Combating Anxiety with Dance
"I have always been somewhat of a high-strung person. I get bored very easily and therefore need lots of things happening in my life to keep me from getting anxious. I am a Gemini, and can move very easily and…
Why I Contort
I recently completed a two year international tour with the spiegeltent show Limbo, performing 370 shows for over 100,000 people. Exiting the tent with Clover the Beagle in tow—tired, elated and wafting of Ben Gay/Deep Heat—there are two questions I’m…
HOW TO BECOME AN ONLINE POLE STAR: 15 Tips for getting the most out of your social media accounts
When you begin pole dancing, and it stirs something deep inside, a lot of things start to change in your life. You'll probably find yourself owning a lot more spandex and a lot less structural, zippered pants. You take for…
Why Come to PoleCon as a Student
I took my first pole class in the summer of 2011 and by 2012, I was absolutely hooked. Google-ing around one day I found the International Pole Convention, held that year in LA. I saw hordes and hordes of people…
Diversity at PoleCon
Have you checked out the workshop and event line-up at PoleCon? There is such a diverse group of instructors and classes. I can’t wait to get there! Now I have to figure out which classes I’m going to take. Since…
Instructors: How to make it all about your students!
As instructors, we wear a lot of hats. We prepare our class material and we work on choreography. Sometimes we teach 8-10 classes a day. We have to fit in our own pole workout to stay current with what is…
An Interview with Michula Nunez
PoleCon workshop leader, studio owner, sexy pole beast—we sat down to talk with the extraordinary dancer, Michula Nunez from California. Mica: How did your pole journey start? How old were you? How many times a week do you exercise?…
Body Diversity, Positivity, and Acceptance in Pole (OR “Skinny Bitch’s Guide To Not Being An Accidental Jerk To People Larger Than You”)
I want to talk about the F word in pole. No, not one that you have to pay a sound editor to bleep out for your competition routine. I’d like to talk about fatness. I will be at PoleCon this…
What is your favorite type of music to listen to while poling?
When you’re alone in the studio or on the pole at home what’s playing through your stereo. Is it Taylor Swift “Shake it off” Future “Move that Dope”, One Direction “Story of my life”! There are so many different genre…
What to Expect for your First Pole Class!
So you’re going to do it! You just hung up the phone and the appointment is made. Tomorrow at 7pm. You have your own reasons for signing up, we all did. Your very first pole class! But you can feel…