Are you curious about pole dancing? Think you may be catching the pole bug? Perhaps you’ve seen it advertised on your local gym, watched some videos on YouTube or have seen Alesia Vazmitsel on Britain’s Got Talent. You’re itching to have a go – but where do you begin? Read more →

A regular series showcasing moves from Pole Exercise DVD 1. Difficulty: Advanced The Half Flag is an eye-catching pose. It’s a very graceful move when performed properly, while at the same time showing demonstrating impressive strength and core control. About the Half Flag You’ve probably seen advanced pole dancers pivoting into a Half Flag at … Read more →

A regular series showcasing moves from Pole Exercise DVD 1. Difficulty: Intermediate < ?php PeTheme::post_popup("jen-basic-invert-thumb.jpg", "jen-basic-invert.jpg", "Jen doing the Basic Invert", "", "Border Left"); ?>There’s no doubt about it: inverting on a pole for the first time can be scary. Perhaps you’ve been pole dancing for a few weeks, building up your move repertoire and … Read more →

< ?php include_once(get_template_directory() . "/petheme.php"); ?> A regular series showcasing moves from the Pole Exercise DVD. Difficulty: Intermediate About the eye opener The eye opener takes your pole workout to a more intermediate level of difficulty. Lucy and her fellow instructors are big fans of this trick! Balance and technique are very important to perfecting … Read more →

< ?php include_once(get_template_directory() . "/petheme.php"); ?> A regular series showcasing moves from the Pole Exercise DVD. Difficulty: Beginner About the seated spinner The seated spinner is a simple but beautiful spin that Libby (in the video clip) has always performed with style and poise. The spin helps to develop your arm strength, and works out … Read more →

A regular series showcasing moves from the Pole Exercise DVD. Difficulty: Intermediate About the gemini The gemini is a dramatic pose and stretch that’s relatively easy to perform as you keep your body against the pole throughout the move. If you’ve mastered the < ?php PeTheme::move("Basic Invert", "basic-invert.jpg", 1, "The Basic Invert"); ?>, there are … Read more →

A regular series showcasing moves from the Pole Exercise DVD. Difficulty: Intermediate About the icon splits The icon splits is a fantastic pose and stretch. You don’t need to be able to do the full splits to do this move. No matter how flexible you are, this move will help to increase it! It will … Read more →

A regular series showcasing moves from the Pole Exercise DVD. Difficulty: Beginner About the fireman The fireman is a great first exercise to learn. (In fact I felt I had to start with the fireman as it just feels wrong for me to start teaching with anything else!) The fireman is a simple but elegant … Read more →