Pole Dancing is my passion!  I love it!  It reminds me of when  I was a little girl and I used to play on the bars.  Spinning…  spinning… spinning… There wasn’t a day that went by that I  didn’t wear a pair of shorts under my dress so I could play on  the  bars! ha ha!

I took my first pole dancing class when I was 40.  Man I wish  I could have done this in my 20’s.  I’d be stellar I tell ya!  You  don’t need the same recovery time at 20 that you do at 40!  Dang!

After taking classes for about 6 months I knew I had to open  a dance studio so I could teach it to others!  I started by  scouting out studio locations and looking into what kind of  training and credentials I would need.

I got my group fitness instructor certification from AFAA and set about finding a

Receiving my Pole Dancing Instructor Certification from Fawnia

Pole Dance Instructor Certification program.  I found just was I was looking for in Las Vegas with  Fawnia Monday Deitrich– one of the premier pole dancers, and instructors,  in the US.  I learned a lot from Fawnia then and I still do!  I go back to Vegas now and again to take classes so I can continue to grow as an instructor as well as stay motivated as a dancer.  Plus it’s fun!

Pole Dancing can be athletic, slinky, easy, or challenging.  It’s really whatever you want it to be.  Whatever your style dictates.  That is one of the things I really love about it.  I personally, love the more gymnastics based moves.  The upside down aerial moves high up on the pole. The ones that require strength and flexibility. Those are my favorites!

There are some incredible pole dancers out there.  Fawnia, Jenyne Butterfly, Jamilla, Leigh Ann Orso, K.T. Coates, Mikey, Bad Azz, and Kitty Cadillac to name a few. I have been so fortunate to be able to study or dance will all of them!