2026 Student Showcase Program

Sad Bitch Bad Bitch Club is a group of STL-based pole dancers led by Bailey El. Ex.. They have been dancing together since 2025 and this is their 4th routine! This routine is about trying to be in your soft girl era while the world around you keeps being rage-inducing.

THE owner and leader of Mynx Academy of Pole! She’s been in the industry for over 2 decades and is a pioneer of pole dancing and pole doubles!

Michelle Mynx is also the producer of the longest running charity pole show in the USA, the “Mynx Pole Dance Extravaganza” that raises funds for Metro East Every Survivor Counts. Come see it and support at the end of September!

Vee (she/they), performing as Victoire (she/her), has been dancing at Mynx Academy consistently for one year. With a background in musical theater, she approaches performance as a way to explore character, atmosphere, and movement. This is her first solo performance and first time on stage since 2013.

Raven Bae has been a student at Mynx for a little over two years and is so grateful she found such a loving and supportive community where she can be her truest, most unfiltered self. When she started her pole journey, she never imagined that she would ever perform. Today is her first pole performance and she cannot wait to share her love of K-Pop, EDM, and pole with you!! 

Shortly after moving to STL in 2022, Jaebyrd started taking classes at Mynx Academy and fell in love with pole. Since then, they have continued to take classes and started performing with this year being the 3rd year that they have participated in the Student Showcase. In the last 2 years, they have also participated in the Mynx Extravaganza as a part of a group and hopes to make their solo debut this year (fingers crossed!). Jaebyrd is especially excited to perform their routine this year because it is a response to their performance piece last year. They hope you enjoy it as much as they will enjoy performing it!

Dark Angel has been pole dancing and performing since 2009. She has a passion for dance and shares that passion as an instructor at Michelle Mynx Academy of Pole Dance. Dark Angel has performed and competed in shows and competitions around the U.S. She’s the founder Black Girl Magic Stl, pole dance troupe. Lastly, she founded Monica’s Voice a non-profit organization established in memory of her sweet daughter Monica to assist families with missing loved ones.

Oberon the Flying Farmer (They/Them) has been pole dancing for 7 years, most of that at Mynx Academy. They also perform on Silks and Lyra, including last weekend in the Sexy Jesus Pagent.  

They find Pole Dancing and Aerial Dance a joyful place to connect with both themself and many fabulous people and are very glad to have these kinds of dance in their life. They have sung in many choirs, including college accapella, as a low bass. goes here

Lee Cheshire has been pole dancing since old school was just school and the new it moves were named after pioneers. Lured in by the first 420p YouTube videos, she's scrambled for every DVD set, pole class, and online offering since. Though she may see other aerial arts on the side, pole will always be her greatest love From the first 'you can bruise there?' until the last 'point your fucking toes'. 

I’ve been pole dancing for years, several of them at Mynx. Outside of the studio, you can find me at the gym or unwinding with my cats. Lately my current reads have all been on indulging in all seven deadly sins and translating that into my pole pieces.

Aria Blair invites you to dance with temptation, luring you long past the point of salvation. You may have seen her in the Mynx Extravaganza or the STL Pole Show, but you have yet to see her quite like this. Every arch is a promise she never intends to keep, every spin a surrender to something holy turned deliciously unholy. Aria Blair doesn’t tempt you to sin… she makes you want to.

Lady Psyren has been a student of pole for 5 years. Past performances include STL Pole Show, MOHO events, and at the Mynx Extravaganza (with her partner Sir Val). Despite being at Mynx for 3 years, this will be her first showcase performance and she is excited to perform! 

Cassi O’Peia has spent the past 15 years immersed in the language of movement, using dance as a tool for self expression and personal exploration. Over the last four years, she has found a powerful new voice in pole, an art form that has challenged her, shaped her, and captured her heart. Now returning to the Student Showcase stage for her fourth year, Cassi O’Peia continues to embrace discomfort and vulnerability, using each performance as an opportunity to grow, take risks, and connect more deeply with both herself and her audience.

This will be my second ever pole piece; first time performing in heels. I would like to

thank Kirstie, Michelle, and Alysa for teaching me cool stuff and supporting me on my

journey. I am dedicating this fun and sexy piece to myself for being fun and sexy.

Hesper has been dancing for 5 years and continues to be living proof that you can still be successful while being pretty and bad at math. Her main life goal is to make as many friendships with rodents as possible, and her other main goal is to defeat lactose intolerance. If you see her after the show, ask her about the time she got donkey kicked by her patient in the ER.

Madison Strange (she/her) has been pole dancing for over three years at the wonderful Mynx Academy! She loves to share the art of pole through competition and showcases. Madison loves to add in a contemporary flare with her pieces and experimenting with combining styles. She’s very excited to bring something a little more sensual to the stage!

Isis the Entertainer (she/they) has been at Mynx Academy for over 10 years. They started dancing over 20 years ago as a self taught dancer until joining the studio. Their love for pole dance and community brings them to classes every chance they can. As a certified twerk instructor, they jumped at the chance to share their love of twerking with the studio. Now the newest instructor at Mynx Academy, they are excited to give you a taste of what they are serving.