MUCCI
Mucci has been pole dancing for 9 years. Since a young age, he has always been inspired by pop culture, sexy and sensual styles from famous singers as well as burlesque. His all-time inspiration is the Pussycat Dolls.
Mucci fell in love with pole immediately after his first class. Now, he is a pole instructor and wants to pass on the passion and love for pole to his students. His ultimate goal is to inspire people to learn and be empowered, be confident with their own skin, to stay fit and be happy.
Mucci is now the proud co-owner and Studio Manager of Wanderlust Pole Studio with Instructor Astral.
Mucci’s Achievements include:
Dance Filthy Professional - Winner 2023
Mr Pole Dance Professional - 1st Runner-Up 2022
Podium Goddess Professional - 2nd Runner-Up 2022
Dance Filthy Professional - 2nd Runner-Up 2021
Dance Filthy Semi-Pro - Champion 2019
Pole Candy - 2nd Runner-Up 2018
Mr Pole Dance Australia - Sponsors Choice 2018
Dance Filthy Amateur - 1st Runner-Up 2018
Pole Club - 2nd Runner Up 2015
ASTRAL
Lawyer turned full-time fitness instructor, competitive pole athlete and POLE MAMA. Astral has been training flexibility, pole dance and other aerial apparatuses for 10 years.
Astral was the winner of the 2019 Pole Theatre Classique Division and is known for her flexibility, floorwork and sensual dance, fluid spin pole combos and dynamic static pole style.
Astral has taught in multiple dance studios and managed Pole Studios across Sydney for several years, and now is the proud Co-Owner of Wanderlust Pole Studio. She dreams to grow this community of supporting, loving individuals who are free to pursue their own styles and passions, whatever they may be.
She is always in pursuit of optimal flexibility and growth to the benefit of her students. Astral’s splits, tricks and choreo classes in particular are always a major hit!
Astral’s Achievements include:
Miss Pole Dance NSW 2021 and 2022 - Finalist
Pole Theatre Semi-Pro Classique - Winner 2019
Dance Filthy Semi-Pro - Champion 2018
What are you waiting for? Book into Astral's classes today!
lola grace
Lola Grace is famed for her mesmerising musicality, fluidity and beautiful lines. She has an eclectic taste in music, loves the sensual and slinky style of pole, and is obsessed with the details! Lola has been slinking around the pole for 14 years and teaching for 10 years.
Lola is passionate about helping students develop their movement quality and creativity. She teaches stretch and contortion, exotic heels flow choreography and freestyle classes.
Lola’s Achievements include:
Exotic Generation - Flow - World Champion 2023
Exotic Generation - Flow - World Champion 2022
Floorplay Sydney - Professional Division - Winner 2022
Pole Icon - People’s Choice 2022
Exotic Generation Australia - 1st Runner-Up 2022
Exotic Generation Australia - Winner 2020
Miss Pole Dance Australia - Finalist (consistently)
Karina
Karina has been pole dancing for 4 years. She first started pole as a fun way to get fit after having two kids. She fell in love with pole immediately after her first class. Over the years pole has given her so much strength and confidence.
Karina trained gymnastics as a child and has been coaching gymnastics for the past 6 years. She is known for her flexibility, strength, beautiful lines and graceful tricks. Karina has such a caring nature and loves helping others achieve skills so they can feel accomplished and empowered. Her bubbly personality makes classes that much more enjoyable. Karina teaches floorwork and chair choreo. She is strict with lines and technique.
If you want to build your strength, perfect your lines, be more seductive and feel more confident. Come join Karina to unleash your sensual side.
Karina’s Achievements include:
Pole Stars Amateur (Hypernova Elite Division) - Sponsor’s Choice 2023
Laulipop
Laulipop has been pole dancing for 6 years. He started pole dancing after his sister showed him a pole sit and superman and he has loved pole ever since.
When he's not at the studio, you can find him creating fun ways to stretch at home. Laulipop loves putting on fun shows that you'll never forget.
Laulipop’s Achievements Include:
Exotic Generation Men Division - 1st Runner Up 2023
Mr Pole Dance Amateur - 1st Runner Up 2022
Mr Pole Dance Amateur - 2nd Runner Up 2021
paige cooper
Paige has been dancing for nearly 8 years. Spending her first few years self taught, Paige developed her own unique style of dancing and performing. Discovering pole in strip clubs, Paige enjoys expressing sensuality and tease through dance. She enjoys smooth entries and transitions into shapes, and making strong moves look simple.
Expect lots of laughs along with hard work in class with Paige! She enjoys breaking down movement and studying it with the group.
Paige has won several national showgirl titles in the last few years.
Paige’s Achievements include:
Miss Nude Australia 2023
Miss Firm 1st Runner-Up 2023
Exotic Angels National Winner 22
tully
Tully has been pole dancing for 2 years. She originally started pole because she wanted to meet new people. However after starting, she quickly fell in love with pole dancing to build her strength, increase her flexibility, and learning all the beautiful tricks!
Tully is drawn to flowy dance styles and bendy tricks. Tully strives to get stronger and bendier to achieve the Eagle trick, and to become more like her pole idol Lola Grace.
In her time away from pole, Tully enjoys being at the beach and exploring nature.
Tully’s Achievements include:
Pole Stars - Dance Universe - Chair Choreography - 1st Runner Up 2023
Pole Stars Amateur (Hypernova Elite Division) - Finalist 2023
Amaya
Amaya has been pole dancing for 4 years. She was first exposed to pole dancing as a sport by a rogue YouTube video recommendation of a lyrical pole routine, and since then she's been obsessed.
With absolutely no background in dance, besides following K-pop dance routines as a young teenager, Amaya has built her pole dancing abilities from the ground up through consistent training and repetition. Despite being initially inspired by lyrical pole, Amaya's favourite pole style is now anything and everything sexy, slow and sensual.
Amaya’s Achievements include:
Pole Stars Amateur (Hypernova Elite Division) - Winner 2023
Pole Stars Amateur (Supernova Advanced Division) - Sponsor’s Choice 2022
raq
Raq has done pole for 2 years and started her pole journey right here at Wanderlust Pole Studio! She started pole with her fellow instructor Tully and absolutely loved it from her first class. Whether it was achieving amazing shapes in tricks classes or flowing through heels dance movements, Raq was obsessed with every aspect of pole dancing.
Raq is aiming to master her Iron X and aims to eventually compete professionally and earn a few titles to her name! Raq has a dance background of 16 years and has become proficient in dance genres such as tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, and musical theatre. Pole dancing helped Raq fall back into her love of dance.
teresa
Teresa is a sought-after professional dancer who has been working in Sydney for a number of years now. She’s worked on major projects such as The Masked Singer, The Voice, The ARIAS, Mardi Gras etc. On these jobs she has performed behind artists such as Sam Smith, Jason Derulo, Tones & I, Peking Duk and more.
Teresa has been training Heels and Commercial dance styles for 20+ years
and loves passing on her knowledge to fellow aspiring dancers.
She loves teaching at Wanderlust to those who purely love dance as much as her, creating a fun, inclusive and nurturing vibe with every lesson.
MISS MIA
Miss Mia started dance and gymnastics at a young age and trained as a full-time ballet dancer before moving to America to pursue her career as a contemporary ballet dancer at the age of 17. After getting injured in 2016, Mia had to move back home so began teaching dance and yoga. In 2019 Mia found pole and loves that she can barely notice her injury when doing it. Mia has recently started competing and performing as a pole and floorwork dancer. Mia is now also teaching Arial yoga and pole and loves being able to blend her passions and training of ballet, yoga, and pole in both her work and lifestyle.
Miss Mia’s Achievements include:
Pole Stars Dance Universe 2023 Pure Floor Stars Winner
SARAH
Sarah’s extensive pole dancing experience spans 11 fabulous years. She first started pole dancing as a way to get fit, but not long after she found it helped with her anxiety and panic attacks. Sarah fell head over heels and never looked back!
Quirky and unique, Sarah’s style makes for a fun performance if you ever catch her at one of our shownights. She enjoys incorporating her love for cosplay, having competed as characters like Poison Ivy and the Grinch.
Currently, Sarah is taking some time off to watch her family grow, she is available for privates and covers! Watch this space, she will return in full swing before you know it.
KAISA
Karen, also known as Kaisa, has been pole dancing for 9 years and has competed in a range of pole competitions including Podium Goddess and Step Up. She was once classically trained and holds her roots to the ballet-contemporary style. However, she has since adopted the flowy sensual style of pole dancing with elements of slinky Russian exotic.
Kaisa teaches heels choreography and basework pole tricks. Every routine is different and she loves to mix her choreography style between slow sensual and fast dynamic routines. She has a heavy focus on lines and technique to help her students improve and blossom into confident dancers. If you want to elevate your movements and tricks, Kaisa‘s level of training and discipline will get you closer to this goal.