Suzie has been a guest pole instructor at pole studios all over the world and loves the “blend of hard core fitness and femininity/grace that you find when floating through the air”. She has been featured as a pole dancer on Home and Away, a stripper on Underbelly and a trapeze artist on Australia's Got Talent. Along with her partner Toby J she won the Open Pairs division of the Asia Pacific Pole Dance Championships for 2010 and lives by the mantra "It's not what you do on a pole, it's how you do it".
For Charlee, pole dance is a great fitness workout as well as a sensual art form in which women can embrace their feminity and gain confidence as they defy all misconceptions, but most importantly to do it whilst having fun! So expect to laugh (and cry!) as you get your butt kicked in one of her Conditioning or Group PT workouts. Charlee is a Certified Personal Trainer and Women's Fitness Guru who lives by the maxim "Too old? NEVER!"
An international pole dancer and performer, Candice won Miss Pole Dance Australia in 2007 and along with Paul Bennett, was Runner Up in the Open Pairs divison of the Asia Pacific Pole Dance Championships for 2010. She was recently blessed with Australia's next greatest "Ranga" pole dancer - her daughter Willow was born in October 2011. Candice is an adrenalin junkie (she’s up to her 26th bungee jump!) and is best known for her willingness to try any new trick, the crazier the better. Just don’t ever start a sentence with “I dare you to…” (in fact we think that may be how Willow was conceived!)
Along with Zahra Stardust, Stacey is the winner of the Open Pairs Division in the Australian Pole Dance Championships for 2009. She is recognisable at SQPS by her short hair and “big guns”, and thinks that pole dancing is “the best way to get fit, feel good about yourself and creatively express who you are”. She spent her formative years working as a Personal Trainer “whipping people into shape and making them sweat, swear and groan”... So not that much has changed! Try out one of her killer Conditioning or energy-filled Zumba classes and you’ll see what we mean!
Zahra has always been interested in gender and sexuality (she has bachelor degrees in Law (Honours) and Arts (History) and an ongoing Masters in Gender and Cultural Studies) as well as in sport and girls with great biceps, so her and pole are pretty much a match made in heaven. You can easily spot her at the studio – she’s the one with the ever-changing hair colour: Fire engine red, long dreadlocks, short pink, purple mowhawk, shaved patterns, white blonde and aqua are some of her recent experiments. Apparently “long rainbow extensions” are next. Visit Zahra's website.
Since winning the first ever PoleCandy Semi-Pro Championship in 2011, Bailey's pole success has sky-rocketed, with her hosting the Asia-Pacific Pole Championships, becoming a finalist in the Miss Pole Dance Australia Finals, and not only placing 2nd in the Australian Capital Pole Championships but also receiving the award for Best Musical Interpretation. Bailey has also recently been granted a spot in the Semi Finals for the 2012 International Pole Championships. What Miss Hart loves most about working at SQPS is that she is "constantly inspired by the people around her" and loves the fact that her uniform involves "sparkles and frills" because suits are definitely NOT her thing!
Luxe is the Asia-Pacific Classic Pole Dance Champion 2010 and 2011. Her style is a mix of traditional pole and contortion, which is her other passion that she is currently training in. Luxe has been instructing pole for over six years now in which time she has developed a teaching method that pays great emphasis to technique and execution, helping students to break those pole barriers that tend to keep many other students back. Her stretch and flex classes are more akin to "Contorture" as Luxe utilises her training and experience in contortion to help students reach their flexibility goals.
Amarli is Miss Nude Australia for 2010 and one of Australia’s finest showgirls. When she’s not pole dancing Amarli dedicates her time to W.I.R.E.S, spends time with her friends, family and her “babies” (the four legged and wagging tail variety). She claims that all her recreational time is spent “in the nude” and we have a sneaking suspicion that she may be the author of the “full-nude entry policy to SQPS” note we found in the suggestion box!
Belle’s love affair with pole dancing began as soon as she had finished her first class. She expresses it best: “You can not participate in Pole Dancing and not take something more out of it, whether its confidence, motivation, sense of achievement, or even just a bit of joy. For me it was a lot of things but most importantly a confidence in myself, which everyone should have”. She loves teaching at SQPS because “The people involved in it are more than workers or students, it's a place where we all come together and teach, support, laugh and learn”.
Just back in Sydney after a year-long stint at Milan Pole Dance Studio in Italy Amber moonlights as an SQPS teacher when she's not travelling the world teaching pole dancing. Runner Up Miss Pole Dance Australia in 09/10 and self proclaimed "splits enthusiast" Amber's zest for anything dance related (she was in the top 100 for So You Think You Can Dance!) is catching... Just watch out for her gangster alter-ego... "A-Ray".
Our resident "Bendy Barbie", Daisy is a professional pole dance teacher, performer and Miss Pole Dance Australia finalist. She began her pole career over 6 years ago and is now freelancing with various pole schools around Sydney... including SQPS! When she is not sharing her love of pole dancing with women all over Sydney, she draws and paints for her project 'Moustache Art' and loves riding her favourite vintage bike around Balmain.
Tahlia is a self-confessed fitness addict and trained dancer, She lives on the freedom that comes from dance and the feel-good endorphins that come from working out! She's a competition junkie and is always training for something - whether it be pole, triathlons, crossfit, aerobics or showgirl competitions. Last year she competed in the World Championships of Fitness Aerobics and placed second in Australia! With the philosophy "Try everything once - twice if you love it" Tahlia has an alter ego who has won titles like "Miss Nude Australia Most Beautiful Breasts" and "Australian Queen of Seduction" - but shhhh, thats a secret!
Thomas is an international circus performer specialising in aerial hoop, hand balancing and contortion. A graduate of NICA Thom teaches pole and aerials in Sydney in between circus contracts. He is easily recognisable at the studio, he's the one walking on his hands, bending himself in half (the "wrong" way) or executing perfect body rolls while singing "I whip my hair back and forth"...
Toby J is a former Australian Sports Acrobatic Champion and American Cheerleader. Together with Suzie Q he was featured on the 2011 series of Australia's Got Talent and won the 2010 Asia Pacific Pole Dance Championships in the "Open Pairs" division. Specialising in Duo and Mens pole dancing he is all about "keeping it sideways" and likes to bust out Iron X's in unlikely places (thus far: on a tree overhanging the Grand Canyon, on the London Underground, The Golden Gate Bridge and outside Buckingham Palace).
When she's not hanging upside down on a pole, CJ likes to be lounging by the pool with a Cosmo in hand often while wearing her favourite pair of leopard-print kitten heels. She loves being a part of the SQPS family and is not only one of our beautiful receptionists, she is also the distributor of Dry Hands in Australia www.dryhands.com.au
Our resident scientist, Kathryn has a Bachelor of Science and is currently completing her Master of Applied Science in Marine Science. When not spinning around a pole or working at the studio, Kathryn can be found shopping up a storm, mixing a killer cocktail or planning her next overseas adventure. Kathryn is recognisable by her beaming smile, quirky accessories and uncanny ability to always pick the pink Mentos... just don't expect her to share them!
After a successful career in advertising, Karen has joined SQPS in a "behind the scenes" role (although no doubt a few of you have bumped into her at reception!). She is responsible for developing our new website and online store (coming soon!) as well as sourcing corporate sponsorships and coordinating our relationship with the Australian Cervical Cancer Foundation. When she's not Suzie Q-ing, she is hanging with her hubby, three kids, dog and two cats.
Liz prides herself in keeping strong and healthy and having fun in the process. She is an Exercise Physiologist and Nutritionist by day and is either poleing, aerializing, conditioning or working at the studio by night. She loves photography and is doing her PhD in her spare time.
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