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care through empowering alternative fitness, such as primal power yoga and pole flow and choreography classes. The instructors, hand-picked by McCormick, specialize and teach their discipline to clients of Taboo.

“I like being able to help other people pole and get the confidence to pole because its not an easy thing to get into,” said Deric Phan, a pole instructor at Taboo. “People come in here and they’re uncomfortable [at first] so I like being able to help them get over that discomfort.”

Aside from teaching pole flow and tricks, instructors like Phan focus on helping their clients become more confident in their bodies, regardless of age or size, by creating a safe atmosphere for them to explore their sensuality.

“The people that come to my classes want to express themselves and feel sexy,” Te’Yasmine Lynn, Taboo pole instructor and WKU student said. “A lot of people aren’t fully comfortable in their bodies so they come here, like a safe space, where they can let loose and have no judgment.”

Taboo Dance & Fitness is not only a sanctuary and safe space for their clients to embrace their bodies and feel comfortable in their sensuality, but also its instructors.

“Working at Taboo has had such a positive effect on my life,” Briana Bell, a yoga instructor at Taboo said. “I can share the sacred practice of yoga as a means to inspire students to accept and love themselves with more compassion.”