Pole Dancing (feat. Dr Carolina Are)
“I would show my Grandpa my pole videos and he’d be like ‘this is amazing, you’re so cool!’”
“A lot of it was power… sometimes it looked a little bit like wrestling. But it was sexy because they were naked… so that could be post-patriarchal pole dancing”.
“I look like a devil salami”.
What would pole dancing look like without the male gaze, without the history of stripping, without justifications of “it’s just fitness”, or expectations imposed on self-expression, gender or sexuality? We spoke to brilliant academic and pole dancing extraordinaire Dr Carolina Are to find out more.
From strip clubs to Elvis, maypole fertility festivals to high heels, Christian music to shoulder injuries - we ask the question: should pole dancing be in the commune? And how do we get it there ethically?
Hosts: Luke & Lauren
Carolina: https://bloggeronpole.com/ - https://x.com/bloggeronpole - https://www.instagram.com/bloggeronpole/
Patreon: http://patreon.com/WhatWeKeepontheCommune
Email: wwkocpod@gmail.com
Music: Jay Richardson
Artwork: Hayden Pegues
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