Did you know that shoulders are one of the, if not the number 1, most common body region of injury within the pole and circus realm? Learn about the muscles that influence the movement and stability of shoulder as well as core muscles and their roles in preventing injuries. This workshop will cover:

- A crash course in Human Anatomy of the shoulder girdle and briefly on core musculature
- Common Injuries of the Shoulder Girdle
- What the hell does stabilization mean??
- Exercises to incorporate in your conditioning

What you will need:

• Workout clothes (pole shorts just in case)

• Water bottle

• Pen/notebook, something to take notes just in case!

• A fresh and open mind!

Class Blurb:

Curious about the world of pole? Come join us for this free community Intro to Pole class! No experience necessary. Please bring a water bottle, and wear a tanktop, shorts, and layers to warm-up in.

Instructor Bio:
Hailing from Homer, Alaska, Erin has always taken her movement inspiration from the sea, the wind, and the changing of the seasons. She combines her almost a decade of teaching experience with a deep fascination for the human body and somatic methodology; allowing for highly individualized modifications and learning pathways. She hopes her classes create a conduit for her students to explore embodiment, sensuality, and confidence in their movement.

Erin has been teaching for over ten years. She holds certifications in XPERT 1 & 2, Cleo Rockin' Pole 1 & 2, and Liquid Motion 1 & 2. She has logged over 6,000 teaching hours in beginner to advanced pole tricks and dance, with a specialty in modifying for all body types and abilities. Her teaching method is somatic, mentally calibrative, and prioritizes tuned-in movement.

Outside of pole, Erin is a manual therapist focusing on developing skills to better serve her local aerial community. She enjoys hiking, playing D&D, and collecting a ridiculous amount of new craft hobbies.

Class Blurb:

This 60-minute, all-levels floor class explores where we derive our free-style inspiration from and the edges of our known toolbox. We will explore abstract dance prompts. breath work. Spirals, and more!

All-Levels. Please wear long sleeves, leggings, and knee-pads.

This Boss Chick Dance Workout Twerkshop is a 75-minute nonstop extended BCDW class with a focus on twerk techniques. The class consists of the BCBW Anthem, the BCDW Warm-Up, core exercises, twerk drills, twerk dance cardio, across-the-floor work, and a choreography session.

Instructor Bio:

TeShawn Anderson-Johnson also known as Tey Mone’, was Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, She is passionate about providing quality instruction to all of her clientele, no matter their background or ability level. She believes that everyone should have access to the joys of being themselves and she strives to create a safe and welcoming space for everybody.
 

She has been certified Boss Chick Instructor for 4 years and counting! The Boss Chick Dance Workout is a hip hop, dance hall, afrobeats fusion twerkout that will have you poppin, lockin, and droppin your way to a bangin' healthy body. No experience necessary! Join Tey on the road to self confidence!

Come learn essential tools for enhancing your freestyle practice, from listening to your body and trusting your impulses to practical skills like base works moves you can build on in your dances! 

Instructor Bio:

Lauren started poling in the fall of 2021 at Cathedral. A long-time lover of dance and gymnastics, she quickly fell in love with pole fitness. Lauren loves how pole makes her feel strong and allows her to express her sensuality. 

A year into her pole journey, she received her teaching certification from Cathedral and found a home teaching Flowography. Lauren has a special love for freestyle pole dance. As someone who struggles with chronic anxiety, she finds solace in the meditative effects of being in the moment and trusting her body for what comes next.

She hopes to inspire students of all shapes and fitness levels to experience joy, safety, and empowerment through the medicine of movement and the art of pole dancing.

Unleash. Unapologetically.

This is your invitation to step into your power, command the floor, and move with intention — without apology, without filter, and without shame. SHAMELESS is more than a heels workshop. It’s a reclamation.

Whether you’re a seasoned pole dancer or just stepping into your sensual side, this class is designed to awaken your fiercest self. Through grounded, sultry choreography, floorwork, and confidence-focused drills, we’ll explore what it means to take up space — fully, proudly, shamelessly.

What to Expect:
- Heels-based choreography that’s equal parts fluid and ferocious
- Floorwork and transitions that celebrate the body
- Space to tap into confidence, connection, and self-expression
- A supportive, zero-judgment vibe — just raw power and pleasure

Instructor Bio:

Breanna (she/her)—sometimes known onstage as Cheyenne—is a pole instructor, heels choreographer, and burlesque performer based in Alaska. With over 13 years in the pole industry and 8 years as a stage performer, she brings a powerful blend of sensuality and unapologetic authenticity to everything she does.

Raised in conservative Northern Utah, Breanna’s connection to her sensuality was shaped by outside judgment. Pole became her reclamation—and teaching became her purpose. She’s passionate about creating inclusive spaces where dancers of all sizes, especially midsize and plus-size bodies, feel free to take up space, explore their sensuality, and feel celebrated.

Her movement style centers around connection, presence, and impact—with a love for dramatic floorwork and her signature drop split from the top of the pole that never fails to wake the crowd up.

Beyond the studio, Breanna is a boundary-setting, self-love queen with a fierce soft side. She’s a proud advocate for sex work positivity and decriminalization, a devoted animal lover with a background in zoology and wildlife biology, and a vibrant member of Alaska’s pole and burlesque community. She shares her life with her partner, two dogs, a parrot, two tarantulas, and a cat—and she’s an astrology girlie. Leo Sun, Taurus Rising, Libra Moon.

Breanna is your local pole bestie—here to hype you up, help you grow, and remind you that your sensuality is yours to define.

River has years of experience draining wallets and breaking hearts on stage at the club as a stripper. This choreo workshop taps into their vault of slutty spins and sassy floorwork for an unapologetically seductive sequence designed to put your audience under your spell! Choreography is geared toward intermediate dancers comfortable on spin pole and modifications will be available to help students find variations that feel appropriately challenging - no inverting required! At the end of class students will break into two groups to dance the choreo for each other and have the option to film their dance.

prerequisites: jasmine, apprentice, wrist seat spin, basic and side climb
bring: heels, pole grip, an outfit that makes you feel slutty

Instructor Bio:
"Our blood is 90% water. The earth is 71% water. We are both bodies of water flowing through time and space, containing rivers, streams and estuaries of imagination. We have so much to learn from each other as we move from mountain to sea and back up to the sky reflected in our surfaces."

River is a stripper, pole instructor, fire and fan dancer and a dance media and event producer. They are fully immersed in the waters of dance and available for erotic entertainment bookings for public and private events, group pole lessons at Fig Tree studio in Portland and private pole dance lessons in Seattle or Portland. Check them out at https://ariverdancing.com/ and www.skycladstudio.com.

This dynamic slinky pole to floor workshop will cover the basics of kips, fips & acro/pole tricks! There will be a big focus on gaining confidence flipping, landing techiniques, and dancing through your movement. This class is appropriate for intermediate+ pole students Heels recommended but not required. Knee pads necessary

Concepts:

• Kipping off the pole 

• Basic floor Kip and progressions 

• Floor jade to floor Kip 

• Orbiter 

• Butterfly fip 

• Pole assisted Headstand/handstands

The magic of spin pole, but they wil lever know its all an llusion! Create a swirling vortex o a static pole combo from top to bottom!

Prerequisites:

• Comfortable climb 

• Aerial sits

Sarah, or “Serendipity” stumbled upon the serendipitous start of her pole journey after retiring from all star cheer just the year before in early 2016. Sarah immediately knew her days on the stage weren’t “over” they were just merely beginning. She has since performed on many stages including competing in professional level competitions all over the country. She always had a passion for the anatomy and physics of pole- the how, the why. Eventually she found her passion in teaching pole classes and has been sharing her passion for about 6 years now. Her favorite part of teaching is helping students find their power, find their strength, their playfulness- guiding them to explore new pathways with confidence and curiosity.