What is Circus Pagan?
Circus Pagan is the intersection of neo-Pagan and circus arts. Why am I doing this? Over the years, as I have described the feeling I get when practicing my art, people repeatedly tell me it sounds like a zen experience.…
My First Audition and Not Making the Cut
Maybe you read my other blog post that was a play-by-play (with emotions!) about my very first audition experience. Well, the selection committee got back to me very expeditiously to tell me they decided to go in a different direction.…
Virtual PoleCon 2024 Recap
We held the fifth annual Virtual PoleCon just this past Saturday October 26, 2024, to a small but enthusiastic, virtual crowd from all over the world including New Zealand and Europe as well as over the US! This event was…
Poling After 50
“You could take pole dancing lessons,” he suggested with a leer. I had recently lost weight and acquired a boyfriend after a really tough year, and I’d been dithering about joining a gym or something similar. As it happened, I…
My Audition Experience
Tonight, I had my very first audition for a performing arts company. I have some thoughts and feelings about this and instead of keeping it locked away in my Artist Pages journal, I decided on the ride home to share…
Train While You Travel: Tips to Training Without a Pole
I used to travel all around the world (ah, pre-pandemic life!) for my old “day job” and at first, it used to put a huge kink in my poling and conditioning. While it’s hard to pack your pole with you…
Pole Comedy: the what’s and how’s of this funny business
This post, originally written and published in 2015, referenced an article written in 2014 about the “Rise of Pole Comedy.” 10 years later, I’m updating the content and resharing since Pole Comedy is DEFINITELY here to stay! What is pole…
Placement Pressure: And why none of it really matters
Only performers and competitors truly understand the high one gets from coming off stage after a good run. As a competitor I usually work on the same routine for months, even a year putting in hours of training and dumpsters…
When You’re Stuck in a Rut, Try an Artist Date
The Rut As artists and performers, sometimes we can feel really stuck and creatively burned out. I know I've been there before, especially when I was working long hours at a job I didn't enjoy with a lot of people…
How to build a habit: a simple 3 step process
A “habit” is simply something you do in a repeated way. Most of the time our habits are formed unconsciously and may be influenced by our environment, the circumstances surrounding us, and the people we hang out with. Sometimes we…