SALLY ANN’S BIOGRAPHY
From humble beginnings with no professional dance training and only passion and determination on her side, Sally-ann has flown through the ranks to become one of the Countries best known, award winning, freestyle pole dancers.
Sally-ann began her career in 1997 at 20 when she got her first job on the club circuit. Even at this early stage Sally-ann demonstrated amazing structure and quality to her flowing execution of exotic dance moves. Sally-ann continued to work as a club dancer, building her strength and gaining a colossal repertoire of dance moves. Sally-ann has been dancing now for a total of 23 years and has established her own pole studio called the Heart & Soul Pole Fitness Academy in a bid to teach everyone who thought that they couldn’t pole… they really can! The studio is based in the City Centre of Wolverhampton.
Sally-ann has previously compete and won 11 UK Professional Pole Dance titles since 2007. Miss Pole Dance UK 2007 & 2018 and winning Pole Divas Championships 3 years running 2007, 2008, & 2010, were among her proud achievements. Sally-ann won Best Entertainer at the Switzerland Aerial International in 2011 and recently also won Best Entertainer in The World Pole Dance & Fitness Championships 2019 in Belfast.
With the little spare time she has outside of teaching and performing, Sally-ann continues to study to improve her fitness knowledge to help benefit both her own training and that of the students. Her qualifications are:
- Level 2 VTCT fitness instructor
- Level 2 Skills Active Exercise To Music Instructor
- Spin City Pole Fitness Instructor
- Level 3 Active IQ Diploma In Sports Massage Therapy
- First Aid Trained
Sally-ann is insured with both Public LIability and Indemnity Insurance to teach all of her pole, hoop and fitness classes.