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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!

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!

Angi was gifted a trial pole class in 2015 and has been training pole ever since! She is an advocate for taking your time with your pole training and repeating classes to build strength and confidence as this helped her throughout her own training. It’s an approach that clearly works if Angie’s skills are anything to go by! #goals

Angi’s instructing style is fun and high energy with a touch of tough love thrown in for your benefit! She specialises in teaching pole tricks, spin pole and stretch/flexibility classes. Angi loves performing and has dabbled in pole competitions too! When it comes to choreo, you’re likely to find her most at home dancing to anything with a latin or country vibe!

Angi loves the team spirit and support she experiences at The Pole Gym, not just as a teacher, but as a student as well. In our studio, we see people lifting each other up every single day!

When she’s not in the studio, Angi is chasing after her daughter and showing her the world!

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!

Dani is renowned for her signature sexy style, but what makes Dani so special is her knack for making others feel sexy too! Helping students build their confidence and learn to love their bodies through sexy styles of dance is her superpower.

Dani has been in the pole world since 2010 (after her mum bought her first pole class), competing from 2011 and instructing from 2012. As an instructor, Dani is everyone’s biggest cheerleader! If you’re looking for a hype woman, you’ll find Dani’s genuine warmth, enthusiasm and excitement to see you progress hard to beat!

When Dani isn’t being a pole goddess, she’s most likely out hiking, chilling on the beach or hanging out with her pets. Dani is a true inspiration and we’re proud to have her on our team!

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 has co-created performances with companies including Vulcana Circus, Tony’s Imaginary Circus, and The Tiny Top. She is currently the Mature Program Coordinator for Australasian Dance Collective Eddie and worked on DoubleTake (small screen video installation) and The Catalogue of Forgetting (touring theatre production).

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.

In an inspiring, fun and non-judgmental manner, Eddie’s teaching practice emphasises creativity, body awareness and the joy of moving. She likes to help students stay open to possibilities and is passionate about showing us that women “over a certain age” can still be centre stage – we are SO here for that message!

Kelsey is one of the sweetest people you will ever meet! Her happiness is contagious – but don’t let that innocent smile fool you, with years of dance experience and training behind her Kelsey is a force to be reckoned with!

Kelsey has been dancing since she was 2 years old. In 2018 she moved to Hong Kong where she taught dance at many international schools in a wide variety of styles including Musical Theatre, Contemporary, Ballet, Tap, Jazz and Lyrical. In 2019 she joined Aeria Studio (HK) and trained in lyra, silk, hammock, trapeze and contortion. Kelsey joined The Pole Gym in 2020 and started teaching with us in 2021.

Kelsey’s teaching style is fun, supportive and up-beat. Her natural talent and incredible technical skills shine through in every routine she does. We can’t help but love to watch her dance!

Mik has been a part of the pole world since 2012, and aerials since 2015! He’s the quirky king of dynamic movement and has perfected his own self-titled ‘Aussie Feral Style’ on the pole (think high energy, fast paced, rock!) He loves the big power tricks and those “what the!?” moves that hurt your brain more than your body! Mik’s talents also extend aerially, being one of our most skilled lyra and tissu instructors!

Helping students work through their ‘nemesis tricks’ and seeing their glee when they finally nail them is his absolute favourite thing about being an instructor!

The community at The Pole Gym is also a huge part of why he teaches – he loves the support everyone has for each other and watching the community grow.

Mik is a warm and generous instructor, who is skilled at making his students feel comfortable and capable! In his spare time, Mik likes to knit, game and can usually found at home being comfy and cosy!

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’d like you 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!

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!