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The majority of new clients that join Wild Orchid haven’t had any pole experience. Therefore, all new members start with our Foundations Program. It’s designed to introduce you to our methodology, core movements, and the rhythm of our classes. Foundations is a learning experience, not a gut check. You can’t “fail” the program. After you complete the 4 week course you’ll be ready to jump into our drop-in classes and start moving safely and beautifully!
BEGINNER & ALL LEVEL CLASSES
Beginner Pole
Prerequisite: Pole Foundation Series
Finished our Pole Foundation Series? Students are now ready to continue their aerial journey in this beginner class. A strong emphasis on strength building exercises both on and off the pole will be taught, as well as expanding on Foundation knowledge with new spins, floor work, and mini combinations. This class does not teach inversions.
Pole Conditioning & Flexibility
Prerequisite: None
This ALL LEVELS class is the perfect accompaniment to any pole skill class! Conditioning and flexibility training are integral parts of your pole progress, whether a budding student or seasoned aerialist. Class focus is on strengthening and lengthening the most-used muscles in aerial dance to increase muscle endurance and promote longevity of joints and tendons. Exercises are presented with multiple difficulty options, giving each student the opportunity to tailor their workout to their level.
Pole Choreo & Flow
Prerequisites: Open to students in Pole Foundations and up
This ALL LEVELS class is designed to build strength, movement awareness, and a fluid skill vocabulary to start dancing through pole flows. Classes focus on learning short choreography that incorporates both pole and floor work. Students will become more familiar with the pole in space, as well as applying movement to music. Have no dance experience? No worries! Catching onto choreography may be challenging at first, but students are excited to find that learning and grasping choreography is a skill that also develops over time.
Sexy Flow
Prerequisites: Open to students in Pole Foundations and up
This ALL LEVELS class is first and foremost designed to be... fun! Through pole and floor-work exploration, we'll get in touch with that inner vixen as we discover what sexy is to each one of us as individuals. The class will always have aspects of movement awareness, building skill vocabulary, and musicality, all within a safe, encouraging, judgement-free environment. Come and get your SEXY on!
Flexibility
Prerequisites: None
This ALL LEVELS class is an excellent accompaniment to any aerialist's training regime. Class focus is on body placement and lengthening the most-used muscles and tendons in aerial dance, to increase your body's overall flexibility. Exercises are presented with multiple difficulty options, giving each student the opportunity to tailor their flexibility training to their body's needs.
INTERMEDIATE CLASSES
Intermediate Pole
Prerequisite: Pole Foundation Series, Beginner Pole
This class builds on skills and exercises explored in Beginner Pole, providing further challenge for students that are not quite ready to invert. Students can expect a continued emphasis on strength building exercises as well as more dynamic and difficult pole skills and transitions to keep their aerial journey progressing. This class does not teach inversions.
Level Up Workshop
Prerequisite: Pole Foundation Series, Beginner Pole, Intermediate Pole
Ready to take your aerial training to the next level? This workshop will propel your aerial journey into its next exciting phase: up high and upside-down! This is a mandatory workshop to learn the skills required for students to qualify for more advanced classes. Students will learn a variety of pole climbs, invert for the first time, and explore pole theory involved with all of these more advanced skills. This workshop is also available to book as a private, for those that prefer one-on-one training or specialized scheduling.
Pole Inversions & Climbs
Prerequisite: Pole Foundation Series, Beginner Pole, Level Up Workshop
This class builds on material learned in our Level Up Workshop. Focus is on getting students strong while perfecting their basic invert and climb techniques.
Intermediate Pole Combos
Pole Foundation Series, Beginner Pole, Intermediate Pole, Level Up Workshop
This class is for students who have completed our Level UP Workshop and feel comfortable with the skills covered in Intermediate Pole and Pole Inversions & Climbs. Students in this class will work on stringing together all of their beginner and intermediate skills in order to create beautiful intermediate level combinations. Emphasis will be on transitions, flow, endurance, and a deeper understanding of pole theory. This is a more advanced class, designed to keep you moving forward in your aerial discovery.
ADVANCED CLASSES
Advanced Pole - Static
Prerequisite: Level UP Workshop, Intermediate Pole Combos
Master the Static Pole. Differing from a spinning pole, the static pole has its own technique to master. This class focuses on advanced level inversions, gymnastics based floor skills, and the incredible art of static pole rotational movement.
Advanced Pole - Spin
Prerequisite: Level UP Workshop, Intermediate Pole Combos
Master the Spin Pole. In this advanced level class students will learn how to control their momentum and timing on spin while creating beautiful shapes. Class will focus on lines, body positioning and presentation. Class curriculum includes both grounded and elevated skills.
Advanced Pole Combos
Prerequisite: Level UP Workshop, Intermediate Pole Combos
This class is for students who feel comfortable with the skills covered in our Advanced Pole classes. Students in this class will work on effortlessly stringing together skills both on and off the pole in order to create beautiful advanced level combinations. Emphasis will be on transitions, flow, endurance, and a mastery of pole theory.
POLE PARTIES
At Wild Orchid we love to party! From Bachelorette Parties, Girl's Night Out, Birthday Celebrations, Sisterhood Events, to Mom and Daughter Outings - we've got you covered. We love the opportunity to get creative with our clients. Have something in particular you'd like to celebrate? Give us a call and let's make it happen!