You’ve decided to compete in your first pole competition! You’ve got your song, your concept and even your costume! Hurray! Now, how to do you actually train for it? There are a lot of schools of thought on how to…
Talk about a controversial start to a blog post! When I first started doing pole, there was a clear progression for any pole student on their pole journey: First, you took some classes. Then you started performing Then you started…
Whatever you do outside of the gym/studio/other moving “arena” is going to impact what you do in the gym/studio/other moving “arena” MUCH MORE than what you do in it. I’ll say it again: stop blaming the time spent (or not…
Spin pole can be super exhilarating and fun aAND it can also be the vomitron – sometimes in the same movement pass! If you find that you’re often very dizzy and even nauseous or sick when doing spin pole, check…
Here are the upcoming changes for the 2022 event held at the Sheraton Atlanta hotel in Atlanta, Georgia June 2-5, 2022 We made several changes for the 2021 event and will be keeping: Hand sanitizer stations throughout the space. Showcases…
We all know that pole dancing and fitness can take a hard toll on the body, such as regular muscle stiffness and soreness. And on top of that there are a ton of pole moves that require great flexibility and…
From Ryan Gosling exclaiming "We won the sex war after women started doing pole dancing for exercise.” in Crazy Stupid Love to Joe Rogan and Tina Fey both engaging in pole shaming during their skits, pole dancing has always been portrayed in…
Since the start of covid, between pole studios closing, adjusting their safety measures, and/or moving online, many polers have increased how often they practice at home. And as the Delta variant continues to gain momentum, we may even see a…
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…