Introduction to Pole Dancing: 4-week lunchtime course for beginners (Soho)

heya! I am starting a new class in Central London (Soho) for complete beginners. No strength or previous experience necessary as we will gradually build this up.
Before you know it you will be doing things you have never thought possible!
Course dates

This beginner course is scheduled to run on the following Sundays:

• Jan 22nd
• Feb 5th
• Feb 12th
• Feb 19th

Time: 12–1pm
Note: This course will run with a minimum of 4 students. If minimum numbers aren’t reached, you’ll be contacted in advance and offered a refund or transfer.
What is pole dancing?
Pole is a dance-based movement practice that becomes whatever you want it to be. It can be powerful and athletic, soft and flowy, playful, sensual, artistic, or a mix of everything. There’s no single “right” way to do pole — it’s a creative space where you get to explore movement in a way that feels authentic to you. For me it changes based on my mood that day, some days I just want to do strength tricks and some days I want to do flowy dance sequences. It is also a fun way to stay fit. Entirely up to you.
It’s also brilliant for your body and mind. You build strength naturally through the movements, improve mobility, coordination, and body awareness, and develop confidence. One small step at a time, it becomes a practice that’s fun, empowering, and completely shaped by your own style and goals.
Open to all shapes, sizes and fitness levels: all tricks will have variations offered including low impact options. Strength will be built gradually over time.
What the class is like:
These sessions are designed for complete beginners, so we’ll focus on building confidence, strength, and learning the fundamentals safely. Each class includes a warm-up, conditioning, working on 3-4 tricks and some transitions, flow to try it all together and cooldown.
My background:
I’m a mixed-discipline aerialist, and these sessions are designed specifically for beginners. No strength or experience needed — we start with simple movements that build technique, confidence, and flow bit by bit. Everyone learns at their own pace, and the focus is always on celebrating progress rather than perfection. I’m a big believer in cross-training, listening to your body, and training smart so you can keep doing what you love without injuries. My classes are all about active flexibility, mobility, and moving at your pace—because the fastest way to progress is to stay safe, stay consistent, and enjoy the journey.
Class size:
Classes are kept small (max 6 people) so everyone gets their own pole, plenty of support and 1:1 attention when needed.

Info: You will have a few minutes to get changed and we will prepare our joints and muscles for pole starting with a low impact warmup and stretch. Followed by conditioning to build strength and prepare for those harder moves.

Info: We will spend most of the class learning beginner pole tricks, these will be broken down and demoed several times. We will also look at different ways to link the tricks with movements like pirouettes, slides and body waves so we can use the tricks in flows

Info: At the end of the class we will try to link everything we learned together in a short sequence, this is your creative time to play with shapes and transitions.

Info: Quick cool down and stretch

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