The Pole On The Call

Pole on the Call: Episode 31
Meet Pole Coach and Competitor, Liz Roncka!


In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Pole Coach and Competitor, Liz Roncka!


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Liz Roncka's Bio:
Before discovering pole dance and fitness, Liz was a physical therapist, a Pilates studio owner, and a professional dancer. Upon completion of her graduate degree at Boston University, Liz spent over a decade as a physical therapist working in a variety of settings from the intensive care units of Boston Medical Center to a private clinic specializing in the treatment of musicians and dancers. After years of dancing “on the side,” Liz shifted her primary focus to dance and fitness. Liz's passion for dance was focused on improvisation and contemporary dance. She has been dancing professionally for nearly 25 years.


In 2014, Liz took her first pole dance class. For her, pole dancing is the perfect combo of fitness and dance. While she loves building strength and flexibility, low flow and stilettos are her fave. These days her movement focus is pole dance. She can be found teaching Pole Dance Circuit at Boston University as well as a weekly heels choreo class at Boston Pole Fitness.


She is also a certified Pilates instructor and elevatED certified instructor of Pole Dance Level I & II and Flexibility. She is currently a full-time dance educator and administrator at Boston University.


Follow Liz Roncka on Instagram @izzibellechampagne

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• Pole on the Call: Episode 30
Meet Strength & Conditioning Coach, Britta Remes

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Strength & Conditioning Coach, Britta Remes!

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Britta Remes's Bio:


Britta Remes is a Strength and Flexibility Coach, with a background in performing arts and psychology. She has spent her entire life studying performing arts, and over 6 years of coaching pole and circus artists. She also holds multiple gold medals and achievement titles in the pole and circus industry.


Britta prides herself in her deep knowledge of anatomy and physiology, specifically as it applies to strength and flexibility training for pole and circus. Her clients include professional performing artists, aspiring professional performing artists, and the training-obsessed hobbyist.


Attracting pole and circus artists from around the world, her programs are recognized by the best in the industry. She has coached artistic athletes across multiple disciplines to achieve advanced skills, win gold medals, improve movement quality, and learn how to apply cross-training concepts for themselves and their students.


SPECIALIZATIONS:
• Sport-Specific Cross Training for Dancers & Aerialists
• Weightlifting for Performing Artists, Weightlifting for Flexibility
• Sports Psychology
• Competition and Audition Prep


Follow her on Instagram @its.britta
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LIVE 1:1 Coaching and Consults: https://www.athleticartsbybritta.com/schedule


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We are entering our #competitiontraining season here as our studio @thepoleinthewall trains for @polesportorg Northeast in November, so we thought we’d do a #podcast episode about Training a Pole Competition Team!

Does your studio train for #polecompetitions as a team? What are some things you do together to prepare?

Listen to our tips in our new #podcastepisode releasing tomorrow via your favorite podcast streaming service or watch via YouTube!

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Pole on the Call: Episode 27
Meet Pole Dancer and Instructor, Mallory Nicole!


In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Pole Dancer and Instructor, Mallory Nicole of Tease Dance & Fitness in Aurora, IL.


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Mallory Nicole's Bio:

So a little about me…. The first time I ever tried pole dancing was in 2006. I was barely 19 and needed some extra cash for a trip I was going to be taking. I was a single mother and had my daughter while I was still in high school. At the time of my first experience, I was a licensed hair dresser barely making ends meet. I figured I would do an amateur night as the first place prize was $500 and I needed it. I had zero idea what I was doing. I spent the last of my extra cash on some dance heels and got my butt on stage. I actually won the prize but what I realized was I felt at home on stage. I quickly realized that working in a gentleman’s club was what I needed to do for my daughter and I.


I worked in a couple of clubs during my early twenties. But then I got married and had more children. My love for the pole was so strong so I installed a home pole. I was not properly trained and only knew a couple basic spins. In 2013, I set a five year goal of starting classes, doing a competition and becoming an instructor. Unfortunately, one of the things I had fallen into while being a stripper was the lifestyle. I lived fast and I lived hard. My goals were mere dreams at that time as I was battling alcoholism.

I got sober in May of 2018. I was getting myself back but lacked any confidence to start taking classes. It wasn’t until 2019 that I decided to take the plunge. I signed up for beginner classes as Tease Dance and Fitness in Aurora, IL. I fell in love with the studio and the classes. But what I gained was so much more than fitness. I gained my sexy back. I gained my confidence back as a woman and a mother. I also gained a community of strong, badass women whom I now consider family.


I was only a few months into taking classes when the world shut down due to covid. I ordered a Lupit pole and self taught for a couple of months until we re-opened. Then we got shut down a second time. I fell into a deep depression and barely poled at home. Even after we re-opened again… I was having feelings of not being as far along as I would have liked. I was angry and discouraged but I kept showing up to classes. Some days at home, I would pole for hours. Other days I would touch it and then walk away because I wasn’t feeling it. What I have learned through this journey, is to give myself grace during the difficult times.


Pole has always been there for me in one way or the other. I just finished my instructor training and taught my first intro class last night. That is a whole new level excitement that I can not explain. I am reaching my goals. Maybe not on the timeline my ego would like but I am attaining them as and when I should. I have yet to do an in person competition but I did do an online comp during covid shutdown.

Follow her on Instagram @mallorypolerina_19
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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Kinesiologist and International Pole Instructor, Elizabeth B Fit!


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Elizabeth B Fit's Bio:


Elizabeth is a kinesiologist, aerialist, international instructor and performer. With an educational background focusing on biomechanics with emphasis on developing personal movement, Elizabeth focuses on proper body alignment for optimal sport performance and injury prevention. As the developer of the EBFit Polers Online Training Program she strives to help polers take the guess work out of their training so that they can reach their goals safely and efficiently.


Follow her on Instagram @elizabeth_bfit
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Visit her website at http://elizabethbfit.com/ebfitpolers/

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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac tell you about some of the ways you can make money pole dancing, like stripping, teaching, creating products, and more! Watch or listen to the episode to learn all the ways we know of and let us know what you think in the comments if we missed anything!


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MONDAYS
10am Mixed Level Pole with Mændy Mac
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3pm Private Lesson with Mændy Mac

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9:30am Private Lesson with Cris Rivers
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Pole on the Call: Episode 24
Meet Pole Coach and Master Trainer, Fifi Bamboo!


In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Pole Coach and Master Trainer, Fifi Bamboo.



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Fifi Bamboo's Bio:

Fifi started pole dancing in 2012 and hasn't looked back since! It's been one heck of journey coming into the sport with no formal movement background other than dancing salsa around the house. Since day one, she's been inspired by the strength and the grace of the art form.



As a dancer, Fifi is a trickster at heart with a preference for all the bendy moves on spin pole. As an instructor, her goal is to help her students have fun, stay safe, and to develop strong technical skills.



Fifi has competed (PSO APC '18 Low Flow, first place), but prefers performing for audiences with @fluxverticaltheatre. She also co-runs @poleadancestudios on the west coast, and is a master trainer and mentor for new instructors. She hails from California by way of Philadelphia and is living in Northampton this summer.


Follow her on Instagram @fifibamboo

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Pole on the Call: Episode 23
Self Care Tips for Pole Dancers

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac talk about self care, why it's important, and share different ways they both care for themselves. How do you self care? Share your response in the comments and inspire others!

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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview Pole Coach, Competitor, and Entrepreneur Sara of Bee's Knees Kneepads.


Read Sara Bee's Biography:


Sara Bee is the solopreneur behind Bee’s Knees Knee Pads. She’s been pole dancing since 2013. Her first class was at Love Pole Fitness and Aerial Arts in Bellingham, Massachusetts, and she became an instructor there in 2015. Teaching an intense floorwork class every week is what led her to create Bee’s Knees Knee Pads, the sleek and sexy pole dance knee pads that strap on and strip off. They are the only pole dance knee pads on the market that are specifically designed for pole dance and the people who do it.


These days, she’s busy teaching 6 pole dance classes per week at Love Pole Fitness, while also working to turn her small business into a brand that goes beyond pole dance knee pads. The newly branded BKKP is your go to source for pole dance essentials. The energy that went into creating The Bee's Knees Knee Pad is what's behind The Pole Instructor Planbook, The Ultimate Pole Goal Notebook, The Pole Bag, and The Floorwork Shrug.


As a pole dance instructor and business owner, she’s a busy bee, but she still makes time to be a student. Her 2022 goal is to visit a new pole studio each month, which brought her to Pole in the Wall at the end of May.


Follow Sara Bee on Instagram @viperjock
Follow Bee's Knees Kneepads on Instagram @beesknees_kneepads


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