About Me

Dance empowers & it empowered me.  Practicing pole dancing for the past 5 years gave me the confidence that I needed to grow & love myself both inside & out.  Growing up, I was teased about my body which gave me a feeling of deep insecurity almost all my life.  Dance has done for me what it has done for many others, which was to empower & love our bodies as the unique & beautiful vessels that they are.  

Growing up Asian-American, it was hard to assimilate in this country, but the community I found through art & dance helped make me feel at home. It was that same community that also empowered me to open a fully inclusive, judgement-free dance studio here in Los Angeles. With Magdalene Dance, I hope to empower everyone that walks through my studio doors & be part of a community that they feel like they truly belong.

- Mary Yên Vu San Pablo