ATHENA VERTICAL DANCE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Instructor
- Owner
- Member of Glitterati
Instructor & Owner: Jane Carter has been a student of pole dance since 2009. She was drawn to pole fitness as an activity that could compliment her marathon training. She was hooked from the very first spin and has been addicted ever since. She brings her years of yoga experience to help compliment her pole instruction. Jane spent many months studying extensively with Noelle Wood as well as traveling through out the country to study with many of the top pole professionals including but not limited to Brittani Ptylar, Josiah Bad Ass Grant, Lou Landers, Steven Retchless, Samantha Star, Phoenix Kazree, Sashja Lee, Mary Kolaciski, Jamilla Deville, Fawnia Dietrich, Flying Laura, Natasha Wang, Nadia Sharif, Michelle Stanek, Michula Nunez, Pantera Blacksmith, Kim Jordan, and Derick Pierson. And is currently certified by Jeni Janover as a Liquid Motion instructor. She has been full time teaching since 2014 and loves the find new combos and ways to put things together Jane loves to challenge not only her students but also herself. She is a firm believe her "doing something that scares you" Jane has competed in many pole competitions around the US including Portland, Las Vegas, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Chicago and Seattle, Edmonton Canada as well as Turin Italy and Reykjavik Iceland Currently she is training and preparing for POSA 202o World Championship. You can see her the second Thursday of every month at Julias on Broadway where she is a cast member of Magnifique as well as the surrounding Tacoma and Seattle area. You can find more information on Jane Air at www.
Jane is also a cast member of Glitterati since 2015 now know as Tacoma Cabaret. Performing in their monthly Drag/Variety show which runs the second Saturday of every month. Jane loves to be behind the curtain as well and put together the sold out show The Merry Go Round Broke Down as well as multiple studio shows and student showcases. Jane is available for performances as well as private instruction. Jane is available by email at jane at athenaverticaldance.com
Mireya Lace (CeeCee) is a NAYS, NCAA, and AAU certified basketball coach and a teacher who turned to pole arts as a way to gain confidence in herself and comfortably in her femininity. She became addicted to pole after realizing it helped build muscle tone, upper body strength, and a strong self-confidence. She in currently studying under pole instructor and Athena Vertical Dance owner Jane Carter, and continues to build upon her pole knowledge by participated in workshops whenever she can. Over the past year she has studied under international professional pole instructors Lou Landers from Australia, world competitor Brittani Ptylar from the US and dance instructor Kim Jordan from Brazil.
Mireya loves to teach her pole students how to accomplish tricks, spins, and floor work while helping them gain confidence in their presence while on the pole and get their "sexy back." She loves to challenge and encourage her students while having fun and enjoying the art of pole. She has competed in the 2015 and 2016 PSO NorthWest Pole Championships and has performed at Athena Vertical Dance and with AB Entertainment, Glitterati and Tacoma Cabaret Shes currently working on her next routine for our next show as well as her next PSO Emerald Championship in March.
Meet Todd Rogers. He has been doing silks for 8 years and instructing for 6 . He just recently got into straps and is a NASM certified personal trainer and nutrition consultant as well as currently working on many more certifications. He is a great source of knowledge and never hesitates to share his expertise when asked . So if you have a goal in your Aerial, pole, or fitness Journey he would love to help you out. If you stick around the studio for long you probably meet his adorable daughter Zoe who loves the studio and is always climbing