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  <title>#2 Kyra Johannesen: Co-Owner of Body &amp;amp; Pole, Performing Artist and Maven of the Aerial Arts</title>
  <description>In this episode host Amira Lamb&amp;amp;nbsp;speaks with&amp;amp;nbsp;Kyra Johannesen.&#13;
Kyra is the co-owner and&amp;amp;nbsp;pole fitness instructor at Body &amp;amp;amp; Pole Studios&amp;amp;nbsp;in New York City. Body &amp;amp;amp; Pole is an aerial dance school where fitness meets aerial dance.&#13;
Kyra is also one of the creators and master trainer for Elevated&amp;amp;nbsp;which is a training and certification program for pole fitness instructors.&#13;
She is also one of the founders and choreographers for AERA, an aerial dance company.&#13;
TOPICS INCLUDE:&#13;
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Physical and non-physical&amp;amp;nbsp;benefits of working with the pole, lyra, and silks&#13;
Differences between performing and competing and what her preference is&#13;
The politics in pole competitions&#13;
The business of setting up a pole dance studio&#13;
Her movement inspirations&#13;
The politics in competing&#13;
Developing stage presence&#13;
Her biggest lessons in life and business&#13;
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QUOTES:&amp;amp;nbsp;&#13;
&amp;quot;I fail a lot which leads me to succeeding a lot. I've failed a lot (long pause) to get good.&amp;quot;&#13;
&amp;quot;I believe everything is possible. So I just do it. I an unafraid. I am unafraid of failure. It's OK if I fail.&amp;quot;&#13;
&amp;quot;Express yourself in a new way. Connect with your body in a new way.&amp;quot;&#13;
&amp;quot;Surround yourself with people who love what you do.&amp;quot;&#13;
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