The story of one woman, three poles, and a community that refused to stay small.
In Your Skin Studio was never meant to be just a dance studio. It was built to answer a quieter, more urgent question: what would happen if there was a place where every person, regardless of size, age, ability, or experience, could finally feel at home in their own body?
That question has shaped every decision since 2018. Every class. Every milestone. Every move to a bigger space. The answer keeps proving itself: an entire community shows up to find out.
Sada has been a dancer her entire life. As a child she choreographed her own routines for talent shows, performing in a body that had not yet learned to apologize for itself. That instinct, that the body is meant to be expressed, not contained, is what eventually became a studio.
In 2009, with no instructor and no studio nearby, Sada taught herself to pole dance. Three years later, in 2012, she won the title of Miss Pole New England. What began as a private practice in her own living room had become something the regional pole community could no longer ignore.
Over the next decade she stacked discipline on top of discipline, certifying as a 200-hour Registered Yoga Teacher (twice), studying children's yoga, and graduating with a 650-hour license in massage therapy. By the time IYS opened its doors, Sada wasn't just teaching dance, she was teaching the body itself.
A timeline of how a living-room idea became Rhode Island's most inclusive dance space.
A behind-the-scenes look at the woman, the studio, and the community that built itself around a simple promise: that every person deserves a place to come home to their own body. Watch how a 750-square-foot living room became a movement.
Watch the DocumentaryIYS is a minority-owned business and the only dance studio in Rhode Island built around a simple, non-negotiable principle: dance belongs to everyone, and the room must reflect that.
Every class, every instructor, every studio rule is built around radical accessibility. No body type is wrong here.
Zero tolerance for harmful or hurtful behavior. The studio is a space where students can be brave because they are first protected.
Our teachers work directly with you from your starting point, not someone else's. The journey is yours, and we make it fun.
Whether it's your first class or your hundredth, the door is open.
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