7 Steps for Dealing with an Injury
We recently sat down with Lara Michaels to talk about dealing with injuries. Lara has dealt with a number of injuries herself, and this is what she said to us about the healing and recovery process. Lara is a pole and flexibility instructor at Body & Pole. Join her...
An Open Letter to Judgmental Sexists
This blog is usually used as a tool to highlight and celebrate things happening within the pole community, accomplishments made by people in our field, Body & Pole or a learning tool, etc. However, it’s also important to talk about other realities pole dancers face,...
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!...