Group ClassesOur pole classes are capped at 8 and 10 for flexibility classes so everyone receives plenty of pole time and individual attention.
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Private LessonsOne on one training with your favorite instructors. Privates are a great compliment to your group classes if you're looking to improve on specific skills. Competition prep and choreography packages are also available. Pricing varies by instructor. Please e-mail the studio for more information at:
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WorkshopsTwice per month, our studio will host in house workshops that are specifically focused on a skill set or topic. We also host special workshops with out of town instructors on occasion.
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Group Class Descriptions
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INTRO SERIES Our signature 3 week Intro Series was specially designed for those with little to no pole experience. This is a progressive series where each week builds off the last as you learn true beginner level pole skills and fun sexy floor work. Skills taught are accessible for all fitness levels and body types. No stress, no pressure, learn at your own pace. You will be amazed at what you can do from day one! |
Leve 1-Beginner In this class, you’ll learn foundational skills of maneuvering with elegance around the pole and begin developing comfort moving vertically upon it. You’ll learn techniques to make all your movements efficient while building strength, acquiring movement quality and style, and having a great time. Prerequisite: none, but our Intro Series is highly recommended for those with no prior experience. |
Level 2-Intermediate Now that you know your way around the pole, more aerial pole skills are going to be added to your skill set. In this class you will acquire techniques to turn yourself upside down in a variety of ways and techniques to find security in a variety of inverted holds at varying heights on the pole. Now is the time to being integrating “tricks” into your dance.Prerequisite: must be able to invert from the floor and climb the pole. |
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Level 3-Advanced Having acquired methods to turn upside-down and a number of inverted holds, this class will focus on constructing combinations between poses and introduce more difficult holds. Material covered in this class may include “repel” moves, drops, tumbles, and skills which rely on greater range of motion in the spine, hips, and shoulders. Get ready to challenge your mind and body in a new way! Prerequisite: must be able to aerial invert and shoulder mount as 2 separate skills |
Level 4-Pro Level The time is now to take the limits off yourself and strive toward your personal best! You will learn some of the same skills that your favorite professional pole dancers have performed in their competitive routines, while refining and perfecting skills from previous classes and pairing them with dance elements. Expect to learn planche variations, aerial contorted poses, and transitions involving ballistic motions which will expand your faith in your body’s potential. |
SPIN POLE
Learn the secrets to controlling your rotation on the spinning pole, and try some of your skills from previous pole classes on a moving apparatus.
Prerequisite for Beginner Level: none
Prerequisite for Intermediate: must be able to aerial invert
Learn the secrets to controlling your rotation on the spinning pole, and try some of your skills from previous pole classes on a moving apparatus.
Prerequisite for Beginner Level: none
Prerequisite for Intermediate: must be able to aerial invert
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FLEXIBILITY These classes are intended to improve your body’s range of motion using deep, focused stretches and restorative movements, whether for dance, health, or just for fun. We currently offer separate classes for splits and back flexibility. |
CHOREOGRAPHY Each week you will learn a new choreographed dance routine. All students in our Leveled pole classes and those with prior experience elsewhere are welcome. We currently offer contemporary and exotic choreography. Please visit our schedule to check current class requirements. |
FULL-BODY MOBILITY Explore and push the limits of your range of motion. This class includes active and static deep stretching for the whole body along with a joint-stabilising and dynamic flexibility work-out. This class will present a challenge appropriate for persons with limited stretching experience as well as those currently practicing contortion. |
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CLASSIC FLOORWORK Learn to slink across the floor and from pole to pole.All the spreadies, splitties, and money shots your heart could wish for. |
SEXY FLOW Learn to fluidly slither, slink, and undulate around the pole and floor. This is where you learn the ooey gooey yummy stuff: Leg waves, body rolls, booty wiggles and so much more. Open to all levels, heels encouraged, knee pads recommended. |