Get the most from workshops or private lessons
ZOMG [insert polebrity name here IS COMING TO MY HOME STUDIO TO TEACHThe excitement of getting the chance to work with your favorite poler . . . may quickly be followed...
Flow, Fluidity, and Finding Yourself
Feeling like a spider on skates?You're not alone. Most new(er) dancers — including me, when I’d just started out — ask this question (in fact, I continually ask myself this question)...
Be Brave: 3 Steps to Tame The Pole Fear
Written by: Neola Wilby
When I was knee-high to a grasshopper with the wonkiest pigtails you ever did see and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Sneaker Snappers on my shoe laces, I spent...
How to dance for someone else without losing your sh*t
A TERRIFYING REQUEST.“OMG. So-and-so wants me to dance for him/her and I would love to do it, but I’m 100% freaked out. I can’t do it! I can’t!”
Of course you...
OG Trickin’ Out: The Teddy (AKA Teddy Bear)
RELEASE YOUR INNER POLE OGThere are new moves constantly bursting onto the pole scene, each one seemingly more acrobatic or bendy than the last. But I love the old school pole...
Developing Your Own Style
What sort of dancer are you?Do you have a recognizable style? I do—and it’s not what most people expect from me. In my life off the studio floor, I am (mostly)...
It’s OK To Be Average
I speak to a lot of people in the pole world - from beginner students to elite champions - and I've noticed something that may surprise you. There is an almost universal worry...
To Shoe Or Not To Shoe
THOSE PLATFORMS THO
If you know me, even a little, you know I have a serious thing for platform shoes (AKA “stripper shoes”). You can get them in low platforms, mid,...
Head over Heels
Written by: Erin O'Brien
It is safe to say that I love heels, all heels, but especially pole heels; in fact, Santa brought me a pair of chrome 7 inch heels two...
APPRECIATING BEAUTY
Why is it so difficult to find the physical beauty in ourselves?
Inner Beauty
When you ask a person what they like about themselves, the answers usually center on inner beauty. I am...