Our Teachers
The Golden Era team are some of the warmest, most supportive and patient teachers you’ll ever learn from. They’re talented, creative, passionate and inspirational! With such a wide range of different styles, skills and specialties amongst our team, your dream teacher is right here waiting.
Our team welcome absolutely everybody into their classes! So, trans and non binary folk, queer babes, bipoc friends, fat babes, neurodivergent people…. you are all welcomed here with open arms by every single one of our teachers.
If you would like to drop in for a casual to get to know a teacher before signing up for a full term, just get in touch.
Luci James | Studio Founder + Teacher
Luci James dreamt of being a professional dancer and a teacher when she was little and now is living out those dreams. She’s been teaching for almost 14 years and originally started as a private student of Bobbi in this very studio. Luci then started teaching at The Peach Pole Studio where she taught for 12 years and managed for 8. She’s been professionally performing for over ten years as a Burlesque & Pole Showgirl.
Luci’s love will always be for the art of entertainment, she started producing a performance based competition in 2022 called Stage Queen and welcomes all different style of performance, art and dancing. She has competed herself in Miss Pole Dance NSW for 5 straight years and MPD Australia for 2 years running, as well as winning Sexy’s Back Professional Division and 1st Runner up in FloorPlay Professional Division.
Luci’s favourite classes to teach involve building confidence, falling in love with your body, slowing down, connecting not only with yourself but the audience as well. Join her for her iconic Temptress class if you’re looking for a confidence boost and a beautiful community.
Oryx | Teacher
Oryx loves pole dance because it’s a gender diverse, body positive and constantly evolving discipline where everyone can be authentically themselves. The strength, sensuality and subversiveness of pole dance is where Oryx lives.
There is something transcendent when people dance together – unafraid and unapologetic. Oryx is a performer, choreographer & lover of shapes. They have danced solo & as part of ensemble casts at Club Chrome, Sydney Fringe Festival, The Powerhouse Museum, The MCA, Dark Mofo TAS, Sydney World Pride & Mardi Gras.
Ophelia | Teacher
Onyx | Teacher
Onyx started pole dancing in 2015 and has fallen in love with it ever since.
His style is all about flow and movement quality, he has competed numerous times and placed 2nd Runner up in Mr Pole Dance 2020.
His favorite thing about teaching is helping students achieve their goals and finding their confidence while having fun with pole.
Sylvia | Teacher
Sylvia is a lover of fitness, dance and inspiring people to be a better version of themselves. Beside pole dancing, she also dances salsa, Brazilian Zouk and contemporary dance.
She loves the way pole dancing transforms people not just on the outside but also within. She believes that strengthening technique, understanding what works for you and not taking yourself too seriously is a perfect way to progress in Pole.
She is also a full time Pilates instructor.
Ahlex | Teacher