Jenyne Butterfly

Photo by Luis Perez

Originally from Seattle, Jenyne started her love for circus after taking classes with the Aerialistas during college where she was studying interior design and architecture. In love with her new hobby, she immersed herself in classes every possible moment. She began performing with the group after only a few months. She discovered pole dancing in an exotic club and quickly found one online for her home to begin teaching herself. A few years later her videos were posted on Youtube and she inspired an entire movement. In 2005, at the age of 21, she made the move to Las Vegas to pursue a career in entertainment. She performed in Le Reve in 2006 and started a company, (Mariposa Entertainment Artists) booking talent at special events in 2007. She won the first US Pole Dance Federation championship and earned silver in the world finals in 2009. Jenyne toured to 45 countries instructing master classes, judging competitions, and performing. Then Cirque du Soleil called in 2012. Jenyne created the Dirty Diana act on the first curvy pole apparatus for Michael Jackson ONE where she performed 5 years. She has performed in music videos, movies, commercials, been seen on billboards, magazine covers, and with world famous DJ's such as David Guetta, Tiesto, and Paul Oakenfold where she created the first ever aerial pole. She has written and directed 3 full stage production shows with her husband’s company Luja Productions. Jenyne's talent is unparalleled and her passion shines through in all that she does. She is currently choreographing, constantly creating, and enjoys teaching pole/aerial classes in Las Vegas and around the world. “My performing career has been extremely enjoyable and taken my world to new heights, but teaching and creating….meeting face to face with absolutely lovely humans…that’s one of the best things I’ve been lucky enough to experience in this lifetime.” -Jenyne

Anabella Croce is a professional aerialist who again her Aereal journey back in 2017. Since then her love and passion for the sport has only blossomed. Five years on she is now skilled in aerial silks, hammock, trapeze, and due to her love for the craft is also developing additional training experience in other apparatuses. Her discipline and dedication in the arts is unwavering and for the past few years, Anabella has been performing in south Florida area, including regularly at the Fort Lauderdale art walk.

Jasmine brings modern style and technique to her classes that leaves students feeling graceful and strong. Jasmine completed a 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Hatha Yoga and a 250-hour International Aerial Yoga Teacher Training. Jasmine is an award-winning competitive aerialist and all-around movement enthusiast. She appreciates multiple movement forms and regularly practices Pilates, locomotion, pole, and more. Jasmine's ultimate goal as an instructor is to empower her students to feel stronger in mind and body for a more fulfilling life. 

Sally's Charming is the creator of the Pole Circus Intenational virtual competition. She is also a former professional dancer on Channel 31, California. She brings her Charming artistic style to you! She's performed at the international Pole convention and she is featured in IPSF pole sport catalogue. She's won 2nd place  PSO Orlando. 

Roger is an amazing pole artist. He has won 2 Pole Sport Organization Competition. Two gold medal performances, Competing in level 3 and level 4 moving him into our instructor list! He will be competing as a professional next season :) He is here for you with all of his humor and enthusiasm! You will be sure to have fun in his classes! 

Maria has been training in aerial arts since 2016. She fell into a curious trance after watching a cirque du soliel show and eventually bought her first pair of silks. Few years later she started to venture out many other apparatus such as Lyra, Hammock, Straps, and Pole. The circus passion didn’t stop there as she self taught herself how to be an all around circus performer by learning how to juggle, hula hoops, and fire perform. Her goal is to teach others how to condition the body to prepare it to fly and how to safely explore an apparatus. 

 Kat likes to express herself through intuituve movement. Yoga lead her to this path of awakening, and in doing so is also introduced her spirit to the art of dance.  In 2018 she competed in Semi-pro division at the Florida Pole Fitness Pole Championships placing 2nd. This little lady is a powerhouse with sensual movement! She makes classes very fun!

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 Talia Jade Marino, a Miami native, began her dance training in ballet and jazz at the age of 6 training at The Miami Conservatory, Ballet Academy of Miami and with Maximum Dance Company. Her passion for dance years later lead her to pursue a degree in dance education from Florida International University with a minor is Sociology. During her time at the University, in addition to dancing, she also competed in the Miss America System and the Miss USA system in which she won 3 titles.

After Graduation, she has taught in numerous prestigious Dance Studios in Miami, Fl as well as being the dance team coach for Gulliver Academy in Miami. During her tenure as a teacher she became top 25 female on So You Think You Think You Can Dance season 3. She then realized how much she missed the stage and went back into Entertainment and moved to Los Angeles, Ca where she was a performer in The Toledo Show, Charo’s Back-Up dancer, and was seen in the promo for Nip Tuck Season 6 working with award winning Marguerite Derrick’s. During her new adventure, she developed a love for Aerial Arts.

In 2009 she was selected as a feature dancer and aerialist for the original cast of the newest Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil production, Viva Elvis. She was elated to be working with Vincent Patterson, Bonnie Story, Allister Booth and later on Napoleon and Tabitha (a.k.a. Nappytabs) on this creation.  She was invited to perform on Dancing with the Starts, So You think You Can Dance, Jerry Lewis Telethon, Strictly Come Dancing in England, and in the Newest Cirque du Soleil’s 3D movie “Worlds Away” as a showgirl.  Not only was she a feature dancer but During her time with Cirque she explored more in the art of aerial movement as She was featured in a specific aerial act, Spin Poles, that was created specifically for the Viva Elvis production as well as learning and perfecting the wedding night ring duo act.

After the closing of Viva Elvis, she began teaching The Barre Method at Barre Las Vegas and she became the Pole artist, Aerialist, and dancer at The Act Las Vegas in the Palazzo; as well as freelancing in Las Vegas specifically Pole and Aerial work.  

Beginning of 2014 Talia rejoined Cirque du Soleil again for the MJ Immortal World Tour as the Feature Pole Act Back-up as well as a feature dancer.  Toured US cities as well as Mexico. After the tour closed in September 2014 she then moved back to Las Vegas and continued her love for Pole and aerial arts and began coaching at Shine Alternative fitness while performing for artists such as Motley Crue, Monika, Miss Cochran Entertainment, Broadway Bares in NYC, and the cast of Zombie Burlesque. Zombie Burlesque won “Sexiest show” on the strip, choreographed and directed by Tiger Marina, David Saxe Production,  where she was featured as an aerialist, Pole Artist, Tissu Artist, and dancer as “Carvin Miranda.”

Recently Talia Jade Marino won 1st place at Pole Sport Organization Pacific Pole Championship 2017 Woman’s Professional Division! She has also placed and competed in National Aerial Pole Art placing 4th in the Allstar Pro Division, Pacific Pole Championship Level 4 Championship placing 1st, Miss Pole Dance America placing 6th, and Pole Classic International Competition placing 6th . Since then she has become an X-Pole athlete representing the company as one of their own Pole Artist.