El has been in the pole dance sports & fitness industry since 2005 when she founded & opened Irelands 1st purpose-built pole studio in Belfast. She developed a skill & love for Pole Dancing when she 1st came across it at Bobbi’s Pole Studio Sydney in 2003, taught then by her pole idol Bobbie herself! El currently has 2 studios in Ireland, Belfast & Dundalk & has delivered workshops as far as Barcelona, Argentina & Australia. In her earlier days, she competed in Pole Divas winning the NI heats in 2006 & 2008. She later focused on judging & was one of the 1st IPSF Judges (the only recognised body for pole sports judges) in 2013, judging at the World pole Sports Championships in London. She is a regular on the judging panel of the Pole Dance Ireland Princess competition, MMPScotland & and most recently judged at the World Pole Fitness 2018 in China. She is the founder of Irelands’ most recognised pole competition ‘The All Ireland Pole Dance Championships’ which takes place in Belfast every year.
Steven took up pole 5 years ago as a hobby, he moved from Liverpool to Belfast over a year ago to do his PhD whilst continuing pole training in his spare time. Steven is the male All Ireland Pole Dance Champion of 2017.
He teaches at the studio on a Thursday evening and is also available for private training sessions.
Martine, 35, is a mum of 2 which makes her a superhero in her own right. She started pole 7 years ago at her sisters studio before moving to join the Polercise family, admittedly the best decision she ever made ….?
She always loved dancing, in her younger years she was a freestyle disco dancer but fell in love with Pole in her later years and hasn’t looked back.
Maria is a mechanical engineering student and maths tutor by day and the rest of the time? Pole dancing and bodybuilding are her passions! She discovered Polercise 2 years ago, having no background in dance and being notoriously clumsy. She gave it a whirl… Completely fell in love! She’d only been weight training for about 6 months and Pole went hand in hand, improving her strength massively, but even better teaching her to love her body, feel amazing, boosted body confidence and had great craic with her pole family. She’s a competitive bodybuilder and pole gave her the sass and confidence needed to get on a stage, enjoy every minute and pick up a few trophies… all in heels! Because if you can walk in pleasers you can walk in anything!”
You will usually catch Maria strutting her stuff at the studio on Mondays.
Keith is a qualified personal trainer and sports massage therapist. He has over 4 years of pole experience along with 6 years of Circus skills and aerial training.
He describes his style as “FreeFlow” and has a high focus on alignment and form.
You’ll find him covering classes, instructing Queen’s University Aerial Society.
Available for private lessons.
Cailin started dancing when he was young but gave it up because people told him it was weird for a boy to dance Dickheads!!
He picked it back up again at university where he was part of the QUB elite dance team for 3 years and got involved in different dance projects in his spare time. After Uni he didn’t want to give up dancing, thankfully then he met Steven who told him about Polercise. Now three years on it’s what he looks forward to every week.
Pole dance for Cailin isn’t about being able to do the hardest tricks or the strongest but being able to have fun and let go (and entertain a crowd if necessary). He hopes to to bring that same element of fun to his classes and make it the best part of your week!
Jayne’s love for pole began in 2006. She was looking for an exercise that was fun and different, something more challenging than the gym. From the very first class, she was hooked. She was strengthening muscles she didn’t know she had, and with that came tone and flexibility, holding the poses was challenging but getting them right was addictive. She went on to complete a teacher training course studying OCR Exercise to Music, First Aid, and pole dancing training (although she never stops learning). She specialises in teaching beginners and finds it very rewarding to see students progress from being unable to lift their own bodyweight to holding themselves upside down. She enjoys seeing them letting go of their inhibitions and having fun to music on the pole. Swinging around the pole for Jayne is like being a kid again, playing in the playground. . .Fun! Her other passion is yoga and has completed a Vinyasa Flow Yoga Teacher Training course at Flow Yoga Belfast.
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