I was trying to be clever and relate ‘Don’t run before you can walk’ to poling, but instead came out with the unfortunately more aggressive sounding ‘Don’t invert before you can spin!’ as a title. The main message that I’m trying to convey, is to take your time and get each move right before trying […]
So you’ve booked your first pole dance class, put your shorts on and had a few spins around the pole. So what next? Well the great news is that you’ve done the hard part. Don’t get me wrong, pole dancing can be hard but being brave enough to walk through the front door in the […]
A few weeks ago I was sent an email asking if someone could hire one of my stages for a music video. To set the scene a little more, I am super protective of all of my poles as teaching on them is how I make my living, so a request like this is met […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
I love pole. I do – everything about it. Learning new moves, revisiting old moves and teaching other people. It’s come as a big shock to me right now that I have no motivation to get on the pole. I’ve got a competition in three months that I should be training for but so far […]
Pretty much every time we get on the pole we’ll spend a moment or two, if not more, thinking about our grip. Are we too slippery for spins or will we get stuck upside down on the pole? No matter what happens, we’re often unhappy with our current grip. I’ve got to a point now […]
So there I was, minding my own business, learning moves and poling as much as I could. Then one day I found myself in a room full of soon to be instructors discussing how the twisted grip was essentially the devil when it comes to pole – a big no no. I was surprised to […]
When it comes to my pole workouts, I always have a list of moves that I want to try and perfect. Some come a lot easier than others. I’ve had some on there for only days where some have been on there for years… I’m at a place now (luckily) where all of those moves […]
