Hold on to the pole as you step your outside foot onto the base of the pole. Place both hands on the pole at chest height. Push into the pole with your outside foot and pull with your arms as you lower your head and simultaneously lift your inside foot towards the ceiling. Keep your […]
I’ve been working on my front levers for quite a while now but have only just got to a point where I feel more confident with it and can lower further. I can’t quite get as flat as I want to but I’m sure I’ll get there with more practice! I’m working on my front […]
I love this simple cartoon from Leen Isabel! Since I started on the pole, I’ve never been able to view a potential new home in the same way… I’m sure I’m not the only one 🙂
When I say Pole Event I mean a competition with a lot more to offer. Usually they have many different categories dividing the performers, there may be different days for preliminaries and then finals, some have workshops and most will have vendors. I was lucky enough to attend the World Pole Sports Championships in July […]
The Plank is a really great pole move! It looks beautiful, can make you a lot stronger and leads into many other moves as well. The Plank and the Layout are very similar moves. In my opinion (as I’m sure some of you may disagree!) the Layout is similar to the Plank. Both are from […]
I’m always so preoccupied by nailing the next move or getting the right technique that I can forget to have fun on the pole! I judge myself far too harshly if I can’t get certain moves or don’t have enough strength. The reality is that I’ll only get stronger, more graceful and have better technique […]
This weekend we were in London at the 2014 World Pole Sports Championships. There were so many breathtaking performances from athletes in all categories. In the coming days we’ll be posting a number of PoleFreaks exclusive interviews with selected performers… Watch this space 🙂
As Leen Isabel says in the pole cartoon above, pole bruises tell us that we’ve been working hard. Even more than that, we can even tell what you’ve been working hard on!
I don’t know about you, but a lot of the things I find about pole dancing tend to be based upon inverted moves – pictures, videos, competitions, people talking about their achievements. You name it, and everyone’s doing it. Getting upside down is a really big achievement that is often forgotten. Before you manage to […]
You know that feeling when you’ve been trying to do a move for so long and then all of a sudden you finally get it? Every part of your body is in the right place, and you’re feeling happy. And just then, when you thought you’d nailed it, the question ‘Where do I put my […]
