Our Instructors

Li

Li (Owner/Instructor) fell in love with pole dancing several years ago. She has advanced training with many industry leaders including Felix Cane (Miss Pole Dance World), Maria Luz Escalante (Miss Pole Dance Argentina), Amber Ray (Miss Pole Dance Australia Amateur Winner), Estee Zakar (Miss Trixter USPDF), Gravity Plays Favorites (Burlesque Performers) and Wendy Traskos (USPDF co-founder). Li is also a certified Yoga teacher and she brings strength, flexibility and grace into her teaching of pole dancing, and her biggest joy lies in empowering women through the beauty, strength and seductive art of pole dancing.

René

René studied many years in dance and then decided she wanted a change so took a pole dance workshop. René liked it so much, she signed up for a beginner class in the fall of 2006 and started teaching a year later. She finds pole dancing is the best because it gives her a full body work out while at the same time allowing for creativity and self expression.

Maria

Maria studied Ballet and Jazz dance for more than 10 years and progressed into instruction. She assisted students with competitions and also competed herself. Maria studied Karate for 3 years which also progressed into instruction. She has worked as a personal trainer and is now learning Yoga and Pilates.

Laura

Laura earned a BSc in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa. She trained as a gymnast for 10 years and continued to coach for 6 more years. Laura was also a dancer for several years, specializing in acrobatics. In addition, Laura has worked as a fitness instructor and is currently working as a Kinesiologist at a physiotherapy clinic.

Jillian

Jillian is our resident dancer. She's been dancing since she was age 3 and has an extensive background in Ballet, Jazz and Tap dancing. She has danced competitively for several years and also worked with a professional dance company in the USA. Jill has choreographed dance routines for group numbers, solos and musicals.

Danielle (Bilingual)

Danielle has a fitness background that melds both artistry and strength – she studied the art of belly dancing for three years and trained in the sport of kickboxing for eight years where she also taught for six years. Since then, she has had the privilege to train in pole dancing under Li Hewitt and is now our bilingual instructor.

Joanne

Joanne loves to try new things and has participated in almost every sport at some point. She has competed competitively in gymnastics and dance and has an extensive coaching background. She enjoys running, rollerblading, volleyball and skiing; she also took belly dancing for two years. Joanne fell in love with pole dancing the moment she tried it and thinks pole dancing is a great combination of strength, flexibility and sexiness - it combines gymnastics and dance.