Meet Team Nightshade

  • Owner / Instructor / Creative Director

    Born with a love of dance and music, but without the funds to support it, Natalya started taking adult ballet classes as soon as she could afford them. After some years, she discovered Pole Dance and instantly fell in love with its endless possibilities.

    An avid performer and occasional competitor, Natalya has taught, performed, and competed both nationally and internationally. Her titles include 1st in PSO: Low Flow, 2nd in Dance Filthy: USA Semi-Pro Division, 3rd in Dance Filthy: USA Professional Division, and most recently 1st at Eden Pole Competition: Old School Division, as well as winning 1st Overall. She’s a skilled freestyler, passionate instructor, and lover of all things sexy.

    After nearly 7 years of Pole Dancing, and 3 years instructing locally and across the country, she finally decided it was time for her to create the space she’d always dreamed of, bring on a team of the most amazing local movers she knows, and share her unique philosophy and style of Pole Dance with the masses!

  • Instructor

    A former CrossFit addict, Rachael heard the siren song of Pole Dance back in 2017. From the first class she took, she knew she found her new love and she never looked back!

    Rachael has performed and competed in various pole shows, including Original Sin, Nocturnelle, and Lust Pole Show.

  • Instructor

    Christy started her aerial arts journey back in 2014. After trying out a variety of apparatuses, she finally hit her stride in 2019 when she started diving deep into low flow and freestyle.

  • Sy was a group fitness instructor for 5 years before taking a step out of her comfort zone and taking her first pole class in 2020. She quickly developed a strong passion for pole, realizing it was the perfect way to strengthen the mind-body connection and tap into all forms of sensual expression. She is a lover of static flow and floorwork and views dance as a puzzle for the body, always searching for new ways to connect movement.  

  • Instructor - Bilingual (Spanish)

    Drea danced competitively for years in high school and when she found pole dance years later, she immediately fell in love with how it was both a physical challenge and an invitation for her to come out of her comfort zone. Hailing from Puerto Rico, Drea teaches class in both English and Spanish. She is a captivating performer and recently competed in Dance Filthy: Semi-Pro.

  • Born and raised in Tampa Bay, Amber started gymnastics and dance when she was 8 years old and hasn’t stopped moving since. Her pole journey started in 2020 and was instantly obsessed with how it made her feel. Amber says: “Dance has always been a source of expression and freedom for me, and as an instructor i hope to help liberate others!”

  • Jo discovered her love for dance at a very young age. With over 12 years of dance experience, she has a passion for musicality and movement exploration. She began her pole journey in 2020 and instantly knew she had found her forever thing. She is a lover of all things low flow and is always up for a challenge.