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Look in the mirror.  Look at our videos.  Look at your pictures.  Look.  See yourself.  See your strength.  See your beauty.  See you.  When I started at Aerial Dance I

I recently made myself a promise to break out of my fitness routine, and try something new more often. Let’s face it –  it’s comfortable to do the things we

15 years. 15 years of sisterhood being built. 15 years of creating a space for women.  A space where women are celebrated. A space where women are supported, without a

Show week, show season, show practices, dress rehearsal, show day.  It is all magical.  It is all brilliant.  It is all exhausting.  And it is all part of what makes

The start of my pole journey is probably a little different than many other students around the studio. I didn’t originally start pole here in Appleton at Aerial Dance. I

One thing I picked up right away was time and dedication needed to meet my goals. If I wanted to be great at pole dancing I knew I was really gonna have to give

Incongruence, a state I rather dislike being in, even though I am all the time.  According to Kasia Urbaniak (the author of the former book club book, Unbound: A Woman’s

I put on Pleasers (a brand of dancing heels) for the very first time in my entire pole career. Holy cow are they a beast! I’ve never worn pleasers before,

I’ve been reflecting a lot on my pole journey lately, especially with talking with other students in the Annual Show and getting to watch all the different level routines. It’s

I have been so busy lately it feels like I’ve gotten into a rhythm of going to the studio multiple times a week because I want to progress and move

I’ve spent much of my life at war with my body and my mind. Struggling with my weight and mental health has often left me wishing I were different in

Mark Twain said, “Do something every day that you don’t want to do.”  We live in an instant gratification society, and I have fallen into the same trap as so

If you’ve read the Harry Potter book series or watched the movies, you know that Harry went from being a misfit in his non-wizard muggle home to finding his light

When I became a mom, my identity shifted in ways I never expected. My happiness became my family’s happiness. I  lost my identity by getting into the habit of putting

For the past ten years, I’ve struggled with anxiety. I’ve always known that physical activity helped me regulate it, but I could never stick to a workout routine. For a

During my pregnancy, I used the excuse of “eating for two” to constantly be filling my face. I also didn’t stay active during this time as I hadn’t developed any

I try to not be an angry person, I generally don’t like feeling that way. But of course, we are people and we live in a society, so there are

When I started at Aerial Dance, I expected to learn to feel comfortable in a new environment, sore muscles, and learning how the heck I am supposed to maneuver myself

As someone who tends toward perfectionism, I often struggle when things don’t go as planned, whether at work, as a parent, on a project, or while learning new skills in