Body Image Myopia on the Pole
I'm a Pole Dancer; Here's What One Minute Inside My Head Is Like Upside-down on a brass pole, eight feet off the ground, it’s easy to forget that I weigh something. The room spins. I defy gravity. I dangle from…
How to do Fitness Cross Training for Pole Dancing
Often times as a pole dancer I hear prospective students say things like “I have no upper body strength,” “I have no core strength,” or “I’m too big to hang upside down.” Aside from the ‘big’ factor, I had these…
The Perfect Body Wave
What is the most iconic sexy skill? That’s right, the body wave. A simple yet complex way of moving that will lock an audience into a trance. A body wave is a sensual way of emulating a snake which,…
Choreography 101: Improv
Scene: After a recent showcase. STUDENT: That was so amazing! Everyone did such a great job! ME: Are you going to perform next time? STUDENT: Oh, no. I don’t know how to choreograph. The preceding scene has happened to me…
Point Your Toes 101
If you are a student, you’ve heard it. If you’re a teacher, you’ve said it. But, just what does it mean to ‘point your toes’? The phrase is misleading because it’s so much more than just your toes at work.…
The Importance of the Dress Rehearsal
There’s nothing like putting on that new costume for the first time. There’s also nothing like hearing that first stitch rip and wondering if you’re going to have a Janet Jackson-worthy Wardrobe Malfunction. You can’t always predict when your dance…