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Corey Distler (he/him)
Corey Distler is a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and audio producer. He collaborated with his wife Cricket to make the audio magic for POLEQUEST come to life. A lifelong Portlander, he has been a strong creative force in the local music scene for over 2 decades and has performed all over the country. His current music projects are Exceptional Failures and The Rolling Hearts.
Website: https://coreydistler.univer.se/
Ashley (she/her)
Growing up in Wisconsin, Ashley's tumbling earned her the nickname "upside-down Ashley." A high school gymnast and coach, she discovered aerial silks in 2010, studying and performing in Portland before finding her passion in pole dance. Drawn to its variety and endless possibilities, pole became her primary focus. Ashley enjoys creating characters for the stage, winning first place at PSO Seattle in 2016 and 2017. Outside the studio, she teaches middle school Language Arts and enjoys hiking and snowboarding with her son.
Joshua (he/him)
Joshua Russell May has been pole dancing since 2016 , and teaching at Aerospace since 2017. Joshua enjoys using his athletic background (ballet, gymnastics, and physical theater) to help Aerospace students learn the art of Pole dance and feels extremely blessed to be a part of the Alice in Wonderland production.
Ash
Ash Receipts has been pole dancing for two years and is a gogo dancer at Church of Hive.
Rayleen (she/her)
Rayleen Courtney has been climbing poles in Portland for twenty-four years. Pole's role in her life has waned and waxed, and has taken various shapes: whether a primary source of income or a most cherished hobby. These days, Rayleen works as somatics educator & yogic facilitator in addiction recovery spaces, and is currently establishing a private practice in service to her beloved living lineages of sex workers and recovering addicts. Last year she wrote a zine titled "One Somatic Witch's Manifesto", which can be read for free on somaticwitchery.com