Hypermobility refers to the ability to move joints beyond the “average” range of motion. It is a generalized term that represents several overlapping and interconnected medical diagnosis centering around disorders of connective tissue. Hypermobility can also be trained such as…
The year of our lord 2025 has really been a doozy. I’ve been feeling like a corpse lately, and I wanted to figure out: is it post lockdown blues? Turning 35? Have I finally gotten out of the trauma response…
Last year on a whim I submitted a less-than-perfect video of a competition piece I had done in Atlanta to the 2023 Pole Con performer application with no expectation of getting in but just figured, “What the hell?”. I am…
About a year and a half ago I made a concerted effort to reframe how I was looking at the world. I chose to focus on kindness. For me this means granting others grace and compassion and generally believing that…
Sometimes having access to so much information is a blessing and sometimes it feels like a curse—especially in the digital era when so much information is at our fingertips. Sometimes, we just want someone to tell us the “right” way…
Now that we have your Psoas acting right, we have to bring those glutes up to the same standard. Do you remember that blog where we covered the whole idea of “if you can’t move you die” and I painted…
Hydration is Key When I first started training in pole in 2015, I used to walk into my pole sessions with a VENTI cold brew from Starbucks loaded with cream and sugar or a LARGE hot coffee from the nearest…
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…
We’re well into the new year but I hope you’re still psyched about all of your pole goals and that they are going well! I personally have a few goals myself, one of which is to get stronger so I…
This year’s Super Bowl LIV Halftime Show featuring Jennifer Lopez and Shakira put pole dancing on the world’s BIGGEST stage for millions to see! In celebration of this amazing milestone in pole dance history, we spoke to ALL of JLO’s…