Updates to PoleCon 2027
It’s been a very busy two years running two PoleCon events! PoleCon: West 2025 and 2026 gave us the opportunity to try new things and bring new panels and showcases to the community. <3 Now that we are focusing on…
PoleCon: West 2026 Updates from the Survey
Thank you to everyone who took our survey! We read every response. <3 This blog addresses some common themes and links to previously addressed issues. Because this was the second PoleCon: West at a different location from the first West,…
What responsibility does the audience have?
At shows and competitions, the performers, competitors, and producers all have clear expectations for roles and responsibilities. But what responsibility does the audience have? Pay attention! The performer has worked long and hard to bring thier idea to life for…
How to use the data from the Pole Industry Financial Survey
PoleCon’s parent company, the IPIA, conducts anonymous surveys every two years on the financial status of the pole industry as part of it's work as our industry's first trade association. So far, the IPIA has conducted three surveys over the…
Injury rates in pole and why this is important for multiple reasons
In 2022 Dr. Johanna Nicholas published a study on injury rates in pole dancers. 66 pole dancers (primarily women) from 41 studios across Australia were followed for 12 months and asked to self-report injuries in an initial questionnaire and in…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Santanna
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon: West 2026! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshop 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon: West this year! Can…
How to find the *right* pole dance teacher
For those of us starting our pole journey in the club or studio, usually we don’t get a whole lot of choice in who our first teachers are. They are simply the first person we start interacting with (or watching…
Pole Dance Enthusiasts invade Phoenix September 11-13, 2026, International Pole Convention
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Pole dance, the workout on everyone’s radar comes to Phoenix for the first time this fall with “PoleCon: West”—held at the Sheraton Mesa Hotel at Wrigleyville West this September 11-13, 2026. Open to the public, the convention…
Basic Nutrition Considerations for Pole Dancers – Giving Advice as a Pole Coach
Nutrition plays a huge role in how people feel and how they can perform their daily activities, particularly when their daily activities involve something as dynamic as pole dancing. Giving Nutrition Advice as a Pole Coach First, as a coach…
Interview with New PoleCon Instructor: Iris Sparrow
We are sitting down to talk to our new instructors for PoleCon: West 2026! Learn more about them and then click here to purchase their workshop 1. We’re so excited to have you teach at PoleCon: West this year! Can…