POLE DANCE COURSES

All Pole Dance courses are 8-weeks long. Classes are once a week for 8-weeks for one hour.  Classes include warm up, pole work, spins, aerial tricks, floor-work & foot-work, movement, dance, and warm-down. Content progresses week-by-week, course-by-course, as your strength, skill and confidence increases. All courses include choreography and a routine to take home. Spots are limited in course classes to ensure you have your own pole.  Bookings for all 8-week courses and workshops are essential.

We use 45ml static & spin poles with a range of different skin grips to choose from. Using a standard width pole in the beginning is advisable, as it will build your wrist & forearm strength and control right from the beginning.

Pole dancing is amazing for your fitness, strength and toning. Many women these days have swapped gym sessions for pole classes. Bottoms Up! is a fun & friendly environment enabling you to come alone, or come with friends.  We do warn you though – POLE DANCING IS HIGHLY ADDICTIVE!

Our Pole syllabi are Burlesque inspired which make our courses unique to Bottoms Up!

BEGINNERS LEVELS

BEGINNERS POLE

For the absolute beginner! Designed for ALL women: all ages, all genres, all shapes & sizes and all walks of life. This course introduces you to your new love affair with the pole! Combining basic pole moves, sassy spins, poses & burlesque dance moves. By the end of 8-weeks you’ll be spinning, climbing and be Bottoms Up! on the pole. You’ll also have one wickedly hot routine that will impress anybody!

INTERMEDIATE LEVELS

INTERMEDIATE 1

Going Up! Now that you are becoming stronger, and have an understanding of pole, Intermediate 1 introduces you to the next level of strength-orientated tricks up the pole, sideways spins, inverts & climbing combinations. Throughout the course your strength & confidence will increase preparing you for the flashy tricks to come!

Intermediate 1 level assumes a basic understanding of pole. Students do need to have completed a Bottoms Up! Beginners Pole course, (or its equivalent), in order to enroll in this course. Confidence in climbing and inverting is required.

INTERMEDIATE 2

The aerial beginning! Now the fun begins! Intermediate 2 follows with all the flash moves; Trickier lifts, leg hangs, eye-catching spins, inverts & combinations of all moves blended with new dance techniques. Includes the beginnings of ‘work in progress’ moves required for higher levels.

*Students need to have successfully completed Intermediate 1 to enroll in this course. Confidence with being at the top of the pole, inversions and spins is required.

INTERMEDIATE 3

Hitting the big time! Intermediate 3 consists of more complex combinations of all aerial moves, spins & tricks. Its now time for some real attention grabbing pole work! You have now hit a higher level of pole dancing and will require strength & stamina.

Students will need to have confidently completed all pole course levels prior to enrolling. It is also advisable to speak with your instructor before booking.

ADVANCED LEVELS

ADVANCED PREP

This is a transitional course, designed to give you the strength, stamina & confidence to move into the advanced levels. Focusing on building strength and attention to detail on all moves learned so far. Incorporating moves from Beginner & Intermediate levels, into spin & aerial combinations, focusing on transitions in and out of moves. Learning variations, combinations and aerial inverts. Line, fluidity & technique are a main focus.

Perfect for those requiring more strength, and those who are not quite ready to move into the Advanced levels. This is the ideal course for high-level students who have learned elsewhere, and those who have had a break from pole. Also acts as a second course for students wanting pole twice a week.

You do need to have completed pole courses to at least Intermediate 3 or Advanced levels. Completion of this course will give you all the strength & confidence to move happily into the advanced levels.

ADVANCED LEVELS 1-6

Wow! You made it! Advanced levels 1 – 6 continue with intricate combinations of high skill level. Advanced levels assume a good understanding of not only pole, but a higher level of strength, flexibility & stamina. If you have followed through with all Bottoms Up! Pole courses you will have a thorough understanding of the art of pole, along with a great level of strength, stamina & flexibility. Well done you!!

*Students need to have completed all prior levels of pole before enrolling. It is advisable to speak with your instructor prior to enrollment.

ADVANCED CHOREOGRAPHY

A pole lot of fun here! Snippets of choreography including aerial, footwork, varying dance styles, spins, transitions and floor-work at an advanced pole level. A fast paced energetic class working on cardio & strength, and designed to test your brain! Learn to work and dance with different genres of music, with a view to working towards performance level. Use of different pole styles incorporating props!

*An advanced level of pole, strength & stamina is required. Students will need to speak with instructor prior to enrolling.

TRIXTERS

Not for the faint-hearted! An extreme high level of pole dancing is required for this workshop style class. Learn, understand and train complex tricks, transitions, movement and combinations. A very high degree of strength, stamina, flexibility and skill is required, along with an understanding of your own individual style of pole and how to enhance and create flare pertinent to your dancing!

MASTER CLASSES & PERFORMANCE LEVEL

Available on request.

Working with individuals to create your style of pole, whether it is the art, the dance, or the sport.  Learning what method works with your body, technique and approach.

Performance classes are for those wishing to design routines with a view of performing and/or competing.  Learning stage technique, flow, presence and how to build a routine enhances your ability & skill, and that is unique for you.

A very high degree of strength, stamina, flexibility & skill is required.

Please ask instructors for more information.

SPECIALISED WORKSHOPS

For every pole dancer at every level and a must for everyone! Hosted by Bottoms Up! teachers, interstate & international guests, sharing their love of pole and unique skill with you.  These will enhance your pole and add to your repertoire.

SPIN POLE

Spin pole courses will add the grace and elegance to your pole dancing. Spin Pole requires a different strength in your upper body than static pole, and works in conjunction with, and in addition to static pole. It will compliment your static pole classes as a second weekly workout, and will give you a new style of dancing to your already brilliant pole repertoire!

Open to Intermediate 1 Level and above.

PRIVATE POLE LESSONS

Available on request.

Private Lessons are for any pole dancer wishing to add to their syllabus and enhance style & technique. Choreography, tricks, transitions and combinations suited to your individuality and dance style.  Tailored to your speed, skill & level.

BOYS ON POLES

Available on request.

Strictly for the male pole dancers out there! Designed on the different body type, this course focuses on building strength, stamina, flexibility and grace. Pointed toes and line are as important as strength-orientated tricks! Building on combinations of aerial work & spins, transitions and short bursts of choreography. This is pole sport more so than pole dance.

Every boy is different and Boys on Poles reflects this!