The team plan to do this through showcasing their pole dance work. One of Persepolis Pole Project’s aims is to make an impact and safely address social issues affecting women and girls today. A pole dance performance among women becomes a body positive space for Ayana, where everyone supports each other regardless of gender, age, body type, beliefs and profession. “When you get all of the women together in one venue and you have a pole with music, drinks and glitter everywhere, it’s just like a teenage sleep over all over again.” Fighting StigmaĪyana thinks performing is liberating and empowering, especially when it happens around women. #internationalwomensday #islington4women #womanshour #march #poleartists #persepolispole #panel #pole #polelife #poledancer #poledance #poledancersofinstagram #unitedbypole #upartists #poledancenation #blackgirlspole #poledancersofig #london #dancers #dance #aboutlastnight post shared by Persepolis – City Of Pole on at 3:23am PST Thank you and for sponsoring Thank you Islington for coming!. Thank you to NatCen, the authors of the Report, and for hosting!. Thank you for your facilitation skills #IWD2018 event. For Ayana, it all comes down to safety: “It’s so lighthearted and fun and you let loose because you feel you are in a safe space where you aren’t going to be judged as a result of being yourself.” The majority of audience members at pole dance events aren’t men, but women who are having a great time. #internationalwomensday #islington4women #womanshour #march #poleartists #persepolispole #panel #pole #polelife #poledancer #poledance #poledancersofinstagram #unitedbypole #upartists #poledancenation #blackgirlspole #poledancersofig #london #dancers #dance post shared by Persepolis – City Of Pole on at 3:22am PSTĪt the IWD event on 8 March, Ayana said something quite obvious, but that hadn’t clicked in my head before. Read more about Persepolis Pole Project below.īeautiful performance by last night at #IWD2018 event. The event was one of the few I’ve ever been to where all aspects of my life came together: research, pole dancing and writing, showing that pole dancing is more than just an art form. #internationalwomensday #islington4women #womanshour #march #poleartists #persepolispole #panel #pole #polelife #poledancer #poledance #poledancersofinstagram #unitedbypole #upartists #poledancenation #blackgirlspole #poledancersofig #london #dancers #dance post shared by Persepolis – City Of Pole on at 3:21am PST Thank you and for sponsoring! Thank you Islington for coming!. Persepolis artist speaking on the arts and some of the indicators used in the Woman’s Hour Report at the #IWD2018 event. I’ve now begun interviewing women who are active in this space, so it was great to meet Ayana and learn more about the project she’s involved with. If you read this blog, you know the positive impact pole has had on my life, how it has helped me deal with trauma and increase my confidence. Nothing like being the object of a mother-daughter glitter throwing session!” The Event Glitter and frizzy hair credits to all the teenage girl performers and kiddies with their mums who all came and glued me up and graffitied me with glitter pre-performance. Ayana at Emerald City Trapeze Arts 2017 Winter Showcase in Seattle, WA.She says: “I was the only pole act, the rest were all aerial. I spoke to its founder, Ayana Setareh, to hear more about pole dancing as an art form and its potential towards empowering women. The panel launched the Persepolis Pole Project, a female-led arts and cultural pole dance project fusing modern pole dance artistry into traditional theatrical entertainment. Last week, on International Women’s Day, I went to an unusual panel where pole dancers and researchers talked about being a woman in Islington.
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