I’m really lucky to have such a lovely bunch of students who have helped me develop as a teacher & who make me very proud to invite anybody into my classes knowing that they will be welcomed & encouraged not only by me but by the entire class. Taking your first pole dance class can be a little daunting and your first 6 week course can be a little frustrating but the sense of achievement when you get you finally master a move you’ve been working on is just fabulous and pole dancing can be quite addictive.

Having been an ashtanga yoga teacher for many years my pole dance style has certainly been influence by my yoga and my teaching style too! I’m a stickler for training both sides of the body evenly & I just can’t stress enough the importance of using spotters to safely learn moves especially the inversions. I’m quite hands on - as I’ve learnt from the ashtanga system where you receive many adjustments from your teacher. Basically your teacher will help you into a pose you cannot  currently manage on your own and this helps the body & mind to understand where they need to be & how they need to move to make the impossible - possible. And believe me there are many moves on the pole that will at first seem impossible but over time will slowly slowly become more possible.

I feel the best words to describe what I do is “Athletic Pole Dance” gymnastic style moves linked together with flow - I’m not particularly sexy, I dance barefoot not in heels & this is how it works in my classes too. I tend to stay away from the more provocative style moves although I’ll sneek one or two in when the mood takes me!

Whatever your style you can bring it to the pole, styles of dance such as ballet, salsa, hip hop... styles of music, classical, rock, pop, you name it!  Put you favourite music on and just dance, its a great feeling ;-)