Intermediate/Advanced Pole

This class is ideally suited for students who have already completed at least one term of Intermediate Pole, however both levels of the curriculum will be covered in this class and new to Intermediate students are welcome. 

Split Level Classes: This is a split level curriculum class which means there may be students practicing at both named levels of our curriculum. Students registering for split level classes should be aware that more independence will be required. All students in split level classes will receive individualized instruction at their own level, but should be prepared to work independently while the instructor works with other students at different levels.

Intermediate Pole: Taking it to the next level, students will evolve their inverted repertoire to include leg hangs, and our namesake move: the Butterfly. You'll learn spins that will make you feel like you're flying around the pole (Spiral, Twister, Cobra to name a few) and you'll even learn to lay back from a sitting position and hold on with just your thighs. WOW!

Advanced Pole:  Students should now be comfortable with Extended Butterfly and will begin learning even more advanced variations of this beautiful move. Aerial Inversions, Shoulder Mount, Helicopter, Superman and Hip Holds, Cupid, Figurehead, Genevieve, Dove, Shooting Star and Half Jade are just a few of the moves you will learn in this level.

There may be pole sharing in this class, no more than two pepole per pole.

Masters Bar is for students who have progressed beyond the Advanced Bar curriculum. Students will work on increasingly difficult poses with more complicated transitions on single tab hoop, double tab hoop, trapeze, and any other apparatus that the instructor deems acceptable. This class will feature the latest, greatest, trendiest moves and will approach flips and release moves. Enrollment in this class is by instructor invitation only. This is not meant to be exclusionary but is a safety precaution, as the moves in this class should be attempted by only very experienced, strong bar students. If you are new to our studio and think you might belong in this class, please contact the studio to arrange an assessment.

Please note, there will be apparatus sharing in this class.

This invitation only series is for students that have graduated from the Masters level curriculum in at least one aerial apparatus and are committed to continuing their own independent training. Students are expected to be able to work independently on skills they have learned previously and will be supported in identifying what new skills are safe for them to learn independently under supervision, and which ones would require coaching. Students should be able to identify safety considerations of movements and break down movements step by step.

Students who participate in this series are encouraged to work collaboratively with other students on solo or doubles movements, and may choose to work with non-traditional aerial apparatus (aerial cube, hoop silks, double hammock, etc.). Each week the facilitating instructor will warm the group up and lead you through appropriate conditioning followed by a lesson or activity designed to support creative exploration, designing your own training program, act creation, etc. The remainder of the hour will then be open for self-lead independent and collaborative training.