Defy Gravity Does Traincation: How We Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Funny Grip
This January, Nadia, April, Donna, and Sarah, from Defy Gravity of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois left their beloved cornfields *cough* to spend a week training at Body & Pole. After reading their responses, you can checkout their hashtag #DGDoesBP to see all of their...
Diary of an International Pole Star: Shaina Cruea!
We recently got the chance to ask Shaina Cruea about her experience as a traveling pole instructor. Read all about the ups, downs, and in-betweens of traveling to teach pole around the globe! I literally feel like the luckiest person on the planet to be able to do...
Instructor Playlist: Tracee Kafer’s Freestyle Playlist
“I am so excited to share my first public playlist from our Finding Your Freestyle class at Body & Pole! Music is pretty much the most important factor for me when it comes to the environment supporting the journey. Sounds, beats, layers, tone, all need to frequently...
Instructor Playlist: Emily Sanderson’s Flexibility Tunes
I think about the kind of mood I want to create in class when I'm putting together my playlists. For my flexibility classes I like to have music that isn't too distracting, but has just enough energy to keep students focused and motivated!
Self-Promotion as Self Care: Why You Should Stop Being Afraid to Market Yourself
So if you’re like me, a dancer who is still new to the pole and aerial world, and is interested in performing, teaching, or just connecting with other pole dancers/aerialists in general but feel EXTREMELY uncomfortable with self-promotion, boy, do I have some news to...
5 Tips To Sexify Those Beginner Pole Moves (Video)
This post is written by Body & Pole instructor, Stella Fink! Follow Stella's pole adventures on her Instagram @stellamybella. The transition from pole kitten to a well-seasoned prowling lioness can be quite a journey, but once you begin mastering the basics... have...
Leveling Up
Hi my die-hard Level 3 pole people! I'm here today to talk about beginning to take Level 4 pole classes. *whaaaat!?!?!?* That's right - if you've been taking Level 3 pole for a while, it may be time (and no there's no time like the present), to try a Level 4 class!...
Dalijah’s Instructor Playlist!
Ever hear a song in class during the middle of a warm-up that made you want to run over to the iPod to see the name so that you could download for you own playlist? More often than not, once class starts it's easy to forget and only to remember after class, once it’s...
U. S. Aerial on “Why Pole Dance?”
Let’s start with: Why Move? Movement opens you up, forces you to face yourself, allows you to analyze your life, puts you in touch with your soul. Movement through dance is the expression of your soul's energy. You exorcise your demons, celebrate your victories, and...