Hi, I’m Teghann!
I started pole dancing in 2014 when I was looking for a new hobby as a way to make friends. Prior to pole dance, no hobbies every really stuck! I tried soccer, gymnastics, and dance as a kid and never felt anything was right for me. When I took my first pole class I was honestly terrible. I had such bad bruising on my legs my mom told me she didn’t want me to try again, but I had had such a fun time I couldn’t wait for my next class! I spent every night for the next week thinking about each spin I learned and how I could engage my muscles properly to get every movement perfect. And when I went back for my second class, everything somehow felt easier! Seeing that improvement was so motivating that I bought a membership and never looked back.
In 2016, I began teaching pole at Acrofit. I had never thought about teaching pole prior to that, but when a friend who worked at Acrofit asked if I’d do it I thought “why not?” I spent the next year practicing as frequently as possible, recording myself, writing down every movement I made in every trick, and learning as much as I could about pole. As I did all of this, I started creating my own curriculum. Every few months I still go through and rework this curriculum to make it the most comprehensive and safe curriculum for my students!
While pole is my first and longest love, I also teach aerial hoop, aerial yoga, and traditional yoga. Aerial hoop was the second apparatus I tried, and with it and pole being so similar I loved it immediately. Aerial yoga and traditional yoga are more recent additions to my teaching resume. I’ve practiced yoga since I was a little kid watching VHS tapes with my mom in the living room. And in 2021, I decided to finally do what I’d been thinking about for years and take my 200hr yoga training. Since then, I’ve taught aerial yoga at Acrofit and Hatha yoga at Evolution. I also just began teaching aerial Pilates in 2025, and hope to add barre and mat Pilates to my resume in the near future!
On a more personal note, I grew up in Kamloops and moved to Surrey immediately after graduating high school. I went to SFU and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in English and Education in 2018. After graduating, I realized I didn’t want to be an elementary school teacher because my true happiness was in teaching adults in a fitness atmosphere! I pride myself on being an inclusive, kind, and funny person and teacher. And I try to always go above and beyond in making people feel welcomed, appreciated, and respected. I consider all my students my friends, and aim to make everyone feel more confident, capable, and strong in all capacities of life!