Finding Your Freestyle® is an immersive and experiential free movement practice supported by in-person events, online spaces, and apparel. FYF has worked tirelessly since 2012 to harness true safety, creativity, ingenuity, and infuse joy into freestyle with every class, workshop, and community interaction.

Finding Your Freestyle was originally conceived by Tracee Kafer as a weekly class experience for world-renowned NYC pole studio Body & Pole. This offering was born from a desire to create new space and structure for freestyle in the pole community, which was at the time not focused on growing this area beyond its role as a fairly uninformed and loosely-defined popular pastime. Pole movement spaces, while empowering, were mainly focused on celebrating tricks, linear growth, and competitions. These were spaces Tracee had traversed herself and found some “success'“ in, but not ultimately walked away nourished, or with a truer sense of belonging. As the Finding Your Freestyle weekly classes evolved, Tracee also took the messaging and flavor of FYF online, delivering free content and media inspired from experimentation and the desire to connect and encourage other freestylers. FYF became a pioneering contributor of online freestyle/exploration challenges, and offered much-needed freestyle-focused representation not defined first by pole skill levels, or particular style preferences.

In its first few years FYF grew to become a voice for movement exploration as a method for true practice. A practice of independent-and-group-minded study, utilizing unique structured improvisation techniques for refinement, connection, and discovery. Over time, this method has evolved into a full-fledged community of practice (CoP), tethering a group of explorers who love their craft.

With FYF we can relearn to embrace our spontaneous expression and innate creativity. Our journey can move horizontally and be inclusive of cross-genre practice and experiential learning.

From the exploring space, Tracee has gone on to grow offerings including; teaching workshops around the world and online, hosting multi-day events, retreats and more. Each creation is both a unique expression of the time a group gathers, and the evolution that FYF has taken through evolving vision and integration across modalities.

FYF believes we all have the right to define our own way of enjoying movement, and we should be celebrated for our unique expressions. FYF also encourages a niche community of curious explorers, embodiment seekers, and dancers of all forms to gather, share space, collaborate, and grow.

The original FYF mission statement from 2012: Let’s dive deeper…let’s get freer. Let’s think outside the box, become a voice of the music, and move with intention. The goal…to find our own true artistry that lives in the moment. Let’s refine the art of your freestyle.

LIVE EVENTS

FYF Events

• Workshops (purpose-driven, 60 min - 3 hours)

• Intensives & Immersions (1 - 4 days, theory-rich experiential deep dives)

• Retreats (US & International, on and off the pole, multiple facilitators)

• Specialty Classes at Body & Pole (drop-in, 75 minutes)

• Online Freestyle Sessions (with FYF Creator, Tracee Kafer)

“Today I would just like to openly thank Tracee Kafer, who my students have probably heard me mention in class several times, because she was the one who made me fall in love with freestyle, which I now always incorporate into my classes.” - Workshop participant

"You will grow so much as a mover and a person through this experience. Absolutely take it. You will not regret it!” - Workshop participant

“I’ve taken quite a few workshops from various pole idols, but this workshop was different. I didn’t walk away with just some tricks – I walked away with a feeling, an understanding. For the first time, I truly danced. I needed this. Thank you Tracee.” - Workshop Participant

“Tracee Kafer is the most amazing and magical person I have met in the pole world. Her brain is incredible, and I cannot believe how she thinks of such [things] to set your soul free.” - FYF Intensive participant

“Your classes are by far my favorite, Tracee. From your warm-ups, to your teaching style, to your activities – even your music choices – so much goodness!” - Drop-in class student

ONLINE

FYF Online

• Online Store (FYF Apparel and Intentional Tools for exploration)

• Online Freestyle Sessions & Workshops (with Tracee Kafer & FYF Team)

• Digital Downloads (On-Demand Classes)

• Free social media content (Initiating & informative)

• The Freestyle Approach Podcast (Dialogue on the art of freestyle & related topics)

• YouTube (Longer-form content)

“Best of both worlds, connecting and being in a group setting with other movers while being in the comfort of your own space!” - FYF Online participant

“If you haven’t tried one of Tracee Kafer’s online sessions, I highly recommend. She so beautifully curates the movement prompts, cues, music, everything is so thoughtful. Do yourself a favor and sign up for her next session.” - FYF Online participant

“It’s perfect and was shipped quickly and packed up so nicely! Incredibly comfortable, I would wear it every day if I could! Thanks so much <3!” - FYF Online Store review

“…so wonderfully soft and comfortable. They are constantly in the hamper because I put them on as soon as they are out of the wash again.” - FYF Online Store review

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