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Shooting the Breeze with Ashley Banx
I had this chat with Ashley Banx back in August. Publishing it got sidetracked by life events, so you'll have to forgive me there! One...

Tawi
Jan 25, 202215 min read
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A Conversation with Pole Joy Honoree Paige
Paige is a midwestern-circus-baby-turned-pole-dancer in Portland, Oregon, and the dancer gracing the cover of Pole Joy! With a bubbly...

Tawi
Jul 14, 202115 min read
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Chatting with the Famous Ms Vegas
This Ms. Vegas: Pole Joy honoree, school administrator, athlete, soon-to-be-mama, and all around a warm, grounded, fun person to talk to....

Tawi
May 26, 202116 min read
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Coloring a Healthier Relationship with My Body
When it comes to my body, I have trust issues. I increasingly operate from a place of fear: ever fixated on how it will betray me, never...

Tawi
May 10, 20212 min read
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Thirty Minutes with Pole Joy Honoree Neda
I'd like to introduce Neda, a Persian-American nurse practitioner, swimmer, pole dancer, and all-around-badass based in Los Angeles. She...

Tawi
Mar 19, 202112 min read
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A Few Moments with Pole Shapes Honoree Noelle
Meet Noelle: a dancer, teacher, artist, and star napper. Although we came to pole dance around the same time, as newbies to the dance...

Tawi
Oct 5, 20206 min read
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A Chat with Coloring Book Honoree Rudolf van Jaarsveldt
Continuing our short saga of interviews with dancers who inspired the coloring pages of Pole Shapes, I'd like to introduce you to Rudolf...

Tawi
Aug 17, 20204 min read
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A Few Minutes with Coloring Book Honoree Da Undertakah
As you might already know, some of the drawings in my new coloring book, Pole Shapes, are based on specific dancers. There's been...

Tawi
Jun 25, 20206 min read
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Quarantine Coloring Challenge
Happy April everyone. I hope you're all getting by. I may miss friends and family, going outside without a mask, and having toilet paper...

Tawi
Apr 17, 20201 min read
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A Free Coloring Page for Everyone Struggling To Keep It Together
Hi friends—this is the beginning of my third week in isolation. Depending on where you are in the world you might be on a different...

Tawi
Mar 31, 20202 min read
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Tips for Enjoying the Great Indoors
In the U.S. and around the world many of us are settling in for an extended stay indoors. This is especially tough with spring...

Tawi
Mar 17, 20204 min read
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The Frustrating Myth of Talent
Often when I get complimentary feedback on my work, it comes along with a self-deprecating comment that lands somewhere on the theme of:...

Tawi
Mar 9, 20202 min read
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Why make a pole dance coloring book?
When I walked into a pole studio for the first time in 2016, (it was right toward the end of an advanced class, with half a dozen butts grac

Tawi
Jan 28, 20203 min read
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