This week’s post is an interview with Armando Cabba, the Canadian artist who’s challenging social media’s puritanical governance of nudity and sexuality through thought-provoking social critique in the shape of not-safe-for-work (NSFW) art. Aside from being a brilliant artist, Armando…
This post is a review of the lovely items FANNA Polewear, a sustainable polewear brand based in Hungary, gifted me between last summer and this winter. Fanna is one of my favourite brands to date, and I can’t wait to…
Katherine Elizabeth is a Manchester-based pole and aerial photographer. She owns Katherine Elizabeth Photography (@kephoto on Instagram) and the newly opened @thekepstudio, where I was lucky enough to be photographed and to attend an opening party in January. Here, she…
Monetizing pole dance content on TikTok is a no-brainer. Having proven to be the fastest-growing social network during the past two years, TikTok has given pole dancers (including yours truly) exposure to an exponential following, to more brand partnerships and…
If you’re part of the pole dancing or performing world, the name Cutie Whippingham will most likely fill you with awe. Why? Because the alias associated with Leila Davis – a professional pole performer, instructor, model, movement coach and brand…
This blog post is an interview with the legend that is Hijabiluscious, a.k.a. Neda, the Muslim, Los Angeles-based pole dancer behind the hilarious, viral Instagram account of the same name. Neda’s content always gives me food for thought and makes…
Upon my return from a full-on weekend of pole events in Manchester, I thought I’d write up a quick “back to the pole world” post to reflect on my experiences as a newbie travelling pole dance instructor in our uncertain…
You probably noticed from your Insta that a new account has been teasing pole dancers about an upcoming London competition. That’s right: there’s a new pole dance competition on the block, and it’s going to be bloody sexy. This post…
It’s happening: I’m finally addressing my relationship with my feminism, which I call ‘hypocrite’. This is a post I’ve always wanted to write, but that I’m writing just now, on the back of recent conversations I’ve had in the pole…
Happy Christmas 2023 pole dance gift guide! Sure, Christmas gift guides are a capitalist excuse to encourage people to spend money. But also, pole dancing is a fairly niche subculture of naked people that aren’t always understood by their loved…
