About Pole Fitness & Aerial Arts

Sporty
Dynamic
Sexy
or Graceful
There’s a style to suit you!

Emma's Pole Dancing makes the aerial arts and pole dancing accessible to all levels and abilities. Group lessons run throughout the week at our studio in Derby, with 12 available spaces in our pole classes and 10 in the aerial ones. We cater for all ages, abilities, shapes and sizes, including complete beginners. At first you will think its hard but after around 3 lessons you will start to pick it up easily.

We do also run Beginners courses throughout the year. It is a good idea to follow our Facebook page to see when they will be coming up.

And of course if you don’t feel that group lessons are for you, or you want to work towards something more specific, we do offer private sessions.

Pole Dancing

Pole Dancing is becoming a much more widely accepted sport. It involves both dancing around the bottom of the pole, what we call Flow, and then you have your Tricks. These can involve climbing or going upside down, all the way up to holding some incredible poses requiring both strength and flexibility, similar to gymnastics or acrobatics.

What to wear to a pole dancing lesson

You need to wear shorts so you can grip the pole, but you can wear any top with bare feet or socks. We do have clothing available to buy at the studio.

Aerial Arts

In our Mixed Aerial classes we teach both Aerial Hoop and Silks. The Hoops are a wonderful circus apparatus in which the student learns beautiful movements and shapes while on a large metal hoop suspended in the air. And you may have seen silks performers who look as though they float in mid-air with silk ribbons from shows such as The Cirque Du Soleil. Both disciplines have their own unique points.

What to wear to an Aerial lesson

Any comfortable clothing that fits close to the skin and is non-restrictive to your movements is recommended. To start with you may wish to wear a long sleeved top and leggings, as these will help prevent friction burns. As you progress though you may prefer the extra grip that bare skin offers, which is why some of students wear shorts and a vest top. Bare feet are recommended.

Booking a class

Always book in advance to avoid disappointment, you can do this online. If you need to cancel a class then again please do so online. Our cancellation policy is that you need to give 8 hours notice otherwise you will lose your money.