Category Pole Dance, Fitness and Wellbeing

Ramblings on pole dance and all types of exercise I do, together with my personal mindfucks on mental health.

Day job vs pole dance: how to manage both

“How do you manage to pole dance so publicly while having a day job?” is one of the questions at the top of my readers’ list. Having publicly and successfully ‘come out’ as a pole dancing academic and following a…

Intervista con Pole Junkie Europa

Questo post è la mia prima intervista in Italiano con Pole Junkie Europa, uno dei più grandi siti di pole outfit al mondo. Sono diventata una brand ambassador per PJ ad Aprile 2022 e, visto che sto passando l’estate in Italia,…

Competing again: thoughts from the post lockdown pole scene

In case you missed my pole competition spam, I’ve started competing again for the first time since becoming an instructor and since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic. Competing is always a transformative process for me, so naturally my latest…

PDSM: an exclusive look into the new pole competition

PDSM – Pole Dance Stripper Movement – is a brand new pole dance competition created by stripper, activist and pole instructor Gemma Rose, whom I’ve previously interviewed for the blog. An entirely stripper-run comp, PDSM promises to shake up the…

Pole Junkie: interview with the founders

I’m a Pole Junkie brand ambassador! Now that the cat is out of the bag, I am celebrating the reveal by interviewing the global polewear brand’s founders, Heather Laughland and Kirsten Fairlie, to shine a light on the team behind…

nuud activewear interview

This post is an interview with nuud activewear’s founder Anneli Hallik, and an excuse to showcase the lovely pictures @ray.marsh took of me wearing nuud’s polewear at her photography studio, The Pole Nook. About nuud activewear nuud activewear is a…

Katherine Elizabeth Photography Interview

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 on TikTok: is it possible?

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…

Interview with Cutie Whippingham

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…

Interview with Hijabiluscious

  

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…

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