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Meet our Brisbane City teaching team, a group of highly trained pole and aerial instructors who are passionate about helping you progress with confidence. Every class is coached with strong technique, safety-first foundations, and a welcoming studio vibe, so you can build strength, skill and self-belief at your own pace.

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Meet Your Instructors

Our skilled instructors bring passion and expertise to every class, guiding and inspiring you to achieve your fitness goals while having fun and feeling empowered.

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Nomes
Head Pole Instructor
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Ali
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Flick
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Jacinda
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Agata
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Alex
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Cello Bordello
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Eddie
Instructor
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Jess
Studio Manager
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Santis
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Sarah
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Sasha
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Stevie
Instructor
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Meet our Head Pole Instructor Nomes! Nomes is an Ecole de Pole Master Trainer and has competed, placed, and judged in numerous State and National level competitions.

 

Her specialty is technical tricks and transitions, dynamic moves and flips! She can’t get enough of the ‘Big Kid Tricks’ – the dynamic, scary and strength tricks that people don’t think they can achieve. Nomes LOVES showing students what they are capable of and watching them succeed in things they didn’t think were possible!

 

Nomes also enjoys writing new choreo and sharing the vibes with all her amazing students.  She has a knack for writing group choreography and her students can’t get enough of performing her routines at our performance nights!

 

Nomes’ career in physical rehab has made her passionate about teaching with proper technique and correcting bad habits in both students and herself. Her teaching style is tough but fair – she will kick your butt but have you coming back for more! She knows how to push us all to be our best selves.

 

When she’s not in the studio, you’ll find her out on the mountain roads on her motorcycle!

 

Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
2023 – Guest Performance Tasmanian Pole Championships
2022 – Australian Pole Championships ‘Best Trickster’
2022 – Queensland Pole Championships ‘2nd Place Professional Division’
2022 – Guest Performance Miss Pole Dance Queensland ‘The Pole Gym Staff’ (choreo by Nomes)
2018 – Queensland Pole Championships ‘Sponsor’s Choice’
2017 – Australian Pole Championships ‘1st Place Amateur Division’
2017 – Hardcore Pole Championship, Semi-Pro ‘Best Trickster’
2016 – Pole Expressions ‘1st Place Open Women Division’
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Ali began training in 2016 on tissu and lyra. Falling in love with all things aerial, she went on to learn various others, including trapeze, hammock, corde lisse and more, but always swore she would never touch a pole… fast forward to today and you will find her on the pole more than anything else!

Not just in the air, Ali’s passions extend to ground skills such as contortion, partner acrobatics and handstands. In fact, you will probably see her around the gym more upside down than you will right-side up.

On the pole, Ali loves all things flips, floor and base work, while in the air she prefers to find the highest and most dramatic drops and rolls.

Ali found a second home at The Pole Gym when she moved to Brisbane in 2022 and is so excited she now gets to help in creating that space for her students.

Qualifications:

First Aid & CPR
Ecole De Pole Master Trainer – Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced

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Flick puts a capital F in…FUN! Spend 5 minutes in Flick’s company and your day will feel a whole lot brighter! But you might curse her name just a little when you see her smash out the hardest of pole tricks on her first try without even breaking a sweat!

 

Flick is phenomenally talented and loves challenging her students with strength-based tricks and fun routines involving contemporary floor work. Flick has grown up dancing, performing and teaching! She started dance at the age of 4 and began teaching as a student dance teacher from the age of 14. Flick joined the instructor team at The Pole Gym in 2018 – and we are so glad she did!

 

When Flick isn’t flying around a pole, you’ll most likely find her out camping with her 4×4, going to the beach, surfing and being a super mum!

 

Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR
Cert 3 in Performing Arts
Cert 4 in Dance Performance (Brent Street Studios Sydney)

 

Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
2022 – Guest Performance Miss Pole Dance Queensland (The Pole Gym Staff)
2019 – Pole Expressions 2nd Place Women’s Open Division

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Jacinda started pole in 2017, originally training in Melbourne before moving to Brisbane and finding The Pole Gym. Knowing no-one in Brisbane when she first moved here, she loved how everyone at The Pole Gym was so welcoming and made it feel a second home!

 

Jacinda has a background in gymnastics and is a bad ass with tricks and static combos. She fell in love with Dance Dirty classes after joining The Pole Gym and this is now her favourite type of class to teach! Jacinda has a friendly and approachable teaching style and she loves helping students build their confidence – particularly in the sexy styles of pole dance!

 

Outside of The Pole Gym, Jacinda is a musician and plays piano, guitar, sings and is currently learning the drums! She also loves rock climbing and bouldering.

 

Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR

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Originally from Poland, Agata loves the exotic flow style of pole which focuses on smooth transitions and the illusion of being light as a feather. It’s no surprise then that Agata specializes in teaching our exotic pole classes!

 

Agata started pole dancing in her 30s with no previous dance training. Pole was the first exercise she found that didn’t bore her and once she discovered the exotic style, it was true love!

 

As an instructor, Agata has a firm and friendly instructing style that emphasises the importance of good technique throughout your pole journey. Her students love her supportive approach, because Agata always gives them the confidence they need when learning new tricks and techniques.

 

Outside of pole, Agata is also a talented musician, having studied and performed cello, guitar and vocals. Fun fact – she gave up a career in law when she moved to Australia (no regrets!)

 

Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR
International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA) Certified Instructor (Intermediate)

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Meet Alex, one of our most beloved instructors! Alex is a talented choreographer and dancer who began her dance training as a child in Hungary. She first trained in jazz before moving on to ballroom and then hip hop, which led to her performing with dance crews and in theatre productions.

 

Alex started training pole in 2011 and joined the instructor team at The Pole Gym in 2014. Alex is one of our most diverse instructors and a master of many styles of pole dance, but her favourite style of pole remains hip hop inspired! You can always rely on Alex to create some of the most amazing pole choreography in the studio, and students just love to dance with her!

 

Alex loves the fun and friendly environment at The Pole Gym and has truly found her second home here!


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR
Certificate 4 Matwork & Reformer Pilates

 

Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
2022 – Guest Performance Miss Pole Dance Queensland (The Pole Gym Staff)

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Cello Bordello is a veritable goddess of glam! She somehow makes you feel more glamorous just by being in her presence! Burlesque and other forms of vintage style dancing are her passion, but she also adores teaching beginner pole and aerial students and introducing them to the world of The Pole Gym!

 

Cello is a professional burlesque performer and master of her craft but also one of the friendliest people you’ll ever meet! As an instructor, Cello is approachable and fun! Her quick wit and warm personality help everyone feel at home in her classes!

 

Cello specialises in teaching beginners as well as being a natural ‘go to’ for anyone needing help with stage presence or a performance piece!

 

We love dancing and swinging from high things with Cello and get giddy when she brings out her feather fans!


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR


Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
Viva Bob Vegas Tour – Cabaret Performer
Miss Burlesque Australia Winner: “Miss Elegance”
Miss Burlesque Queensland Winner
Falls Festival – Performer
Splendour in the Grass – Performer
Australian Burlesque Festival – Featured Artist 2022
Sydney Mardi Gras
Miss Pole Dance Queensland – Guest Burlesque Performer 2011, 2012, 2014

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A performer at heart, Eddie has a wealth of experience across dance and the performing arts. After graduating from the Australian Ballet School, she made a radical change and joined Mantis, one of Britain’s most avant-garde dance theatre companies. Since then, she has held positions as dancer, performer, rehearsal director and educator with companies including DanceNorth and Tasdance. She has produced sex positive performance work with her company Softcore Inc, collaborated with artists from different disciplines producing work for dance, theatre, cabaret and circus and has created installations including Immersed and Nightshift.

 

Eddie was Lecturer in Contemporary Dance at QUT, co-director of WaW Dance and is the former Mature Program Coordinator for the Australasian Dance Collective where she worked on DoubleTake (small screen video installation) and The Catalogue of Forgetting (touring theatre production). Eddie has also co-created performances with companies including Vulcana Circus, Tony’s Imaginary Circus, and The Tiny Top.

 

Eddie’s pole journey originally began as a stripper (a while ago…). Her diverse experience and innate love of movement helps Eddie guide others in their own individual pole dance journeys too. Eddie’s teaching practice emphasises creativity, body awareness and the joy of moving in an inspiring, fun and non-judgmental manner.

 

Eddie likes to help students stay open to possibilities and is passionate about showing us that women “over a certain age” can still be center stage – and we are SO here for that message!


Qualifications:
Master of Fine Arts – Dance (QUT)
Diploma of Contemporary Pilates and Teaching Methodology (Tensegrity Training)
Graduate Certificate of Public Health – Sexology (Curtin Uni)
Graduate Diploma of Dance (Australian Ballet School)
Diploma of Massage (Osteopathic Sydney)
Aerial Dance (Posture Positive)
First Aid and CPR


Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
Melbourne Festival
Brisbane Festival
10 Days on the Island Festival
Magdelana Festival
Tempo Festival (NZ)
Adelaide Cabaret Festival
Artsbridge grant – Pina Bausch Wuppertal Tanztheater, Germany
Asialink grant – Institute of the Arts, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
President Ausdance (Tas)
Rehearsal Director – Tasdance

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If you’ve ever visited the studio, you’ve probably already met Jess, our Studio Manager! Jess is your go-to-gal for any studio questions! Not only does she keep the studio running smoothly day to day, but she is also a talented instructor!

 

Jess started training pole and aerials in 2016 and she particularly loves teaching new students and seeing their excitement when they first nail their first trick or body roll! She believes it’s important to have a space where everyone can learn and have fun together in a safe and supportive environment.

 

Some of Jess’ biggest strengths are her creativity, and her ability to find the element of fun in every situation! She wants everyone to jump in and give it a go. Practice makes progress, just enjoy yourself!

 

One of Jess’ favourite things involves combining two of the activities she loves most: pole and roller skating! Her ‘Pole on Wheels’ classes are an absolute cult favourite at The Pole Gym – be sure to try them out!

 

At home you’re most likely to find Jess stitching up a new outfit, sketching or curled up with a good book or graphic novel.


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR
Diploma of Business
Cert 3 Visual Arts


Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
Placed in Roller Figure Skating Competitions (Dance and Freestyle divisions)

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Meet Santis, Queen of Exotic! Despite being literal #goals, Santis is one of the most humble people you will ever meet. Her students just adore her and rightly so! She takes so much pride in seeing them learn new skills and progress in their pole journey. Her passion is exotic pole because it can be performed however you like to express yourself! She loves helping students find their own exotic style.

 

Santis has been a member of The Pole Gym family for almost as long as we have existed and we can’t imagine the studio without her. Santis has a supportive, calm and composed instructing style that helps her students to feel inspired, strong and capable!

 

When she isn’t in the studio, she enjoys running, boxing, sunbathing, traveling, eating good food and wine! Fun fact, she is also a qualified Les Mills Body Combat instructor!


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR

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Pole has been Sarah’s most consistent form of exercise for more than a decade. What started as a casual pole fling gradually became a pole obsession.

 

Since 2015 Sarah has competed in several competitions and she has performed on several stages including Victorian Pole Championships, Australian Pole Championships, Exotic Generation Australia and the Pole Art Australian Championships.

 

Over the years Sarah has developed her own unique style, which is strongly reflected in her performances.

 

Sarah loves to share her passion for pole through teaching. She enjoys supporting students on their own pole journey, whether it’s through teaching tricks or helping them find their own style of movement.

 

Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights

2023 – Miss Pole Dance Queensland Sponsors Choice

2023 – Australian Pole Art Championships Semi-Pro 1st Place

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Sasha danced her way through her childhood but was introduced to circus as a teenager and then pole dancing in 2016. Since then, she has bounced back and forth between lyra, flying trapeze, rope and pole but in recent years has been focussing on lyra after coaching from The Pole Gym’s head aerial instructor Tami ignited a passion for it.

 

Sasha has competed in lyra competitions and loves performing in community circus shows. In 2021 she began her instructor training at Vulcana Circus and started teaching with The Pole Gym in 2022! Sasha is loving sharing her joy of being in the air with others.


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR
Cert 4 Fitness


Competition, Titles and Performance Highlights:
2022 – Miss Lyra Finalist
2021 – Miss Lyra Finalist
Vulcana Circus – Incubator Cabaret: Lyra on Stilts Performance

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Stevie has been poling since 2007 and joined The Pole Gym team as an instructor in 2010, making her our longest standing instructor! She loves to climb and it’s not unusual to find her bouldering, rock climbing or dealing out a casual ‘Death Lay’ at the top of our studio ceilings!

 

Stevie specialises in teaching tissu, grads level (advanced) pole classes, as well as our grads show performance courses! Creativity is one of Stevie’s greatest strengths. She is a master in creating choreography in unique and interesting styles. It doesn’t matter how wild the idea is, Stevie can make it into something amazing!

 

Stevie has an energetic and enthusiastic instructing style and is renowned for her catch cry of “point your toes!” She loves teaching anything unusual or unexpected and always encourages her students to take as much time as they need to practice and perfect the basics. Her favourite moment in class is when a student is about to learn a trick and they think, “Is this even possible?” And then find it is!


Qualifications:
First Aid and CPR


Titles, Competition and Performance Highlights:
2024 – Hardcore Pole Championships – Best Trickster
2023 – Hardcore Pole Championships Amateur Finalist
2022 – Pole Expressions 1st Place Amateur Division
2022 – Queensland Pole Championships 3rd Place Amateur Division
2021 – Pole Expressions Amateur Finalist
2018 – Battle of The Pole Gyms 1st Place Amateur Division
2014 – Queensland Pole Championships Amateur Finalist
2013 – Queensland Pole Championships Amateur Finalist

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