Our YQR POle Academy Team
DANI REED
Dani has been pole dancing in Regina since 2014 and found her new love and passion. During these past few years she has been primarily focusing on instructing pole. This has become very rewarding and fulfilling. She has competed in multiple competitions and has accomplished many goals. She has worked her way up to earn her professional status by winning the 2019 CPFA Canadian National Championships. This led to an invite to compete at the PCS - Pole Championship Series at the Arnold Sports Festival in Columbus, OH where she ended up placing second overall. This was a huge accomplishment for her.
Her dream has always been to open and run a pole studio which is now coming true. Dani continues to push herself to see where this pole journey takes her and has gained so much respect and love for this sport and art over the years.
She is a Registered Massage Therapist and loves working with athletes, helping them recover from injuries and sore muscles. Her hobbies include snowboarding, paddle boarding, riding a motorcycle, and hanging with her friends and family. She loves superheroes, ice cream, and dancing in heels.
Her inspirations are Tara Meyers, Tiffany Rose, Heidi Coker, and Jazzy K. She would love to see the pole community grow even more because it is so empowering and supportive, not to mention the best. It is a fun way to stay fit and healthy, both physically and mentally.
NATASHA PARKER
Natasha has been involved with pole dancing going on 12 years this summer! Stumbling upon pole when she turned 35 as a way of getting into shape and having some “me time”. With some background in dance as a kid, but mainly with a sports and athletic background she fell in love with pole immediately! Natasha loves how pole combined dance elements along with flexibility, gymnastics and strength moves! A complete workout while having so much fun at the same time. The best thing was having a community where she felt complete; where she belonged with no judgement, full of support, and encouragement.
Natasha soon became a certified instructor and has been teaching since 2013 and has become certified in many areas including pole. Although pole is her first love Natasha is also certified in floor, spin pole, pole silks, flexibility, lyra and her love of learning continues to grow.
Outside of the studio, Natasha is a mom to six amazing kids and a grandmother to three beautiful grandsons. She works in management in the retail field. She loves spending time with her family and fur babies.
ANYA HOLGERSON
Anya has grown up dancing in Regina, first studying Ukrainian dance, and then in 2009 she began teaching pole fitness. She enjoys teaching her skills and knowledge and encourages others to be the best pole dancer they can be. Anya loves spending her free time with her husband, fur-children and her nieces & nephews.
Aysia Yeo
Aysia has been involved in Regina’s dance community for 26 years and counting; from jazz, acro, and ballet en pointe, to belly dance, burlesque, hip hop, and pole for over 10 years. She is fortunate to have been teaching pole since 2016 and has met so many incredible people during that time.
Her favorite classes to teach are Pole + Dance as it combines everything into an incredible workout that you don’t even notice because you’re having so much fun and Stretch because you can never have too many split tricks!
Outside of her studio life Aysia has worked in IT for 15+ years and enjoys working in the garage in her free time.
TESSA HERZBERGER
Tessa started her pole dancing journey in 2016. She was looking for a fun way to work out and fell in love with the sport! Although pole was her first love, Tessa also practices several aerial apparatuses, including hoop, silks, sling and straps.
Tessa has competed in many Pole and Aerial competitions. In 2021, she brought home a silver medal from Pole Sport Organization's Sagittarius competition.
By day, Tessa is an Electronic Systems Engineer working in Communications Research and Development. In her free time, Tessa enjoys spending time with her not-so-little puppy Oscar, skating, skiing, riding her motorcycle and playing board games. Tessa loves sci-fi, Pokemon and superheroes!