Class Info
Class Info
Group ClassesOur pole classes are capped at 8 students so everyone receives plenty of pole time and individual attention.
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Private TrainingOne on one training with your favorite instructors. 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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Special WorkshopsFrom time to time, our studio will host a workshop that is specifically focused on a skill set or topic.
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Group Class Descriptions
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INTRO TO POLE Never touched a pole before? No problem! This class is to help all persons with no experience using a pole develop trust in the apparatus and in oneself. No fitness or exercise experience is required. Come on in and have fun! |
Leve 1-POLE NOVICE 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. |
Level 2-POLE INITIATE 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. |
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Level 3-POLE ADEPT 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! |
Level 4-POLE PROFESSIONAL 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. |
REVOLVER(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.
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.
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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. |
FLOOR INVERSIONS Find your balance in variations of the headstand, forearm stand, shoulder stand, and handstand and learn fun combinations between these positions. Learn new acrobatic skills to integrate into your floor and pole movements! |
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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INDULGENCE Get out of your head and indulge in your body. This is where you explore your freestyle on a whole new level. You will be led through a series of prompts to further your connection with your body and movement in a safe supportive space. This class is open to all levels, but we highly recommend you have at least one month of pole classes under your belt. |
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. |
LOW FLOW Learn to fluidly slither, slink, and undulate around the pole and floor. This is where you learn the ooey gooey yummy stuff. EXOTIC TECHNIQUE Leg waves, body rolls, booty wiggles and so much more. Learn all the basics of exotic movement while creating beautiful lines and extensions. |