Interview with Jax Spencer
We sat down to talk with Jax Spencer! She’ll be teaching a paid workshop for the first time at #polecon2021 ! What do you love about being a pole instructor? The students. The community. The love. Oh, and the heels.…
Design Hacks: How to look professional on a budget
(previously published on the Bad Kitty blog, republished with permission) In an ideal world, we have a graphic designer friend (who is also an amazing and affordable photographer with tons of free time!) with all the professional tools standing by…
Pole Retreats—The Good, The Bad and Everything in Between: How to attendees and organizers can improve constructively
As most PoleCon attendees know, pole retreats and conventions can be a great escape from jobs and everyday life to come together with pole friends, take workshops with some of our favorite pole stars, buy new pole merch, enjoy visiting…
Interview with Tanya Christopher (Vertical Kidz)
Tanya, a long time regular teacher at PoleCon, is bringing the first ever workshop geared specifically for kids! What made you want to start teaching kids? When younger I taught dance to kids for afterschool programs as well as over…
Help! My Flow is Broken!
Most blogs are written about something that the writer knows, or has experienced, that he/she attempts to explain or advise upon. In most blogs, the writer is super knowledgeable about the topic and the reader comes out feeling informed. This…
Tutorial: Brass Monkey
Brass Monkey is a touchstone advanced pole move. It’s an impressive trick that teaches knee pit hangs and transitions. In this tutorial let’s examine the gold standard approach through the Shoulder Mount, which is one of the safest ways into…
Tutorial: Obtain The Marion Amber
The Marion Amber is the proverbial wolf in sheep’s clothing, it appears to be a simple Butterfly variation, but alas it’s anything but a Butterfly. The Marion Amber requires serious strength, unique body positioning, new muscle firing patterns and finding…
What is a Label? Improve your self image, improve your performance
Label: la∙bel /′lᾱbəl/ [ley-buh-l] 1. a short word of phrase descriptive of a person, group, intellectual movement, etc. 2. a word or phrase indicating that what follows belongs in a particular category or classification. Each day we are inundated with…
Getting past the “I could never”
“I could NEVER do that”. Oh if I just had a dollar for every time I heard that from a “potential” client. I have been to hundreds of networking events. Ten years ago I would say I teach pole fitness…
I Resolve . . . .
It’s the time of year when resolutions are made, and I’m wondering about my goals for pole in 2016. Leaving pole class last night I realized that I am finally at peace with what I can and can not do.…