Pole Fitness – What is the Best Structure?
I am passionate about teaching proper techniques and form in pole fitness, and I owe it to my wonderful students to get as much training as possible – not only in pole dance or pole fitness, but also...
View ArticleWhat is Empowerment?
After attending classes at different studios across the United States and reading numerous blogs and articles on the benefits of pole fitness, it seems as though one common benefit cited is...
View ArticleChoosing a Studio
Pole fitness is a sport as well as an art. And like any sport, proper instruction can mean the difference between learning the moves correctly and excelling, or compromising the moves and risking...
View ArticlePole Dance and Yoga?
Did you know that pole and yoga go together? At first glance, this might not seem intuitive, combining a 5,000-year old mind-body-spiritual practice and a sport that originated from the “Hoochie...
View ArticleI Always Knew You Should Have Been a Stripper – the Pole Dancing (mis)Perception
The Rihanna and Jay-Z song had it right…”never mind what haters say.” When you take up an activity like pole dance and fitness, you hear everything: What’s pole fitness? You mean, like strippers? I...
View ArticleFrom Breaking a Couch to Owning a Business – Pole Dance Style
It was toward the end of the Houston Bridal Extravaganza last month. I was standing in the booth, looking at the crowd that had assembled. Over the two-day show, we had over 500 visitors. The show...
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I Already Know the Fireman – When Are We Going to Learn How to Climb?
Many of us have been there. After my first few pole dance classes, I felt so good about my skills. I could execute the fireman, backward hook and other spins. I could even do one-handed spins. I just...
View ArticleDance in Your Shoes
For some people, teaching class comes easy. I am not one of those people. I always get a little nervous before I teach. I worry about everything: What songs to include in my playlist (I struggle with...
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Happy Birthday Verticality!
I can’t believe it’s been a year since Verticality opened for business. It has been a wild ride, and sometimes, I wondered if Verticality would survive the first year. From those early days when we...
View ArticleTell Your Story
Ever since I opened the studio, I thought about competing. Or performing. I even went so far as to sign up for the Southern Pole Championships. Then I became my own worst enemy. I looked at videos...
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Tricks and Treats
It’s October! And that means Halloween, the great day of candy, costumes, and debauchery, is fast approaching! And there’s no reason we can’t incorporate all that fun into Pole Dancing. I’ve written a...
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