by Body & Pole | Dec 18, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Contortion, Aerial Dance, Aerial Fabric, Aerial Hammock, Instructor, Showcase Series, Silks, Uncategorized
Meet Body & Pole instructor, choreographer, artist and aerialist Elena Delgado! An OG member of B&P (it’s been so long, even we can’t remember when she officially started!) she’s coaching Solo Aerial in our Spring Student Showcase...
by Body & Pole | Nov 12, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Dance, Aerial Fabric, Aerial Hammock, Events, Halloween Party, Interview, Work-Study
Photo credit: Adam Amit Meet Mariangela Ciccone, the woman behind our events here at Body & Pole! After having discovered aerial dance by pure chance while she was visiting her native Italy, she eventually found Body & Pole to continue her practice when she...
by Body & Pole | Aug 7, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Dance, Aerial Fabric, Aerial Hammock, Aerial Hoop, Body & Pole, Instructor, Interview, Lyra, Silks
Where are you from originally? Utica, NY What is your dance background and how did you discover dance? My background is primarily in contemporary, modern and jazz. I graduated with a BA in theatre, but an influential theatre teacher I had studied with told me he...
by Body & Pole | May 15, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Dance, Aerial Fabric, Aerial Hammock, Aerial Hoop, Body & Pole, Men Poledancers, Pole Dance, Scholarship Program, Silks
Graduation season is upon us, and our 2018-2019 Scholarship year is nearly up. This year’s recipient, Darling Daniel came to us last year, having just moved to New York City, and ready to make a serious commitment to round out his performing skills. It has been...
by Body & Pole | May 11, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Dance, Aerial Fabric, Aerial Hammock, Aerial Hoop, Body & Pole, Instructor, Silks
It’s a bittersweet time here at Body & Pole as we said farewell to the woman responsible for launching the Aerial Department at our studio, Jen James, earlier this month, as she’s moving to Arizona with her family. We bid adieu to her with a special...
by Body & Pole | Mar 8, 2019 | Aerial, Aerial Dance, Body & Pole, Pole Dance
We sat down with our co-founder, Kyra Johannesen, to chat about the origins of Body & Pole and the concept of “Owning Your Unknown” – something you may recognize from the studio, our social media, and this very website (and if not, expect to see it more often!)....
