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Hello! My name is Jo and I am the owner and main instructor at Pole Confidence.
I first discovered pole dancing when my lovely husband bought me 10 private lessons prior to our wedding in 2005 for MY wedding present!
At first, I thought 'well this is more of a present for him than for me!'. 
However, I realised very quickly that it was one of the best presents he could have given me. Not only did I lose the 1 1/2 stones that I hadn't managed to lose on Weightwatchers on my pre-wedding diet, I also gained massively in confidence which has since helped me both socially and in my career in Sales & Marketing. In fact, it was this confidence that led me to leave my 'safe' job and start up a new business called 'Pole Confidence'.
The key aim of Pole Confidence is to help other women gain confidence and massively improve their self esteem as well as have lots of fun. All thanks to the amazing and empowering sport of pole dancing.
I trained with the amazing Kay Penney at Pole Passion in 2005, gained my Level 1 Pole Fitness Instructors' Qualification in 2008 and my Level 2 in 2009. I am an eternal student and love learning new moves. This May 2010, I was part of the judging team for the National Synchronised Pole Dance Squad (NSPDS) competition in Plymouth. I am fully insured and qualified in Sports First Aid.
Pole lessons are taught on professional Xpoles and all inverts are taught using a pole dancing mat.
Teaching is great fun and I keep the lessons both relaxed and friendly. Whether your goal is to find a fun way to get fit, learn an empowering new skill or even to combine a weekly get together with friends in a more healthy environment than the pub, give the team a call on 0800 644 0673 and give pole dancing a try.
As well as Pole Fitness, I am also a qualified Burlesque Fitness Instructor - find out more about our Burlesque Lessons.
(By the way, I am also a qualifed clinical hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner and motivation coach. These skills regularly come in handy - especially when my clients need that extra motivation to do a more tricky move!). Find out more about my NLP and hypnotherapy business - www.pureconfidence.co.uk.
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