The dream was big.Kays dream was bigger than anyone could have imagined. In 2004 she co created the UK's first National Pole Dance Championships- Miss Pole Dance UK. She moved to private hotel function rooms specially selected across Brighton & Worthing, choosing Brighton because of its accepting cosmopolitan approach.Īs the craze for pole dancing rapidly expanded, still with the mission of dispelling the myth of sleaze, Kay decided the women needed a stage to showcase their talent for the public to see with their own eyes and decide for themselves. As the demand for her programmes rapidly grew, where people were traveling abroad to train with Kay. In 2003 Pole Passion Ltd was established and Kay started teaching her first lessons in West Sussex. Kay's first studio was her own private 'dance studio' style apartment, in Brighton with stunning high ceilings, beautiful long mirrors, and sensual mood lighting. Pole Passion, the idea was born (2001) Kay continued her training in secret for two years, from fitness professionals and exotic pole dancers, lapping up every bit of knowledge she could. As her confidence grew she decided to make it her mission to bring pole dancing out of the clubs (The only place in the early 2000's where pole dancing was happening in the UK, and create programmes what were fit for the UK and Worldwide gyms making it accessible to all. How were they to know that it would make them feel more Empowered than ever before, giving them a Confidence that knows no bounds, Fitness and Fun all in the space of an hour! Kay wanted every woman to feel as amazing as she did. I mean who wouldn't be? walking into the unknown in a seedy club, surrounded predominantly by men, at a time when all pole dancers were deemed sex workers. It dawned on her in the midst of all the excitement surrounding her new found love, that of course, every woman wanted to do it !.they were just apprehensive as she was. That was it, she was hooked, in fact she loved it so much she couldn't understand why every woman didn't want to it. Kay found herself in awe of the beautiful techniques, strength yet graceful movements required and simply loved every second of it. She was nervous but she wanted to attend, she felt that this could be the thing she needed. Almost immediately she rang her friend and after some gentle persuasion Kays friend begrudgingly agreed to accompany her to the lesson. She simply couldn't carry on feeling the way she did, something had to giveĪ few days later Kay saw an article in the local newspaper stating simply- 'learn to lap, strip, pole & Burlesque dance'. It was the Millennium Kay had recently given birth to her third child and she felt that although she loved being up Mum somehow along the way she'd lost who she was.It was time to make a change, she didn't know what she was planning but she knew it would be something big.