The Pole On The Call

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac reveal why they love pole dance, and interviewed students of Pole in the Wall as well as online listeners for their answers.


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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Donna Carnow, who is a pole dancer, and competitor.


Donna Carnow's Biography:


Donna Carnow (she/her) - is a Brooklyn-based pole dancer, aerial pole artist, choreographer, teacher, performer, and pole champion. Donna’s performative abilities have been celebrated in the New York Times, Variety, The New Yorker, Theatermania, and more. She is known for starring in the off-broadway show Seven Deadly Sins NYC in Bess Wohl’s play, LUST, voiced by Cynthia Nixon and was described as the “production’s true showstopper” (New York Times). She performs regularly in circus and nightlife venues across NYC at The Slipper Room, DROM, House of Yes, and more. She also recently headlined Rochester Fringe Festival 2021 with circus company Cirque du Fringe. Donna holds the titles of PSO Northeast Pole Art Champion of 2021 (Boston), PSO Central Pole Champion of 2019 (Chicago), and has performed in PSO US Nationals, the Hard Rock Hotel (Vegas), International Pole Convention, Pole Theatre USA, and more.


Donna teaches pole dancing + flexibility training full time at Body & Pole in NYC and around the world via workshops, teaching residencies, and her own virtual platform. Donna’s technique-focused classes are creatively activated by her fiery energy, anatomical knowledge, passion for her students’ growth, and her belief in the magic of movement. Donna is a Master Trainer with the ElevatED Pole + Flexibility Training programs and has a power vinyasa yoga teaching background (E-RYT 200).


Donna hails from an experimental modern dance background. Originally from the Chicago-land area, Donna holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and graduated as a James Scholar with honors. She has been recognized and awarded for her experimental integration of post-modern choreographic techniques with pole and loves exploring how these forms collide and coexist in her artistic work.


When not flying through the air, Donna is the Open Performance Coordinator at Movement Research. There, she produces a weekly work-in-process showing that showcases experimental dance and performance artists in various stages of choreographic development.


Follow Donna Carnow on Instagram @donkakong

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Episode 19
Meet Pole Dancer and Competitor, Roman Dominate

In this episode, Cris Episode 19
Meet Pole Dancer and Competitor, Roman Dominate

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Roman Dominate, who is a pole dancer, and competitor.

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Roman Dominate's Biography:

My name is Roberto Manuel (RoMan Dominate)

I started with Pole because my fiance suggested I attend a class with him to try to get my mind off of personal and professional issues that I was going through at the time and I thought to myself why not? My life at the time consisted of my three sons, terminally diagnosed father, working as a Case Manager for a Substance Abuse Recovery Program, home life and my CADAC class. To say that participating in Pole has done wonders for me, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally would be a huge understatement. I am a Veteran of two deployments who has issues with PTSD, while battling the image society has boxed me into for being a homosexual man.

I have been doing Pole for nearly three months now and I truly enjoy it. It allows me to show off my strength, creativity, self expression and feeling comfortable with my body in public. Participating in Pole has allowed me to improve my body with the physicality of Pole, it has allowed me to be less self conscious of my body, to just enjoy the moment as life too short.

You can follow Roberto on Instagram at @roman_dominate.

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https://www.poleonthecall.com/shop & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Roman Dominate, who is a pole dancer, and competitor.

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Roman Dominate's Biography:

My name is Roberto Manuel (RoMan Dominate)

I started with Pole because my fiance suggested I attend a class with him to try to get my mind off of personal and professional issues that I was going through at the time and I thought to myself why not? My life at the time consisted of my three sons, terminally diagnosed father, working as a Case Manager for a Substance Abuse Recovery Program, home life and my CADAC class. To say that participating in Pole has done wonders for me, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally would be a huge understatement. I am a Veteran of two deployments who has issues with PTSD, while battling the image society has boxed me into for being a homosexual man.

I have been doing Pole for nearly three months now and I truly enjoy it. It allows me to show off my strength, creativity, self expression and feeling comfortable with my body in public. Participating in Pole has allowed me to improve my body with the physicality of Pole, it has allowed me to be less self conscious of my body, to just enjoy the moment as life too short.

You can follow Roberto on Instagram at @roman_dominate.

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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac share funny pole phrases and terms that make sense to only pole dancers, including classics like "back farts," "squeeze your butt", and more!


We shared phrases and terms we both use in class, and some we've heard in the club. We also asked on social media and shared some phrases you sent in.


Have a funny pole phrase or term we did not include? Let us know and we may air another episode in the future including your suggestions.


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In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview the amazing Peach Fuzz, who is a pole dancer, competitor, and adult entertainer.


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Peach Fuzz's Biography:


Hello, my name is Peach Fuzz. I’m from Connecticut & I’ve been dancing for another three years. I’ve been practicing pole dancing for about two years. I’ve always enjoyed pole dancing and I just recently started competing last year at Exxxotica.


Instagram: @pfuzz69
[email protected]
https://beacons.ai/peachfuzzxxx

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Cris Rivers and Mændy Mac are not medical professionals, but used this episode as an opportunity to share ways to prevent injuries in pole class, and shared their personal injury experiences and ways they coped to finally return to practice.


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Cris Rivers and Mændy Mac talk about their experiences in pole competitions and shed light on their training schedules and more!


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Here's a list of pole competitions we listed in the podcast, and a few more we found using Google:


Pole Sport Organization https://polesportorg.com/


IPSF Word Pole http://www.polesports.org/


The Pole Circus https://www.thepolecircus.com/


Dance Filthy https://dancefilthyusa.com/ & https://www.dancefilthysydney.com/


POSA World Championship https://www.posaworldchampionship.com/


IDPFA International Pole Championship: https://www.ipdfa.com/about-ipc/


American Pole League Championships https://www.americanpoleleague.org/


Florida Pole Fitness Championships https://floridapolefitnesschampionshi...


Pole Championship Series https://polechampionshipseries.com/

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Instagram: @kelly_torza


Kelly began training in ballet in Windsor, CT. at Northern Connecticut Ballet where she danced in many classic works as well as original pieces, both classical and contemporary. She continued her training at Walnut Hill, School of The Hartford Ballet, and Hartford Camerata Conservatory. She began pole classes in 2016 at Barre and Pole and at Pole in the Wall in 2018. Her favorite style of pole dance is pole flow.


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Pole on the Call: Episode 13
Episode Recap and Upcoming Pole Dance News


Cris Rivers and Mændy Mac recap the last 12 episodes for you, and let you know about upcoming news in the pole world before taking a 2 week break and coming back again with a new episode on Thursday, April 21, 2021.


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An Excerpt from Scarlett Inferno's Bio:


I retired from a career as an alcohol and drug addictions professional on January 1 2000. just in time to experience the covid 19 pandemic with the rest of the human race! Being that I had been diagnosed with diabetes and high blood pressure and was entering my late 60's, I knew I was at elevated risk for my health. So, I went on a health kick . At first I walked/hiked almost every day. Then when things opened up a little more I joined a senior hiking group. I actually lost weight during covid! I then began to take beginner ballet classes designed for people in my age group. I had had someone in my class that also took pole dancing classes in the same town.


So in January of 2021 at age 67, I took my very first pole dancing class. Being that I had some medical issues the owner of the pole studio required me to obtain medical clearance from my physician. Fortunately, he was all for it as long as "you're not upside down for 1/2 an hour!"


At my first class I barely survived the warm up. II was such a newbie that I did not even own a yoga mat so I brought a beach towel ( I live at the Jersey Shore after all!). The instructor/owner graciously lent me a studio mat to use. 95% of the exercises she had me do I had never done before, so I was quite a bit lost. I have never been an athlete ,never had a gym membership, never took any regular exercise classes. So just the warmup was new to me!


So, I managed to get through the first class in one piece even thought I could not even get up on the pole. I mentioned to the instructor that attempting to climb the pole brought back my bad memories of failing to climb a rope in gym class as a kid. I had forgotten all about that. Then she said , well "this is harder". So one of my best pole successes happened about 8 months later when I was finally able to climb that same pole all the way to the top and back down several times with the same instructors help!


Ok, this is not turning out to be so short but to continue: I didn’t give up and actually joined two local pole studios. One of them offered a beginner performance series which I was able to join. Five of us who had never performed before worked on a group routine every week for two months and then performed at that studio's spring showcase last year. Well that was so much fun, I have been in six more performances since then, three of which were actual competitions.


Besides pole, I also do chair and incorporate chair into my performances and competitions. I now have my own performance chair which I have decorated with pole dancer decals. I brought it to Boston and had two other really good dancers borrow it for their acts. So my chair got way more stage time that I did! And, my chair won three medals Besides our bronze, the two dancers who borrowed the chair both won gold!


As I note on my Instagram page, I identify as trans (transgender). So, I have whole lot of history there! I am not the type of trans person who has had any gender confirmation surgery or has taken hormones. At times I identify as gender fluid. I used to be very politically active in the trans community. I am also 34 years sober and still go to 12 step meetings.


I have been together with my wife, Marybeth, for over 32 years and we have been married for 6 years. We started taking ballet together in the fall of 2020 but when I started pole she just rolled her eyes and said "You're on your own with that!" Except, after she saw me perform and saw how supportive, friendly and enthusiastic everyone in pole seems to be, she started taking some pole classes herself!


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