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OUR STORY

A Bit about the founder of Solstice Studio

Ro discovered pole fitness at university. After recovering from a broken spine they were told they needed to do exercise that keeps their core strong. So they gave pole a try and have never looked back! It has given them confidence, strength, endless joy and not to mention helped hugely with my back pain.

After graduating from University with First Class Honours in Primary Education with Music Specialism, then teaching at a London primary school for four years (whilst still keeping up with my pole practice and training for three years at the National Centre of Circus Arts) they decided to try and pursue their goal of starting their own business. And spreading the joy of pole!

Qualifications:

Beginner Level Pole Fitness Instructor (Pole People 2021)

Intermediate Level Pole Fitness Instructor (Pole People 2023)

Level 2 ETM (Ongoing)

Meet the Team

Found out more about our wonderful instructors and what they do!

Pole Fitness and Dance Instructor

Ro Taylor (They/Them)

Ro has been practicing pole fitness and other aerial fitness disciplines (including static trapeze and hoop) since 2014 with a previous background in dance and gymnastics. They started teaching pole after moving to Margate in 2021.

Ro's Classes:

Inter-vanced: Mon 6pm

Lyrical Pole: Mon 7:30pm

Intermediate pole: Tue 6pm

Sensual Dance: Tue 7:30pm

Improver Pole: Wed 6pm

Spinny Pole: Thur 6pm

Pole Fitness Instructor

Twirly Whirly (She/her)

Twirly has been training with Solstice Studio Since May 2024 and has grown from strength to strength with her pole journey, attending multiple classes a week and performing in many of our Showcases. She then took the brave step to complete her Beginner Pole Fitness instructor qualification and is now passing on her knowledge and skill to newbie Solstice polers!

TW's Classes:

Beginner Pole Fitness:

Wed 7:15pm and Sun 4pm

Complete Beginner Pole Fitness:

Sun 5:15pm

Heels Instructor

Molly Phillips (she/her)

Molly originally trained as a gymnast then found pole through working at a strip club. Admiring the women’s strength & confidence she wanted to embody what they had. She started pole in 2015 & has been doing it intermittently since. She is particularly interested in flow, musicality & creating seemingly effortless pretty shapes. Molly has trained in static, spin, heals & contemporary at London Dance Academy, The Pole Room Melbourne and PDA Sydney.

Molly's Class:

Heels Technique:

Thurs 7:30pm

Fitness Instructor

Sam Robinson (she/her)

Guest Instructor Sam is a fully level 2 qualified fitness trainer and teach a variety of exercise classes. She has almost 3 years experience and have worked with all abilities and ages

Sam's Class:

Strength & Stretch:

Mon 11:30am

Chair Instructor

Polina Zakharenko (she/her)

Polina has been teaching pole, chair and stretch since moving to the UK from Ukraine in 2022. After trying Pole and buying her first pole heels in 2019 she fell in love with the world of dance. She says that femininity, flow and working with the body is all you need to feel happy.

Polina's Class:

Chair tricks and combos:

First Tue of the month 7:30pm

Would you like to be part of the Solstice Studio team?

If you are (or aspire to be) a Pole Fitness instructor or you teach a different discipline that we could add to our timetable please do get in touch!

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