About — In Your Skin Studio
EST. 2018 — PROVIDENCE, RI

Born in a living room.
Built for a movement.

The story of one woman, three poles, and a community that refused to stay small.

CHAPTER ONE

Some studios teach you how to move.
This one teaches you how to come home.

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.

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FOUNDER · OWNER · INSTRUCTOR

Sada Valasquez

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.

CERTIFICATIONS
2015
200-RYT, South Boston Yoga
2016
200-RYT, Providence Power Yoga
2017
Intro to Children's Yoga, Childlight Yoga
2019
650 LMT, New England School of Therapeutics
THE JOURNEY

From three poles to a flagship.

A timeline of how a living-room idea became Rhode Island's most inclusive dance space.

2009
A self-taught beginning.
Sada teaches herself to pole dance, working alone, on her own time, building a movement practice that no one in her local scene was offering yet.
2012
Miss Pole New England.
After three years of self-directed training, Sada wins the Miss Pole New England title, putting Rhode Island on the regional pole map.
2018
A studio is born in 750 square feet.
IYS officially opens inside the living room of Sada's mill apartment in South Providence. Three poles. Two students per pole. Up to 20 students per dance class. One mission: make movement feel fun, safe, and possible for every body.
2019
The catalog opens up.
What began as a sensual dance and pole studio expands into a fuller language of movement — adding traditional, modern, and cultural styles. The scope grows, but the philosophy stays the same.
2020
A pandemic becomes a turning point.
While most studios were shrinking, IYS exploded. People weren't just looking for fitness, they were looking for connection, embodiment, and a reason to feel something. Demand surged. The studio relocated into its first dedicated 1,200-square-foot standalone space, expanded to four poles, and finally, Sada got her apartment back. The same year, Every Day Burns — a feature documentary on Sada and the rise of IYS — was released.
2023
The Pawtucket flagship.
IYS moves into its current 1,500-square-foot home at 21 Broad Street in Pawtucket: eight poles, seven aerial silks, two portable pole stages for events. The space finally matches the size of the community.
2024
Pay-what-you-can. Always.
A weekly donation-based class is added to the schedule, ensuring that financial circumstance is never a barrier to walking through the door.
2025
Best of Rhode Island. Showcases debut.
IYS launches its biannual student showcase performances and earns the "Best Of Rhode Island" award for Inclusive Dance Space — recognition not just of the work, but of the community Sada had spent seven years carefully building.
2026
A Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses alumna.
Sada completes the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program — a selective national program for entrepreneurs scaling high-impact small businesses — joining an alumni network that signals a new chapter: IYS is built to last, and built to grow.
A FEATURE DOCUMENTARY · WATCH NOW
The story of Sada and the rise of In Your Skin Studio.

Every Day Burns

2020 FEATURE FILM DIRECTED INDEPENDENTLY

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.

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OPENS IN A NEW TAB · FILMFREEWAY
THE STUDIO TODAY

Every body. Every level. Every day.

IYS 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.

i.

Inclusive by Design

Every class, every instructor, every studio rule is built around radical accessibility. No body type is wrong here.

ii.

Safer by Policy

Zero tolerance for harmful or hurtful behavior. The studio is a space where students can be brave because they are first protected.

iii.

Met Where You Are

Our teachers work directly with you from your starting point — not someone else's. The journey is yours, and we make it fun.

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The next chapter has your name on it.

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