Why PoleMovebook exists
We're still in the early days of seeing what pole dance can become.
The more people who find their way into pole, the more innovators we get—more new styles, new tricks, new combinations of pole alongside other art forms. The ceiling for what pole dance can be is nowhere near reached, and I want to see how much more rad it can get during my lifetime.
So PoleMovebook exists to make pole knowledge as accessible as possible. Remove the barriers for beginners. Make discovery more easy at all levels. Because if more people have the foundation and the vocabulary to learn moves, understand transitions, and see what's possible, then they can reach their peak artistry, and pole as a whole can too.
Everything here was built (with love!) by fellow pole dancers, with no ads, no paywalls, no gatekeeping. Just knowledge freely available so the next generation of pole dancers can build on what came before and take this art form somewhere we haven't even imagined yet.
What PoleMovebook is
At its core, PoleMovebook is an online pole move dictionary. But the dictionary itself is just the foundation for all the incredible tools and features that PoleMovebook has to offer.
400+ moves (and growing) with names, images, difficulty levels, and transitions—the database behind all the other cool tools here.
See tricks and transitions in action to help you better visualize how moves weave together.
Seen a move but have absolutely no idea what it's called? Describe what you know—the number of hands on the pole, inverted or upright, whether a hand is grabbing a foot (it really helps!)—and it'll pull back all matching moves.
Builds combos from moves matching your input conditions. Great for warm-ups, choreography, or a fun game to play at pole jams.
Log the moves you know and save the ones you're working toward. You can use your account to limit the Combo Generator to only moves you know, to visualize your progress in the Skilltree, or to make your profile public and share your progress with your pole pals and instructors.
Why it's free (and why it's staying that way)
PoleMovebook has been free and independent since 2021. No ads, no investors, no paywalls—just a tiny volunteer team of pole dancers who thought the community deserved something really good and decided to build it. It runs entirely on community donations from the people who use it.
If it's been useful to you, consider supporting it—even a small amount makes a real difference. And if that's not in the cards right now, sharing it with a dancer who needs it also helps support PoleMovebook's mission of enabling innovation.
How to support PoleMovebook
PoleMovebook is a labor of love, but it isn't free to run. The site hosting, database transactions, and constant development work required to keep the database running smoothly all carry monthly costs.
We rely on a broad base of community support to support running costs as the site grows. Rather than charging a subscription fee that might lock people out, we depend on small, voluntary contributions from the people who use the site.
- If you use the site regularly, consider a contribution to the tip jar. It acts as a direct vote to keep this resource online and free for the next person who finds it.
- If you’re a student or instructor who has found inspiration here, sharing PoleMovebook with other dancers who need it costs nothing and matters more than you’d think!