by Student | Apr 19, 2024 | Student Journey
I have learned many lessons in taking beginner pole. It has been quite an experience and I am very excited to continue my pole journey. One lesson I have learned is that you don’t have to be flexible, fit or thin to pole dance. I always thought that you had to be a...
by Guest Author | Apr 16, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Hello, hello! Training has been going nonstop it feels like. I open up my calendar app to see which studio I’ll be training at this weekend and which class or apparatus we’ll be training and learning about this time. On top of also attending my term pole classes,...
by Student | Apr 12, 2024 | Student Journey
I have blogged, and so have others, about the aerial shows in a few different ways and perspectives, yet, I don’t remember reading any about the experience as someone from the audience. I have experienced the annual show and the student showcase as a performer, and I...
by Guest Author | Apr 9, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Hello lovelies, I hope you all have been training hard and trying new things! We’re starting to come to an end to our instructor training and it’s crazy to think how fast it has gone! It feels like yesterday that we started our journey and were going through the...
by Student | Apr 5, 2024 | Student Journey
There is a meme that has been floating around and was inspiring my brain to blog about it because I felt very seen reading it. And then, founder Paula also shared it in the ADWi member group and that sealed the deal. I had to write about it. For...
by Guest Author | Apr 2, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Studying. Exams. Learning the planes of the body, types of learning styles and scope of practice and looking at the words “Group Fitness Instructor” or “GFI” hundreds of times over the course of 14 chapters. Why did I have to do that? Well to be an instructor with...
by Student | Mar 29, 2024 | Student Journey
If you would have asked me a few years ago if I would ever consider doing aerial dance, I would’ve told you you’re crazy. I never in a million years thought I would be strong enough to do it. This past year I took a leap of faith and decided...
by Guest Author | Mar 26, 2024 | Instructor Journey
Hello friends! Training has been going well, still practicing anything and everything and studying anytime I’m not at the studio or at work. It’s crazy to think that it’ll be almost 3 months since we started our instructor journey from when I’m writing this. We’ve...
by Student | Mar 22, 2024 | Student Journey
I have been very open about sharing my pole journey. I am so proud of how far I have come. The love and support I receive is amazing. However, those same women who praise me follow up with: “I could never do that.” “Maybe when I lose weight, I am too big.” Or “I...
by Student | Mar 15, 2024 | Student Journey
The growth I find each term keeps me coming back. Every class I get just a little bit further. Each small amount of success, each bruise, each struggle brings me back. I am a competitive person by nature and each week I’m trying to be better than last week. Each...
