Ciara May Smith

Hi, my name is Ciara May Smith. I first started doing hoop and pole classes in tribe five years ago. I had zero fitness background at the time  and struggled to even get onto the apparatus when I first started. However, hoop and pole opened my mind to fitness for fun and I quickly fell in love. I kept coming back and pushing myself to get better every week. Hoop and Pole opened my mind to realise my body’s physical capabilities once I set my mind to it and kept trying, it taught me to never give up on myself. It has increased my confidence, making me feel strong, sexy and powerful. I have performed in showcases and competed in both hoop and pole. At the beginning of 2025, I officially joined the Tribe instructor team as a hoop instructor. I love training powerful combos and tricks, and my happy place is definitely when I’m spinning around like a tornado. I am excited to share the joy, strength, and magic of aerial with students.

How Ciara May feels about Tribe:

“Tribe is like my second home. I have such a deep sense of connection there and have made so many great friends over the years at Tribe. I spend majority of the days in my week at Tribe and absolutely love it -dancing and flying through the air it is the best kind of therapy! My favourite moments are when you, or someone else in the class, finally gets a hard trick and we all start cerebrating it together and cheering each other. There are days I walk out feeling on top of the world because I finally nailed a trick I wanted for ages, nothing is more satisfying! Tribe is truly a place where you get to grow as a person and express yourself truly and freely with support from the most encouraging people. As an instructor, I love seeing special friendships being formed in classes and watching people blossom in their aerial journey.”