Irmingard Mayer, reigning PSO Artistic Pro National Champion, just put out a beautiful video chronicling her road to nationals. She shares a few tears, her adorable chubby cat and her frustrations during her 6-month journey. After watching the 5-minute video…
I have had a few Pole friends wonder if Pole is just another fitness fad which will eventually go the way of Tae Bo or Jazzercise. Every time the topic has come up we have laughed (somewhat nervously) and made…
So you're thinking about coming to International Pole Convention 2016, or know someone who attended last year and swooned over their posts and photos. I want to take the time to reintroduce myself. My name is Ariel Blanco, and I…
I was in a great routine: Sundays: Hoop and Flexy Mondays: Pole Tuesdays: Crossfit Wednesdays: Yoga and Pole Thursdays: Crossfit Fridays: Maybe a rest day? or Yoga Saturday: Sometimes Crossfit AND Pole I had all the time in the world…
"I have always been somewhat of a high-strung person. I get bored very easily and therefore need lots of things happening in my life to keep me from getting anxious. I am a Gemini, and can move very easily and…
I recently completed a two year international tour with the spiegeltent show Limbo, performing 370 shows for over 100,000 people. Exiting the tent with Clover the Beagle in tow—tired, elated and wafting of Ben Gay/Deep Heat—there are two questions I’m…
I want to talk about the F word in pole. No, not one that you have to pay a sound editor to bleep out for your competition routine. I’d like to talk about fatness. I will be at PoleCon this…
Barefeet, Ballet Slippers or Heels Which do you prefer? So many choices what should a girl do? Personally, I prefer bare feet and ballet slippers. When I took my first pole class. My instructor was wearing a pair of knee…