Have you seen the Hustlers preview yet? Most likely the answer is yes. Or perhaps the clips of JLo talking about learning how to pole dance? Maybe that’s got you curious about this new workout fad thing you’ve heard about from time to time. Over the next several weeks, I’m going to let you know what taking a pole class is really like. So first off let’s get one the …
This month, KOs social media content has focused on taking breaks, unplugging from social media, and creating space to relax. I wanted to focus on this because summer seems to be a time where people are more inclined to take vacations and get outside. Especially in Minnesota. I have lived all over the South and the Midwest and I have found Minnesotans to have the easiest time choosing to be …
Let’s get real for a moment. Too often as a studio owner, I post pics and videos of student nailing a trick, dance routine, etc. Its pretty and cool. But behind that one pic or clip is the reality. The struggle, the failures, and the determination. It’s important to show the real us, flaws and all too. I am building up my studio to be a space of positivity. …
I’ve been thinking a lot about this month and what it means to me. With the majority of students that walk through the doors of Phoenix Flight Studio identifying as female, celebrating women is an everyday occurrence. Our studio is built on the cultural foundation of empowering and seeking beauty and strength in everyone. Every day we fight the patriarchy and cultural expectations. What is beauty? What does healthy look …
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Learning to love yourself is hard. At this moment, I am at my heaviest weight and nt working out regularly. I have a full time job, a young child, and I run the studio. Finding time to take care of myself is really hard and I have not been honoring myself and what my body needs to stay healthy. I’ve gone up and down in size my whole life, but …
I am sitting at my computer trying to find videos I took of how to do vagina monsters to put in my group dance, Lady Marmalade, for my second ever student showcase and first at Knock Out Bodies. I am laughing at the other memories such as doing a pole challenge last fall and taking hip hop class and twerk classes in pole. It is not my forte, lol. I …
Rest days – Just a Fancy Word for Quitting I struggle to take rest days. As a mom, a full time employee, and studio owner, my days are filled from the moment I wake up to the moment I finally go to bed. As a pole dancer and long distance runner I have to carve out time to training and rehearse. I make it a priority because I recognize the …
“I have always enjoyed dancing and performing, and I will be the first to admit, i was never the best. I am pretty sure I was banned from front row center position (the position of the most talented in class) from dance class when I screwed up in the big recital when I was 7 or 8. From then on, I was always positioned on the ends. When my grades …
