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 | Sep 30, 2019 | Events, Halloween Party, Instructor, Interview, Showcase Series, Work-Study
Meet our superstar instructor Donna Carnow! A graduate of our Work-Study program, she started teaching last November, with just two permanent Flex classes on the schedule, and has since expanded her offering to a combination of Flex, Pole, and Invertable classes as a...
by Body & Pole | Sep 5, 2019 | Body & Pole, Interview, Work-Study
The Body & Pole Work-Study Program is a one-year professional development program designed to nurture, train and mentor those looking to expand their professional development in the Pole & Aerial Arts industry. We have bi-annual terms, and bring on new groups...
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 | Aug 5, 2019 | Body & Pole, Events, Interview, Pole Dance, Pole'Ography
We are thrilled to introduce Johanna Sapakie, Pole Choreographer and Coach for the film “Hustlers”, which comes out September 13. Johanna is a longtime friend of Body & Pole (she goes way back with Kyra!) and we are beyond excited to host her this month for...
by Body & Pole | Jun 3, 2019 | Interview
In honor of PoleCon this week and our upcoming Thunderpole competition (if you haven’t signed up yet, get on it!), we chatted with Roland Brown, who goes waaaay back with Body & Pole (he met Kyra and Lian before the studio was even formed). He specializes in...
