Pole Classes

This 4-week intro class is developed for those who are new to pole. In 4 weeks, you will learn the basics of pole, conditioning exercises, stretches and even choreography. Come discover the many benefits that pole dance and fitness has to offer! Our team will help you reach your fitness goals one spin or climb at a time! *Please note, after completing this intro course, students are to continue to level 2.

This class is for those who wish to refresh their pole dancing skills or who want to move beyond the beginner level. Level 2 expands on the basic repertoire of moves in Level 1. More difficult pole spins, climbs, static holds and kicks are introduced to challenge your strength, flexibility and co-ordination on the pole. This course is designed to be taken in sequence with level 1. This class is recommended for those who wish to master the basics and to build the foundation necessary for intermediate and advanced levels of pole fitness.

Level 3 takes the basic skills learned in Level 1 and 2 and challenges the now experienced dancer with intermediate level pole moves. This course covers preliminary inverted positions as well as more challenging aerial holds on the pole. Students will start to learn the finer details of and controlling the moves with correct technique. If you're wishing to explore the challenge and beauty of this athletic and artistic form of dance, Level 3 is your venue!

Upon completing Level 3, this next course takes you to a higher intermediate level, more advanced lifts, new hand grips and challenging variations of inverted aerial hangs, complex inverts, and suspensions that demonstrate flexibility, balance, strength, and creativity. Level 4 encourages you to put together your own freestyle choreography for an entire song. Based on the moves you have learned in the previously completed courses Level 4 challenges you to even greater heights.

Congratulations on completing Level 4! After mastering the basic, intermediate, and more advanced pole work in the previous four Pole fitness classes, you are now ready for the true advanced pole work and choreography of Level 5. In what would seem unattainable to a novice and intermediate student, you will learn proper technique for more advanced combination inverts and suspensions, and more intricate fast-moving routine that demonstrate your improved and well-developed balance, creativity, flexibility, and strength. After finishing Level 5, you will have the skills and experience to perform several dazzling routines! You're as good as or even better than a pro!

For those who love pole acrobatics and is a daredevil at heart and body. Level 6 offers our most daring and seemingly gravity-defying inverts and suspensions for the most advanced pole dancers! This is a highly technical-driven course showcasing very advanced floor work coupled with very advanced pole moves including: Extended Butterfly, Superman and Inverted Hip Hold, advanced pole suspensions, highly complicated spins, inverts and more! We will show you powerhouse moves that will test your flexibility and endurance to the max.

Level 7 is a continuation of the advanced moves taught in Level 6, and is for the most advanced students who are addicted to pole acrobatics. Focusing on advanced pole techniques and building upon the moves of the previous levels, this course will include: Shoulder Mount Reverse combinations, Straight Edge Splits combinations, full and side layout mounts, extended holds, and more combinations of the advanced moves from Level 6. Emphasis will also be placed on developing endurance, flexibility, and fluidity throughout the sessions. Completing this level is guaranteed to amaze ANYONE!

Level 8 is the final level on the Pole Fitness Academy curriculum. Once you have finished this level, combined with practice, you will have mastered many pole movements and tricks! Pole is always evolving and there is always something new to try - so the learning does not stop here. After level 8, you can move on to the advanced pole sessions - and join the ranks of those talented people you see in awe on the gram!

Advanced pole classes are for students who have successfully completed levels 1 through 8. In Advanced Pole, fluid transitional movements between advanced techniques will be emphasised, as well as new advanced tricks as this industry continues to grow and evolve. Each session will consist of a review of previous weeks as well as present different combinations consisting of beginner through advanced pole tricks that you have mastered in the previous levels.

Strap on your favourite heels and come explore a wide range of sexy and fluid movements on and around the pole. You'll learn individual tricks on the pole, base work, floorwork as well as entire combos. It is important to cover your knees in this class, either with leg warmers or knee pads.

Pole & Chair Choreo is a fun class that incorporates both pole spins and transtions with chair dance and poses. This class is perfect for those that have a love for dance, and a desire to try something new. In this class you will learn fun routines, explore your musicality, and develop your skills as a performer and story teller. You must have the basic Level 1 pole skills. Heels are optional but knee pads are required!

These classes are designed for pole dancers to gain full body strength and flexibility. Some examples of what is included are; pull-ups on the pole to help you with inversions, abdominal exercises for moves like shoulder mounting, and modified push-ups to help counteract the stress of handsprings on the body. Proper stretching technique to improve your flexibility for pole splits, back bends and floor work. Exercises are modified for all skill levels, so even beginners can do them. We will show you how to do each exercise and how these exercises can help you in different areas of your pole work.

Practice Sessions are 1-hour freestyle studio sessions open to all students (FREE to Members and students currently in an ongoing session). Non-members and regular students that are not in a session must pay a drop-in fee of $15. Practice the moves and choreography from the previous lesson or experiment with the moves and variations to create your own routines. Practice Sessions do not guarantee individual poles. Minimal supervision but no instruction provided. Pole Practice is on a first come first served basis and is at your own risk. You may be required to show your practice card and sign-in each time.

You can book a Private Lesson or Session and go one-on-one with the instructor. Private classes are available 7 days a week outside of regularly scheduled session Classes, and Workshops.