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...
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- Jul 14, 2021
- 15 min
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...
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- May 26, 2021
- 16 min
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....
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- May 10, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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- Mar 19, 2021
- 12 min
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...
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Tawi
- Oct 5, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Tawi
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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- Jun 25, 2020
- 6 min
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...
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Tawi
- Apr 17, 2020
- 1 min
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...
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- Mar 31, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Tawi
- Mar 17, 2020
- 4 min
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...
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- Mar 9, 2020
- 2 min
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:...
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- Jan 28, 2020
- 3 min
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
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