OpenDance Academy – App of the Day 2021
We are extremely excited to share great news with all our passionate dancers: OpenDance Academy were named App of the Day . Our students constant…
Exotic Pole Dance. I’m afraid to start.
We all have different upbringing and different standards of decency. Exotic pole dancing always causes conflicting feelings in some people. We are used to…
8 Things You Wish You’d Known as a Pole Beginner
Pole dancing is more than just a passing trend. It’s a cultural phenomenon that produces real fitness results. Thousands of women (and men!) are…
The Importance of Consistency in Your Workout and Fitness Routines
Many people do their best to workout in various ways on a regular basis, such as by jogging around the neighborhood, cycling to work…
Daily Training Routine
Daily training pole dancing routine! It’s a good theme… isn’t it? I will tell you when our body is 100% productive! Are you interested…
How Fast Can I Do Splits After Stretching?
"If I do these stretching exercises how fast can I do splits?” My dear! You cannot exactly or even approximately guess how long it…
How Often To Stretch And Bend?
The answer by a professional is every day! But its important to choose how: At home - every day! With the coach and under…
Is There A Life With A Bad Back?
Friends, we are starting very important series of articles about training with a bad back. Is there life in pole dancing with hernias, protrusion,…
About Competition
It’s now peak season for many pole dance schools to prepare for competitions, and especially in ours, and the choice of subject for the…
How Often Should I Stretch?
"The number is needed! Specific! Give me the exact recipe! And guarantee!" I will give no warranties, nor recipes. But I will give you…
Why To Learn Power Tricks?!
When talking about power tricks in pole dancing I often get reactions like these: - I prefer flexibility tricks. - And I’m fine with…
Slip On The Pole
"You cannot use chalk! It is necessary for hands to get used to!” I am extremely amused by the fact that this phrase is…
Breathing Exercises
Hi, friends! Exactly one week ago we talked about the role of breathing in stretching and enhancing its effectiveness, today, we continue our theme…
Breathing In Stretching
Good Monday, world! ⛅ Kolegova Alina @kolegova_alina #Mypolespace coach is on air ... The effectiveness of your stretching directly depends on your breathing. In…
About Goals In Stretching
This article @kristina_dumanskaya wrote a year ago, but it was not here, and it’s really worth reading. This post was encouraged by a recent…
About Motivation Part 2
2 ☑. OFFER YOURSELF TODAY A DAY OFF. I'm not kidding:) For me it's the perfect way to separate the laziness from real fatigue.…
About Motivation Part 1
Good evening guys! Kristina @kristina_dumanskaya is with you today. When it was my turn to write an article for #opinion_mypolespace, the question "what topic…
Warming-Up For Pole Dancers
Hello everybody ) @kolegova_alina is on the air today and I want to talk to you, my friends, about the pole warming up, about…
How To Memorise Dance Series
Hello everybody! @Vikki_poledance is with you! As a pole dance instructor, I often see that some followers quickly grasp the movements, some need a…
About Smart Stretching
Good Monday! Let's start the week with an actual talk about stretching. But first let's make it clear: why do you stretch? To make…
By Yourself Or With A Couch
Hi you guys, Chris @kristina_dumanskaya is on wire from the middle of nowhere i.e. the Trans-Siberian railway! Today I want to discuss with you…
Warming Up Before Workout Part 2
Last week we considered what blocks must be included in the pole dance warming up before pole dance training. Today we’ll dwell on what…
Warming Up Before Workout Part 1
Today, we’ll speak about the warming-up before the pole workout. Obviously, “the warming-up” is not an all-purpose aid and not a single one for…
About Plateau
“I used to do it easily! Why can’t I now?” Not a single technique acquisition or learning process proceeds smoothly and evenly. Leaps of…
About Fears In Training
I would never think of writing anything on this useless subject but for the question “How to overcome fear and do the pole dance…
Power Exercises and Disc Herniation Part 2
What is allowed and what should be avoided in case of hernias? Read and learn. In the event of hernia, all power exercises should…
Power Exercises and Disc Herniation Part 1
First of all, we should understand what disc herniation is. By specialists’ definition, the disc herniation is a displacement of a part of a…
About DOMS
Not all have heard this word, but all will now understand what I mean. DOMS in pole dancing is a condition when yesterday you…
Stretching The Hot Body: Yes Or No
This article is expressly for those who are after a stretch workout and who do a negative split from 5 cubes but after a…
In The Event Of Failure
Usually, a failure is followed by distress, resentment, anger and reluctance to participate in any other competitions. However, let’s chuck away emotions and draw…
Training The Novices
The training of novices is a very serious matter given that the initial training determines their attitude to the entire process. If a wrong …
Student Loses Motivation
When a student doesn’t succeed with some trick in pole dancing, he often loses motivation to drill it. He may even grumble about it…
Helping Student In Improvisation
Explain that improvisation in pole dance is not a sophisticated torture of a student but a powerful tool for honing the dancer’s skills. 2.…
Improvisation In Exotica
Improvisation in pole dancing is a word that makes students’eyes bigger than platforms of their stripper shoes. Just one word and the girls, so…
Cold Stretching
Many don’t like warm-ups and therefore wonder if it’s possible to stretch cold muscles and ligaments ➡There is such a thing as “cold stretching”, …
Static Vs Spinning Pole On Stage
Any major competition has a static and a spinning pole on stage, and rules insist on using both of them. And there are always …
How To Choose Competitions?
There are a few essential points that will help you choose competitions in pole dancing. Geography Determine the amount you are prepared to spend. …
Playing Hopscotch
Children, who love to play, live in many adults. A competitive or gaming element, added to training, makes it less stressful, more exciting and …
Sophisticated Tricks Vs Effective Ones
If you ever showed a video to your friends, you surely noticed how they yawn when you perform a forced lift and scream with …
Trying Something New Or Improving The Old Thing?
This question arises before many students once they cross the gym’s threshold. Some are lured by new pole dance tricks, they wish to learn, …
The Weakest One
It seems to you that at the trainings sessions of all your colleagues everything works out fine, while yours are a failure. All your …
What To Do When Your Student Outgrows You?
If at one point you realize that your student has become stronger than you, copes with your pole dance tasks easily and, it seems,…
Should You Pick Up New Trends?
We won’t answer this question categorically. We’ll just supply some info to ponder. Trends vary unpredictably. It may be a fashionable attitude or a…
How Often to Participate in Competitions?
Competitions are a huge leap in the progress of each athlete,that is why participating in them is a must. If your goals are the…
Students Doubt Their Skills
Many trainers are familiar with a situation when their student does not believe in himself. He/She does not believe that his/her technique will work,…
How to Set Up Your Pole Dancing Training Routine
The weekly activities and expected training per week for each person depends solely on the highlighted factors: Purpose of training Physical training and length…
How to Avoid Injuries at the Pole Dancing Class
Trauma brings a lot of unpleasant sensation and often causes the training process to be interrupted for a long time. A break in the…
Loosing Motivation in Pole Dancing Class
Do you remember the time when you last ran straight to pole dance workout and told your friends that you could not go to…
Pole Dancing Tips
Few Pole Dancing Tips That Will Make Your Workouts More Effective And Efficient Pole Dancing classes require your dedication and concentration, so - before training,…
How to Take The Best Photos on the Pole
Sooner or later most of the pole dancers who fall in love with pole dance classes decide to share their enthusiasm with other people.…
Are You Ready for Pole Dance Competition?!
Almost every student has wondered at some point in time if he can participate in a competition. Some of them want to start to…
Pole Dancer Keep in Shape on Holidays!
Summer is a season for vacations. So that means the most of us have to give up a pole for a couple of weeks!…
Individual Workouts: Pros & Cons
Sooner or later, every pole dancer stays in the gym alone with poles. But one spends time efficiently and leaves the gym inspired by…
My Pole Dance Practice – by Kira Noire
Many people ask me what’s involved in growing in the art of pole practice. They are curious about what exercises will help them master…
Learning Pole Dance Online
Welcome to Open Dance Academy - online educational portal from the best pole dance instructors from the whole world! Here you will find video…
Open Dance Academy at Pole Expo 2016
From September 7th to September 11th Pole Expo 2016 took place. It is one of the most signature events in the world of pole…
Let’s talk about grips
In this article we are going to talk about grips on the pole. There are 4 main types. First is a Regular (Normal) Grip.…
Dimitry Politov – coming soon…
My name is Dimitry Politov and I am 25 years old. I started pole dancing in 2012. The same year I won two championships…
Dmitry Fedotov – coming soon…
New to OpenDance Academy! Dmitry Fedotov Ukraine, Kharkov Languages: Russian, Ukrainian, English Education: V.N. Karazin Kharkov National University, The department of international economic relations…
Why Pole Dance is so Easy to Fall in Love with?
Pole dancing is an art form passed through clubs for generations. Just like any other art form, it has changed appearances “ new moves,…