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Up the Pole
A podcast about the joy, heartache, and business of running a pole dance studio.
Episodes
10 episodes
Up the Pole S1E10: Milissa Marshall
Host Amy Bond talks with Milissa Marshall of Dazzling Diva Fitness in Winchester, Virginia. Marshall took over the reins of her studio when it was at risk of closure, becoming a pole studio owner nearly by accident!
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30:00
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Up The Pole S1E9: Hannah Mico
Amy Bond of Up the Pole Podcast talks with Hannah Mico, one of the co-founders of Midwest Movement Collective, an intentionally inclusive and all-varieties dance & movement studio in Grand Rapids, Michigan. MMC opened in June 2022, and welc...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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Up the Pole S1E8: Taylor Starke
NY based Pole Position Dance Studio owner Taylor Starke (@starkestruck) talks with host Amy Bond about the delusion required to jump into becoming a studio owner, creating a studio culture that feels authentic, and more.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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Up the Pole S1E7: Lorae Lyn
Posture and movement specialist Lorae Lyn talks with host Amy Bond about working with pole dancers' bodies, opening and expanding her own practice, and more!
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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Up the Pole S1:E4 - Sergia Louise Anderson of The Vertitude Santa Rosa, CA
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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30:36
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Up the Pole S1:E3 - Cari Leigh and Victoria of Mora Pole & Aerial in Lynwood, WA
Cari Leigh started her business as a tiny pole studio in the back of her dad's coffee shop, and Victoria was her student. Years later, they had the opportunity to become partners and, as their new business boomed, open a second location. Amy Bo...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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Up the Pole S1:E2 - Kirsten and Sharon of Incredipole in Brooklyn, NY
After meeting at a yoga studio that had a few sensual pole classes, Kirsten and Sharon decided to partner up to open their own pole studio with their personal savings account. Amy Bond, CEO of Pole + Dance Studios, talks with them about everyth...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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Up the Pole S1:E1 - Kelly Campbell of Rise Pole Fitness in Sacramento, CA
From eight foot ceilings in the back of a sex boutique, to hourly rentals of a shared space using stage poles, to 10-person waitlisted classes, Kelly Campbell of Rise Pole Fitness chats with Pole + Dance Studios CEO Amy Bond about her journey b...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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