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Are You Even a Pole Instructor If You've Never...

Been Kicked in The Face After you've been teaching a while you do get adept at the matrix lean, lest you get a limb to the face. But, sometimes your spidey senses fail you and a surprise body part comes swinging through the air, and before…
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How We Adapt Our Teaching to Plus Size Students

I am always looking for ways to improve my teaching abilities, so I decided to find out what plus size students really want instructors to know about teaching them. So, here are some of the ways we adapt our teaching to plus size bodies. We…

Am I Too Old To Pole Dance?

There's always a specific number of questions we are always asked when we advertise our pole dancing classes, and I'm sure every other studio owner can relate. Whether this is, 'Am I too big?' or 'Do you need upper body strength?', we are always…
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The pros and cons of doing pole competitions for self-confidence

Have you been thinking about competing in a pole competition? Maybe you have been wondering about how competing in a pole competition can affect your self-esteem, whether that is positively or negatively. I have been asked the question 'Should…

MORE Sh*t I've Learned About Pole Dancing Competitions

It seems that every competition I do teaches me new lessons, and tells me new things about the world of choreographing, performing and pole dancing. So, seeing as I have performed in Floor Play, closely followed by The Authentic Pole Dance,…

"Don't worry, everyone hates their body!"

Ever been in or witnessed a conversation about body hang ups only to hear the phrase, "Don't worry, everyone hates their body!" come out of some poor, well-meaning individual's mouth? I have, and there's few phrases I hate more. It makes…

Ask Peach: "How Do I Pole Productively?" Top Tips to Make the Most of Your Training

We've all been there, we turn up at the studio, or we roll into our home pole room. Our bodies are telling us 'YES I am ready to train', but our minds, our mindsss are telling us 'NoooOooOo'. Because we haven't organised our lives and we have…

Guest Post: The Postnatal Poler, Poling in the Big Baby Bubble

Hello to all my fellow poling parents! Mothers, Fathers and everyone inbetween. My name is Abby and I’m here today to talk about life in the pole world after Mr.Stork has paid a visit. Between nappy changes, heel classes, sleepless nights,…

Guest Post: Top 5 Tips to Take Your Pole Performance from Amateur to Expert

Every spring, I hold a showcase at my studio. OK, I say showcase, but I really mean recital. In an average showcase you can prep what you want, with or without help, show up on the day of, perform your heart out and you’re done! I on the other…

Guest Post: 5 Nuggets of Advice That Only Make Sense in the Pole Studio

The joys of teaching. Keeping the atmosphere light hearted and fun, whilst constantly coming up with unique and relatable coaching points for my newbie pole students, is one of my favourite challenges of being a pole dancing instructor. When…