Liquid Motion Playlist
This Liquid Motion playlist, gathered from classes and Liquid Motion certifications held all over the country, are tried and true jams to get you sliding, gliding and moving liquidy all over! Release your inhibitions and let your floorwork freestyle loose! To learn...
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...