Credentials:
Creator of the Pole Dance Instructor Certification (PDIC) | Personal Training, Group Fitness Instructor with AFAA, plus iKick, Zumba, and PiYo | Certified Nutritional Coach with NASM | 2012 PDC Pioneer Award Winner | 2014 IPDFA Industry Leader of the Year Award Winner | 2014 & 2015 Las Vegas Top 100 Women of Influence
Canadian born Fawnia Mondey is the pioneer of pole dancing instruction as she produced the world’s first instructional video on how to pole dance. Since her start in 94 Fawnia has produced seven instructional DVDs, taught thousands of women worldwide, and owns ‘Pole Fitness Studio’ in Las Vegas, NV. USA. Fawnia has also graced the pages of four Playboy special edition magazines, plus Playboy's Best of Canadian Girls Calendar, the March 2003 cover of Muscle Mag International, and back cover of Oxygen Magazine and three spreads in Muscle & Fitness Magazine.
Fawnia has judged many pole competitions around the world at the highest of levels including the World Pole Dance Championships, the World Pole Sports Championships by the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) and the International Pole Championships (IPC) hosted by the International Pole Dance Fitness Association (IPDFA).
Fawnia has worked closely with BodyBuilding.com as a writer and spokes model to promote health and fitness alongside their amazing team at events such as The Arnold Sports Festival, The Olympia, and The UFC expo in Las Vegas.
In 2014 Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomed Pole Fitness into the Arnold Sports Festival as an official sport. Fawnia was the emcee for the anagual Pole Championship Series, which is held annually, along with workshops and a variety of pole fitness competitions for both women and men.
With 30+ years experience teaching, Fawnia’s certifications include Personal Training, Group Fitness Instructor with AFAA, plus iKick, Zumba, and PiYo. Seeing the demand for safe and effective pole dancing instruction, Fawnia created the Pole Dance Instructor Certification (PDIC) which is a complete training program and guide for running a safe, informative and successful pole dancing school. Fawnia wrote the forward for The complete Idiots Guide to Exotic and Pole dancing Illustrated (Paperback) in 2007 and was voted The United Pole Artists Pro-Poler of the year 2011.
In addition to teaching at Pole Fitness Studio, Fawnia instructs pole dancing workshops at the University of Las Vegas (UNLV) and also offer education lectures at UNLV's "Dance 103: Sex, Dance and Entertainment" class. Fawnia is on the board of directors for the Pole Fitness Association (PFA) and on the Olympic committee for the International Pole Sports Federation (IPSF) as an Elite Athlete with efforts towards the pole being in the Olympics. The Pole Dance Community (PDC) awarded Fawnia with the PDC Pioneer Award in 2012. During the International Pole Championships (IPC) in Singapore Fawnia was awarded the IPDFA Industry Leader of the Year award for 2014. Locally she was awarded Las Vegas Top 100 Women of Influence for 2014 & 2015.
From 2012 - 2019 Fawnia produced Pole Expo, which grew to be the largest gathering of pole dance and aerial enthusiasts, welcoming 3,000 attendees from over 50 counties. In 2026, Fawnia’s became a certified nutritional coach with NASM, and Pole Fitness Studio was featured in 111 PLACES IN LAS VEGAS YOU MUST NOT MISS, and on CNBC's busines minute. On a personal front, Fawnia is a devoted mother to her seven year old son, and she is learning Hebrew