MELANIE MARTIN
Melanie has been poling since March 2011, her passion for the sport and art of pole, fitness and dancing is her life!! After joining a pole studio and being a student she realized that this sport was something she could see herself teaching others and decided to become a qualified instructor, after qualifying in December 2011 and teaching for 2 years she decided to open her own studio, and on the 9 November 2014 The Poling Station was born. Melanie is not only qualified as a pole instructor, she has qualifications and many years’ experience in the following: group instructor fitness, hi/lo impact, aqua aerobics, step, katabox, spinning, stretch & tone and personal training. She decided to compete before going to her first pole class and took to the stage for the first time at the Miss Pole Dance SA in 2011 Intermediate Division, after dancing for only 6 months. She competed again in 2012 and won the title of Miss Pole Dance SA Intermediate division.
Melanie joined the South African Pole Sports federation in 2016 so that she could help grow this incredible sport in South Africa.
She is also a pole coach to athletes competing in national art and sports pole competitions throughout South Africa
She is the founder of Acro Pole Art Classic which takes place annually each November, which offers acro, art and classique divisions incorporating all age divisions and levels
Her background stems from gymnastics, diving, swimming, netball & several disciplines of dancing:-modern, ballet, high energy, rock n roll, and she has been a group fitness trainer since 2001.
Melanie firmly believe that the only limitations you have in life are the ones you set yourself. Hard work, determination and fun are the aspects she incorporates and instills in her students and her own training and classes. She began teaching pole in 2011 and decided to open her own studio, The Poling Station, in November 2014, it has been the most exciting, and fulfilling adventure of her life thus far:
“sharing this passion with others is where my heart truly lies, My Pole journey thus far has been such an astounding one, I have learnt so much about myself, I have made profound friendships and have had the opportunity to travel overseas and compete and meet world class athletes. Pole has been life changing, not many people get the opportunity to live their dreams’’