DANCECLUB Asheville — Local services in Woodfin

The Fast Track Pole Program with Kathleen is one of the best decisions I made for myself in the past year. What you can expect from this program is consistency, support, joy, struggle and growth.

I had the benefit of doing two back-to-back sessions of Fast Track, and definitely have seen myself build skills that I imagine would take me much longer to develop if I had just been coming to the studio classes. With the ability to really ask questions, problem solve, cheer each other on, and come back to skills to work on, I have seen myself get tricks that eluded me, see growth in strength and endurance, and more deeply connect with the art form and the fabulous humans that practice it.

Kathleen is supportive, and WILL challenge you. There are lots of times when my body shape or flexibility make moves seem impossible for me – and often they are at that time - but she will take time to investigate what might work for my body that day. She is great about keeping track of the skills we are learning and helping get more nuanced movement out of flow and tricks.

To have a small group where we could express, celebrate, learn and move together is something I am so SO grateful to have experienced. It allowed me to take class when I normally wouldn’t be able to because of my schedule. I would sign up...

I started taking classes here in 2021. I took classes about once a week for a year and really enjoyed the variety of different classes and the paces of the series that you can take. Also, the atmosphere is just great. This is a studio which is really inclusive of all bodies, gender identities, and ages. You can come here at any skill level and have a great time as long as you have a positive attitude! I took a year off from coming to classes in 2022 when life got a little busy, but about 2 months ago I started taking classes again. Which brings me to the event that prompted me to write this review- tonight I took a class on a different day of the week than I have been for the past two months and as a result I ran into the studio owner for the first time in about 15 months. I was really surprised and frankly honored that she remembered me after so long when she has so many students AND she made a point to come over and say hi and catch up. I think that just that gesture says so much about the community she has created at this studio. Besides being incredibly talented and clearly passionate about dancing, you can tell that all the teachers here are talented at and passionate about making other people feel welcome and confident. This is a really special place and I am just so...

Danceclub Asheville is an amazing studio with a wide variety of classes, including​ pole, hip-hop, twerk, belly dancing, sexy chair dance, and more. I have been taking pole classes here for about 5 months now and couldn't be happier with my experience. For pole classes, they have a curriculum you can follow, so if you are brand new to pole dancing like I was, you start with 'intro to pole', then move on to 'beginner one', then 'beginner two', and so on. The curriculum classes are taken once a week and you continue through each of the levels with the same group you started with, making this a great way to get to know people in the community, in addition to learning how to pole dance. In addition to the curriculum classes, you can take specialty​ classes such as beginner pole tricks, beginner spinning pole, beginner pole flow, beginner poleography, floor play, and the list goes on. There are options for intermediate and advanced dancers, too, but I'm a beginner and haven't tried those. The instructors are great at accommodating​ people of all fitness levels and will make sure no one​ gets left behind in class. There is no reason to be intimidated because everyone is super warm, welcoming, and non-judgemental. I highly recommended checking Danceclub...