Two PoleCons in 2025???
Yep, that’s correct. There will be TWO PoleCons in 2025! PoleCon 2025 will be held at Live! Hotel and Casino Maryland from May 29-June 1, 2025 PoleCon: West 2025 will be held at Hyatt Regency Denver at Convention Center from…
Nothing Gold Can Stay: A Guide Through “Post-Event Grief”
Why is it that packing always seems easier and more fun in preparation for a trip? Unpacking at the hotel or AirBnB feels downright whimsical. Yet the minute it’s time to pack to leave your destination or unpack at home,…
Updating Workshop Levels at PoleCon (2025 and Beyond)
Historically PoleCon has held workshops that were labeled: Beginner or All Levels Intermediate (basic climbing and basic inversions) Advanced (advanced inversions and combinations) A few workshops every year get labeled with a mixed tag such as Intermediate-Advanced. Most of the…
Getting Older as a Poler
I've been thinking a lot lately about how my pole practice is evolving - as a teacher, performer and competitor. These deep thoughts started when I had another birthday that ended in a zero, and they got more intense when…
Teacher Tip: How to improve your verbal cues
Helping people find the connection between their bodies and brains to execute pole moves is HARD! While visually showing someone is part of teaching, verbalization and explaining the movement will aid in communication and understanding. A “cue” is a short-hand…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Venus the Virgo
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2024! 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…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Svitlana Yurchak
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2024! 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…
Pole Dance Enthusiasts Return to the Washington, DC / Baltimore Metro Area for May 31-June 2 International Pole Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE More than 1,500 pole dancers, including people of all genders, all ages, backgrounds, and body shapes return for the 13th annual International Pole Convention—or simply “PoleCon”—at the Maryland Live! Hotel and Casino May 31-June 2, 2024! “We…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Megan Loreen
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2024! 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…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Taylor Starke
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon 2024! 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…