Ellie is a multi-disciplinary international circus performance artist, coach, aerial/pole competition judge and show producer, most recently completing her honours degree in Physiotherapy in 2023 in Auckland, New Zealand. She is set to become a circus/pole specialist with a focus on women's health and the research/development of gender-diverse healthcare in Physiotherapy. She performs and coaches an array of stunning aerial disciplines and contortion hand balance, developing her professional circus career in New Zealand, Australia & the USA.

Ellie fell head over heels in love with all things Aerial after spending her childhood and early teen years as a competitive figure skater, seeing her teach across the board to an advanced performance level in a variety of skill sets. She found a passion like no other for Aerial Hoop & Aerial Chair, seeing her become one of New Zealand’s most sought after Hoop instructors after spending years developing her unique performance style and breath taking spin. She approaches aerial movement and acrobatics with an innovative eye for detail and fluent understanding of artistry and movement on any apparatus, her students are guided to develop a beautiful command of aerial language, flow and technical skill.

She has trained in Contortion & Hand Balance (USA, Australia + Austria), and has extensively researched & developed a unique, and safe approach to her flexibility and contortion teachings for adults which lead her into the world of physiotherapy in 2019. She is a specialist in adult flexibility, with years of contortion specific exercise prescription, plans and programmes, targeted for the individual and their bendy goals in the air and on the ground.

Ellie has been sought after within the Pole & Circus industry to professionally develop competitive performers and performance artists to bring their authentic creative voice to the stage, whether it be character work, storytelling or act creation and how to effectively marry these concepts within highly technical skill-based performances. This has been achieved through unique and progressive movement-based workshops and in-depth examinations of our creative psyche, exploring how it influences our movement and expression as artists.

Ellie is thrilled to be joining the team at the Pole Physio and working with her amazing pole and circus fam from across the globe!