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September 2025 Teacher Feature: Aerial Instructor Eliana Wenick

Meet our September 2025 Teacher Feature, aerial instructor Eliana Wenick! A classically trained ballet dancer, Eliana has performed with the Alvin Ailey company, Dances Patrelle and Albano Ballet, among others. Through her dance training she discovered aerial dance,...

Stepping Into Your Power: Inside the Hoe’Ography Pole Experience with Dey Phoenix

Forget everything you thought pole dance was supposed to be. In Hoe'Ography Pole, led by the unapologetically fierce Dey Phoenix, the goal isn’t perfection—it’s liberation. This isn’t about bringing "sexy back"; it’s about reclaiming what was never gone. In a room...

From Club to Classroom: 4 Pole Dancing Lessons That Stick

When the lights go down and the bass drops, magic happens at Body & Pole’s iconic Lap Dance Pole class—an electrifying Nite Club experience led by the fierce and fabulous Gretchen Sutherland. With stilettos on and confidence dialed all the way up, this class blurs...

August 2025 Teacher Feature: Pole, Silk, Hoop, Flex & Hammock Instructor Carrie Seavoy

Our August 2025 Teacher Feature does it all: Carrie teaches pole, silk, hoop, flex and hammock, so there are PLENTY of opportunities to take class with her! But if you haven't taken class with her yet, we hope you get to know her a little better through our feature...

July 2025 Teacher Feature: Pole Instructor Darling Daniel

Meet our July 2025 Teacher Feature: pole instructor Darling Daniel! If you haven’t taken class with him yet, we hope you get to know him a little better through our feature this month, and if you’ve already taken his classes, maybe you’ll learn something new! Best of...

Thinking Thankfully

Pole and aerial can be extremely frustrating. Hello - not being able to land a nemesis move, or move through serious bumps in the road like losing a competition or even injuries. Sometimes, it’s easy to get stuck in a whirlwind of discouragement, especially if you’ve...

We’ve Got Your Holiday Hookup!

Can you believe it’s already November? If you answered no, you’re not alone. Here at Body & Pole, we can’t believe it either! And now that Halloween’s behind us, you know what that means...holiday gifts! Don’t get stuck buying the usual boring and predictable present,...

Interview with a Ninja: Kenneth Kao

With Halloween having just passed, some of you may have dressed like a ninja, but we got to talk with with ACTUAL pole-ninja, Kenneth Kao. Continue below to read all the insightful information Dr. Ken, pole ninja has to share. What drew you to pole dancing? The...

B&P Halloween Party 2k15

It's that time again! Are you prepared for the 5th annual Body & Pole Halloween party? We have The Vacant Lot of Rock & Roll Debauchery coming your way this Friday night. Every year this Halloween party is an immersive experience, and this year the stakes are...

5 Alternative Reasons to Have a Pole or Aerial Party

Let me tell you a secret, very few people throw better parties then aerialists and pole dancers! If you’ve attended one of our Halloween parties then you know! But you don’t have to wait a year to party us! You can party with us anytime of the year! And parties are...

The Road to Nationals

I competed in Pole Sport Organization's Northeast Aerial Art Championships in early November of 2014 and placed 1st in the Pro Division. This advanced me on to Nationals which would be held in August of the following year. I have never considered myself an athlete and...

Let’s Get Liquid

I spent this past week and a half on island time (I just returned from Puerto Rico!). Basically, that means everything was slow. Preparing to get out of the house, riding public transportation, making plans, literally everything felt exponentially slowed down. The...

Why We Pole (And Why It Matters)

This article is contributed by Brooke Foorman, a recent Body & Pole Summer Camper who conducted her Why We Pole video series with campers and instructors at Body & Pole. We love it, so we want to share it! "I began Why We Pole in 2014 because I had just began teaching...

Take the Upcoming Pilates Mat Training w/ Jill!

The Body & Pole studio is filled with a variety of instructors from all different backgrounds. Of course, we want you to become the best pole dancers and aerialists you can be, and sometimes that means exploring other modes of fitness. Jill Carnegie, a B&P studio...