Maya: Pole Dancing Teacher

Maya's extensive background in dance and fitness began in her native Brazil with a BA in Physical Education from the University of Penanbuco. She also studied ballet, jazz and contemporary dance while in Brazil, continuing her studies on moving to London and eventually obtaining the ISTD Intermediate Level in Imperial Classical Ballet Category B.

A member of Equity, she has performed Latin and Brazilian dance in Brazil and at venues across the UK and Europe since 1999, latterly adding pole dancing to her repertoire. Her passion for pole dancing has taken her to the highest levels, training for two years under Monica Wood and then Elena Gibson.

Already with experience as a dance and fitness teacher in Brazil, she was delighted to be invited onto the teacher training programme at Pole Dancing School. Having graduated from the programme, she is now sharing her love of pole dancing with students at the school.

Maya has also practised yoga and meditation for 6 years and recently started training to be a yoga teacher on the British Wheel of Yoga Diploma Course at Yoga Junction.