Meet Our Instructors

Meet Emily, Dorigen and Katie – Fully Qualified, DBS Checked, Professional Aerial Motion Instructors.

Emily Stockings

Aerial Hoop, Pole, Children’s pole and aerial, Aerial Hammock and Stretching and Flexibility Instructor

Emily is the owner of Aerial Motion. Originally training as a mental health nurse in 2012 she took up pole fitness as a hobby during her studies. After qualifying and starting her career as a nurse, pole became a bigger part of her life. After meeting her now husband she moved to Haverhill, settled down and started a family.
Emily has been teaching pole since 2017. Aerial Hoop became a natural progression from pole, as did her interest in flexibility training. In 2019 with the help and support of her husband Emily took the plunge and decided to open a studio and leave the NHS. Now with the flexibility of bank work Emily focussed on making the studio what it is today.

Emily is a certified pole, hoop, children’s pole & aerial and stretching & Aerial Hammock and flexibility instructor. Receiving her training from the internationally recognised aerial instructor training company XPERT and Spin City.

Joe Ferreday

Aerial Hoop and Hammock Instructor

Joe aka Penny Farthing has been a hula hoop and aerial performer and teacher for around 3 years now, first falling in love with all things circus and generally showing off her awesome skills around 6 years ago. She is known for her sexy, sassy performance style and likes her lessons and workshops to be fun and relaxed so that everyone feels empowered and like they can get involved in circus arts.

Joe specialises in hula hoop and aerial hoop but also does sling/hammock, trapeze and chair dance and has a love of combining disciplines. Joe is also a qualified children and family yoga teacher!

As well as all this Joe is an Early Years Professional and has worked in the Early Years sector for the past decade, now teaching and assessing those who work with young children at a local college. Joe is a great believer in the power of play and how empowering movement can be and the boost it can give to anyone. She currently lives in South Cambs and home educates her two daughters too.

Dorigen Bell

Pole Instructor

Whilst completing her degree in Dance with Aerial Performance Dorigen quickly became enamored with pole, loving the physical and mental strength that comes with it. When her pole instructor was injured Dorigen got the chance to assist with teaching and quickly discovered that she was passionate about teaching others, especially encouraging them to tap into their own creativity!

As a freelance artist she taught Pole Fitness classes in Ely for 3 years, successfully establishing a large and inclusive community of polers in the area, whilst also teaching lyra hoop and contemporary dance technique. In addition to her dance she has performed with fire props across the UK for a wide range of venues and festivals, including Secret Garden Party.

In 2018 Dorigen moved to Australia and was stoked to have the opportunity to further her own training, getting taught by world class pole athletes across the country. She is very excited to be back teaching in the UK to share what she loves doing most with others!

Katie Pugh

Aerial Hoop, Pole and Children's Instructor

Katie started poling in 2017 as one of Emily’s first ever students she soon became addicted! Katie has also since fallen in love with aerial hoop and with her skills learned from pole soon got herself to a great level.
Katie completed her XPERT aerial hoop instructor training in February 2020 and has built dedicated and enthusiastic hoop students from the outset. Outside of the studio Katie spends time riding and taking care of her horse Noddy.

Abi Robbins

Pole Fitness Instructor

Abi is one of our newest additions to the Aerial Motion Team. Abi’s day job is as an associate Informatician and spends her days analysing data from a multitude of clinical studies….basically she’s one smart lady ;)!

Abi started poling in 2014 as a hobby with a natural ability for it, around two years later she also fell in love with hoop. She has been to various studios nearby like the lovely Studio Fly in Ware, and Wings studios in Cambridge. Abi has since moved to Haverhill, and she just couldn’t get enough of us here at Aerial Motion! Her love for pole and hoop moved her to want to instruct! Abi completed her Xpert Pole fitness 1&2 Training late in 2020. Abi also loves Ice skating and contemporary dance.