A few years ago, she “retired” to Nashville and opened her own studio, The Chrome Bar. Known for her signature “sexy-flexy” style, Alethea’s raw and sensual performances are always crowd favorites. Originally from Indiana, Alethea burst onto the pole scene in 2009 and was the US Pole Dance Champion in 2010.
Check out her famous Black Swan routine here. She’s won a slew of awards for teaching and performing and is the co-founder of X-Purr, a line of premium pet toys. Natasha’s strength and grace, along with her incredibly creative storytelling soon shot her to fame. She took up pole dance at the age of 30 - with no prior experience in dance or gymnastics. Our next pole star, Natasha Wang, was born and raised in Austin and graduated from UT. Check out one of her famous YouTube videos here. She originated the role of Dirty Diana in the cirque show Michael Jackson ONE, where she performed on a unique curved pole. Jenyne was the first US Pole Dance Federation champion, but she is perhaps best known for work with Cirque du Soleil. Jenyne Butterfly hails from Seattle, where she began pole dancing around 2005. Check out her signature showgirl style here. Before there was a pole dance studio in every major city, many aspiring dancers relied on Jamilla’s instruction to help them understand concepts like body alignment, balance, and grace on the pole.
Jamilla has also won a number of awards for her teaching - one of her biggest contributions to the pole world is a series of instructional DVDs, The Art of Pole. Ever heard of the jade split? It’s named for her: jade. She took up pole in 2000, and was crowned the first Miss Pole Dance Australia in 2005. The Innovative InstructorĪustralian Jamilla DeVille started her career studying various forms of dance, along with trapeze, silks, and corde lisse. In honor of International Women’s Day, we’re taking a look at some of the most influential pole dancers of the past two decades - a sort of who’s who of present day pole. Women have been on the front lines of teaching and performing pole dance since the beginning, developing new skills, crafting curriculum, opening studios around the world, and performing everywhere from the gentlemen’s clubs to Cirque du Soleil. When we think of strong circus women, pole naturally comes to mind.
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