In our last discussion about covid-19 and pole, we talked about the effects the pandemic has had on the industry. Continuing off of that discussion, and recognizing that many people are still struggling from the pandemic, I think it would…
Last year we created our first ever Virtual PoleCon when the pandemic impacted our ability to run PoleCon live. Even though this year we did run a live PoleCon in NOLA in August, not everyone could come first due to…
Older adults often have a lot of time on their hands as they settle into retirement. Because of this, most seniors try to spice up their lives by getting into a new hobby or learning a new skill. However, our bodies…
Thank you so much for coming to PoleCon 2021 in New Orleans! This is my sixth, live PoleCon as CEO/owner, the tenth overall live event (eleventh total) since its founding, and it was definitely one for the history books! We…
It’s been over a year since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, and though we may (mostly, hopefully) be out of the woods many still have valid reasons to be concerned with the effects of the covid pandemic. Will there…
What is Pain? Pain is a very complicated topic. It has no language of its own and yet, pain is the body communicating with us, telling us that something isn’t quite right. The body has identified a threat and we…
The days that pole dancing is believed to be just for young women with modelesque physiques are, thankfully, long gone. Today, men and women of all shapes and sizes (and ages) are embarking on fulfilling pole-dancing journeys that provide them with…
The PoleCon 2021 workshop schedule is live! You can download our Cheat Sheet here to see all the workshops aligned with the free (included with your Weekend or Day pass) workshops/seminars and showcases here. Sign up for workshops here in…
Interoception is understanding what our body feels like on the inside. The goal to developing a good sense of interoception from a movement perspective is to identify and categorize sensations in our body accurately so we can learn to understand…
What is a Movement Cue? Movement is challenging as it does not have its own universal language. Even though movement in some ways can be universally experienced, it is taught, internalized, and understood (or not understood) through mimicking visual inputs…