pole dancing

Here, we dive into their distinct styles while talking about what it means to keep pole dancing rooted in its history while evolving as an art — no matter where, or by whom, it is witnessed.

DSH: Pole dancing on the beach, dealing with all the extra factors that come with it — like being outside of a studio, the sand, people coming up to you — did it feel more like an open stage where you were performing?

When did pole dancing really become part of you?

Our job is to determine our own value while also constantly reminding ourselves that pole dancing is not separate from stripping.

The aesthetic of pole dancing, even down to the heels we wear, wouldn’t exist without the strippers and sex workers who pioneered it.