In 2007, I stepped into a pole dancing studio to take my first class..

The studio was a room full of brass poles, but I saw it as my haven and my pathway of metamorphia. I started out as an Early Childhood Educator, mother of two young boys, and became a fearless pole climbing, hair flipping, heel banging soul.

I never returned to Early Childhood Education and instead fully committed myself to this tall metal object, brass being my preferred pole of choice!

Since then I have:

• Opened my first studio, PoleFit Nation (2007) and sold it in 2019

• Taught over 10,000 people to pole dance

• Competed in 6 pole competitions - Michigan Dance & Air Festival (2013), Ontario Pole Fitness Championships (2013, 2015), Canadian Pole Fitness Championships (2015), North American Pole Dance Championships (2016) Toronto Pro Pole Show (2018)

• Won three divisions (Masters), placed 3rd (Theatrics & Artistry),received Most Entertaining Award

• Performed in Great Canadian Burlesque shows, Toronto Burlesque Festival as a pole performer

• Performed in Dita Von Teese’s first Burlesque show in Canada (2016)

• Published “The Up To No Good Club: Defining Your Life with Strength and Swagger” to share stories of transformation and rejuvenation

• Launched Beginner Pole Dancing instagram account to focus support of the Beginner Level student.

• Returned to teaching with in person and online private pole training

Pole dancing has become my ultimate passion, serving as a transformative escape that has profoundly shaped my life.