Our Teachers

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Kat is the boss.

Hey, yes this is my studio/hobbyjob/passion project.

I've been pole dancing and performing my enitre adult life, I love it, I honestly believe pole dancing is the greatest sport there is, it's so satisfying and fun. Perfect mix of hard & beautiful, like life.

Impressive bio things: 

Former figure skater, represented UK in 3 world Championships. 

Cert 3 and 4 in Fitness from the Australian Academy of Physical Education. 

Been teaching pole since 2011 (15 years & counting). 

Just placed 2nd in the Western Australian Pole Championships.

Am a general weapon & happy to help you be one too.

Originally from Italy, I moved to Australia in late 2012 and never looked back. I fell in love instantly with the beaches, the light, and the ocean lifestyle.

I discovered pole dancing soon after relocating to Perth. I’d always been intrigued by it, and I wanted to build upper body strength and meet new people. After the  first trial class 

(nerve-wracking) I was completely hooked. Pole became an obsession in the best possible way. I’ve met so many incredible friends through it…and the ones I didn’t meet in the studio eventually ended up joining, too.

I’m drawn to bendy, twisty tricks and that rush you get when something that once felt impossible suddenly clicks. Outside the studio, I’m a Pilates instructor and Remedial Massage Therapist, and when I’m not hanging off a pole you can usually find me at the beach.

I’m endlessly grateful that Kat opened Paradise Circus—it’s the most beautiful studio I’ve ever trained in, and it’s given me a community full of amazing new friends

I'm Mel, and I accidentally became an aerialist in December 2023 when I took my very first pole lesson with Kat, mostly because I was looking for a fun way to get my body moving again after having two kids, and partly because “spinning upside down” sounded way more exciting than folding laundry. One lesson in, and I found myself hooked. Not just on the pole, but on the people, the belly laughs, and that magical moment when your body does something you genuinely didn’t think it could. I also ended up finding a dance family I never knew I needed.

Fast forward to January 2025: I tried aerial hoop for the first time and never looked back. Now I live for mid-air giggles, the “hell yes I did that!” moments, and proving to anyone who’ll listen that you absolutely do not need a dance background to learn to fly. All you need is a sense of adventure, a little courage, and the ability to laugh at yourself when gravity wins.

Hey, I’m Kate! I mainly teach choreo and I absolutely adore it!! 

My classes are fun, high-energy and beginner-friendly, with lots of encouragement and a focus on enjoying yourself while you learn. 

I’m a newly qualified pole teacher (with just one exam to go!), so you might find me helping out with Pole Tricks classes too. 

I have danced heaps of styles my adult life, I adore being in a studio and have a background in burlesque, having made the Top 10 in Mx Burlesque WA in 2015, and I was a Fringe performer in Perth for four years amongst heaps of other fun gigs! I love the performance side of dance and bringing that confidence, sass and sense of fun into my classes.

I’m a bit of a pole mum at heart, and one of my favourite things about teaching is seeing people shine. Watching someone learn something they didn’t think they could do, start believing in themselves, and grow in confidence is honestly the best part of it for me. 

Pole fact: For some reason, I seem to absolutely love the pole tricks that everyone else hates. 😂 Inside leg hangs and laybacks wooooo