by Student | Sep 17, 2022 | Student Journey
In 2020, as I watched the J-Lo/Shakira halftime show, the empowering feminine energy triggered a memory from over a decade prior. I wanted to take pole dancing classes, but at that time I couldn’t find a studio nearby, nor anyone to go with. I let that idea...
by Student | Sep 2, 2022 | Student Journey
Over the course of nearly three years, I realized that everyone’s aerial journey is different. For the first few months, progress felt really slow for me and I felt embarrassed and ashamed about that. Meanwhile, I watched others progress at a much quicker rate than I...
by Student | Aug 26, 2022 | Student Journey
Working out is something that gets harder to do as the years go by. As a young child you have so much energy and always want to be running around and playing with your friends. While you grow up, you find a sport or two that you love and focus on that. Maybe you play...
by Student | Aug 19, 2022 | Student Journey
I have battled with my mental health for years, there have been some pretty low moments in that time but within these past two years I have been really diligent about staying on top of it all and making sure that I see any signs of my mental health slipping again. In...
by Student | Aug 12, 2022 | Student Journey
Is it weird to be proud of bruises? I didn’t used to think anything of them when I got them but now, I love to show them off. I think bruises get a bad reputation because they usually only happen when you get hurt, and while I can’t say the methods in which I obtain...
by Student | Aug 5, 2022 | Student Journey
Aerial Dance, specifically pole, has been a huge eye opener for me. It really has built a new part of me, shown me different ways to workout and actually have fun, and taught me new outlooks in everyday life. I get a sort of excitement each time I go to my class and...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 26, 2022 | Paula's Journey
It’s summer. Which means attendance at the studio is all over the place. Some weeks you attend three times, the next week not at all because sunburn and pole suck. Then when fall comes all this sporadic attendance results in plateaus of frustration. How to beat that?...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 12, 2022 | Paula's Journey
In my blog “be like Mario” I commented how you always had to go back to Level 1 in Mario to eventually save the princess. The game didn’t allow you to start where you left off because it wanted you to hone your muscle memory in the lower levels over and over. All that...
by Student | Jul 8, 2022 | Student Journey
Pole exercise entails some intense training/practice. I have not yet been able to hold myself on the pole for very long if not at all. I am a bigger woman and have been uncomfortable in my own skin for many years now, but pole makes me feel okay to be in those...
by Paula Brusky | Jul 5, 2022 | Paula's Journey
It’s a pretty exciting day when you get the email saying “you’ve been cleared for advanced 1 pole”! You’ve worked hard, coming twice a week to class and practice and you’re so excited to start inverting! Fast forward a few months (or years) and life got in the way and...