The Pole On The Call

Pole on the Call: Meet Stripper Advocate & Podcaster, Goddess Felicity!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Stripper Advocate & Podcaster, Goddess Felicity, who is a pole dancer, professional cuddler, and an overall amazing human.

Goddess Felicity's Bio:
Felicity has been a pole dancer since 2018 and a podcast host since 2019. In addition to pole, she dances on lyra hoop, aerial fabric, and aerial hammock. She originally became a professional cuddler to afford acrobatic lessons. Now, she frequently performs at fundraisers in the Bay Area (and occasionally in Seattle) and releases podcast episodes about her niche job.

Felicity is a stripper advocate. She has volunteered for Bay Area Workers Support--a collective of sex workers in Oakland, and Rad Mission Neighbors--a collective of sex workers in San Francisco. She writes on medium how all pole dancers should support reproductive justice. She has published articles on the lack of disability justice and visibility for Asian strippers in the US.

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https://www.facebook.com/felic...

On reddit.com @FelicityAzura

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Pole on the Call: Meet Pole Coach JBall of Pole Body & Arts!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Pole Coach JBall, who is the owner of Pole & Body Arts in Charlotte, NC.

JBalls's Bio:
JBall has been poling since December 2015 and is the co-owner of her studio Pole Body & Arts in Charlotte, NC where she also teaches. She loves to perform and is known for her love of spin pole and signature “Thick with Tricks” workshop that represents curvy bodies in the pole community. Outside of the studio, she is a wifey, mama of two, and a Healthcare Recruiter.

JBall's Links:
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Studio: polebodyarts.com

IG: @pole.body.arts

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Pole on the Call: Meet Pole Coach Rosy Boa of Slink Through Strength

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Pole Coach Rosy Boa who is an Online Teacher and Owner of Slink Through Strength.

Rosy Boa's Bio:
Rosy Boa has been pole dancing since 2012 and teaching since 2018. She currently teaches at her online pole studio, Slink Through Strength. She is an ACTION-certified personal trainer and a huge movement nerd, but her true passion is freestyle pole. You can find her at https://www.slinkthroughstreng... as well as on Instagram, Tiktok, and her podcast "The Evidence-Based Pole Podcast", which is available on Spotify and YouTube.

Links:
Online studio: https://www.slinkthroughstreng...

Pole for Pleasure Monthly Membership: https://www.slinkthroughstreng...

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Pole on the Call: Meet Meet Pole Coach Jax Spencer of The Pole Academy

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Pole Coach Jax Spencer, Owner of The Pole Academy in Greenville, SC.

Jax Spencer's Bio:
Jax Spencer discovered and fell in love with the art of pole dancing 15 years ago starting in a strip club as an exotic dancer and turned her passion into her business. Being self taught - pole dancing was as challenging as it was rewarding. Over the years, Jax has shared her passion with family, friends and numerous students. Her style ranges and includes her love of tricks, splits, flow, heel clacks and body movement. Performing is her outlet for theatrics, creativity and therapy - which at the studio is called 'Therapole"! Jax will forever be an instructor, student, performer and artist.

Links:
www.thepoleacademy.com
www.jaxspencer.com
www.instagram.com/jaxpole
www.instagram.com/thepoleacade...

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Pole on the Call: Risk Management in the Pole Dance Industry

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac talk about the importance of having a risk management plan in any space that you have pole dancing, like clubs, studios, events, and more.

This episode references emergency preparedness checklists that you can find in this Google Drive Folder: https://drive.google.com/drive...

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Pole on the Call: Season 2, Episode 16
Pole in the Wall's New Studio #PoleDownTheHall

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac give you a tour of Pole in the Wall's new studio space, called Pole Down the Hall…right down the hall from our Main Studio at 95 Mill Street in Springfield, MA.

The new studio has 2 permanent Lupit poles that are 13' tall (taller than our Main Studio!) and one XStage Pole that we have the LyraPole and Silkii attachments for, as well as a Silicone Pole which has been a wonderful tool to use along with the stainless steel poles.

Pole Down the Hall is kind of like a club house, with a bean bag area to chill and charge your phone, and even a private outdoor space if you need to get away from your pole tricks for a moment and clear your head looking at the Mill River flowing right outside.

The new studio has classes running at the same time as the Main Studio, so you can plan your visit to us and enjoy both studios in the same day. We offer morning and evening classes during the week, and morning and afternoon classes on the weekends. And we have lots of classes offered online too!

We love the new space because it also has a larger dance floor, so we can have different dance and fitness class options for our students, like POUND Fitness, Flex Fit, Gentle Pole Yoga, Heels Dance, Conditioning & Mobility, Ballet, Zumba, and Bachata.

Check out our schedule at https://poleinthewall.punchpas... and sign up for a class with Cris Rivers, Mændy Mac, or any of our amazing Pole in the Wall coaches in Springfield, MA or online via Zoom.

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Pole on the Call: Season 2, Episode 15
Meet Pole Coach Brandon Weathers!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac interview Pole Coach Brandon Weathers and learn about his pole teaching style, training philosophies, and so much more!

Brandon Weathers' Bio:
Brandon (stage name BranMuffin) is a pole dance instructor at DivaFit Studio and a recurring cast member of the The Nail Salon which is a DC queer artist collective. When Brandon isn’t teaching, training, or competing with Pole Sport Organization he is usually playing games, painting, eating, and spending time with his dog Stevie.

Follow Brandon on Instagram @branmuffin05

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Pole on the Call: Season 2, Episode 14
POTC Virtual Pole Showcase April 2023 Update!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac get you hyped for our upcoming Virtual Pole Showcase!

Submit your Pole Video by April 14, 2023 at https://www.poleonthecall.com/...

What can I Submit:
• Full Pole Routine
• Favorite Combo
• Class Choreo you enjoyed / Created
• Edited Pole Music Video
• Choreography from a Competition
• Trick / Combo you are proud of
• Tutorial
• and more!

​We want to share your Pole art, what ever it is!

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Pole on the Call: Season 2, Episode 13
Meet Pole Coach & Recording Artist, Matthew!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Pole Coach & Recording Artist, Matthew!

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About Matthew:
Matthews journey began when his/her/their grandfather traveled from Palermo, Sicily thru Ellis Island in pursue for a better life to provide for his family. Matthews family eventually settled in Brooklyn NY.

The Queensboro Institute of Music & Dance was acquired by his/her/their Grandfather and ran for over 50+ years where inside, Matthew’s movement & music journey began. While growing up Matthew had occasional visits to his/her/their Aunt Sandra Aldini’s dance classes at LaGuardia HS, learning along side some of New York’s most iconic artists of our time.

Matthew knew that they did not fit the mainstream artist mold from an early age which made him/her/they/that bitch more passionate to be authentic. After relocating from NY to Texas- while still in high school, Dec 2004, Matthew continued his/her/their dance journey in the ‘Dirty South’ learning different styles of dance, eventually acquiring his/her/their Fine Arts Degree In Fort Worth TX, with Velocity Dance Company, dancing alongside well known artists like Leon Bridges.

Student by day, Matthew had to get creative to pay for tuition, simultaneously dancing inside Uptown Dallas’ gay bars thus meeting the pole inside the club, self-teaching to pole dance while earning tips. In 2010, Matthew was turned down from Dallas’s only pole studios thus making it impossible for him/her/them to learn formally inside a pole studio, forcing Matthew to be a self taught stripper, until moving to Austin Texas in 2014. Brass Ovaries, in Austin TX was the first studio known to openly accept male pole dancers.

Since 2017, Matthew has trained at many studios formally throughout the US & Mexico, acquiring titles as Worlds First Pole Pageant Queen & Worlds First US Pole Sport Federations Male Classique Competitor and many more competition wins under his/her/their belt.

Better known for their raw feminine energy and sultry, unique ways, it is clear that Matthew has absorbed a sense of style and shapes within the lights & shadows of the raves and the gay strip bars throughout his/her/their one of a kind movement journey.

Currently Matthew studies digital audio in Austin Texas while traveling to teach pole throughout the United States.


Book Matthew at your studio for your next workshops!

Learn more about Matthew on Instagram @matthewxohh and by listening to Matthews music on all music platforms!

Follow Matthew on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artis...

Also follow Wrexx Dance @wrexxdance and https://www.wrexxdance.com/

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Pole on the Call: Season 2, Episode 12
Meet Lacin Keles of Magnetic Pole Fit!

In this episode, Cris Rivers & Mændy Mac meet Lacin Keles, the Owner of Magnetic Pole Fitness in San Jose, CA.

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Lacin Keles is the founder of Magnetic Pole Fit. Born and raised in Turkey, Keles lived in Russia, stayed in Costa Rica, and traveled to various countries until she moved to California in 2015. Keles has a diverse dance background and besides her pole dance training in Russia, she has trained in flamenco, ballet, modern, and contemporary dance. As a multicultural dancer with a diverse movement lexicon, she uses movement and dance to explore her identity as a woman and to empower women around the world to realize and reach their full potential.

Lacin has been performing and choreographing around the Bay Area since 2016. She has founded her dance & performance company Lacin Keles Movement in 2021. In her artistic work, Keles merges the strength and artistic expression of pole dancing with contemporary dance and uses somatically-driven contemporary pole dance as a medium. She has a BS in mechanical engineering and MFA in Dance – Creative Practice from St Mary’s College of California. Lacin worked in corporate world for 9 years as a mechanical engineer until she quit and shifted her profession to what she loves! Keles is a AFAA certified group fitness instructor, XPERT certified pole fitness instructor, ballet and contemporary dance teacher.

Keles has developed a unique movement practice by applying multiple somatic movement principles to pole dancing functionality and expressivity. Her MFA thesis is the first in the literature on somatic movement applications in pole dancing performance and choreography. She has been invited to speak at prestigious national and international somatic movement conferences and symposiums. Keles has been featured in media and her work has been covered in the Content Magazine.

Keles finds immense joy in bringing dance to everyone regardless of background, body type, gender, and age. Her pedagogy focuses on the importance of: finding connections within our bodies, personal uniqueness, building relationships with the pole and our environment, moving with ease and flow.

She believes that anything is possible at any age. She believes that with continuous practice and hard work, we can achieve any task. Lacin has built Magnetic Pole Fit around these beliefs. She says: “We, women, are stronger than we think or we have been taught. We only need motivation and encouragement. We need to reconnect with the wild woman we have inside! Again!”

Magnetic Pole Fit was first opened its doors in 2018 with the aim of empowering women through pole and dance. Until the pandemic hit in March 2020, we offered pole, dance, lyra, and flexibility classes to hundreds of people in San Jose, CA. Pole studios remained closed for almost a year in San Jose due to the pandemic. It was a very hard decision but we had to close the physical location late in 2020. In May 2022, Lacin started offering pole classes in a small space in San Jose and finally we started fully operating again in our new location in September 2022 with our instructors and variety of pole & off-the pole classes.

Magnetic Pole Fit is an exclusive space for pole, dance, and movement located in San Jose, CA. Our small class sizes ensure that our students receive a personalized training experience and individual attention. Magnetic Pole Fit is not a traditional pole dance studio. We use X-Stage Lite poles and we offer small class sizes with 1 person per pole for most of our classes.

Lacin Keles, mover, teacher, and owner of MPF, applies a professional somatic background in her approach to pole dance functionality and expressivity. Her MFA thesis is the first in the literature on somatic movement applications in pole dance performance and choreography. Honoring all bodies, we encourage moving with ease, finding joy & flow in pole dance and movement.

We appreciate personal uniqueness and encourage creative movement. Magnetic Pole Fit welcomes all movers, dancers, aerialists, and extended community members regardless of background, body type, or skill level.

Lacin's pole journey: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

Classes: https://magneticpolefit.com/sc...

6-Week Pole Program for Absolute Beginners
https://magneticpolefit.com/6-...

Cover Photo Credit: Milan Loiacono

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