On Tuesday, 20 July 2021 around 7 PM BST, my profile was deleted by Instagram. I’m an online moderation researcher, activist, blogger, writer, survivor and pole dance instructor researching on and campaigning online censorship. And yet, even though I have…
Where does pole dancing come from and what is its history? These simple questions often turn pole dance Facebook groups and conversations among pole dancers into a culture war. In this blog post, I use multiple sources to trace the…
Le scarpe col platform e i tacchi alti sono una delle cose più conosciute della pole dance, ma le abbiamo ereditate dalle madri della nostra disciplina: le spogliarelliste. In questo articolo, adatto sia a poler che cercano di comprare il…
Policies on shadowbanning, visibility and content recommendation have been clarified by Instagram both in a recent post and in my recent communication with the policy team. This post sheds some light on those policies, questioning some of their elements and…
Misty is a professional pole dancer, studio owner, former stripper and activist based in the north of the United Kingdom – an all-round powerhouse I’ve been wanting to feature on this blog for so long. That time has finally come,…
Pole dancing on TikTok is getting harder and harder. When I reached out to the platform about multiple bans on my account, someone from the support team told me that if I posted “implied nudity” the system would flag me…
What happens to experimenting, vulnerability and learning when you become an instructor?
Here’s my review of two Lunalae Store’s gorgeous activewear and swimwear sets, complete with pictures from my photoshoot with @vmilus and a lot of (hopefully) fun social media spam. About Lunalae Australian polewear brand Lunalae Store was born in 2016…
This week’s blog post is a review of the fab sets Pole Addict gifted me – and a chance to show them off with my new pictures by @vmilus! About Pole Addict Pole Addict is a gorgeous, made in Poland…
Good grip is essential for any pole dance training or performance, but with the most widely used grip aid brand in the pole industry, Dry Hands, announcing they're having supply issues well... how are we gonna stick to that pole? This post rounds up pole dance grips that aren't Dry Hands to save your sweaty hands from slipping.
