Focus on the “structural bridge” of your full core that supports how you move. We’ve got a full menu of workshops and series, including HIIT for Core Support, Butts& Guts, and Body Waves & Rolls, as well as our pleasure-centered “Beyond the Movement” classes.
Trade the Madness for Arch Abness!
Welcome to March! This month, we’re diving deep into the architecture of your body, the entire core that connects everything. Whether you’re looking to solidify your spins, find more fluidity in your flow, or support more strength in your daily activities, this month is about building a foundation that supports every move you make.
In this edition:
- What is “Arch Abness”: Why your core is more than just “abs.”
- Featured Classes for the Month: HIIT, Butts & Guts, and Body Waves.
- Beyond the Movement: Reclaiming pleasure and internal awareness.
- More Specialty Classes & Series: starting in March thru April 15th
What is Arch Abness?
When we talk about Arch Abness, we’re looking at the whole trunk of the body as a structural bridge. It’s that deep, functional connection between your abs, back muscles, and pelvis (including pelvic floor) that makes every other movement possible.
If you’re a regular in our pole or lyra classes, you’re already using this “arch” every time you brace for a spin or pull into a climb. This is a great month to cross-train a bit and strengthen these skills with some off pole approaches. One class I’d like to highlight if you’re working on getting or staying inverted is Grounded Inversions. It’s a great way to build that upside-down confidence and bracing strength without the height, making it a game changer for our aerialists.
The same goes for our grounded dancers and floor dwellers. Stepping into a series like Pole 101 offers a brand-new way to connect to your core by learning to stabilize and strengthen while moving around a vertical axis. Sitting, posing, and learning to get in the hoop in Lyra 101 will target these areas in yet another beneficial and challenging way as you find your balance in the air.
No matter what your ‘home’ discipline is, our body center is where we generate our power, but it’s also where we tend to carry a lot of physical and emotional holding. While HIIT for Core Support is designed to help you tap into that functional, explosive power, I also really want to encourage everyone to try Inner Landscape for the internal ‘release’ that allows your external strength to actually shine without all the unnecessary tension from below.
This month, stepping away from your usual apparatus or practice to see how a different perspective can make your favorite ways to move feel brand new. To help you branch out, our Featured Classes this month and those mentioned above, are accessible points for everyone to bring some Arch Abness into your movement practice.
Featured Classes for the Month
HIIT for Core Support
Wednesday, March 4th
6:10-6:50pm In Studio & Online
Build strength and support through your whole core, not just your abs. You’ll learn a simple circuit you can repeat on your own, with plenty of modifications offered so you can meet your current level.
Class starts with a gentle mobility warmup, then moves into three rounds of four exercises. You’ll work for 40 seconds with 20 seconds of rest between moves, then repeat. Expect to sweat and work hard, with breath cues to help you stay grounded and strong throughout.
Butts & Guts
Wednesdays, March 11th-18th
6:00pm-7:00pm
In Studio Only
Butts & Guts is back for the third year in a row, with new conditioning this year plus some fan favorites from past rounds.
This two week fitness series focuses on building strength in your core and glutes, with exercises you can take home and use outside the studio. Wear comfortable workout clothes, no pole attire needed.
Body Waves & Rolls
Mondays, March 23rd-April 13th|
7:00-8:00pm
In Studio & Online
From head to hips, we’re breaking down the mechanics of waving spines and rolling hips. These movements can be done standing, with the pole, on the floor, full body or isolated to just the one part; we’ll explore all of these for polers, burlesque dancers, belly dancers, and everyone with a spine.
This is smooth, slinky work—but it’s also deeply functional. Body waves build spinal mobility, coordination, and a serious brain-body connection.
Beyond the Movement
Our sensual, erotic, and sexual health directly impacts how we move in the world and how we take up space. These offerings create a space to decenter the external gaze and the performative pressures that so often dictate how we show up. By shifting the focus from how your body “should” look to how it actually feels to you, they allow for reclaiming a way of moving and being in the world that is driven by your own internal experience.
Pleasure Fundamentals
Tuesdays, March 3rd-17th
6:00-7:00pm In Studio & Online
Pleasure Fundamentals is a 3 week series designed to give adults the foundational knowledge they need to explore pleasure with confidence, curiosity, and care.
Grounded in Pride & Pleasure’s approach to sex education that is pleasure centered, queer inclusive, and shame free, we’ll cover the basics of sexual pleasure: anatomy and shared language, consent and boundaries, communication tools, and an introduction to self pleasure.
The goal is a solid foundation you can build on, with clearer communication, more agency, and more ease bringing a pleasure lens into your sex life.
Inner Landscape
Sunday, March 22nd
1:30-3:00pm In Studio Only
Inner Landscape is a restorative workshop designed to help you reconnect with your body’s internal rhythms through visceral manipulation, craniosacral therapy, and breathwork. This session focuses on release, fluidity, and nervous system support, allowing you to move with greater ease and awareness.
Through guided breath, hands-on techniques, and somatic exploration, Inner Landscape invites you to soften, release, and reconnect, bringing more intention and flow to your movement practice.
More Specialty Classes & Series
Pole 101
Mondays, March 2nd-23rd
7:00-8:00pm In Studio & Online
New to pole, or coming back after a break? This 4-week series will build confidence fast, with a focus on beginner spins, holds, and dancing around the pole.
Everything can be modified for different strength and comfort levels. This series isn’t required to join weekly Pole classes, but it’s ideal if you want a dedicated Level 1-only container to learn alongside others starting in the same place.
Grounded Inversions
Thursday, March 5th
5:30-6:30pm In Studio & Online
Let’s get inverted….. on the ground!
In this workshop we will work on various versions of headstands, shoulder stands, crow pose, plow pose, partner stands, and wheel pose.
Doubles Yoga
Saturday, March 7th
12:15pm-1:45pm
In Studio Only
Move, stretch, and laugh together in this playful Doubles Yoga workshop. Come with a partner or come solo and we’ll pair you up.
You’ll explore supportive partner poses that build trust, communication, and connection, with options for all levels including complete beginners. Leave feeling more open, grounded, and connected.
Intro to Belly Dance
Sunday, March 15th
2:00pm-3:30pm In Studio & Online
Learn to shimmy, sweat, and have a ridiculous amount of fun.
In this intro class we’ll cover fundamental belly dance isolations and movements, taught from a Fat Chance Fusion standpoint with a little Cabaret flavor.
Open to all levels, no experience needed, and welcoming to every body.
Lyra 201
Thursdays, March 19th-April 9th
6:00-7:00pm In Studio Only
Ready to move past the basics? We’ll build on lyra 101 and beginner level foundations such as posture, body awareness, and some static poses to work on new challenges.
Get ready to learn more about spin control, balance, transitions, and clarity of movement in the hoop.
Lyra 101
Thursdays, March 19th-April 9th
7:00-8:00pm In Studio Only
Great for total beginners to lyra and dance or fitness, as well as those looking for a thorough review of basic lyra techniques.
Expect to interact with the lyra through introductory conditioning exercises, gentle spins, climbs, static poses, and combos.
Upper body strength is not a requirement for this workshop, as hoops can be hung low to accommodate beginner fitness levels.
Intermediate Hard Style Pole
Saturday, March 21st
12:15-1:15pm In Studio Only
Grab your platforms and knee pads. Time for more speed and air in your kips and flips. More air time, more impact!
Note: Solid High V invert and Pole Level 4 familiarity with inverts, and one-handed holds/spins required.
Tease & Flow Choreo
Tuesdays, March 24th-April 14th
6:00-7:00pm In Studio Only
A beginner-friendly series where you’ll learn how to bump, grind, strut, and pose in a welcoming and supportive environment.
Each session will feature an easy-to-follow combo designed to improve coordination and build confidence while learning how to string moves together for a fun and fabulous time!
Completion of Burlesque 101 is recommended, but not required —just bring your energy and a desire to let loose and have fun!
Intro to Heel Dance
Wednesday, March 25th
5:20-6:50pm In Studio Only
Slow and Sassy. Take your time, own the room, and let every movement speak.
This beginner heels workshop blends simple, sexy steps with confidence-boosting energy.
Belly Dance Props: Cane
Wednesday, March 25th- April 15th
7:00-8:00pm In Studio Only
Learn basic cane technique and musical context. We’ll put it all together into three combinations for practice.
We have dance canes available for sale or rent, or bring your own.
Prior belly dance experience is recommended for this class, but is not required.
Stripper Style Night
Wednesday, March 25th
8:00-9:30pm In Studio Only
Part crash course in an aspect of stripper movement, part “grown-up playtime.” Former stripper Roxi will guide you through walking, posing, and feeling yourself before opening up the space for uninhibited practice under club-like lighting.
It’s a low-pressure, supportive environment to explore your own erotic dance flow, ask questions, and simply enjoy moving for yourself.
Intro to Burlesque
Saturday, March 28th
12:30-2:00pm In Studio Only
A beginner-friendly intro to classic Burlesque foundations: bumps, grinds, shimmies, struts, and peels.
The Intro to Burlesque workshop is open to all experience levels and bodies. No dance background required — just curiosity and a willingness to try something new!
Threads & Weaves
Wednesdays, April 1st-22nd
6:00-7:00pm In Studio Only
Explore the low flow and floorwork techniques fundamental to Strip Plastic and Russian Exotic styles.
You’ll learn to navigate the space between your body, the pole, and the floor with standing threads and seamless lower weaves. These transitions are the building blocks of fluid, uninterrupted movement but can also be used to give power to your flows.