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Poletential Fitness Dance Aerial Pole
About
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.
pole dance, fitness, pilates, aerial, fabrick, hammock, sling
pole dance, fitness, pilates, aerial, fabrick, hammock, sling
pole dance, fitness, pilates, aerial, fabrick, hammock, sling
pole dance, fitness, pilates, aerial, fabrick, hammock, sling
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.

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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.
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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.
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Poletential Pole and Aerial Fitness and Dance
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™.