Pole Parlour Pole Dance Podcast

On this episode, we have the one and only Alethea Austin. Alethea is regarded as one of the foremost pole dancers in the world, known for her sensual movement, her raw, gritty, powerful performances, and for her creative vision, both as a showgirl and a business woman. On this episode, we talk about how she’s built her career in pole through diverse channels, how she’s transitioned from competing and touring into opening her own studio and creating high-caliber pole dance productions, and how important it is to follow your own path in order to be relevant and avoid burn out. We also delve into the importance of investing in education as a business owner and the realities of pulling off her large-scale pole dance competition, Miss Pole Dance America.

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Show Notes:

Althea’s Social Media:

Website: http://www.aletheaaustin.com

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

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

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

Miss Pole Dance America: http://www.misspoledanceamerica.com

Chrome Bar: http://www.thechromebar.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

On this episode, we have Tammy Morris. Tammy is an former exotic dancer and current fitness professional from Vancouver who has been pole dancing for over 20 years. On this episode, we talk about her history discovering pole and her adventures as an exotic dancer throughout the 90’s, her experience having founded the Canadian Pole Fitness Association and opening her highly regarded pole studio Tantra Fitness, and what it’s like being a mother of 3 while running her business and remaining an influential figure in the pole dance community.

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Show Notes:

Tammy’s 2014 UPA Sexy Pole Challenge video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9sz7amh39pk

Tantra Fitness: http://www.tantrafitness.com

Tantra Tutorials: http://www.tantratutorials.com

Tammy’s Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tammy.morris.5621

Tantra Fitness Social Media:

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

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Tantrafitness1

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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

On this episode, we have Roz Mays, aka Roz the Diva. Roz is a New York City based pole instructor and fitness trainer specializing in exercise virgins and plus sized women. During our interview, we talk about her wild ride as a pole dancer over the past 9 years, including the media blitz that arose after—on America’s Got Talent—Howard Stern told her she was “too fat to have a career in fitness”, her experience loosing multiple jobs for being a pole dancer, and the inspiration behind launching Dangerous Curves, the world’s first plus-sized pole competition. Amongst many other things. And just to keep it real, I was suffering from some major allergies during the interview so apologize for any coughs I wasn’t able to edit out, and thank Roz for being so cool when we had to pause and re-record. Multiple times.

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Show Notes:

Dangerous Curves Plus Sized Pole Competition: https://www.facebook.com/DC.Competition/

PoleCon 2016: http://www.poleconvention.com

Roz’s Social Media:

Website: http://rozthediva.com

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RozMTheDiva

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

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIQvYxCDzVIU8sAaiUWHd9w

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RozTheDiva

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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

On this episode, we have Jillian of Pole Geek. Pole Geek is Jillian’s online persona and website where she shares the ups and downs of pole training, body love, and the path to a happier and more creative lifestyle. During our interview, we discuss Jillian’s experience staying body positive as a thicker-sized dancer, placing realistic expectations on one’s self as an amateur dancer, and the exciting potential for pole dance to expand in a creative, diverse manner.

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Show Notes:

Leigh Acosta Aerial Pole at Lucha VaVoom: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BVbytlU3fU4

The "Flying Gympole": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDDE0ZsYbFk

Pole Geek Blog Posts:

"Why do people HATE fat athletes?": http://www.polegeek.net/2016/02/why-do-people-hate-fat-athletes.html

"My Pole Story | Pole Geek": http://www.polegeek.net/2013/04/my-pole-story.html

Social Media:

Website: http://www.polegeek.net

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/pole_geek

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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

On this episode, we have Tonya Kay. Tonya is a dancer/actress/artist/business woman who discovered pole dance through her immersion in the world of experimental performance art. Tonya speaks with us about the magic of live performance, and shares her inspiration and experience with producing and starring in the Pinup Pole Show, which is full-scale production in Southern California featuring classic cars, retro burlesque, and Pinup Pole Dancers.

As you’ll see, her passion and positivity for art and dance is contagious!

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Show Notes:

Pinup Pole Show:

Website: http://pinuppoleshow.com/

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

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

Tonya Kay:

Website: http://www.tonyakay.com/

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

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

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

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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

On this episode, we have Annemarie Davies, aka the Queen of Sexy. As we learned in Part 1, Annemarie is an OG poler who originally discovered pole dance in 2002 and who is still an influential and undeniable force in the community today. We discussed her experience witnessing the birth and growth of pole over the past 14 years, the history of contemporary pole dance, what makes someone sexy, and what inspired her to start United Pole Artists. In part 2 we chat more about changing the public perception of pole dance, her experience as a teacher, and educating people about pole dance through her upcoming documentary, Fistful of Steel.

We left with Annmarie acknowledging the uphill battle when it comes to getting positive exposure for pole dance, but enthusiastically confirming that we are winning.

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Show Notes:

Early Pole Influencers:

Fawnia Dietrich: http://www.polefitnessstudio.com/about-fawnia/

Bobbi: http://bobbispolestudiogold.com.au/about-bobbi.html

Vertical Joe's: http://www.verticaljoes.com/index.html

Social Media: Annemarie

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amdavies9

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/amdavies9

Social Media: UPA

Website: http://unitedpoleartists.com

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

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/UPArtists

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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

On this episode, we have Annemarie Davies, aka the Queen of Sexy. Annemarie is an OG poler who originally discovered pole dance in 2002 while performing as a stripper—and is still an influential and undeniable force in the pole community today. She is the co-creator of the Bringing Sexy Back campaign, founder of United Pole Artists, and an expert performer and teacher of sensual dance. Annemarie had so much amazingness to share that her interview is a two-parter. In this episode, we discuss Annemarie’s experience witnessing the birth and growth of the pole dance community over the past 14 years, the history of contemporary pole dance, what makes someone sexy, and what inspired her to start United Pole Artists.

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Show Notes:

Book referenced by Annemarie:

"Girl Show: Into the Canvas World of Bump and Grind" by A. W. Stencell

Social Media: Annemarie

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/amdavies9

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/amdavies9

Social Media: UPA

Website: http://unitedpoleartists.com

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

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

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

Twitter: https://twitter.com/UPArtists

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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

Carmine Black is a pole dance instructor, performer, and competitor. She has successfully used social media as a way to grow her pole persona and recently left her day job to pursue pole dance as a full-time profession. On this episode she discusses both the positive and negative aspects of putting herself out there online as a pole dancer, as well as how she’s hoping to promote more personal exploration and acceptance in the pole community.

Show Notes:

Liquid Motion: http://liquidmotionct.com/

Carmine's Social Media:

Instagram: @CarmineBlackDance

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=797249516&fref=ts

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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

In this brief intro episode, Crimson Minxxx introduces herself and gives an overview of what to expect from the Pole Parlour Pole Dance Podcast.

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Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance. Learn more at www.PoleParlour.com

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton

Today on the podcast, we have Candace Cane. I wanted to bring Candace on the show because she is one of those rare dancers who has her hand in the proverbial cookie jar of all things pole dance: she’s an instructor, performer, stripper, video vixen, and competitive pole dance champion. And because of this she has an interesting and well-rounded perspective of pole dance. On this episode she shares her experience of being a full-time dancer, along with her views on how we as pole dancers should unite as an empowered, diverse community rather than divide ourselves based on insignificant differences.

Also, as a disclaimer, I’ve never done a spoken interview or podcast before, so I want to thank everyone ahead of time for sticking with me through some of my cringe-worthy moments… hopefully my talking skills will get better as time goes on!

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Show Notes:

Candace will be performing and doing workshops in Minneapolis, February 18–22, at Dolls on Parade: http://www.dollsonparade.com/

Candace’s Pole Crush: Anastasia Skukhtorova (IG @Anastasiaskukhtorova)

Social Media: SweetMsCandace

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

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

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

For private lessons, workshops, shows, etc.: [email protected]

Candace’s favorite pole studio in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico: Rojas Pasión Dance Studio

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Pole Parlour is passionate about preaching creativity, soulful sensuality, and empowerment through pole dance. Learn more at www.PoleParlour.com

Theme music:

“This Church” Written by Aaron Drake and Ayana Hampton