Pole Dancing Classes

Warm up

A good thorough warm-up is important for Pole Dancing Classes as you’re going to be doing some quite hard moves and using muscles that may not be used to much exertion.

And expect the beat of the music of your warm-up to be quite fast - it is usually a club-style beat to get you in the mood!

There’ll probably be lots of cardio, stretching and isolations (shoulders, arms and hips with some lower back work, too).

And a good teacher will usually manage to incorporate some Pole Dancing styles into the warm-up too so the lesson proper follows on seamlessly.

The Class

First rule of successful Pole Dancing Classes is ‘warm up, stay warm’.

As previously mentioned, your class will probably only have a couple of poles in it. This is fine because too many poles in a class, say 1 each, would be far too strenuous for a beginner – you’d never stay up a pole for an hour!

And a high ratio of instructors to poles makes for better safety. But of course this does mean that once you’ve tried a move on the pole, it’s everybody else’s turn before yours again. So put on some layers and keep stretching.

And even better, use your time waiting to take a good look at what techniques used by your classmates are either effective or ineffective – you can learn from them, too, as well as the instructors. The more you watch and learn about positioning, the better use of your turn you’ll make.

Doing your moves on the pole with everybody watching can be a little daunting - it turns your class into a performance of sorts.

But our experience of good Pole Dancing Classes is that they are generally very safe, secure, non-threatening, female environments and the other pupils can be supportive and encouraging - lots of clapping and pats on the back - which is fantastic.

Even better if you can go with a group of friends and can support each other – these classes are meant to be sociable. But do use some of the time to observe the instructors teaching other pupils, you’ll learn a lot.

Something to bear in mind (although this should have been well taken care of by the teacher in advance) is that there shouldn’t be any access for the general public to view your class.

You aren’t going to be doing anything risqué, but unfortunately there’s a small minority who may think that peering into Pole Dancing Classes is a cheap thrill. Yeah, they’re out there.

So, it may be worth checking with the teacher that the lesson is properly set up to have no access to anyone other than the paying pupils.

The main bulk of the class will be learning and practicing straightforward moves, some on the pole and some on the floor, and gradually they’ll be done one after the other so by the end of your first class you should be able to dance a short routine. So, in well-taught Pole Dancing Classes you’ll learn a lot, quickly and easily.

Initially the instructors will help boost you up the pole and will provide physical support and balance, so you’re safe.

At this early stage, they’ll be paying particular attention to your lower back to make sure that your posture on the pole is not putting too much strain on any one area.

And with all this careful instruction, the progression you can experience in just one lesson might surprise you.

And finally...

Just don’t forget, at the end of the lesson, to make an extra effort in the cool-down. You’ll really need to stretch those aching arms!

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