Deidre Spray
Deidre is one of Blue Feather's co-owners. She's loved dancing and movement since she was a kid, and started teaching yoga in 2016. Deidre is earth-conscious and is excited to use her years of retail experience to create a sustainable aerial fitness studio and activewear shop.
A few of her favorite things . . .
Color: Blue
Musician: H.E.R.
TV Show: Schitt's Creek
Plant: Chamomile
Food: Kite Hill Jalapeño Cream Cheese
Hobbies: Swimming, hiking, dancing
Animal: Bear
Gemstone: Moonstone
Aerial Trick: Vampire Bat
Local Hangout: Vegan Food House
Sonja Spray
The other co-owner, Sonja has been teaching yoga for more than ten years and took her first trapeze class in 2011. She's so excited to combine her favorite movement practices at BF. Sonja is also an Accessible Yoga certified teacher and enjoys teaching individual lessons.
A few of her favorite things . . .
Color: Green
Musician: Patty Griffin
Book: Everything I Never Told You
Plant: Ferns
Food: Sourdough bread with rosemary
Hobbies: Pie making, playing guitar
Animal: Owl
Gemstone: Peridot
Aerial Trick: Georgia Twist
Local Hangout: CocoAndré
Tory Lonn
Tory is a thoughtful teacher who has gained experience exploring several yogic approaches. In addition to aerial yoga, she teaches yoga on a mat or a paddle board. She's also a Reiki practitioner and ayurvedic coach.
A few of her favorite things . . .
Color: All colors!
Band: Hot Sugar
Book: Move Your DNA
Plant: Agave
Food: Savory sweet potatoes
Interests: Painting and drawing
Hometown: I'm a Midwest girl
Animal: Tiger
Gemstones: Carnelian and bloodstone
Aerial trick: Savasana
Local hangout: My home
Haylee Matteri-DeGroote
Haylee is our Disney loving, California grown aerial instructor. She's been practicing various aerial arts for four years and has been teaching for two. She fell in love with aerial as soon as she stepped foot in a small studio in Northern California. She has competed on the pole stage for the last four years, and her heart belongs to lyra when it comes to an apparatus of choice. With a witty sense of humor, she enjoys being with odd balls like herself and finds that the pole and aerial communities serve her best.
A few of her favorite things . . .
Color: Purple
Band: The Used
TV Show: Greys Anatomy
Movie: Nightmare on Elm Street
Book: The Great Gatsby
Plant/Flower: Stargazer Lily
Food: Spaghetti
Hobbies: Pole dance and photography
Animal: Snakes
Gemstone: Topaz
Aerial Trick: Belay Basket
Local Hangout: Marty B's in Bartonville, TX
Your Hometown: Knightsen, CA
Macey McDowell
Macey started her aerial journey in 2019, wanting to try something new that would challenge her body and mind, so she and her best friend took their first pole class. That turned into her diving into the aerialist community, trying out all of the apparatuses and falling in love with the whole world of it.
A few of her favorite things . . .
Aerial Trick: Any smooth aerial flow that I can record and make a cute IG reel or TikTok of (haha)
Hobbies: I’m a part time fashion photographer and I own an online vintage clothing store! I like to say this is my hobby and not work, but it’s definitely both.