Talanna came into pole dancing in 2012 with very little dance background. Her previous sporting focuses had centered around basketball, netball and tennis, so pole was an exciting but very different adventure for her. Hooked from the first class, Talanna quickly learned that pole is an excellent whole body workout. Soon finding herself attending the studio several times a week, she was amazed at the positive changes she was finding in not only her body, but her dance ability and coordination, confidence, motivation and self perception.
Talanna naturally progressed throughout the PhysiPole levels and was delighted to reach her first major 'pole goal' of becoming an Elite student - from here, the goals only continued.
After less than three terms, Talanna started performing and competing, finding her love for the stage! She was named as one of the first PhysiPole Studios Sponsored Athletes during this time. Winning her first sash at the PhysiPole Studios In House heats for the advanced division spurred her on, after which she has competed as a finalist in the Macs Hotel Pole Dancing Competition, taken out the title of the Australian and NZ wide Pole Games competition with her fellow PhysiPole Studios team and has performed at both Encore! Sydney Pole Show and Pandemonium events as part of group performances.
Most recently, she was named as Public Choice for the Pandemonium Pole Star search and has just won first place in the 2016 Regional Pole Artistry Championships in Victoria for her Wizard of Oz routine.
Talanna is the owner and head instructor of PhysiPole Studios Geelong. She hopes to inspire her students and wants them to feel strong, empowered, confident and as though they can express themselves through the many styles pole dance has to offer.