Teach: To impart knowledge or skill Instruct: To furnish with knowledge It’s been a while since I’ve written something. And quite a bit has happened. Aside from being named Editor-in-Chief of Vertical Art and Fitness magazine (shameless plug to get your subscription HERE), I have also started teaching pole. This has opened up a [...]
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Interview with Rodney James, aka Mr Burlesque
November 1st, 2011 
Chwenny Interview with Rodney James, aka Mr Burlesque Let’s get one thing straight: Rodney James, aka Mr Burlesque, doesn’t want you to just have some fun in his workshops… He wants you to be your fiercest, sexiest, most fabulous self possible! Oh, and he Really wants you to keep your shoulders and core engaged… (image) Over [...]
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Tags: bad kitty, burlesque, Mr. Burlesque, Rodney James, TEacher TRaining 
1 Comment »Grip Aids
October 17th, 2011 Aerial Amy There are so, so, so many grip aids, antiperspirants, and pole-dance specific moisturizers out on the market now that it can be really overwhelming to know which one is right for you, and which to spend your hard-earned money on. I see this question come up time and time again on forums and websites, and I [...]
Posted in Pole Dancing Tags: dew point, dry hands, Grip aid review, itac, Mighty Grip, pole dancing, pole fitness, pole physics, PoleFit, tite grip 1 Comment »Clients
September 30th, 2011 Aerial Amy I was looking through a blog I kept from back in 2008 where I talked a bit about the pole classes I was taking. It was really a blast from the past, reading and remembering all the learning experiences I had in the studio, on the pole, and with the women who I built friendships [...]
Miley Cyrus – A Pole Lotta Trouble
September 15th, 2011 ThePoleStory Miley Cyrus is the latest tween-turned-teen to find herself under scrutiny for somehow tarnishing her “good girl” image by, well, growing up. Says Cyrus, “Every 18-year-old explores sexuality and experiments and tries things. For me there’s no reason to change that. You have to be true to yourself.” Cyrus isn’t just growing up – she [...]
Posted in Pole Dancing Tags: bad girl, double standards, Miley Cyrus, pole dancing, Taylor Lautner No Comments »Personal Style: Part I
August 31st, 2011 Aerial Amy Not too long ago, I noticed a lot of pole dancers that I know (directly or through online networks) were expressing frustration and difficulty in carving out a niche for their own personal style. It seems once you get to a certain point in your pole journey, you spend a bunch of time figuring out [...]
Girl Next Door: Every Girl Has a Naughty Little Secret
August 20th, 2011 ThePoleStory Kelly Yvonne’s Girl Next Door: A Pole Dance Soiree is a delicious, fun and refreshing collection of pole dance vignettes performed at the King King in Hollywood every Sunday. And the message is this: Everyone has an inner vixen. Now invite her out to play! The show opens with a few “housewives” dressed in peek-a-boo [...]
Posted in Pole Dancing Tags: Girls Next Door: A Pole Dance Soiree, Kelly Yvonne, pole dancing, Sexy No Comments »Bridging The Gap Between Club and Studio: Evolve Performance Night
August 1st, 2011 ThePoleStory Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending Performance Night at Evolve Pole Dance Studio. Performance Night was started by Annmarie Davies, founder of United Pole Artists and it showcases both students and teachers with varying levels of expertise. There three things that set Performance night at Evolve apart from other studio recitals: [...]
Posted in Pole Dancing Tags: AnneMarie Davies, Evolve Dance Studio, female sexuality, mina mortezaie, pole dancing, UPA 1 Comment »The Pole Dance Growth Movement – Internal and External
July 14th, 2011 Jack Gaffney Part 2 of a 3 part series In part 1 of the series “Pole is a Lifestyle” I discussed how Pole is not simply an activity, it is something much larger: It is a lifestyle – a sub cultural lifestyle very similar to Skateboarding, snowboarding or hip hop. THE INTERNAL MOVEMENT Lifestyles are born from [...]
Poling for YOU
July 12th, 2011 Aerial Amy I’ve talked a little bit on my Aerial Amy blog about how the circus bug has bitten my group of girlfriends. One has always astonished us with her completely fearless pole drops and she has, not surprisingly, found herself hooked on the much more dramatic and higher drops that are possible in silks. Two friends [...]
