Pole @ Burning Man

Elektra Vallens started this discussion · 4/12/2012

It may be a little early yet, but I just wanted to put some feelers out and see if there's anyone in this community who's planning on going to Burning Man this year, and if so, if you have any plans to 1) bring a pole, 2) participate in a contest, or 3) go poling while you're there. I've gone before as a poler, and I know that there are usually several camps with poles. If possible, I'd like to organize some sort of biking/walking tour of camps with poles this year. A kind of mobile pole-a-thon. If you're interested, leave me a note with some info, and I'll start of list of people so we can organize this as the time event gets closer.

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Elektra Vallens · 6/26/2012
Bumping this thread to see if anyone on Veena is going to Burning Man and is interested in the "pole-a-thon" I'm organizing. It's a guided bike tour of camps with poles, now planned for the Tuesday night of the week, meeting at 8pm in front of the Autosub dome in the Boston village. Event listing: http://playaevents.burningman.com/2012/playa_event/6617/
playaevents.burningman.comPlayaEvents : 2012 Event — Pole-a-thon
chemgoddess1 · 6/26/2012
Burning Man is on my bucket list. This sounds like a blast.
Elektra Vallens · 6/26/2012
You should totally go. Burning Man has everything you can imagine, and then some. If you want to know what getting there involves (because it's a lot, too), send me a message.
kendraevans · 8/15/2012
Hey Elektra! I will be there this year. I am a virgin and going with my BF. I will be bringing a 10' pole with me for our camp. What kind of contests are there or events? Sounds like fun!!! I can't wait K
Elektra Vallens · 8/15/2012
@ Kendra: Do you know where your camp will be located or will you be choosing a spot when you get there? (I'd like to add you to my list of camps with poles.) Other camps with poles include: and then there's only love, Area 51, Polegasm, White Trash Superstars, Cats!Cats!Cats!, LAFer camp, Whiskey and Dust, and the Boston Village. I'm running at least two events: the Pole-A-Thon on Tuesday night, and a Sea Creature Pole Jam at 9pm on Friday. That will be on the Boston Village's 13' spinning pole at 2:30 & A. As for other events, in years past camp Pleasair has run a week-long pole contest, with the winner getting an airplane ride over BRC, but I didn't see it in the listings this year, so I'd check with the camp to see if it's on. As for other pole and aerial events, I've condensed the online listings into the following document. There should also be more listings in the actual What Where When that you'll get at the gate. Burning Man Aerialist Digest Day/Time Event Location Daily 10am-12pm Acro yoga Camp Contact Monday 2-4pm Circus playtime Circus Boot Camp Tuesday 11am – 1pm Intro to aerials Autosub 11am-12pm Aerial tissu workshop Fractal Nation 12-1:30pm Beginning aerial workshop Fucking Unicorn Camp 2-4pm Circus playtime Circus Boot Camp 4:30-5:30pm Pole dance lessons LAFer Camp 5:30- 6pm Aerial performance Center Camp Café 6:30-8pm Circus open stage (&Cyr wheel demo) Circus Boot Camp 8pm-dawn Pole-a-thon Autosub Wednesday 2-4pm Circus playtime Circus Boot Camp 2-6pm Circus jam Sacred Spaces Village 5-7pm Lyra competition Whiskey and Dust 5:30-6pm Aerial performance Center Camp Café Thursday 11am-1pm Intro to aerials Autosub 12-1:30pm Beginning aerial workshop Fucking Unicorn Camp 2-4pm Circus playtime Circus Boot Camp 4:30-5:30pm Pole dance lessons LAFer Camp 5-7pm Aerial silks competition Whiskey and Dust 5:30-6pm Aerial performance Center Camp Café 8-10pm Aerial performance Autosub Friday 2-4pm Circus playtime Circus Boot Camp 4-6pm Aerial meet-up Autosub 5:30-6pm Aerial performance Center Camp Café Saturday 4:30-5:30 Pole dance lessons LAFer Camp
Kslice · 8/18/2012
oh my gosh! im set for burning man and i havent been able to train for 2 months as im in asia and good luck finding a pole dancing studio in thailand.. talk about impossible. I am absoloutley DYING to get on a pole again and this post has just given me so much hope :D yaaaaayy... photos on a pole at burning man, what could be cooler!
Lyme Lyte · 8/18/2012
Where is this party at now? All this fun stuff going on all over.....wish I could go to some of it!
RedFox · 8/19/2012
Does anyone need a burning man ticket, by the way? I have one i can sell...it's $260, the cheapest price they go for!