Talent, Tantrums and Sh!Tting Your Pants at the MPDA Finals

Me… seat… edge… yup, that was how it went for the whole time I was watching the finals of Miss Pole Dance Australia last Saturday night in Sydney. The talent was outstanding, the tricks even more dangerous, a competitor walked off-stage and just before going on-stage someone thought they pooped in their pants! Bobbi’s Pole Studio did another amazing job at hosting this extreme competition, where the best Australian female pole dancers gather to out-dance... Read More

Hoist the Mainsail – the Pole Dancers are Coming!

Guest post by Gem, G Force Pole and Fitness   For the first time in Australia’s pole history, some of the world’s top pole artists will take to the Pacific Ocean on a luxury cruise liner from 14-21 March 2013. The cruise will depart Melbourne making its way down to Burnie, Port Arthur and Hobart and finishing up in Sydney. The cruise will consist of 4 days of Pole, Strength, Dance and Training workshops for all those Pole Addicts out there who can’t get enough of Pole.... Read More

Spins, Flips, Stretches and Flexes at The International Pole Convention

Over the weekend Los Angeles played host to the International Pole Convention, which, by all accounts was a great few days filled with inspiring performances, adrenaline-filled workshops, heaps of pole goodies at the exhibition stands and bodies that were to die for, including some that belong to our very own Aussie troop. Hats off the the stunning Felix Cane who provided a free workhop, which people were sleeping in the corridors to attend! Those lucky few who got in said it... Read More

The Crowie Comp Was Fit For a Princess

It's all smiles backstage As always, there were nerves backstage at the latest pole dancing competition.  You’d never know it once the girls  (and Matty) all got on-stage and performed though.   There were tricks a-plenty and some of the closest drops to the floor that I’ve seen.  My heart is always in my throat when the girls drop from the top and catch themselves just before they hit the floor, and this time it was no different.   Alongside the practiced... Read More

Shit Pole Dancers Say

I nearly fell off the bed laughing at  the girls from Pole Dance Academy when I watched their compilation video of Shit Pole Dancers Say.  Mostly because I’ve said or heard most of them.   This great spoof of ‘Shit My Dad Says’ will hit home with heaps of you ladies and gents, and get you laughing too.   The flaps-out warning was especially awesome, and I think I might have to incorporate that into a pole dance at some point to see if anyone else dancing thinks... Read More

Master Class with Miss Amber Ray

Amber, Miss Pole Dance Australia 2009 Runner-up, and Kim, Principle teacher at Vertica Having a pole dance master class with Miss Amber Ray was great fun, and a real workout.  It’s amazing what you can do when you go for it – I surprised myself.  We even tried out a hot new move that Amber’s been thinking about adding to her repertoire. 'Superman' with no hands Our warm-up included some really random crunches that I’ll practice at home, but won’t... Read More