Today’s conversation is with Evie Gee.  Evie is a Seattle-based visual artist. You may know her as Evie Gee in the pole community. Her movement journey began with ballet and martial arts as a child, but her passion for movement didn’t develop until she was introduced to the fitness world during her college days in Chicago. After moving back to Seattle, her childhood and adult lives melded together when she found pole dancing. As a firm believer in cross-training for all kinds of movement, she became inspired to create a brand that would cater not only to a diverse range of movers and athletes, but also the diverse humans that could potentially wear her product someday. In building this brand with Jessica, they decided on simple and subtle design aesthetics to allow the focus to be on the mover.

In this conversation, we talked about the practice of breath upon practicing our craft, mixing martial arts and pole dancing, the tricking effect of leadership within a dance studio, social media usage for progress tracking, our parents influences on our bravery, and what diversity and inclusion mean to her.

Exhale Movement Website & Kickstarter Information: https://exhalemovement.com/
Evie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eviegeepole/

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Tap Cancer Out unites the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu community and empowers competitors to fight for more than just points and medals - they fight for those who are in the fight of their lives—and they’re helping Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation change the lives of children with cancer and their families by funding critical research grants and family services.  If you’re in the US, you can get involved through jiu-jitsu tournaments either competing or volunteering, as well as fundraise for TCO.  If you’re out of the US, you can still fundraise to benefit TCO, and you can get any of their super cool merch like rash guards, tees, hoodies, bags, and more. 

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www.tapcancerout.org

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