From PoleDanceCompetition: I’ve noticed lately that whenever I’m training at Tease Studio, everyone seems to gravitate to the front of the room. The reason is simple: the front of the room boasts 45 mm poles instead of 50 mm, and it is much easier to learn new pole moves on the smaller poles, probably because […]
Can Pole Dancing Help You Lose Weight?
“This time of year, many are looking for a new way to shake up their lives. A class, course or hobby that shakes up their routine and might help them better themselves. Often the goal for many is weight loss. A question I have been asked many times since starting this blog is, does pole […]
Pole Resolutions
As you’re reading this, I’m sure that quite a lot of you have already decided on what your New Years Resolutions are going to be. For me, me past resolutions usually end up being quite vague – get fitter, eater healthier, drink more water! The resolutions have usually come about after a week of eating […]
Happy Holidays from Leen Isabel
We regularly repost and share the brilliant pole artwork created by Leen Isabel. I love this particular Christmas cartoon 🙂
Not Your Mother’s Dream Career
“Some dreams are formed in childhood, when kids scrawl out aspirations in their best chicken-scratch. Others sneak up on you, taking forms truer to you than the crayon dreams of kindergarten. Over the past four years, a dream of the latter sort snuck up on Maggie Ng, introducing the Ryerson fashion grad to a passion […]
Video: Bendy Kate – UKPPC 2013 Elite Category Winner
Bendy Kate won the Elite category of the UK Professional Pole Championships this year at the Telford International Centre. If you haven’t already, check out this amazing routine 🙂
10 Questions for Pole Championship Series Finalist Nadyne Moldowan
Nadyne Moldowan will be one of the twelve competitors vying for the title at the 2014 Pole Championship Series at the Arnold Sports Festival on February 27th, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio. She is currently the Canadian Pole Fitness Champion. Irmingard interviewed her for the Pole’r Bear Blog…
Achieving the Glory of the Allegra
Krissy KiKi recently published a post on her blog telling of the huge sense of achievement she found in finally achieving the Allegra! “I am totally stoked that I can now bust out such an awesome move. I can’t wait till I can perfect it and make it even more impressive…” I’m sure we can […]
When Pole Dancers Take Photos…
Last month I got my partner to take some pictures of me on the pole to promote some of the classes I teach… This funny cartoon by Leen Isabel captures the experience perfectly! I’m sure so many PoleFreaks have first-hand experience of the same!
The Not So Knee Based Knee Hold!
We all have those moves that for some reason we can never get, no matter how hard we try. For me, this is the Knee Hold. I have been trying this move for ages – and by that, I mean years!! I remember a time in a lesson about 4 years ago where I think […]