Poling and Body Image
Before taking pole classes my body image and positivity were very much based on looks and weight alone. Do I look thin enough? Am I curvy enough? Do I weigh too much? With these thoughts in mind, I was very…
Pole Is For EVERY Body
We come from all corners of the globe. Pole dancers represent all backgrounds, races, creeds, ages, philosophies, abilities and sexual identities. We perform different styles of dance as diverse as music itself. Yet we are all a family! Each and…
Pole Dance as an Escape from Reality
Life is undoubtedly cool! We have many plans, many happy moments, creative ideas for the future. But the negative side of this life will exist anyway no matter how hard we try. There will always be duties, problems, not ideal…
Cultural Appropriation and Our Place in the Pole Community
I know this may be a tough subject for some of you all, so I’ll try my best to tread lightly – but this is something that needs to be discussed. Blackface, wearing African garb, or really anything from a…
Instagram is Shadow Banning the Pole Community
Instagram is making pole dancers worldwide furious because their profiles have been shadow banned in what we consider a generalized blanket of unfair censorship of the pole community. Shadow-banning is when social media won't recognize your hashtags or limits the…
Why choose to Pole Dance?
Millions of people are getting obsessed with this interesting and unusual kind of sport—pole dance. Why the pole is so charming and attractive? Here are some reasons why we pole dance in Russia: You open new opportunities of your body.…
Is pole dancing a sport or an art form?
Serious question Ladies and Gentleman. Why do we still have naysayers and various people still debating whether or not pole fitness is an actual sport?? According to google’s trusty dictionary, the definition of a sport is an activity involving physical…
Pole Dancing in a “Conservative” Society (Mexico)
It’s been only a few years since pole dancing became acknowledged as a sport in my country of Mexico and I expect a few more years will go by before it is accepted as something “normal.” Stereotypes exist all around…
The Challenges (and Perks) of being a 40+ pole “puma”
I’m not gonna lie…walking into a pole studio for the very first time at the “ripe old age” of 42 was more than just a little intimidating. I wasn’t sure what to expect when meeting the other students and silently,…
Help! My Flow is Broken!
Most blogs are written about something that the writer knows, or has experienced, that he/she attempts to explain or advise upon. In most blogs, the writer is super knowledgeable about the topic and the reader comes out feeling informed. This…