Studio Spotlight | Polefit Fanatics

 Rafaela Montanaro was coming to Wellington coinciding with the Wellington Heat of the NZAPP and this seemed like the perfect  opportunity to go to Wellington and visit at Polaris Pole Dance. This lovely studio in a quaint early 20th century building in inner city Wellington has the feel of a real dance studio; wooden floorboards, breezy warehouse style open ceilings with timber beams, painted in whitewash over..

Taylor’s Retreat is quite possibly the most beautiful pole studio in the world.  A sixteenth Century Barn in the Surrey countryside has been lovingly restored to create a unique, world-class pole venue in beautiful country surroundings with on-site accommodation. Taylor’s has hosted famous pole dancers from all around the world and wonderful events happen on a regular basis. We were very fortunate to interview..

No 1 Pole is the Studio owned by Dianne Walsh. Ring any bells? Dianne Walsh was Miss Pole Dance New Zealand in 2008. She is a beautiful, sensuous dancer and it would be doing Dianne a disservice to talk about age,  because although she is, delicately, ‘not 20 anymore’, Dianne’s beauty and grace are ageless. The only reason I mention this is because of the inspirational message her example can send..

Let’s face it, pole dance as fitness/sport is still in nappies. However slowly but surely the framework adding to the professionalism of what we do is being put in place; official naming of pole ‘moves’, regulation bodies forming, competitions being standardised (although there does seem to be a considerable amount of work to be done here.) and Certification of Instructors. Although many will rail..

Miss Pole Dance New Zealand 2011, Karry Summers is the owner of Altitude Pole in Christchurch. This dynamo of a woman is also the person behind the NZAPP, New Zealand’s first national amateur competition for pole performers. Polefit Fanatics talked to Karry about her studio, her plans for the future and how she got through the Christchurch Earthquake  – Altitude Pole is in the Christchurch CBD, the..

Following a great night out at MPDNZ, Sunday was time for a serious workout for this Polefit Fanatic courtesy of Amy Impey-Richardson and Jeanine Wilkerling at Pole Revolutionz Auckland Studio. The studio is located in Howick in a new industrial complex – a perfect location - and the building has been set up with high poles that can be taken down very quickly and the other apparatus connected to the ceiling in..