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Interview with Flaunt Fitness | Studio Management, Virtual Classes, and COVID
In today's interview, Elliot chats with Pinki, the owner of Flaunt Fitness in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania! We discuss her journey as a studio owner since 2006 - and as an owner of Flaunt Fitness since 2012 - as well as how COVID has affected her studio's plans to...
Interview with Butter and Filth | Studio Ownership, Online Classes, and COVID
In this interview, we chat with Nia Burks of Butter and Filth! Nia talks about how she got started in pole and her experience as a stripper, studio owner, and college art teacher. She shares the story of how she began Butter and Filth and how it became such a success....
Interview with Fun Pole Fitness | Studio Closures, COVID Concerns, and Community Support
Today, Elliot is talking to Kimberly from Fun Pole Fitness in San Diego, CA - with a special guest-star from the cool cats Bear and Lily! We discuss who Kimberly is, her experience owning Fun Pole Fitness, the studio environment and history, as well as how she...
Interview with Power Bar Fit | Studio Closures, COVID, and Pole Safety
In today's interview, Elliot talks to Teresa from Power Bar Fitness, which has multiple locations around the Dallas/Fort Worth, TX area. We talk about who Teresa is, her experience owning multiple studios, how the government-mandated closure due to COVID-19 has...
Interview with Jenny’s Pole Studio – Studio Closures, Online Content, and COVID
In today's interview, PolePedia team member Elliot talks to Jenny from Jenny's Pole Studio in Norwich, Norfolk. In this interview, we discuss how COVID-19 has affected Jenny's studio, what she has done since the closures, what she plans to do as the quarantine...
Pole Quarantine Resources
It is important that we support our local pole community as much as possible during this global closure and social distancing period, as many pole dancers rely on pole for their sole source of income. This post is meant to serve as a master list of resources available...
Pole Dancing at Home During COVID-19
The corona virus, known as COVID-19, is affecting us on a global scale. Quarantines and lockdowns are in effect, the CDC is racing to develop a vaccine, pole competitions are being canceled or postponed, and many people are being asked to work remotely. This is a...
Introduction: A Path Forward for US Pole
Hi Pole Peeps, Elliot here! I know that, save for one article about performing, you have not heard from me, and so, for a variety of reasons, I felt it was about time to reach out to you all. As many of you have recently read, I will be taking up the role of IPDFA...
Pole Persona – How to Write Your Dancer Biography
When it comes right down to it, not many of us are experts at writing our own biographies. “Write something about yourself.” You’re the person who knows the most about yourself, so it sounds like a simple task. Except it matters: It will be read by a lot of people who...
IPDFA Rebranding
FEBRUARY BLOG IPDFA‘Passionate about Pole’REBRANDINGWell hello, awesome Pole World! I’m Bec Collins - aka “Bebe Sparkle” - and I will be your IPDFA/IPC International Correspondent bringing you the most exciting and exhilarating news within our progressive pole...
