If you are new to pole dance and aerial fitness like lyra (aerial hoop and hammock), start with any classes that say "Beginner", "Beginner & Up", or "all levels welcome." This is the place to start your journey. All aspects of strength and skill building are taught in these foundational classes, with an eye toward getting you up in the air and flying! Whatever your goals are for your aerial journey, these classes will give you a foundation of strength, vocabulary and skill to start creating your own movement style and goals. No shoes in these classes unless otherwise stated, please, we want to focus on acclimating your body to the apparatus! ALL LEVELS WELCOME.

If this is your first aerial class, come dressed as you would for any yoga, fitness or dance class. If you are taking a pole class, you will eventually need to “show some skin”, since skin is what sticks to the pole! Even a tank top and bike or running shorts can work. As you advance in your skills, confidence and motivation — and you will advance in all three — you will want to have more skin accessible by wearing things like a sports bra and shorter shorts. 

If you are taking classes on land, or hammock or hoop classes, you will most likely want to stay covered in regular yoga or workout tops and bottoms. Rings, bracelets and dangly jewelry are not allowed on ANY equipment and will need to be removed for class. They can damage the equipment and interfere with your safety

On class days, please refrain from using oil based lotions, fragrances, and sunscreens. These items will make both you and the equipment slippery!

Most of us walk into our first aerial classes feeling very inadequate in some form of strength: core, upper body, lower body, or all of the above! You do not need any of those to come and take our classes, but you WILL develop full body strength as a result of taking our classes.

All of our classes are full body weight workouts, no matter which class(es) you take. The more classes you take, the stronger you will become, not because it is a prerequisite, because it is a resul

Now that you have a collection of foundation spins, walks, mounts and dismounts, let’s get you strong and UP THAT POLE! This class will focus on combining on-the-pole skills, working higher up the pole, and inversion preparation to get you ready to get UPSIDE DOWN. Minimum 8 beginner classes and instructor approval required.

So you are feeling good, finding a groove with some good skills, transitions and flows in your toolbox? Let’s get you upside down! In this class we will continue to work on developing sequences of skills and transitions both on the pole and to and from the pole, while learning and incorporating various inversion skills into your pole flows and dancing. Minimum 8 advanced beginner classes, and/or training climbing and inverting on both sides, and instructor approval required

We take your safety seriously, it is very literally our first priority. All of our equipment is of the highest quality and is being professionally rigged and installed to the highest safety standards. Our equipment is inspected with each use and any parts showing any signs of wear are immediately replaced. Additionally, all of our rigging points are inspected annually. Mats are available for all, and required in many classes.

Pole fitness and untaped lyra use a lot of rubbing alcohol to clean the equipment under all circumstances! Furthermore, all aerial equipment is 6' or more from each other, and we regularly launder our fabrics. 

 As an additional precaution that we started with COVID-19 and have continued is disinfecting our floor areas and wiping our poles with alcohol at the end of each class. If you feel a need to wear a mask, we can provide one! We ask that you wash your hands in the bathroom next door before you come in!

Additionally, we have an AED in our studio and OUR ENTIRE STAFF IS CPR/AED CERTIFIED. 

If you are already solidly inverting from the ground and in the air, and able to do sequences of 3 or more tricks/skills, come work on your aerial inversions and more advanced skills and sequences, including spinning pole. In advanced classes we will focus not only on clean basics, foundations, and transitions, but on more physically challenging skills and sequences. Instructor approval required.

Our classes are all 60 minutes of fun, challenging, motivating WORK. Most classes will begin with approximately ten minutes of stretching and warm-up activities. From there we move on to instruction in the skills being targeted. Students are given time to work on the skills, ask questions, and get feedback from the instructor. In most classes, there is then a “flow”, or a connected progression of the target skills to music. Again, there is an opportunity to receive feedback from the instructor and practice independently. At the end of most skill and choreography based classes, there is an opportunity to “freestyle”, or dance on your own to music for a few minutes. This is an opportunity to find your own style, create sequences of your favorite movements and skills, and play with musicality and new styles.

If it is a strength or flexibility class, the entire class will consist of exercises and stretches to make your body a stronger, more flexible dancing machine! Most classes end with some sort of a guided cool down or light stretch. Our instructors are each amazing and unique and bring their own style and flair to each component of their classes. Try them all!

File this along with “what if I have no strength?” Here at Empowered Aerial Fitness it is our firm belief that if you can move, you can dance. It is not years of dance training, or some special skill or talent, that makes you a dancer. It is dancing. Dancing makes you a dancer. We further believe that you should move how you want. There is no right answer, or wrong answer. There is only you, the music and your movement. It helps to point your toes, though!

Pole fitness, dancing, and aerial arts are for ALL BODIES. PERIOD.

Full disclosure: not only can it be fun to wiggle your jiggle, that stuff can help you stick to the pole! So bring it all! Your body may change as you get further along your pole/aerial/dance journey. You will certainly get stronger -- but as long as you are in possession of a body, then all dancing is for you.

No. Not ever. Full stop.

We invite you to try any and all of the classes marked "beginner" or “all levels welcome”. If you have previous experience, please speak with a member of our instructional team before you sign up for class so we can make sure you get the most out of your experience! We ask that you do not show up for a class for which you haven’t previously been approved. The few minutes before class are busy and precious to students and instructors, and aren’t ideal for a class placement conversation. Thanks!

Yourself, your grips, and your attitude! BYO yoga mat or we have them here for you. As well, we have plenty of blocks, straps and other tools like foam rollers, yoga wheels, pilates rings, and tennis balls.

YES! We love to host a party! What do you think the disco ball is for? We can accommodate parties of various themes and sizes. You are welcome to bring food and decorations as well. We ask that you do not arrive under any chemical influence or consume any alcohol during class. Not only is it very unsafe for everyone, it violates our insurance and our lease! Please save the adult beverages for after your party.