Studio Spotlight: Fly Club
This week, we're honored to chat with Divine Em, founder of Chicago's Fly Club, about how she discovered and fell in love with pole dance, after many years of dance training, and how a need for community and inclusivity led her to open up a pole dance studio in her...
Studio Spotlight: Vertical Joe’s
This week, we chatted with bad-ass founder/CEO of Atlanta's Vertical Joe's: Torwa Joe! Torwa self-admittedly fell into the pole dance scene and to her own surprise, found herself owning the dance empire that is Vertical Joe's! Join twerk queen Fiyastarta Torwa this...
Studio Spotlight: Gemini Studioz
We chatted with Ayla Goodson, founder and owner of Gemini Studioz in Mobile, Alabama, about how she discovered a new career path through pole dancing, and why she's never looking back! Join Ayla this Friday, February 11 LIVE on B&P Online for Hell on HEELZ at 8pm...
Studio Spotlight: Aerial Fifty Two
In our next feature of Black-Owned studios from around the world, we're honored to chat with Vanessa and Natasha, co-owners of Aerial Fifty Two in Mississauga, Ontario. Join them LIVE on B&P Online for Bad and Boujee on Wednesday, February 9 at 4pm ET. Why pole?...
Studio Spotlight: Pole Pressure
This month on B&P Online, we're featuring Black-Owned studios from all around the world, and their owners/founders. We're kicking things off with Pole Pressure, the leading pole fitness studio in the Washington, D.C. area, and its owner, Devon. Join Devon this...
Why Pole & Aerial Dance in New York City is COVID-Safe
Yes, it’s 2022 and COVID is still here. But that doesn’t mean you have to put your life on hold. Since our re-opening in 2020 (after 6 months of shutdown), we’ve invested a lot of time, thought and money into ensuring a safe flight at Body & Pole. “Our goal at...
Cross Training Challenge with Kyla & Daniel
This fall, we challenged Aerial instructor Kyla Ranney and Pole instructor Daniel Darling to quite literally "Own Their Unknown" by taking each others' classes and explore what it's like to try the opposite apparatus. Not only did they each have a ton of fun, they...
Pole Dance for Pride: Body & Pole student Wayne Anderson’s story
In honor of the 52nd anniversary of the Stonewall Riots (today, June 28th), and Pride month, Body & Pole student Wayne Anderson shares his story about growing up gay in the Deep South, coming to NYC, and the role that dance played as an outlet for self-expression...
The Perfect Aerial Flight: Circus Meets Dance with Josh Dean
In honor of "The Perfect Aerial Flight" partnership with our friends at Aerial Arts NYC, we spoke with Body & Pole aerial trainer and Aerial Arts NYC co-owner & instructor Josh Dean about his unique circus and dance background, and why combining aerial dance...