Teacher

Maggie

Fascinated by Pole since visiting Mary's Club in Portland when she was a freshman in college, Maggie started taking Pole classes in 2009 after moving to the Bay Area. Back then, the poles were mostly static and the movement mostly grounded and sensual. Always a student of movement, she completed the Pilates Teacher Training Program at Ellie Herman Pilates in 2010-2011 and started running her own Pilates business. After taking a few years off of Pole to focus on being a mom, she started taking Pole Classes again at Phoenix Aerial Art and Pole and found a culture and community that differed from her prior experiences in many exciting ways. She also found that a Pilates background was very helpful for a serious student of pole. Drawn to the acrobatic and dramatic elements of Pole, she jumped back in with both feet. Once terrified of performing in front of an audience on a metal pipe wearing barely a stitch of clothing, she now finds it exhilarating and has been sharing her passion for Pole with her students since 2021.