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Are all certified pole dance instructors by a nationally recognized
program to assure not only your safety but effective and easy to
follow pole dance methods. You will learn from highly skilled
instructors who are dedicated to helping each student achieve their
goals within a comfortable and fun environment.
Additionally all of our instructors are
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Owner, Master Level Instructor:
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Mary Ellyn is a 50 year old mother of two. Married to her husband Jim since
2000, together they own a tax, accounting and financial services company. She had not worked as an exotic dancer
but began pole dancing for her own enjoyment in 2002 before pole dancing
became all the rage on television and in the fitness world.
With the encouragement and support of her husband Jim, she began sharing her skills teaching pole dancing in 2005 after
experiencing advanced pole dancing techniques while traveling abroad. She
became hooked on learning more about pole dancing and developed the desire
to teach it to others.
She started by giving private
lessons and hosting home parties.
Having no resources
in the Chicago area at the time, and through
painstaking dedication, she learned the
art of pole dancing without
the benefit of a live instructor or classroom.
Since that time she has
dedicated her time to networking and traveling to train regularly with
master level instructors and has received her master trainer
certification in pole dancing.
She has instructed hundreds of women - and men - in several countries in the
arts of pole and exotic dance. Her students have included housewives, moms,
teachers, doctors, accountants, exotic dancers and a wide range of other
professionals and everyday women. Ages of students have ranged from 19 to 68.
Mary Ellyn has also developed
Chicago's first pole dance instructor certification program,
using safe and correct techniques based on industry standards in fitness and
pole dancing.
She has been
featured in Time Out Chicago Magazine , The Chicago Sun Times,
The Daily Southtown,
The Chicago Tribune and the Tribune Redeye, has appeared on WCKG radio and on
"Sexual Healing"
with Dr. Laura Berman on the Showtime Network.
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Certifications:
Committees:
Other
Qualifications:
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US Sales Affiliate for
Vertical Leisure and the X-pole
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Organized the Chicago contingent Guinness World
Record event for the most pole dancers performing simultaneously around
the world in 2006 and 2007.
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Produced Dance Wicked For A Week pole retreat
with workshops and showcase in 2009, 2010 and coming in November 2011
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Manager and creator of
Midwest Pole Dancing
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Managing Officer:
Lifestyle Financial Services,
Inc
- Registered Nurse
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Level
II Reiki Practitioner
You can contact
Mary Ellyn directly at
MaryEllyn@ETEDance.com |
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Juliana is a 34 year old mom and
licensed esthetician. She began studying pole dancing with
Empowerment Through Exotic Dance in early 2007 and has achieved her basic
and intermediate level instructor certification while studying under Mary Ellyn.
Born in Russia, Juliana worked as a runway model before relocating to the
US. She has completed training through Trendsetters as an esthetician and operates her own mobile spa service.
She has also studied martial arts, yoga and belly dancing.
Juliana was featured in the Chicago Tribune when she participated in the
ETED sponsored Chicago contingent for the Guinness World Record attempt for
the most people pole dancing simultaneously around the world in December,
2007.
Juliana is a certified group fitness
instructor and teaches beginner through intermediate
pole dancing primarily at our Frankfort studio.
Certifications:
You can contact Juliana directly at
Juliana@ETEDance.com
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Jeannette (Jay) is a 40-year-old mom of one, and has been married to her
husband Doug since 1995. She has worked in the accounting/bookkeeping
department at Lifestyle Financial Services for since 2003 and is an active
volunteer in her community.
Jay has been studying pole dancing with
Empowerment Through Exotic Dance since 2005. She has achieved her basic
instructor certification while studying under Mary Ellyn. Jay has also
exceeded in various styles of dance including Salsa, Meringue & hip-hop.
Jay made the front
page of the Daily Southtown during the first ever fundraising event
sponsored by Empowerment Through Exotic Dance - the Chicago contingent for
the Guinness World Record attempt for the most people pole dancing
simultaneously around the world in September of 2006. She also participated,
once again, in the December 2007 attempt.
Jay is a certified group fitness
instructor and teaches beginner & intermediate pole dancing.
Certifications:
You can contact Jay directly at
Jay@ETEDance.com
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Chelle is 41 years old. She and her partner, Chris, have six children.
She has been a stay-at-home mom for the past four years.
Chelle has been pole dancing since 2007 and took her very first pole class with ETED in 2009 and never left.
As she progressed through basic, intermediate and advanced classes, her love of pole grew.
She began studying under Mary Ellyn for her basic and intermediate pole instructor certifications in early 2011.
Chelle has previously studied Yoga, Tae Kwon Do and Modern Dance.
She tries to further her pole education with workshops/classes whenever possible and continues to take
advanced Pole classes with Mary Ellyn on a weekly basis.
Chelle teaches beginner & intermediate pole dancing.
Certifications:
You can contact Chelle directly at
Chelle@ETEDance.com |
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For classes in the Chicago area call:
Empowerment Through Exotic Dance, Ltd. at
815-341-6607
or email:
Info@ETEDance.com
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