Dance has been my passion since childhood; starting in Canada where I trained in gymnastics and figure skating and continuing in Japan where I studied Rhythmic Gymnastics, Ballet, and finally in the UK, Commercial Jazz, Modern and Street to name a few.
I have had great opportunities to train in dance studios from London to New York, meeting some amazing and talented people along the way. Five years ago I discovered a class offering pole dancing lessons for fitness. I completely fell in love with the whole idea of pole dancing as a fitness and dance concept and haven't looked back since!
I spread my wings with the encouragement and support of my amazing instructor and Sugar Pole Fitness was born in June 2006. She still inspires me to this day!
Pole fitness comes in many different styles and my dance background has a strong influence in the style I offer at SPF. I like to think that SPF delivers a unique experience to its students, offering a cardio vascular workout, with core-building tricks and spins and of course dance routines influenced by the different styles of dance I have studied over the years.
My aim is to bring pole dancing as a fitness regime to any woman - regardless of age, weight or size - to encourage the growth confidence, self esteem and increase strength in a fun and friendly atmosphere. The icing on the cake is watching our routines performed by our students after all their hard work, seeing them move from strength to strength – What an amazing sense of achievement, not just for my girlies but for me too.
I love the whole social aspect of teaching Pole, meeting lovely, fun or sometimes just downright crazy people! We have regular social events so we can all get to know each other.
I am also very proud to be part of the X-Pole team (one of the world’s leading pole makers!) and in conjunction with their agency I get the opportunity to attend and perform at various functions and events around the country, meeting some amazing pole dancers from across the world. You can also see me in action on the X-Pole official website. ;-)
Outside pole, I am a keen photographer (well...let’s just say I like to take pictures...! It’s the Japanese in me, I can’t help it!!). As many of my students now know... I love to take class pics for my album (don’t be scared, only if you want to!). Oh yes......and I have a (not so) secret passion for baking, and eating the results too!
So what’s left to say; SPF, it’s a workout with attitude! Come and join us.
All Sugar Pole Fitness Instructors are fully insured.
Promoting X-pole as part of the Xpole Team
Photo courtesy of AJay from www.poledancephotography.com
