Pole Dance classes in Tacoma, Washington.

I love Pilates. I found pole dance through Pilates and fell in love with it too. I have a women only studio in Tacoma, Washington where I teach pole classes and private lessons.

I also have a small private studio where I teach on the Pilates apparatus and traditional mat, give Reiki treatments, and do compassionate listening work as an ordained minister.

I am a movement and anatomy nerd. I am fully certified in apparatus, matwork, and standing matwork through the Physicalmind Institute. I study with Nan Feist in Tacoma. I am studying with Marie-Jose Blom-Lawrence in Long Beach. I certify others in her SmartSpine work.(www.smartspine.com). These are props I use in my practice daily and adore. I also use them in Reiki treatments. I also give her Core Intelligence training, which is a really good piece of work.

I teach workshops on many topics including movement, sex, pelvic floor, and menstruation. I am working on writing books about some of these topics. I love to learn and teach about these things, and I love to learn from all the women I get to teach, study with, and meet along the way.

The videos I post are of some of my skill and my style on the pole. I also post some anatomy lectures, and pilates work : )

I think every woman should have a pole in her living space so she can find the privacy to gain depth of sensual exploration. Although coming to pole class is fun, and the women are great, it is hard to go authentically deep inside yourself to find that sensuality and cultivate it. Get a pole! When you get a pole find a really good instructor to teach you the work. It is best to have a spotter for a lot of this work, and a good eye on you to help you develop safe and healthy movement patterns.

Also, please note: The work you see me do is often the finished product. I have instructors watching over my tricks, just like you should. I know many who watch youtube to learn the tricks, but if your body isn't fully developed and you don't have a good eye on you from a practiced teacher then you are at even more risk doing these movements. I am very conditioned due to Pilates, and that makes my work look easy, but it is not easy! Please only watch my videos for inspiration, not as training.

My movement style on the pole comes from years of competitive figure skating, with lots of ballet for grace. After I quit skating I taught lots of things before I fell in love with Pilates, including swimming, aerobics, weight training, and kick boxing. All these experiences help me on the pole.

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