Tips & Tricks

It’s often the small, consistent practices that make the biggest difference, ones that might take some effort… but not as much effort as overhauling your entire schedule 😉 So, let’s talk about some ways to work self-care into your daily routine. 👇

Get ready to unlock the secrets to making your dance skills flow like a pro...

With the New Year comes a feeling of purpose and new beginnings - a chance to set new goals and embrace new challenges with gusto! Check out this blog for our 5 top tips on how to achieve your New Year Goals...

Feeling a bit of the post-performance blues? Check out this blog post for our top tips and tricks for getting through glitter crash...

In this blog, we're discussing the many ways you can master exiting your moves safely

Training in winter brings on a whole new set of challenges; gripping onto the pole feels different, our bodies feel a little stiff and finding the motivation to tear away from our warm couches and blankets can be a real mission! To help you make the most out of your winter training, we've put together our top tips for training in the colder months!

Ready to take the stage? Check out our 6 top tips for choreographing routines to help you come up with a routine you can be proud of 💖

As pole dancers, we all progress at a different pace. What comes easily for one person might take a lot of practice for another! In this blog, we're talking about how to find joy in training at your own pace and enjoying the journey.

We’ve sat down with our very own recovery queen, Emma (boss-babe of Altitude Pole Whanganui and Palmerston North) to talk about her injury journey to pick her brain about how she managed it.

It's about time we bust that myth that we have a "bad side" and start training smarter!

Let’s be honest - there are a lot more women who pole dance than there are men at the moment. While gender is no issue in studio (we love all our pole dancers equally), there are definitely some extra challenges to being a male in a female dominated sport #wheredoIevenbuyshortsthatshort

We went to the givers-of-private lessons themselves, our instructors, for a few hot tips on how to get the best bang for your buck. Check them out!

We’ve spoken with one of our instructors who has conquered more nemesis moves than we can count - the incredible Pole Comedian herself, Amy from our Albany and Takapuna studios!

Ever have one of those days where you just can’t seem to stick to the pole? Being a “Slippery Susan” is a big part of your pole dance journey so we’ve asked Zoe, the epic boss lady of Altitude Pole Nelson herself for her top tips on how to get a grip!

We've compiled our top tips on how to get started on your sky-high heels journey, from what kind of heels to buy to how to wear them without looking like a baby giraffe 🦒

Wondering what it feels like to perform in a showcase? Read this blog as we spill the tea on what showcase night feels like for our performers!

We’ve all been there at some point – one moment you’re living and breathing studio life and the next you’re struggling to find your inspiration.

We’ve put together our ultimate guide for buying a pole for home to help point you in the right direction of what to look for :)

We were lucky enough Elle, from Elle Catraz Photography, was keen to write us her top 5 tips to nailing your pole or aerials photoshoot! She's snapped her way through Altitude studios over the last few years and has produced some AH-MAZING photos of our stunning students and instructors. You'll probably spot her work all over the place if you look close enough (we definitely use her photos a lot! ❤️❤️)!

If you're looking to improve your flexibility, check out our seven top tips and tricks to unlock your flexi-goals...

If you're looking to perform, check out this blog for some essential tips and tricks from one of our very own performing icons and Altitude Redwood instructor, Georgia

If you're struggling with injuries, tight muscles, or long/painful recovery times, then these tips are for you!

2020 is almost done. Say it again with us. 2020 is almost done!

It's a few weeks into NEMESIS November, and we've all been working away at nailing those nemesisses (Nemesi?)*. To those of you who have got yours: congrats!!! And for the rest of us who need a little more inspiration, here's some tips from Rhi, Katie and Emma. Plus they shared their own nemesis moves - they ARE human after all!

If you're struggling to get that first invert, or if one pole climb is enough to finish you off, or if you just want aerialist lats so strong that you can crush objects between them, this is for you!

Emma shares some insights on goals, why she's passionate about them and how they helped her open not one pole studio but TWO! 🙌 you are in for a treat, so grab a cup of tea and snuggle up - get ready to be INSPIRED!

The Ultimate Guide to Leveling Up! Written by Rosie at Altitude HQ with the help of Altitude instructors.

We've designed our very own Altitude Habit Tracker to help you kick off COVID-19 Alert Level Two with a BANG! 💥

Check out these tips on self-care to help you get through the cabin fever of lockdown

Here are some top tips from our Altitude instructors on getting awesome at flow and freestyle

Need a little more movement added into your busy day? Or maybe you've been wondering how you could get better on the pole while you’re off the pole? This blog is for YOU!

Do you pretend your B side doesn’t exist? When your instructor says the words “Now try it on your other side”, do you cringe? Or better yet, take a ‘bathroom break’ until the B side part is over? Well, this blog is for you!

Here are some ideas that might get you excited about what you can do to set yourself up for a high vibe 2020!

Just starting your pole dancing journey? Check out these tips on how to progress from a beginner to a pro!

In my opinion, goals are the epicenter of achievement in life. Without them, nothing has direction, nothing has importance, nothing has meaning. Goals are everywhere, in many different forms. Small to giant, from making a morning coffee to making a million dollars. So we all know that goals are awesome right? But in all honesty, they are actually pretty damn useless.

February is known worldwide as #handstandfebruary and lots of people get on board the handstand train posting an array of snazzy shapes, interesting locations, progression shots and more. 

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, you can’t deny those 7 inch (and higher) heels make people look damn good! From shiny and glittery, studded and clear to flashing lights and glowing UV, the range and style of heels out there these days will see you falling head over heels pretty quick (hopefully not literally!).

Some lessons learned from our Tend to your muscles September monthly focus.  You don’t have to be a pole dancer or aerialist to utilise some of these great tips for tending to your muscles. A long day in the office might leave you with some niggles in your back, or some stress on your mind which needs tending to to

What better way to finish up our ABsolutely August focus of the month, than with a few of our instructors favourite ab exercises, including that of our poster boy Joe's!

Wanna keep your fitness up over the holiday break? Check out these five top tips to keep you active over Xmas...

Have to go away over the holidays and can’t make it into your pole studio? Or even, new to pole and want some at home exercises to do help get you stronger faster! Here are our top strengthening exercises that will directly help you with your pole dancing moves.

Looking to improve your straddle invert at home? We've put together some top exercises to help get you there!