As we draw close to the end of 2025, I want to thank every competitor, judge, volunteer, spectator, studio owner, coach, and beyond who helped to make this year’s events so memorable. While we start gearing up for an even more exciting 2026, we wanted to share some 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...

We are excited to announce a significant enhancement to our operational infrastructure: the launch of the new PSO Portal for judges! We have desig...

Calling all Heels Level 5 competitors! We're excited to announce that winning in this category at regionals will automatically qualify you to compe...

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...

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...

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

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...

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:

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...

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. 

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: