Dr Chris Talbot (PhD), 2022 Mr Pole Dance Australia, 2014 Mr Pole Dance World, 2014 INBA Melbourne Male Fitness Model Champion. A pole dance performer/instructor/competitor, fitness model and body transformation specialist.
Originally a Marine Biologist, jumped out of the boat and into the gym to pursue his passion in the health and fitness profession. He is a pole dance instructor and competitor, performing nationally at a variety of private, public, corporate and special events and showcases.
Chris has been a member of the Aussie Pole Boys and their show “Voyeur” in Sydney, as well as Kabaret touring Australia with his pole act. Know as “Blue Phoenix Pole & Fitness”, Chris caters pole dance instruction, performances, and fitness training programs and nutrition advice to suit individual special event needs, or health and fitness goals.
Naomi’s passion for physical development begun at the age of 4 when she was introduced to gymnastics. She trained as a gymnast for many years and then started developing her dance skills and musicality. Mixing the two sports in the form of pole dance makes Naomi’s style of performance strong and dynamic as well as elegant and powerful.
Her interest in acrobatic skills, dance and performance also extended to fascination with human physiology, movement and biology, leading her to study anatomy and physiology and later graduating from the Australian Institute of Applied Sciences with a Diploma as well as extra studies. Her application of knowledge gained from these studies allows her to have a unique perspective on instructing others in training safely and making progress in developing their skills.
Naomi has only been competing in the pole industry for the last 3 years, and took out 1st place in her first competition at Pole Expressions 2016, and since then has gone on to compete and place in numerous Australian State and National competitions. She has also been invited as a guest performer at highly regarded pole competitions and studio performances.
As well as training for herself, She has been teaching the highest level classes in two pole studios for the last 3 years and is passionate about students learning correct technique and seeing them grow within the sport.
When she is not in the pole studio, Naomi works as a self-employed physical rehab therapist working with clients including, athletes, mothers, elderly and youth to improve any physical ailments they may have, anything from sports injuries in professional athletes to arthritis or growing pains.
Ecole de Pole London’s resident UK Master Trainer, Trevor is also a certified Peak Pilates Master Trainer and was an original EDP Instructor in London back in 2011.
Trevor has had an extensive career on the stage as a professional ballet dancer for prestigious companies such as the English National Ballet, Tivoli Copenhagen and Rambert Dance Company, as well as major roles in musical theatre productions Phantom of the Opera, Evita and Cats.
Justine is the founder of Ecole de Pole®, now a multi-faceted pole dance industry brand, including the EDP Instructor Training Courses written by Justine, worldwide Pole Camps and Licenced studios. She established the London studio in 2010, with EDP now also in Cleveland & Akron, Ohio, USA.
Australian-born Justine started dancing at 3 training in ballet, jazz, contemporary and singing throughout her childhood, performing in a singing & dance troupe called “Teeny Boppers” on stages for years even before her 10th birthday. With Honours in her RAD Advanced Ballet training, and a quarter finalist in the prestigious Prix de Lausanne competition at the age of 15, she was soon accepted to the Hamburg Ballet School where she completed her professional ballet training and performed with the school and company on stages around Germany. After an ankle injury left her unable to dance en pointe, Justine went home to Australia and began working in investment banking.
With a passion for South East Asian culture, she completed a Bachelors Degree in Arts (Asian Studies) as a mature age student from The University of Sydney in 2005, with a triple major in Asian Studies, Anthropology and Thai language, also spending 6 weeks studying in a Bangkok university. The letters after her name are now J McLucas (BA Asian Stud) – no joke!
She then set off to travel across the world, visiting places such as Thailand, Vietnam, Nepal, Tibet & Base camp, Mt Everest on a journey to move to Europe again, landing in London, where she continued in a career in Investment banking and collateral management.
But her true love has always been dance, and fate would have it that a gym in central London in early 2007, tempted Justine to try their pole dancing classes. She was captivated by the strength, beautiful lines, and uniqueness of the art, motivating her to train and start performing again, this time in the world of cabaret and acrobatic pole dancing, where she established herself firmly amongst the elite polers of Britain, and has since built a solid reputation as a respected performer, choreographer and instructor around the globe. As well as a competing pole dancer, she performed burlesque, Can Can and pole in cabaret company “Cabaret Rouge” resident dancers at Cafe de Paris and other London West End venues between 2009 and 2012.
Justine tied 1st place on points at Miss Pole Dance UK 2011, was a World Pole Sports Semi-Finalist in Budapest 2011 and ranked in the World’s Top 25 at the 2012 International Pole Championships (IPC), has been nominated for Instructor of the Year at IPC 3 times, performed in the prestigious ‘Gravity’ show Mexico, The Pole Convention ‘Showcase of the Stars’ in the USA as well as Australia’s “Pole Reflections” and numerous West End productions and Music Videos. The photo of her Eagle (the Ecole de Pole logo) was the first logo used for the American PSO championships.
She brought her unique contemporary pole style (making use of all that ballet background), to the mainstream in 2012, reaching the Top 34 of Sky 1’s Got To Dance in 2012, with a dream come true moment with one of her dance idols, Adam Garcia (who went to the same dance school as her in Sydney as kids), teaching him a pole move on screen (and nabbing a kiss and a cuddle from him too). She is an X-Pole Australia Ambassador, former X Pole UK ambassador, and was the face of Pole Motion DVD’s.
Justine is known for dance quality, artistry, technique, control and exquisite lines. An all rounder though she loves to throw in a few deadlifts, handstand tricks & Iron-X’s just as much as her signature pretty, flexy, pole flow combos, with choreo heavily influenced by her classical training.
When not poling… Justine can be found doing one of her other loves… drinking red wine, building children’s homes in Thailand or hanging out with her true love, her chihuahua Chilli.
Justine now shares her time between Brisbane, Australia and London; is available for workshops, instructor training (worldwide), and can be contacted about Ecole de Pole licenced studio opportunities globally!
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Objectives: This course has been designed to build the knowledge to plan and instruct a safe Advanced level pole fitness workout, and to deliver an effective class through appropriate demonstration, using a wide range of teaching and communication skills. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Study Time: 11.75 hours (2.75 hours self paced learning & online theory exam, 9 hours face to face tutorials including practical assessment)
Pre-requisites: Completed the EDP INTERMEDIATE MASTER Training Course (or equivalent).
CECs: You will earn 6 AUSactive CECs on completion of the course (or 1.0 American Council on Exercise CECs). To claim CECs you must be on the Register of Exercise Professionals in the applicable country (you do not need to be registered to take the course – only if you want to claim CECs toward your registration).
Course Content:
Manual: covers theory units and complete breakdowns of almost 110 Advanced pole tricks & spins, flexibility & conditioning exercises; with technique & watch out points, tips & spotting techniques.
Assessment: includes practical demonstration of the instructors’ ability to teach the tricks of this level and deliver the objectives of this course safely. A theory test will be given, covering anatomy, class formats and other units of the course to show the instructors understanding of the principles of pole fitness and their responsibilities as an instructor within the scope of practice for Registered Exercise Professionals.
Insurance: You will be eligible to receive $20 off your first annual premium with DanceSurance Australia on completion of this course. Insurance in other countries can be recommended.
Objectives:
This course builds knowledge to plan and instruct a safe Intermediate pole fitness class and to deliver an effective class through appropriate demonstration, using a wide range of teaching and communication skills. Upon completion, participants will be able to:
Study Time: 11.75 hours (2.75 hours self paced learning & online theory exam, 9 hours face to face tutorials including practical assessment)
Pre-requisites: Completed the EDP BEGINNER MASTER Training Course (or equivalent).
CECs: You will earn 6 AUSactive CECs on completion of the course (or 0.9 American Council on Exercise CECs). To claim CECs you must be on the Register of Exercise Professionals in the applicable country (you do not need to be registered to take the course – only if you want to claim CECs toward your registration).
Course Content:
Manual: covers theory units and complete break downs of almost 100 Intermediate pole tricks & spins, flexibility & conditioning exercises; with technique & watch out points, tips & spotting techniques.
Assessment: includes practical demonstration of the instructors’ ability to teach the tricks of this level and deliver the objectives of this course safely. A theory test will be given, covering anatomy, class formats and other units of the course to show the instructors understanding of the principles of pole fitness and their responsibilities as an instructor within the scope of practice for Registered Exercise Professionals.
Insurance: You will be eligible to receive $20 off your first annual premium with DanceSurance Australia on completion of this course. Insurance in other countries can be recommended.
Objectives: This course has been designed to build the knowledge to plan and instruct a safe beginner level pole fitness workout and to deliver an effective class through appropriate demonstration, using a wide range of teaching and communication skills. Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Study Time: 10 hours (2 hours self paced learning & online theory exam, 8 hours face to face tutorials including practical assessment)
Pre-requisites: 6 months pole training recommended.
CECs: You will earn 6 AUSactive CECs on completion of the course (or 0.7 American Council on Exercise CECs). To claim CECs you must be on the Register of Exercise Professionals in the applicable country (you do not need to be registered to take the course – only if you want to claim CECs toward your registration).
Course Content:
Manual: covers theory units and complete break downs of over 65 Beginner (Levels 1 & 2) pole tricks & spins, flexibility & conditioning exercises; with technique & watch out points, tips & spotting techniques.
Assessment: includes practical demonstration of the instructors’ ability to teach the tricks of this level and deliver the objectives of this course safely. A theory test will be given, covering anatomy, class formats and other units of the course to show the instructors understanding of the principles of pole fitness and their responsibilities as an instructor within the scope of practice for Registered Exercise Professionals.
Insurance: You will be eligible to receive $20 off your first annual premium with DanceSurance Australia on completion of this course. Insurance in other countries can be recommended.
Bookings will open online first week of March – keep an eye on our Instagram @ecoledepole to know when bookings are Live (do not email to book!)
Prices are per person
Room type information link: https://www.ayarakamalaresort.com/
No Accommodation: AUD 1130
Deluxe Ocean View:
Twin AUD 1685
Triple AUD 1670
Grand Thai Spa:
Single AUD 2145
Twin/Double AUD 1720
Triple AUD 1695
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 735
Deluxe with Pool access
Single AUD 2395
Twin/Double AUD 1850
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 855
Grand Thai Spa with private pool:
Single AUD 2920
Twin/Double AUD 2099
Triple AUD 1950
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 1114
Grand Pool Villa
Single AUD 4010
Twin/Double AUD 2655
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 1670
Bookings will open online first week of March – keep an eye on our Instagram @ecoledepole to know when bookings are Live (do not email to book!)
Prices are per person
Room type information link: https://www.ayarakamalaresort.com/
No Accommodation: AUD 1889
Deluxe Ocean View:
Single AUD 2675
Twin AUD 2360
Triple AUD 2350
Grand Thai Spa:
Single AUD 2730
Twin/Double AUD 2385
Triple AUD 2370
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 555
Deluxe with Pool access
Single AUD 2930
Twin/Double AUD 2485
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 655
Grand Thai Spa with private pool:
Single AUD 3350
Twin/Double AUD 2695
Triple AUD 2575
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 865
Grand Pool Villa
Single AUD 4220
Twin/Double AUD 3130
Double/ Twin Non poler AUD 1300
