Pole Sport Organization blog
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2024 Category and Level Updates
Dear PSO family, We have been working hard on releasing a large overhaul of the judging, which needs to be done every few years. As our industry c...
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Judging applications have been moved to the Portal!
We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to our operational infrastructure: the launch of the new PSO Portal for judges! We have desig...
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Heels Level 5 goes to Nationals!
Calling all Heels Level 5 competitors! We're excited to announce that winning in this category at regionals will automatically qualify you to compe...
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2024 PSO Updates
Dear PSO family, Each year we take several full days to review wins and challenges from the past year, and plan for updates and improvements for t...
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Selecting your favorite photos and sending them to PSO for editing
If you have ordered photos from your performance, here are the directions to sending us the photos that you would like us to edit for you! We use...
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Exotic Poll
Here is your chance to anonymously weigh in on the exotic debate and help decide the language that our industry uses.
Please anonymously vote here on which opinion best describes your take on the exotic debate! We will use the community's response to help us refine our categories. Here are some
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My Rabbis Know I Pole Dance
One shabbat (day of rest) evening, as the clergy proceeded into the chapel, the rabbi asked me quickly, “Becky, what was the name of the pole dance competition?” Confused, I replied, “Pole Sport Organization. Why do you ask?” The rabbi said...
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Social media conduct - the ugly and what to do about it
To be clear, I do agree that we can and should talk about inflammatory topics. I don’t think that pushing things under the rug solves any issues. I think we can agree that changing a mind is really hard, especially on issues of ethics and morality. My understanding of how we come to moral judgements is heavily based on Jonathan Haight’s book, The Righteous Mind. He has done extensive research to determine how morals and ethics work and have come about. Haight describes morality with a several great analogies, and the one that fits our situation right now is this:
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2021 Sponsor Info - FREE packages for pole companies
Hi, friends! Usually this time of year we are gearing up for 2021 and releasing our sponsorship packages. This year, we know that it has been a ch...
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Masks & COVID rules at PSO events
We are SO excited to get back on the road and see everyone! The laws and guidance per event location changes frequently, so we will update the masking policies on this post as we go forward.
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2021 Nationals - qualifying information
It seems crazy to think that we need to start planning for 2021 Nationals, but here we are! The new updates to the road to Nationals:
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Top 2 common mistakes for virtual competitions (they're simple to avoid!)
Virtual competitions have been taking off over here at PSO. We'd like to give you 2 reminders about common mistakes that we see, so you can avoid them!
About Pole Sport Organization
We believe that anyone, at any level, and any age should have a chance to be on stage. We are an inclusive event, meaning no submission videos, no prerequisites, and no required moves. Just sign up, and we'll see you at the show!