OUR JUDGES

  • Is the CEO of CircusTalk, a Casting Director, and Career Coach. A former gymnast and professional circus performer, Stacy worked in marketing and communications before leaving it all behind to perform and teach circus around the world on stage, at festivals and on screen. Today Stacy is CEO of CircusTalk.com, the international career marketplace for circus and performing arts. She is also a freelance consultant specializing in casting, coaching, and creation. Until 2020, Stacy was the Director of Casting at Cirque du Soleil, leading a team of international talent scouts and advisors. Stacy teaches career and act development to the next generation of circus artists and is a yoga instructor and career coach. Stacy serves as a professional judge around the world and looks forward to bringing her expertise to the Magic in motion judges panel. 

  • grew up in Palos Verdes, California, and graduated from UCLA. Amy worked as a professional dancer and choreographer for many years and choreographed countless international touring shows. Amy’s accolades consist of Choreography for Six Flags shows, Disney productions, the Queen Mary, and Universal Studios. She continued to take her expertise and talents to cruise ships and hundreds of corporate events all over the world.  

    Amy and her husband own Imagination Entertainment, based in San Diego. Amy and her husband, Steve are the original creators of the Cirque de la Mer show at Sea World where they hired, produced and managed the show for the first six years of its run. Their company Imagination Entertainment has a stellar reputation for quality talent and award winning production shows and has produced thousands of public and corporate events all over the world for the past 20+ years. Amy serves as a professional judge all over the world and looks forward to bringing her expertise and talent to the judges.

  • is an 11 time world pole Sports and pole arts masters champion. Greta is an international judge and has taught master classes worldwide. She has been featured on numerous television shows and Grace the covers of magazines and newspapers for the Pole Arts industry. Greta was featured twice in Miley Cyrus‘s music videos, competed on America’s ninja warrior and was featured on inside edition. Greta‘s mission is to use the stage as a platform to tell her own inspiring story that well in someway empower other competitors to find the magic that makes their souls soar. She wants to commend all competitors for passionately pursuing their dreams and continually striving to become the very best they can be. 

  • is a native of Los Angeles, Ca. Phoenix is a former gymnast turned professional dancer. Phoenix was able to take her strong talent from gymnastics and dance and joined a nationally and internationally professional touring Broadway show. While touring with this hit Broadway show, Phoenix discovered her love of pole fitness. Over the past 10+ years Phoenix has earned multiple national and international pole fitness championship titles and has performed, taught, judged and coach fellow athletes for professional competitions and conventions. Throughout her career, Phoenix had the opportunity to tour through Europe and Central America teaching pole workshops bringing her talent and expertise to up-and-coming athletes in the circus and pole fitness industry. Since the pandemic, Phoenix decided to open her own online professional business called PK online movement studio where she currently continues to teach athletes from around the world online. Phoenix looks forward to continue to grow her business and get back to performing, judging and teaching in person.

  • studied at the Kiev Variety and Circus College. She has worked in Eilat show Wow, and also worked in Germany, for various shows like Palazzo (Vienna, Munchen, Düsseldorf), GOP, Ballet fu, Winter Garden, Panem (Roncali), Hansa theater (Hamburg), Grenoble and many other Europe shows . Djilieta took Gold price and first place on international festival in Sweden “Circus Princess “ 2009

    Djilieta had the pleasure of working with Cirque du Soleil for 10 years in “OVO” “KOOZA” “VAREKAI” “AMALUNA” Djilieta currently works in holiday shows which include Dallas Christmas show in Resort Texas Geilord and 11 club and many others within Miami. Djilieta main residency is in Las Vegas where she currently works In the show “Rouge” and V show , Zombie burlesque.

    Her credits include: Cirque du Soleil in 2015 in London, Royal Albert Hall for the Queen and her entire family in the “variety show “ with celebrities as cast and characters.