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| Instructors |
| Amy Richard started dancing when she was 6 years old. At first, Amy disliked ballet class but she grew to love it and has training in the Royal Academy of dance method, jazz, lyrical, and tap. She also competed in dance competition with the Menlo Park Academy of Dance ballet team throughout her high teaching credential. Amy was introduced to pole dancing by her sister Amber. She was immediately hooked and enjoyed being able to dance again after having stopped in college. She is excited to share her knowledge of dance and her passion for integrating more traditional forms of dance into the pole practice. Amy was lucky to train with Michula Nunez, Jenyne Butterfly, Sarah Cretul, Alethea Austin, Karol Helms, and Pantera. She is currently training for the USPDF Amateur Division Competition taking place in March. |
Bring women together in a safe, fun be physically challenged, show expression, gain empowerment, and have a great time. Poletential’s vision is to create a place where women feel comfortable to try a new form of exercise and expression. Poletential brings women together to experience a challenging workout along with a new awareness of their bodies through dance and movement. The environment is safe and non-competitive, giving each woman the freedom to find her own style and reach her personal goals. The result is incredibly satisfied women who feel physically fit, empowered, challenged and part of a community who values expression and strength. |
| Ellen Lovelace has been dancing in one form or another her whole life. Her experiences include cheerleading, musical theater performance, aerial hoop, holds a Masters in Public Health, with extensive training in health behavior and health education. Ellen has also taught self-defense through Women Defending Ourselves. She has been pole dancing since 2007. Ellen's pole training includes advanced workshops with Sarah Cretul (USPDF Miss Trixter 2009), Wendy Traskos (New York Pole Dancing/Founder, USPDF), Michula Nunez (Antix Fitness), Freya (Brassy Butterfly), Alethea Austin (USPDF Miss Sexy 2009, Champion 2010), Jenyne Butterfly (USPDF Champion 2009), Karol Helms (USPDF East Coast Champion 2009, Miss Sexy 2010), Allegra (MPD Australia 2009), Estee Zakar (USPDF Miss Trixter 2010), Jamilla Deville, and Zoraya Judd. In addition, Ellen is a resistance stretching trainer, having studied the Ki-Hara method under Anne Tierney and Steve Sierra, who train and stretch US Olympic champion Dara Torres. |
| Christina Kish (Owner/Instructor) started twirling and never wants to stop. She is passionate about coaching others to meet their fitness and life goals. She wants Poletential to be a community full of great people who gain confidence, support and empowerment from each other to live their best lives. Christina is a certified Pilates instructor and has experience coaching sports teams. Christina spent 15 years in high-tech marketing and was a co-founder of NetFlix. She and her husband now run Kish Marketing Services helping small businesses with their marketing needs. She has a B.S. in Business Administration and an M.B.A. |
| Amber Richard has been dancing since the age of 5 and has never stopped! Her first love is classical ballet in which she was trained following the Royal Academy of Dance method and competed throughout high school. She pursued her love of dance through college, graduating from the University of California, Irvine with a BA in Dance and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at the University of Southern California. After discovering pole dancing in 2008, Amber was immediately hooked! She loves teaching and enjoys the mix of artistic expression, confidence boost, and fitness workout that pole dancing provides. Amber was the 2009 West Coast Champion of the U.S. Pole Dance Federation and won the Pole Artist of the Year title in the 2010 American Pole Fitness Association Championship. She is known for her elegant, balletic style which emphasizes extensions, grace, and fluidity. Amber is sponsored by Mika Yoga Wear. |
| Poletential is dedicated to bringing the best in Pole Fitness instruction Dancing to the Poletential Studio. We are proud to welcome many wonderful, talented guest instructors. Poletential in Action |
| Jessica Campbell was a child actress in LA, held several pageant titles and danced competitively in Las Vegas, LA and Phoenix. In high school she began teaching and choreographing the Miss Valley Center pageant and completely fell in love with the art of creating dances. With a BA in Dance from San Diego State University, Jessica focused on Anatomy and Spanish. After graduation, Jessica moved to NY where she began three after-school dance programs in Manhattan and furthered her training at NYU, the Dance Education Lab and Anatomy of Movement with Irene Dowd, while simultaneously performing with the Eva Dean Dance Company. In 2004 Jessica studied Argentine Tango and received her Yoga Teaching pageant titles and danced competitively in Las Vegas, LA and Phoenix. In high school she began teaching and choreographing the Miss Valley Center pageant and completely fell in love with the art of creating dances. With a BA in Dance from San Diego State University, Jessica focused on Anatomy and Spanish. After graduation, Jessica moved to NY where she began three after-school dance programs in Manhattan and furthered her training at NYU, the Dance Education Lab and Anatomy of Movement with Irene Dowd, while simultaneously performing with the Eva Dean Dance Company. While expecting her first child, she studied pre and post natal Yoga. Returning to California in 2007, Jessica has taught Ballroom, Hip Hop, Ballet, Jazz, Tap, and Contemporary throughout the Peninsula. In 2008, certified as a group fitness instructor, Jessica began creating a Tango workout, and Latin based cardio dance classes with Reach Fitness. She took her first pole classes at Poletential after her second child in June 2010, and of course fell in love with the studio. It should be obvious her dance classes have a wide range of style. Jessica has been said to create whimsical and passionate performances by fusing classical technique with the innate inspiration to simply dance. |
| Arielle Rabier is passionate about the freedom of self expression through performance art. She began dancing at age six and has studied ballet, jazz, hip hop, San Francisco Circus Center and became a performer in 2010. She has eighteen years of performance experience, including performances at the Ton of Sand festival, The Cellspace and as a guest aerialist at Ayako's School of Ballet. Arielle has taught ballet, gymnastics and the fluid interpretation of hula hoop dancing; she enjoys giving others the tools to express themselves through performance art as well. |
| AnnaLiza Calvillo-Watt was addicted to pole fitness dancing after the first twirl! She has always had a love for dancing and aerial arts. Her experiences include aerial silks, aerial yoga, Zumba™, aerial hammock, kickboxing, and snowboarding. She holds a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology with a specialty in bilingual speech-language assessment and therapy. AnnaLiza loves teaching and has been pole dancing since 2009. She has been fortunate to train with some of the top pole fitness professionals and choreographers in the world such as: Jenyne Butterfly, Zoraya Judd, Lian Tal, Wendy Traskos, Alethea Austin, Jamilla Deville, Estee Zakar, and Brook Notary. In addition, AnnaLiza is a certified Zumba™ instructor with specialty certifications in Zumba™ Toning and Aqua Zumba™. |
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