I’m delighted to bring you the latest instalment of our Member Spotlight: this month it’s Kelly! Kelly is a proud cat lady who can be found at the studio oftentimes rocking a pair of 8inch heels but always wearing a smile. She exudes a quiet but unshakeable a ‘can do’ attitude. At almost 40 years...Read More

One of my favourite things about owning a brick and mortar pole dance studio is that I get to host regular in-house showcases where I can join our students, instructors and friends from the Pole Dance world and Burlesque community in creating art and performing our hearts out! I personally feel that there are limited...Read More

Lux ATL: The Stripcraft Spellbook Ladies, we have come to the end of our online studio review and I reserve no hesitation in stating that coincidence or not, the cliché ‘save the best for last’ absolutely applies to our final online studio review. Thus far, we have brought you the breath-taking beautiful movements offered by...Read More

Today I want to share with you something I’m quite nerdily passionate about, motivations and excuses!  Ahh, excuses… Everyday I hear and read so many reasons and excuses to not join a pole dancing class, so I thought, why not put together a list of my favourite ones. These excuses come from real folks who are on...Read More

Sarah Scott ‘Off The Pole’ Core Endurance online training Ladies, put away your sequins and get ready to sweat it out with strength training. This, of course, is another pastime of all of our instructors at Irish Pole Dance Academy! This week it gives me great pleasure to introduce Sarah Scott’s ‘Core Endurance’ programme. Sarah...Read More

Cleo’s Rock n’ Pole Welcome back ladies, we hope you enjoyed last month’s blog review of the audaciously awesome Alethea Austin. This week we are super excited to give you the low down on our Australian Pole Sister and fellow pole mom Cleo The Hurricane. If you are new to the pole world, then you may...Read More

Yay, shiny spinny Chrome in your very own home!! Here at Irish Pole Dance Academy, we know that feeling of excitement and optimism that floats about when you install your very own pole into your flat or apartment or in some cases your shed. As you all know we are huge advocates of cross training....Read More

*Update: I have created a new version of this blog! Click here to see the Old School Pole Dance inspiration that you need for 2023* A bit of healthy nostalgia for all polers! One of the things that I love about being a part of the pole dance community is the opportunity for discussion and...Read More

Preface If I were to commit to being an animal for the rest of my life, I think I would be a BEE! It seems like natural selection given my tendencies. Bees are natural foragers as in they collect pollen from a variety of flowers to make the best honey for the benefit of the hive...Read More

We’re just getting out of the Christmas haze as I write this. It won’t be long before the whole “New Year, New You” hype around fitness, and life in general, begins. Take a deep breath, this is not going to be one of those blogs about how to change your life and become the awesomest...Read More