In our last blog we talked about what to look for in a pole student as a new student. Link Now that you’ve decided to try a studio—What makes you stay there? The following 3 things can be hard to…
The hardest thing to do in pole is to walk through the door of a studio for the first time. It can be scary, daunting? and outright confusing. If you’re lucky enough to have multiple studio options available to you,…
Sometimes having access to so much information is a blessing and sometimes it feels like a curse—especially in the digital era when so much information is at our fingertips. Sometimes, we just want someone to tell us the “right” way…
PoleCon and 123poling.com have worked together since 2015 when they first covered PoleCon 2015 in New Orleans, as videographers and later as the popular DJ PoleCon keeping everyone hyped during the evening showcases. (The featured photo on this blog is…
Now that we have your Psoas acting right, we have to bring those glutes up to the same standard. Do you remember that blog where we covered the whole idea of “if you can’t move you die” and I painted…
Pole dancing is hard! It’s physically hard, it’s mentally hard (and can be super confusing – which leg do I use?!?), and it can be emotionally taxing as well. The key to being successful in your pole dance experience –…
Like everyone else, my training routine got a huge shock in March of 2020. I eventually found my way through it, with the online classes offered by my home studio, and the occasional extra workshop when I could afford it.…
What is an isometric movement? Let’s look at a bicep curl. In a bicep curl, you are bending and straightening your elbow. There are three types of muscle contractions that happen in the bicep curl: Concentric: the bicep muscle (on…
Many students come to pole dancing as adults and that offers a unique set of challenges. Setting up the challenge These adults have layers of movement compensation and sometimes unsaid expectations about their current movement patterns and future movement goals.…
For many of us, pole dancing can be a magical and freeing or even empowering experience. It can also be a complicated experience impacting not just physical movement and related changes but also emotional changes in ourselves and in our…