It’s Floorwork Month all September long, but we’re already looking ahead to Scary & Spooky Month in October! September also brings your last chance to take Burlesque 101 this year, and the return of Striptease 101!

September is Floorwork Month!

In studio photo with colorful lights illuminating the room, camera is angling up toward the ceiling with the focus on a person on the floor. Poles in the background. The person is in a floorwork pose which is a variation of a chest stand. The legs are different in that one knee is bent and pressing into the ground with that high heel lifted toward butt. The hips are pressed up in the air being on that knee, and the other leg is pulled back like a scorpion tail angling overhead.

Each month at Cleveland Eclectic Dance, we focus on a different skill, topic, style of dance, or body part in all of regular classes. For September, we are focusing on floorwork. We will spend the month working on taking things to the floor and back up again in most of our classes.

Once we (safely) have you down on the ground, we will begin working on both sexy and more acrobatic moves that you can do on the ground. Floorwork is a great way to add some dimension to many styles of dance!

If you have never worked on floorwork before, we do have yoga mats on hand for your comfort, but it is recommended that you get comfortable enough to move off the mat. A pair of kneepads of leg warmers can help with this. For the month of September students are encouraged to bring kneepads, leg warmers, and/or heels to all of their pole classes.

As always, we offer a weekly Floorwork class on Thursdays at 8:00pm. This class is open to brand new students, is $15 per person, and is included on all Dance & Fitness Flex Passes and Unlimited Passes.

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Upcoming Specialty Classes & Series

Burlesque 101
In Studio: Mondays, September 18th-October 23rd 6:00-7:00pm
Online: Mondays, September 18th-October 9th 6:00-7:00pm

Instructor, Eliza, standing on a rooftop deck on a blue sky and fluffy cloud day with downtown Cleveland in the background. She has pink hair, red lipstick, and is smiling. A fluffy pink and white boa is wrapping around her body and she is holding it in place with both hands.

Learn the building block movements of classic burlesque. We will cover bumps and grinds, dips and shimmies, walks and poses, peels and combos! From day one, we will go over how to string classic moves together to create simple and sexy burlesque combos. Students will also learn the art of the tease, and how to elevate the dance through audience engagement, self-touch, and musicality.

This class is a 101 for all levels; whether you are brand new to burlesque or looking to brush up on technique and learn some tips and tricks, all are welcome!

Please have a comfortable pair of heels on hand.

We are offering both an in studio and online option for this course. Please make sure that you select the correct option when registering.

The six week in studio option is $75 for all six weeks, and is included on all Unlimited Passes and Dance & Fitness Flex passes. THIS IN STUDIO OPTION IS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED. Your card will automatically be charged if you move off of the waitlist.

The four week online option (does not include Week 5 (Props) or Week 6 (Pasties) of the in studio option) is $50 for all four weeks, and is included on all Unlimited Passes and Dance & Fitness Flex Passes.

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Striptease 101
Saturday, September 30th 12:00-1:30pm
In Studio Only

Learn to perform a striptease for a special occasion, or just to liven up a random weekday night!

In this workshop you’ll learn the fundamentals of erotic dance including walks, posing, dancing, and clothing removal. We will then use our clothing removal skills to learn how to remove everything from your sexiest evening dress to your favorite sweats.

We recommend that you you wear a bathing suit, shots and tank top, or something similar as a base layer to strip down to. Please also bring 3 outfits: your sexiest outfit, a work outfit, and your favorite cozy clothes. Please do feel free to bring anything else you would like to learn how to strip out of.

Any and all genders welcome!

This class is $25 per person with special discounts available for CED students with an active pass.

B&W. Close up of a femme presenting body wearing an oversized masc button up business shirt, with a tie hanging down. The shirt is long enough to cover the pelvis, but there are no pant, only the tops of thigh high fishnets can be seen. It looks like the are walking forward. The top of the photo crops at elbow height so this is a very close up intimate view as if you were receiving a lap dance.
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Halloween Choreography
Mondays, October 2nd-23rd 7:30-8:30pm
In Studio Only

Full lit in red light, a group of people dressed in black dance leotards and gloves with heels are performing as a group of burlesque zombies.

There’s a zombie outbreak at CED! …at least, there WILL be.

Join Eliza Sidecar for a 4-week special choreography class where you’ll learn some zombie-inspired burlesque dance moves just in time for Halloween! This class will culminate in a recording of the final act at the end of the 4 weeks, complete with lights and a fog machine.

Because this is a series and each class will build upon the last, please make sure you can commit to being in studio for each class.

Prerequisite: Burlesque 101

Please note: fake blood may be used in this class

THIS SERIES IS CURRENTLY WAITLISTED. Your card will automatically be charged if you move off of the waitlist.

This class is $50 for all four weeks, and is included on all Dance & Fitness Flex Passes and Unlimited Passes.

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Halloween Belly Dance Choreography
Tuesdays, October 3rd-24th 6:30-7:30pm
In Studio Only

In Greyscale. Fusion style belly dancer wearing long narror black skirt, intricate fabric and bead bra top with full headcovering. Standing in a graveyard with arms open out.

It’s Aminah’s favorite time of the year!

In this 4 week series, we will be learning a fun Halloween inspired Belly Dance Fusion group number!

This choreography is great for both beginner and intermediate belly dancers! Prior belly dance experience or completion of Belly Dance 101 is required for this series.


This class is $50 for all four weeks, and is included on all Unlimited Memberships and Dance & Fitness Flex Passes.

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