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…
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…
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…
“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…
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.…
Only a little while longer till I get to share some awesome and easy info about Nutrition with some truly amazing athletes! PoleCon 2016 I am ready. Preparation is key to being a great teacher but also in keeping ourselves…
One of the best things my dad taught me was the difference between working IN and ON a business. Are you teaching most of the classes in your studio? Are you the receptionist? Housekeeper? Main "fix-it" person? Then you are…
Annemarie Davies from United Pole Artists in conjunction with our Gold Sponsor 123Poling.com, the best online resource for pole dance tutorials, talks with Roz "The Diva" Mays at PoleCon 2015! They talk about Roz's "Dangerous Curves" showcase, the first and…
My kids were 6 and 9 when I opened my first pole studio. In all honestly, I really didn’t think about them when I made my decision to start my business. It never occurred to me that it would affect…
A few months back, I wrote a popular blog post here about all my tips and tricks for dealing with sports injuries. As I said then, I've put a lot of time and energy into finding the best ways to…