Pole Passion Fitness
Pole & Aerial Hoop Instructor Training
Workshops - Classes
Retreats - Events - Competitions
Email: theteam@passion-fitness.com
Established 2003
Empowerment, Confidence, Fitness & FUN!
Master Trainer 2025
Lena Shishkova - @Elenabaghira
Founder of Russian Pole Dance / pole fitness / pole dance contemporary.
An accomplished pole dancer aerial gymnast, dancer and creator, choreographer and Judge at World pole sport and fitness, Lena has been a lead instructor in Budapest for over 5 years now and brings something new each time
Lena Shishkova
Advanced international accredited pole instructor PPF0700310
Instructor of aerial silks, aerial hoop, contemporary jazz dance & stretching
Lena has been dancing since the age of 10.
In 2007 she opened the 1st pole dance and pole fitness studio “POLEDANCE” in Moscow, Russia.

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She took part in the World Pole Sport and Fitness Championship 2009 (finalist) and the World Pole Sport and Fitness Championship 2010
She is a co-organizer the Russian Pole dance unity.
She is an organizer of the Moscow monthly project Pole Angels.
She is an organizer the Russian pole dance competition 2009/10, 10/11, 2012
In 2010 she read the course “The general teaching methodology of pole dance and pole fitness” for instructors.
She took part in showcases in Russia, Ukraine, Europe, Jamaica, USA.
In 2010 and 2011 she received the approved advanced pole instructor accreditation PPF0700310 (Level 1 and Level 2) with international company Pole Passion Ltd/Passion Fitness
She performed in Ink-N-iron festival in LA, USA, 2011.
She currently works as an aerial silks and straps performer at “Aerial circus – theatre SIMBIOZ”
She studies jazz and contemporary dance at Broadway dance center and in Alvin Ailey Dance Theatre in New York, go in for classical ballet and sport gymnastic in Moscow.
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2012 – Main Pole Instructor at POLE WEEK by Pole Passion LTD/Passion Fitness
Took part at The Pole Convention in LA in 2012
2013 was announced as The Best Russian Pole Instructor
2013 - Master Trainer at POLE WEEK 2013 in Budapest
2013 - Member of the International Dance Council CID
2015 took part in The Opening Ceremony of The World Basketball Championship 2015 FIBA U19 WOMEN.
2016 - Master trainer at Budapest pole & aerial camp presented by Pole Passion LTD/Passion Fitness
2018 - Master trainer at Budapest pole & aerial camp retreat
2021 – Started working at fitness centers as pole dance and fitness instructor
2022 – Pole dance contemporary workshop in Sakhalin, Russia
2023 – Aerial kids instructor (hoop, silks, straps) at the Moscow gymnastic center
2023 - Master trainer pole & aerial camp retreat presented by Pole Passion Ltd
Competitions:
Finalist of the 1st WORLD POLE SPORT AND FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2009, Jamaica
Semi-finalist WORLD POLE SPORT AND FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2010, Zurich
WINNER OF POLE WEEK PERFORMER 2011, Spain
MISS POLE FITNESS AWARD in Texas 2011, Dallas
Finalist POLEDANCING UNIVERSE 2011, Denver
Semi-finalist 1st WORLD CUP 2011, Rio de Janejro
Finalist WORLD POLE SPORT AND FITNESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2011, Hungary, Budapest
Silk runner-up PPS Aerial Performance Tournament 2011, Hong Kong
Silk Finalist PPS Aerial Performance Tournament 2012, Hong Kong
WINNER of pole dance 2013 in Dance Legend, Ulyanovsk, Russia
SILK Professional 2nd RUNNER-UP PPS Aerial Performance Tournament 2013, Hong Kong
*** She was invited аs a judge to Miss Pole Dance UK Professional 2008, Miss Pole Dance UK Professional 2009,
Miss Pole Dance Germany 2009,
The first Ukrainian Pole Dance Championship 2010,
The Russian Exotic dance competition
2011 in Moscow,
Pole Sport International 2011 in S-Petersburg,
Miss Pole Dance UK Professional 2011,
Miss Pole Dance Ukraine 2011,
Pole Battle of the Ukraine 2012,
Miss Pole Dance Romania 2016