World Pole Art Championships Italy
4th & 5th March 2017
Competition Biography 2017
Kay Penney - United Kingdom- BIOGRAPHY
at Crocetta Theatre Torino Turin
Kay is extremely excited to be representing the judging panel and to support Pole Dance Virtude and World Pole Art Italy
She particularly likes to meet new people on and off the pole and to watch the talent grow and grow
Kay Penney is the Chairwoman of The World Pole Dance Association, co-organising 2015’s World Pole Sport & Fitness competition in Beijing, China & more recently the World Championships in Bucharest September 15th & 16th 2016.
Kay is also the owner, founder and Managing Director of Pole Passion Ltd (www.polepassion.com), and is responsible for bringing pole to men and women as a pole art form and dance for fitness.
Kay is the owner and creator of Miss Pole Dance UK est.2005
Kay created Pole Passion Ltd in 2003 with a passion to pass on her experiences and passion for the pole, promoting the very talented and ambitious from beginner students to the World champions, like Felix Cane, double world champion. Kay adapted the early pole techniques, inspired by exotic dance in the beginning she introduced pole fitness techniques and is constantly affirming her vision by achieving national accreditation for both her instructor training qualifications in 2007 with Skills Active.
2010 World Pole Dance Switzerland
Her programmes are shared and learnt by men and women all over the world with continual passion along with her dedicated and experienced team. Women from all over the world now train with Pole Passion. Pole Passions Instructor Training Accreditations are valid ALL OVER THE WORLD
She has judged and organised well over 100 pole competitions in her 16 years in the Pole business and is an originator of Pole Fitness in the UK leading it into gymnasiums and sports clubs world wide and with her NEW online courses she now supports all of Europe, South Africa, Russia, Turkey, Romania, Australia, New Zealand and USA
Kay is a business graduate and has the pleasure to attend seminars including speakers such as Sir Richard Branson & Alan Sugar. Kay has had a love for sport & dance all her life and has been involved and certified in Tennis, Hockey, Netball, Football, Cricket, Orienteering, Badminton, swimming & Gymnastics and is a REP’s qualified Fitness Instructor and Exercise Group Instructor.
With her experience of competitions in other fields, she formulated and founded Miss Pole Dance UK Championships in 2005 & Mr Pole Fitness UK competitions.
She is creator of World Pole Sport & Fitness Championships from 2009 (Jamaica). She developed the synchronised doubles category in 2010 Passionate about the health and well-being of students and instructors alike she created a First Aid Pole Sport Specific course in 2010 – the first of its kind.
She is a member of Equity, Fitness Industry Association (FIA), UK Active, Sussex Chamber of Commerce, Honorary Member of Pole Fitness Association USA, International Pole Sports Federation chair of Events 2009.
She is a qualified first aider, pole specific and continues to teach weekly pole fitness lessons where she is happiest.
She wrote the first Code of Pole Practice specific to professionalise pole fitness.
She is co inventor of the RPole, one of the first free standing portable poles specific to pole fitness and dance techniques, without a platform stage and the only pole which incorporates a safety mat as standard. The RPole also is the only pole currently built to British and European safety standards.
She is actively involved in Teacher training and assessing in both Pole and Burlesque Dance techniques. Kay has appeared on National and International TV :- BBC, Sky Bravo TV and local radios and many times & has been featured in local and national
newspapers and magazines.
She is a presenter and public speaker for pole fitness and over the years supports cancer charities 4 times per year and has raised thousands of pounds for such charities to include McMillian, St Lukes Hospice, Breast Cancer Awareness, Wear it pink. She has taken the RPole to the top of Ben Nevis – the highest mountain in the UK to support her chosen charities.
Each year Kay is passionate about networking and supporting other countries just sharing each other’s culture, well-being and knowledge.
Achievements:
Founder & Creator (2009) of World Pole Dance – Rules & Regulations and Judicial
system, move syntax coordinator, Head Judge
2009 – 2013 Main Organiser
2009 - 2016 World Pole Dance Federation creation
2009 – worldpole.fitness
2001 Founder, owner & Managing Director Pole Passion Ltd. (polepassion.com)
2005 Founder, owner & Managing Director Miss Pole Dance UK & Mr Pole Fitness UK
You can find her on
Instagram – KayPenney01
Facebook – Kay Penney
Twitter – Pole Passion
Email : Kay@passion-fitness.com and whats app: +44 (0) 77535 85054
