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Clara
Clara (She/Her)
Hello! My name is Clara. I am a queer femme with a background in aerial arts specializing in dance trapeze, and have been pole dancing off-and-on since 2016. Pole has become an important creative outlet in my life and helped me to connect with my body no matter what shape I’m in. I have seen pole dancing help people be present in their bodies, take pleasure from their experience, channel their emotions, and tap into new forms of expression. I am particularly fond of finding fun and captivating ways to roll around on the floor.
I am grateful for the opportunity to teach at Positive Spin and be a part of this inclusive community that has been so welcoming to me. My hope is to help other dancers find and express sensuality in whatever ways feel honoring for them. When I’m not pole dancing I’m probably working as a clinical therapist, practicing trapeze, studying tarot or writing emo poetry.
Trainings:
- Roz the Diva Coaching Plus Size Pole Dancers Training
- Positive Spin Instructor Training Class of 2022
Christina
Christina (She/They)
IG: @_Rey_Soley
Instructor: level 1 pole, sexy pole basics
Pole leadership program mentor
party Instructor
Hi! I’m Christina, and I began trying every dance style I came across since 2008. I tried pole for the first time in 2013, and loved it! But got out of it after a year and have been so excited to pick it back up again in October of 2021. I have never been a strength-y person, and I love that pole helps me feel stronger even though I’m just having fun!
I am so excited to be teaching with such a wonderful group at such a welcoming and inclusive studio! I love moving my body in new ways, and as an instructor, I love helping people find ways of moving that they didn’t think was possible for them. Whether it’s salsa or pole, anyone can dance!When I am not dancing I am usually coaching people with money or chasing the last rays of sunshine on my patio.
Trainings:
- Roz the Diva Coaching Plus Size Pole Dancers Training
- Positive Spin Instructor Training Class of 2022
Sophie
Sophie (She/they)
Hi I’m Sophie! I have been actively pole dancing since the beginning of the pandemic and previous to pole did gymnastics for almost a decade. Pole dancing at Positive spin has been a huge creative and social outlet for me! Both in the studio and behind the camera as a photographer I love making people feel confident about themselves!
My goal as an instructor is to inspire my students with the creative potential I believe they have and pole has to offer them. When I am not pole dancing I am probably taking photos of my friends or other Positive Spin instructors and students.
Training:
- Roz the Diva Coaching Plus Size Pole Dancers Training
- Positive Spin Instructor Training Class of 2022
The Wondrous Wombats!
Join the 2023 Wondrous Wombats Performance Crew!
If you want support throughout the choreography creation process, this series is for you. You’ll have instructors to guide you and a whole wisdom of supportive wombats cheering you on!
This is for ALL LEVELS. Seriously!
Lead by Fiora Wild (Whintey) and Rey Soley (Christina), this series will guide you through making a performance that you’ll love. Bond with your fellow Wombats as you brainstorm, develop, and polish your routine. Whether you want to try something fun and new, tell your story on the big stage, or just bond with your fellow wombats, this series will help you nail those goals.
The format will be 4 content classes and 4 assisted practice sessions, alternating. Content classes provide new information to help you build your routine, while practice sessions are open pole sessions with Christina or Whitney present to provide support while you work on your choreography. Bring polewear, wireless headphones, your phone with music on it, a method to take notes, and a method to take video to all 8 sections.
Dates:
Series:
Section 1: Fridays 5:45-7:15pm
Begins June 2nd
Section 2: Sundays 6:30-8pm
Begins June 4th
Make ups will sometimes be available in the opposite session space permitting.
Mini Showcase (included): Last Day of your Series
Pole for Justice (optional): July 29th
Cost:
$250 for non members
$225 for members
(Does not include Pole for Justice registration, which will be sliding scale)
Conceptualize & Explore
We will discuss how to select tricks that are appropriate for your routine, prompted freestyling to your music, how to break your song down into parts, and how to start placing passes and tricks into your routine.
Assisted Practice
This is time to continue to get to know your song and find places in your song where you want to place specific movements or tricks.
Connection
This week will cover how to expand on your passes and turn your individual tricks into combos, as well as how to build connection with your audience, and figuring out how to make your routine unique.
Assisted Practice
This second practice session is ideal for building out the bulk of your choreography.
Polish
with Christina
This class will teach you about using your extremities, taking your time, smoothing out your transitions, putting the polish on your audience engagement, and the value of marking your routine.
Assisted Practice
This session should be used to fill any gaps in your choreography, as well as working through any passes or transitions that feel awkward or clunky.
Finalize
This class will focus on asking for and providing specific feedback to your fellow wombats, then working on the final tweaks to your routine.
Dress Rehearsal
Our final session will be a Dress Rehearsal where you can put everything together, and get some performance jitters out. It is encouraged to wear your costume, use your actual props, and have your hair/make-up done.
Emily
Emily (She/they)
IG: @1bigletterm
Instructor: All levels pole tricks and Choreo
Pole Leadership Program Mentor
My name is Emily, and I’m so excited to be teaching here at Positive Spin Pole Dance. I took my first pole class in December 2016, and was instantly hooked. My background is in martial arts, belly dance, ballroom dance, and trapeze, so I have always been a physically active person, but pole dancing has challenged me in ways I never would have guessed. I love the way it combines grace, strength, and sensuality, but my favorite part is learning new gravity defying tricks!
The pole community is so welcoming and encouraging, it motivates me to help others in their pole journey. I’m glad to have this opportunity to introduce new people to the incredible world of pole dance!
Trainings:
- Roz the Diva Coaching Plus Size Pole Dancers Training
- Kristina Nekyia Fit n Bendy 2hr instructor training
- Certified NASM personal trainer and virtual coach
- LMT
Katya
Katya (She/Her)
IG: @katyadoration
Instructor- Levels 1-3 Pole Tricks, floorwork, choreo
POLE FITNESS FOR TEENS
pole leadership program mentor
party Instructor
Katya grew up dancing ballet. She did that for 9 years before figuring out it didn’t make her happy, and quit.
Since then she’s done blues, swing, salsa, Balkan folk dance, jazz, hip hop, contra, fusion, and any other kind she can get her hands on. She fell in love with pole in winter of 2016 and never looked back. She’s so excited to call Positive Spin her pole home!
Kricket
Kricket (They/Them)
IG: @luckykrickie
Instructor- Levels 1-3 Pole Tricks
pole leadership program Mentor
Facilities Manager
I started at Positive Spin on a whim in 2018 and have been overjoyed to grow within this studio of incredible people and pole dancers. I am most fascinated by how diligently we all have to train our bodies properly, safely, and consistently in order to pole with confidence.
My background includes jazz, blues, hip hop, west coast swing, and fire performance. Pole is uniquely challenging and I think that’s what makes the community here and all our successes so rewarding. I couldn’t wish for a better studio to be a part of and am cheering everyone on along their journey here.
Trainings:
- Positive Spin Instructor Training Class of 2021
Nyx
Nyx (they/he)
IG: @nyx.aurore
Instructor- All levels pole tricks and choreo
pole leadership program mentor
party Instructor
I have been doing different types of dance for over 10 years, but I started poling in early 2017 when a coworker signed up for an intro class and convinced me to tag along. I’ve been hooked ever since and can usually be found dancing/poling or doing aerials when not at my muggle job.
I especially love how pole can encourage people to question and break down the ways society tells them to interact with their own bodies, movement, sensuality, and sexuality, so I’m super stoked to be part of y’all’s pole journeys!
Trainings:
Roz the Diva Coaching Plus Size Pole Dancers Training
Whitney
Whitney (She/her)
IG: @Fiora_wild
Instructor- All levels pole tricks and choreo
pole leadership program mentor
party Instructor
Whitney has been pole dancing since 2012 and loves teaching, performing, and nerding out about the physics of pole.
She used to be a co-owner of and instructor at Rebel Dance & Pole when she lived in Virginia. Whitney loves supporting her students and helping them thrive in their pole journeys.
Going by the stage name Fiora Wild, she’s performed in over 20 shows and won multiple awards. Applying her physics and engineering education to pole, she created PoleTechnica, where she breaks down the science of pole.
Trainings:
- Group Fitness Instructor Certified from AFAA
- CRNP Spin Certified