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The Style

What Is Pole Dance?

Pole dance is a performance and fitness discipline that combines dancing with acrobatic elements performed on a vertical pole. It requires significant upper body and core strength, flexibility and body awareness, developed progressively through training.

Modern pole dance encompasses a range of styles including sport pole (focused on technical difficulty and athleticism), artistic pole (emphasising choreography and expression) and exotic pole (incorporating sensual movement and floorwork).

The discipline has grown substantially as a competitive and performance art, with international competitions and a global community of practitioners who advocate for its recognition as an athletic and artistic form.

Learning

Learning Pole Dance in London

London has a thriving pole dance community with numerous dedicated studios across the city. The discipline has moved firmly into the mainstream, attracting students from diverse backgrounds who come for the fitness challenge, the artistic expression, or both.

Competitions, showcases and community events connect London's pole dance practitioners and celebrate the range of styles within the discipline.

Pole dance classes in London are widely available from complete beginner level. Studios provide all equipment and most require no prior experience or specific fitness level to start.

Progressive studio programmes build strength and technique systematically, with clear advancement tracks for students who want to develop their skills over time.

Where to Learn

Find Pole Dance Classes Near You

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