Pole Parlour Pole Dance Podcast

This week on the podcast, we have Aussie pole babe Michelle Shimmy. On this episode, we talk about how Shimmy transitioned from corporate law to professional pole dancer, what inspired her and her sister, Maddie Sparkle, to create two of the world’s most entertaining pole competitions, her view on feminism and pole dance, her deep love of the pole community, and dealing with haters on social media.

Check out Shimmy’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2017/1/18/post-podcast-interview-michelle-shimmy

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Show Notes:

Blog “On being a feminist and a pole dancer”: http://shimmypolediary.blogspot.com/2012/02/on-being-feminist-and-pole-dancer.html

Sheila Kelley TedTalk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lrdn4lazVBc

Shimmy’s Social Media:

Website: http://www.michelleshimmy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shimmypoledancer

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelleshimmy/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/michelleshimmy

The Pole Dance Academy: http://www.poledanceacademystore.com/

Pole Summer Camp: https://www.facebook.com/poledanceacademysummerpolecamp/

Eat, Move & Shimmy: http://www.poledanceacademystore.com/products/video-tutorial

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week on the podcast, we have pole dancer, teacher, and blogger, Amy Kim. On this episode, we talk about how the online pole community has evolved since Amy started poling in 2007, and what inspired her to start one of the world’s first pole dance blogs, “Aerial Amy”; how she learned to balance her career with her pole dance passion; and we get real about the realities of pursuing pole professionally and how fulfilling it can be to just keep pole dance as a hobby.

Check out Amy’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/12/19/post-podcast-interview-amy-kim-of-aerial-amy

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Show Notes:

Aerial Amy Blog: http://aerialamy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Aerialamyy

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aerialamy/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/amyxshi

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

pole dance | pole dancer | pole dance interview | Aerial Amy

This week on the podcast, we have pole dance pioneer, Michelle Mynx. On this episode, we talk about how how Michelle first fell in love with pole performing and doing showgirl competitions at strip clubs around the midwest, her experience touring around the world at diverse creative showcases with her Gravity Plays Favorites doubles partner, and the struggles and successes of opening her own pole studio, Michelle Mynx Academy, in St. Louis, Missouri.

Check out Michelle’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/12/14/post-podcast-interview-michelle-mynx

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Show Notes:

Michelle Mynx Academy: http://www.mynxacademy.com/

Michelle Mynx Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.mynx

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michellemynx

Gravity Plays Favorites Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gravity-Plays-Favorites-133568920022224/?fref=ts

Gravity Plays Favorites Videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF0zVlDL-WU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCJMuxShlM8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHjUFOWrATE

Michelle Mynx Solo:

https://vimeo.com/144748379

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week on the podcast, we have creative visionary and pole coach extraordinaire, Veronica Nichols. On this episode, we talk about Veronica’s passion for teaming with dancers to help develop highly-creative, unforgettable performances, how her career as a producer and director has contributed to her success as a pole coach, and how we have the potential to become more strong, open-minded, loving individuals—and ultimately better citizens of the world—from our experiences as pole dancers.

Check out Veronica’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/11/29/post-podcast-interview-veronica-nichols

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Show Notes:

Kelly Maglia “Just Enough Rough” video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0byL8SQOrY

Behind the Scenes (see Veronica in action!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKnwONJcAYY

Veronica’s Social Media (“Veronika Pole”):

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/veronika.pole

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronikapole/

Team Killem:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamkillempole/

Email: [email protected]

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week on the podcast, we have the one and only Bendy Kate! On this episode, we talk about how she discovered pole and circus while at University, and hasn’t looked back since; how she uses character development and story-telling to create her award-winning pole performances; and the budding Bendy Kate lifestyle brand that she is in the midst of developing and launching from her brand new office space in Bristol.

Check out Bendy’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/11/22/post-podcast-interview-bendy-kate

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Show Notes:

Social Media:

Website: http://www.bendy-kate.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bendy-Kate-159603887462981/?fref=ts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bendy_kate/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2-a7VV7ndKRyhw64uM2T6w/feed

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week on the podcast, we have pole wear designer and business owner, Megan Weinzierl. After taking a couple of weeks off from recording the podcast to move from Los Angeles to Austin, Texas, I thought it would be rad to kick things back off with a guest from my new hometown! On this episode, we talk about what inspired Megan to start her pole wear company, Artista, back in 2014, the real deal behind being a full time pole dance boss babe, and we get a little political as she shares why she feels it’s so important to include dancers of all shapes, ethnicities, and gender in her brand.

Check out Megan’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/11/16/post-podcast-interview-megan-weinzierl-of-artista-apparel

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Show Notes:

Artista Social Media:

Website: http://www.artistaactivewear.com/

Blog: http://www.artistaactivewear.com/blog/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artistaactivewear

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artistaactivewear/

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week on the podcast, we have pole star and pioneer, Natasha Wang. On this episode, we talk about how Natasha transitioned from hating exercise and having stage fright into being a professional athlete and stage performer, how pole has evolved from when she started in it’s early days 11 years ago, and we also get some fun stories about her experiences traveling around the world as a fulltime pole dancer.

Check out Natasha’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/10/26/post-podcast-interview-natasha-wang

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Show Notes:

Natasha’s Social Media:

Website: http://natashawang.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NatashaWangPole/

Instagram: https://instagram.com/polecricket/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cricketwang

Twitter: https://twitter.com/polecricket

X-Purr Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/XPurrPole/

X-Purr Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xpurr/

Black Mirror Art Performance: http://www.dougaitkenblackmirror.com/

Kristy Sellars Pole Theatre 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPEZdSW17w4

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week, we have the one and only Nadia Sharif! On this episode, we talk about how Nadia transitioned from an engineer to a full time pole dancer, what inspires her unique style of movement and how it can be applied by dancers of all levels, and her experiences jet setting all around the world as an international pole star! This interview is really fun, and I frickin’ adore Nadia’s legit enthusiasm and love for all things pole!

Check out Nadia’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/10/12/post-podcast-interview-nadia-sharif

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Show Notes:

Nadia’s Social Media:

Website: http://nadiapoledancer.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nadia.xpole.us?fref=ts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenadia33/

Miss Pole Dance America 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTsMnkQoS18&t=210s

TwistedTV: http://upa.tv/twisted-tv/

Wunderland 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLYRzYaEeo4

Preview of Nadia’s new clothing: 14650352_1548959078463252_8533549714533466686_n.jpg

Fistful of Steel: http://www.fistfulofsteeldocumentary.com/

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week, we have Joy G. Wild, who is joining us from Istanbul, Turkey! On this episode, we talk about how Joy accidentally discovered Bobbi’s pole studio in Sydney while looking to train Chinese Pole—and how she became instantly hooked and changed her focus from circus performance to contemporary pole; the struggles of opening and running the first pole studio in the conservative country of Turkey; her experience being deemed “immoral” and attacked by the press for doing a pole performance on the television show Turkey’s Got Talent; and her passion for empowering women and literally changing lives by continuing her work as a pole instructor and evangelist in her home country.

Check out Joy’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/10/5/post-podcast-interview-joy-g-wild

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Show Notes:

Joy’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100009598943317

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joy_g_wild/

Wow Pole Studio:

Website: http://www.wowdanceistanbul.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wowatasehir/?fref=ts

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wowclasses/

Felix Cane Miss Pole Dance Australia 2006: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6KnUW9N3Zo

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords

This week, we have Vancouver pole babe Miss Sydney Claire. On this episode, we talk about how Sydney has been able to find balance as a pole competitor, teacher, and performer, her journey from pole student to stripper, how her training as a visual artist contributes to her performances, and how important it is to enjoy the pole journey and support all of it’s diverse facets.

Check out Sydney’s post podcast interview here: http://www.poleparlour.com/blog/2016/9/28/post-podcast-interview-miss-sydney-claire

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Show Notes:

Sydney’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sydney.southam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miss_sydney_claire

Tantra Tutorials: www.tantratutorials.com

Sydney’s Showgrrrrl Homegirl: Nicky Ninedoors, https://www.instagram.com/msninedoors/

Lindsey Dement Bringing Sexy Back 2015 (oh yeah, this is super good!): https://vimeo.com/132806641

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Pole Parlour is a fun, inspiring podcast for all those bewitched by pole dance. Each week, your madame Crimson Minxxx has candid conversation with unique, engaging individuals from within and around the pole dance community. Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance.

Learn more at http://www.poleparlour.com/

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

https://soundcloud.com/soundinspacerecords