Who we are
Online + In-Person | 15+ Years ExperienceÂ
Teaching pole isn’t just about showing off cool tricks, it’s guiding others to feel powerful, confident, and at home in their bodies. With over 15 years of experience in pole, dance, and fitness, this training is designed to help you become a teacher who’s not just skilled, but intentional.
Our programs are research-based, trauma-informed, and built with injury prevention in mind. We honour the roots of pole in sex work and are committed to teaching with respect, awareness, and care.
Whether you're looking to start teaching casually or build a full-time career, our Pole Beginner Certification gives you everything you need to get started. You'll learn solid foundations, safe progressions, and how to hold space with confidence so you can lead from a place that’s rooted, real, and ready.
We Show You How to Teach
Injury Prevention Focus
Rooted In SW History
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Karolyne LaFortune
A French-Canadian mama of 2 and the owner of Pole Teacher Training and EmbodiPole Sensual Arts. With decades of experience in performance and instruction, she brings a deep, well-rounded foundation to her work as a pole educator, performer, competitor, and coach.
Her movement journey began at age 3 through music and dance. Over the years, she honed her performance skills professionally, including touring with various bands as a violin player and performing burlesque with her own troupe. She’s toured across Canada and internationally where her band was sponsored by Yamaha.
She started pole dancing in 2009 and it was love at first spin. She has shared the stage with the glam metal band Steel Panther, performing on the pole.
Karolyne’s teaching roots began with many years of violin instruction. While she loved teaching, she realized music wasn’t her long-term calling. In 2014, she shifted her focus to the body, studying Fitness & Health and completing a 200-hour intensive yoga teacher training. She began integrating her knowledge of movement, anatomy, and instruction to teach yoga and pole from home, in studios, and through outdoor bootcamps, leading her to open her own studio EmbodiPole Sensual Arts (formerly Iron X Fitness) in 2016.
With a teaching journey that was mostly self-taught, she experienced firsthand the challenges of learning through trial and error. This led to the creation of Pole Teacher Training, a comprehensive, experience-rich program designed to guide new teachers with clarity, confidence, and practical tools.
Karolyne’s mission is to empower the next generation of Pole Teachers by sharing the knowledge, insight, and mentorship she wishes she had when she started.
