Our Foundation
Jaylah Clark is the founder and owner of Nectar Movement Haus, a Black-owned movement studio in Anchorage, Alaska.
Her relationship with pole dancing began as a way to return to her body and explore confidence, softness, and strength on her own terms. What started as a quiet practice became a deeper calling to create spaces where others could experience that same sense of belonging within themselves, free from judgment, comparison, or the pressure of perfection.
At her core, Jaylah believes in the idea that people deserve the freedom to move, express, and exist in ways that feel true to them. Movement, in her view, is more than technique; it is identity, emotion, rebellion, and release. This belief shapes not only the experience within Nectar, it’s represented in the diversity of the Nectar Movement Haus team.
Through her work with Heatmap, The Movement Nook and now Nectar Movement Haus, Jaylah has cultivated environments that center people over perfection and expression over expectation. These are spaces designed for those often left out of traditional movement spaces—sex workers, performers, queer, trans, and nonbinary movers, people of all sizes and abilities, and anyone seeking to reclaim joy, sensuality, or self-trust through movement.
Nectar Movement Haus exists as both a studio and an offering: a place to learn, to explore, and to create on your own terms. This is a space that prioritizes body-positivity over conformity, progress over perfection, and connection over competition.
Jaylah is currently based in Washington, DC, Alaska remains deeply rooted in her. Nectar is held by a dedicated team and sustained by a community whose energy continues to shape what this space becomes.
At its core, Nectar Movement Haus is an invitation—to move freely, and to become more of yourself.