Dance Classes: Dance, Movement, Motion AND Pole

TO ENROLL CLICK HERE: Register for Class / View Live Schedule

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – – to the LEFT of our Yoga Studio

Pre-Enrollment is highly encouraged. Space is Limited.  We have expanded our Class Offerings! 

 

Class Sizes are Highly Limited – No Refunds for No Shows

Regular Class Prices: $18 Drop In / $150 10 Class Pass / $145 Monthly Unlimited

$108 6 Month Membership (AutoPay per Month) / $750 Half Yearly / $1,200 Yearly

Pole Dance Prices: $35 Drop In / $120 4 Class Pass / $180 6 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass

$245 Unlimited Monthly / $225 6 Month Membership (per Month AutoPay) / $2500 Yearly

 

 

TO ENROLL CLICK HERE: Pre-Register / View Live Schedule / MindBody App

 

All Levels, All Bodies, All Ways are Welcome Always! 

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu ~ May all beings be happy. May all beings be healthy. And may all being be free everywhere.

 

Did you know we have a DEDICATED DANCE & MOVEMENT ARTS STUDIO? Please, tell all of your fellow adult / teen / collage dance friends!! This is where it’s at! We are bringing back dance to the adult dance community! We dance for the light in our souls. ANY ONE CAN DANCE!

We offer Adult / Teen Dance Classes, Dance Fitness, Barre Flow, Pilates Flow, Trapeze Yoga, Roller Dancing, and more!

PLEASURE POINT POLE: We also have a newly renovated POLE Studio! With 11 ceiling poles by X-Pole and fun lighting! These are highly limited and specialty classes designed to support your pole journey and development!

We dance for ourselves. We dance to ignite the light in our souls. We dance for JOY! We dance to express. We dance to let go. We dance to heal. We dance to celebrate. We dance to relate. We dance to release our fears. We dance for each other. We dance to love ourselves. Dance with us!

We offer All Levels – No Prior Dance Experience Necessary Levels Classes. We just want to dance and spread the joy of dancing to our community and to anyone who has ever wanted to dance. Your time is now!

All Levels, All Bodies, All Ways, are Always Welcome!

Thank you so much for continuing to support our studio! We are expanding our dance classes and offerings with many intensives coming  (see below!) and have leveraged local dance favorates to build our instructor base. It’s ON like Donkey Kong!

 

WEEKLY CLASS SCHEDULE: Regular Class Pricing ($18 Drop In / $150 10 Pass / $145 Unlimited Monthly / 6 Month AutoPay $108 / Month)

  • UP TO 5 CLASSES FREE! Monday 9am – BEGINNER Cardio Hip Hop & Zumba w/Joy Smith (Learn the Top 10 Essential Moves!)
  • Monday 10;15am – Barre Flow w/Lisa Barretta (Conditioning)
  • Monday 4:00pm – Pilates Flow w/Elizabeth Charlton (Conditioning)
  • Monday 5:30pm – Cardio Funk w/Alison Chesley (Choreography / Add-On)
  • Tuesday 9:00am – Latin Spice w/Renee Menard (Dance Fitness / Latin)
  • Tuesday 10:15am – Barre Flow with Deborah Yates (Full Body Expression Workout)
  • Wednesday 9:00am – Urban Cardio Glow w/Desiree Phillips (Dance Fitness / Hip Hop)
  • Wednesday 10:15am – Barre Flow w/Lisa Barretta (Conditioning)
  • Wednesday 4pm – Pilates Flow  w/Elizabeth Charlton (Conditioning)
  • Wednesday 5:30pm – Latin Spice w/Renee Menard (Dance Fitness / Latin)
  • Thursday 9am – Cardio Hip Hop & Zumba w/Joy Smith (Dance Fitness / Hip Hop & Zumba)
  • Thursday 10:15am – Barre Flow with Deborah Yates (Full Body Expression Workout)
  • Thursday 6:00pm – Samba w/Gisella Ferreira ON HOLD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 21sT
  • Friday 9:15am – Tropical Fusion w/Allison Haley (Dance Fitness / Afro / Latin)
  • Friday 5:30pm – Sexi Flexi Fridays with Vaidehi Amair (Floor Work, Leg Work, Flexibility)
  • Sundays 6:15pm – Roller Dancing w/Zari Le’0n (Roller Exercise, Skating, & Dance Movement)

DANCE POP-UP CLASSES / WORKSHOPS: AND WEEKEND CLASSES!

Pole & Specialty Dance Class Schedule: $35 Drop In / $120 4 Class Pass / $180 6 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass (DROP INS WELCOMED!)

  • Intro to Pole Choreography Series with Vaidehi Amair (Beginner Level Series) DATES TBD Fridays 7pm – 8:30pm
  • Pole Foundations / L1 Tricks with Vaidehi Amair (Beginner & L1 Weekly Class) Mondays 6:45pm – 8:00pm
  • Pole L1/L2 Tricks  – Monday 8:15 – 9:30pm (Weekly Specialty Class)  with Katherine Marlin
  • Pole Choreo Lab – Wednesdays 8:00 – 9:30pm (Weekly Open Class)

Enroll in Dance Classes HERE!

Enroll in our Dance Workshops & Intensives HERE!

Please pass this along to all of your dance friends so we can continue to expand our dance community and add more classes! Your support is keeping dance alive!

With so much gratitude,
Pleasure Point Dance and Instructors

 

 

 

 

Dance like no one is watching!

OR

Dance like EVERYONE is Watching! Fire!

LIVE SCHEDULE FOUND HERE!

 

All Levels, All Bodies, All Ways are Welcome Always! 

Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu ~ May all beings be happy. May all beings be healthy. And may all being be free everywhere.

BRAZIL CARNIVAL SAMBA TOUR 2024

Dance + Carnival + Land + Culture

with
Gisella Ferreira and Megan McAllister

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
February 3rd – 12th 2024

Come enjoy a journey to the land of Samba! Awaken your soul and experience the joy of Samba and what it personally means to you. Discover your desires and reflect on areas in your life around dance, healing and the calling of the drums. We will be dancing Samba in the heart of Brazil’s Carnaval, visiting the Samba Schools and experiencing the culture, people, places and spirit of this gorgeous land.

This is a special opportunity to learn and connect to Samba in Brazil with Samba Queen Gisella Ferreira and Megan McAllister, Owner of Pleasure Point Yoga & Dance as your guides

Your journey to enriched lands, connection to Self and Samba, and an awakened spirit begins at our Brazil Samba Tour & Retreat at Rio Othon Palace a very nice hotel that Gisella has been to and can attest to for its elegance, class, location, gorgeous views, safety, and beaches below.

Find the Dance of Your Heart. Discover the power of Samba! This is the ideal escape for every dancer or Samba enthusiast looking to discover the rich land and mesmerizing culture, music, and dance of Brazil!

SPOTS ARE LIMITED! ACCEPTING 6-8 Travelers

~What’s Included~

  • 9 Nights Luxury accommodations at Rio Othon Palace (a very good breakfast is included)
  • 1 Basic Portuguese Language Lessons with Gisella via Zoom before your trip
  • Samba classes with the titled Queens and Kings of Samba!
  • Reset and Rejuvenate with Beach Yoga to align mind, body, & spirit
  • Excursions to Christ Statue and / or Sugar Loaf Mountain
  • Beach Tour of the infamous Copacabana and Ipanema beaches Night Market
  • Tour the night market of Copacabana
  • Escada Mosaic Staircase
  • Cidade do Samba House of Samba Floats
  • Sapucai – Sambadromo
  • Visit the historical Samba Schools such as Salgueiro and Mangueira
  • Ticket to Carnaval to Watch the world’s most famous parade
  • Carnaval Parade and Street Parties
  • The Beautiful Land and Culture of Samba & Carnaval

LEARN MORE HERE

QUESTIONS? PLEASE EMAIL INFO@PLEASUREPOINTYOGA.COM

SECURE YOUR SPOT HERE

Barre Flow with Deborah Yates or Lisa Barretta (Total Body Expression Workout)

NOW OFFERED FOUR DAYS A WEEK AT 10:15AM!

DAYS: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday

TIMES: 10:15am – 11:15am

  • Mondays & Wednesdays w/Lisa Barretta
  • Tuesdays & Thursday w/Deborah Yates

COST: $18 Drop In / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive, in our dedicated DANCE Studio.  

 

DESCRIPTION: Total Body Expression Workout with elements of Ballet, Pilates, Fitness, & Flow

Lengthen, strengthen, tone, and revive with this class that combines ballet, Pilates and fitness for a full body expression of self care. Increase strength, balance and core stability while moving joyfully to music.

Barre * Ballet * Core * Fitness * Fun!

BARRES HAVE BEEN INSTALLED! WHOOT! We have both Wall & Portable Barres.

Come for a Core Blast!!

Props Included: 2.5 & 5lb Dumbells, Sliders, Bands, & Balls

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Deborah Yates, Veteran Fitness Pro and National Aerobic Champion, has been sharing her love for dance based fitness for over 30 years. Yikes! That’s a long time!

“I love combining my dance training with fitness and will continue as long as possible”.
Having spent the last several years managing Group Exercise programs for Silicon Valley Sport Resort Clubs, Mama Yates has returned to the life of a full time instructor. Certified in several formats spanning the field from Strength to Barre, Deborah finds her true heart while dancing and sharing that love with like minded humans.
 

 

What to Bring:
Yoga Mat, towel, and water. Optional: 2-5lb dumbbells

Cardio Funk with Alison Chesley (Choreography / Add-On)

INSTRUCTORS: Alison Chesley

DATE: Mondays

TIME:  5:30pm – 6:30pm

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE STUDIO  

 

 

CLASS DESCRIPTION: CARDIO FUNK is a high energy all levels choreography dance class to upbeat music where we build a fun and accessible dance routine over the hour for some serious satisfaction by the end. We normally practice this routine for a month or so before building another rountine. Starting with a warm-up then breaking down moves with a continuous cardio flow that includes some gut and ab toning, Alison’s clear and experienced style makes dancing our way to wellness AWESOME and available to all levels with no dance experience necessary!

FREE Beginner Hip Hop & Zumba with Joy Smith

INSTRUCTORS: Joy Smith

DATE: Monday

TIME:  9am – 10:00am

COST: UP TO 5 FREE CLASSES / Regular Pricing after that

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

LEVEL: Beginner

 

Description: 

You will learn step-by-step, non-intimidating breakdown of essential moves and styles of Hip Hop & Zumba.

Intended as a class to get you fully comfortable and prepared to graduate to our All Levels dance classes and as accompaniment class specifically to Joy’s All Levels Hip Hop & Zumba, which is taught on Thursdays at 9am. What you see in the Monday Class, you will also dance in the Thursday class – – but Monday will spend a LOT OF TIME breaking things down, step-by-step, with focus on breakdown, repetition, and pulling it all together.

This class is for those new to dance, beginner’s or anyone who wants a real break-down of the moves.

This class will deepen your dance knowledge and technique. Come one, come all! And access the dancer inside of you!

Joy covers vastly diverse styles with authenticty and freshness, which is part of her creative genius!

 

Instructor Bio: Joy Smith – Owner and director of Santa Cruz Dance Company and Growing Wild (online nutrition courses and retreats). Internationally awarded instructor and choreographer for music videos, film, television and musical artists in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Brazil, Japan and the US.

International dance and fitness presenter, master trainer and Zumba Education Specialist (ZES) for Zumba Fitness LLC–for France, Belgium, California, Washington and Minnesota. Previously awarded ”Best of Santa Cruz Aerobic Instructor of the year” for Zumba instruction. ACE and AFAA faculty and CEC provider.

Cardio Hip Hop & Zumba with Joy Smith

INSTRUCTORS: Joy Smith

DATE: Thursdays

TIME:  9am – 10:00am

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

 

Description: Cardio Hip Hop & Zumba

Joy is widely known for her heart pounding, soul awakening, & sensational dance choreography to infectious music that is uplifting and fun for everyone!

This is a Dance Fitness class based in Hip Hop and Zumba – taught by Master ZES Trainer, Joy Smith!

Come experience the Joy of Dance!

Joy is widely known for her heart pounding, soul awakening routine’s taking dancers from “Show Girl” to “Hip Hop Street” dancer . You will learn step-by-step, non-intimidating breakdown of Hip Hop and Zumba – with styles ranging from Jazz, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Latin, Shuffle, etc. – – Joy covers vastly diverse styles with authenticity and freshness, which is part of her creative genius!

This class will deepen your dance knowledge and technique. Come one, come all! And access the dancer inside of you!

ALL LEVELS WELCOME – No Prior Dance experience necessary. Joy knows how to get both folks with “two left feet” AND Skilled Dancers engaged, stoked, and dancing happily at their desired level, all in one class.

Come one, come all! And access the dancer inside of you!

 

Instructor Bio: Joy Smith – Owner and director of Santa Cruz Dance Company and Growing Wild (online nutrition courses and retreats). Internationally awarded instructor and choreographer for music videos, film, television and musical artists in France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Brazil, Japan and the US.

International dance and fitness presenter, master trainer and Zumba Education Specialist (ZES) for Zumba Fitness LLC–for France, Belgium, California, Washington and Minnesota. Previously awarded ”Best of Santa Cruz Aerobic Instructor of the year” for Zumba instruction. ACE and AFAA faculty and CEC provider.

 

Latin Spice with Renee Menard (Dance Fitness – Latin)

INSTRUCTORS: Renee Menard

WEEKLY CLASSES:

  • Tuesday 9:00am – 10:00am
  • Wednesday 5:30pm – 6:30pm

POP UP CLASS DATES: 

  • Saturday, January 21st: 11:00am – 12:00pm

LEVEL: Mixed Levels

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive, in our dedicated DANCE Studio  

 

 

Description: This dance class is an hour of high energy, booty shaking, sweaty fun, filled with the tropical and latin vibes of Samba, Salsa, Reggaeton, Soca, Dancehall, and more. Join us as we travel through a global music and dance journey!

Pilates Flow IN STUDIO (Conditioning: Pilates + Yoga Poses)

INSTRUCTORS: Elizabeth Charlton

DATE / TIME: 

  • Monday & Wednesdays 4pm – 5pm (Both Class in Dance Studio)

INSTRUCTORS: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance & Movement Studio

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LEVELS: All Levels

 

Roller Dancing w/Zari Le’on 

INSTRUCTORS: Lari Le’on

DATES: Sundays 6:15pm – 7:15pm

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

 

DESCRIPTION: ALL LEVELS

Roller Dancing is roller exercise, skating, and dance movement that is FUN, low impact, and great for all levels to ignite their inner fire and flow. 

Find your skates and find your stoke!

Open to All Levels, All Ways, Always.

What to Bring:
– Cleaned Skates (we will check your wheels upon entry)
– Water
– Hand Towel

Instructor Bio: She is a classically trained, funky, genre-bending dance artist who believes in the power of music and dance to heal, reveal and sustain. And she’s a badass roller skater! Life is just a party! Let’s dance!

Sexi Flexi Friday (Starts June 16th)

INSTRUCTOR: PPD Faculty

DAYS / TIMES: Fridays 5:30-6:30pm

COST: Regular Class Pricing

LEVELS: ALL LEVELS

 

DESCRIPTION:

Sexi Flexi Friday 
 
A one hour class meant to loosen your hips, hamstrings and build your core. Learn floor work, leg work, increase your flexibility, and sexy moves that will leave you with fun and playful choreography to explore. This class helps build the groundwork for pole inspired off the pole floor movement.
 
Key words:
Floorwork. Legwork. Core and Stretch. Flexibility and Mobility. Grace. Flow. Choreography.  

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Vaidehi Amair is a lover of movement. Whether it is dance, yoga, aerial dance, freestyle movement, or stretching, she truly believes in the power of movement to heal, nurture and recharge the human being on all levels of body, mind and spirit. As a movement instructor and soul purpose coach, she loves to incorporate her different movement backgrounds into her daily life and work through her own practice as well as through teaching others and creating sacred space for others to participate. She is a certified BUTI Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and Pole Level 1-2 instructor that has a deep connection to music and its dynamic catalytic effect on the body and is ready to help her students develop not only their own practice and physical expansion, but an awakening love for a personal movement quality they can call their own.

Brazilian Dance + Fitness Classes w/Gisella Ferreira (Samba & Vibe Brazil)

INSTRUCTOR: Gisella Ferreira

CLASSES:

  • Samba Dance Class: Weekly – ON HOLD UNTIL SEPT 21st
    • Thursdays: 6 – 7:00pm
    • This Samba Dance class will break down Samba, develop and strengthen your Samba skills through Samba Drills and build your strength and stamina
    • Come learn, train and get in the spirit of Rio’s Carnival
    • Open to All Dancers

  • Vibe Brasil: Saturdays |  11am – 12pm: TBD
    • VIBE BRASIL: Brazilian Dance + Fitness – Baile Funk, Samba, Axé and Core & Booty work. Vibe Brasil is like dancing your heart out to exceptionally fun Brazilian music and the incredible teaching by Gisella.
    • “Ache” means Positive Energy and we only dance and represent this vibe
    • Come join the fun and catch the “ache” vibe!
      🔥😎💪🇧🇷

 

COST: $18 Drop In / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

IN STUDIO & LIVESTREAM OPTIONS

 

DESCRIPTION:

VIBE BRASIL Brazilian Dance + Fitness class – Baile Funk, Samba, Axé at Pleasure Point Dance. Come join the fun and catch the vibe!
🔥😎💪🇧🇷

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Gisella Ferreira, a Brazilian American performance artist and instructor specializing in: Samba, Afro-Brazilian, Capoeira, Hip- Hop, Burlesque and Brazilian Baile Funk. Her titles include: The 1st Samba Queen USA/ Rainha do Samba 2014, Musa do Brazilian Day SD 2014 & 2015, and current Hollywood Carnival Queen.

Gisella studied at UCLA’s Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, focusing on dance choreography and performance, as well as on art activism. She began teaching dance at age 12 in Santa Cruz CA and has taught in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Salvador (Brasil) and Los Angeles CA. Gisella lives in Los Angeles, where she choreographs, teaches dance, and performs with her own company, Samba Soul. She can also be found performing at The Floor Show and improv nights around LA.

She also tours and performs worldwide and trains extensively in the U.S. as well as Brasil in many dance forms including Capoeira, Samba and Hip-Hop. She was named one of “LA’s Hottest Trainers” in 2012 and has been active in Health day LA as well as Let’s Move LA, dedicating time to help the LA community become more active and inspired through dance.

Gisella Ferreira loves sharing her passion for life through artistic movement expression, and dances as a form of energy work & healing for herself and others. She is inspired to live each day in joy and gratitude and help to give back to the world through dance.

Tropical Fusion with Allison Haley (Dance Fitness + Choreo: Afro / Latin)

INSTRUCTORS: Allison Haley

WEEKLY CLASS: Fridays 9:15am – 10:15am

POP UP CLASSES: 

  • TBD

LEVEL: All Levels

COST: $18 drop in / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive, in our dedicated DANCE and Movement Studio.  

 

Description: Tropical Fusion is a high-energy dance fitness class with music from Brazil, the Caribbean, Latin America, and beyond. We’ll journey through dance styles like Samba, Salsa, Dancehall, Afrobeats, Soca, Rhumba, Cumbia, Calypso, and more resulting in one hour of juicy and joyful movement! Class includes a warmup, cardio dance, easy-to-learn choreography, and cool down. Open to all levels and abilities! Come free your hips, shake your booty, open your heart, express yourself, and feel the Tropical rhythms feed your soul!

 

 

Instructor Bio: Allison Haley shares her love for dance through an approachable teaching style that combines infectious music, fun choreography, and lots of juicy movement! She feels passionate about sharing the empowerment, expression, community, and mind-body connection that dance provides.

Allison is a lifelong student of dance with an endless curiosity for cultural dance forms. For over 15 years she has studied African Diasporic dance with teachers from Brazil, Cuba, the Caribbean, and Latin America—learning Samba, Afro-Brazilian, Dancehall, Soca, Afrobeats, Salsa, Rhumba, Bomba, Calypso, and more. Her first exposure to these dance styles was as a teenager when she would travel to the Caribbean to visit her father, who lived there part of the year. As an adult, she is grateful to have learned from master teachers such as Marsea Marquis, Dhanda DaHora, Rosangela Silvestre, Vera Passos, Alvaro Reys, Marcelo Chocolate, Libby Miga, Latoya Bufford, Betty Rox, Erica Dixon, and many more. Allison has a long performance history in both dance and musical theater, both as a performer and event producer. She is also a certified Zumba instructor, bringing that knowledge to her classes to create an inviting, inclusive environment for self expression! Learn more about Allison at allisonhaley.com/dance

Brazilian Dance + Fitness Classes w/Gisella Ferreira (Samba & Vibe Brazil)

INSTRUCTOR: Gisella Ferreira

CLASSES:

  • Samba Dance Class: Weekly 
    • Thursdays: 6 – 7:00pm
    • This Samba Dance class will break down Samba, develop and strengthen your Samba skills through Samba Drills and build your strength and stamina
    • Come learn, train and get in the spirit of Rio’s Carnival
    • Open to All Dancers

  • Vibe Brasil: Tuesday |  11:30am – 12:30pm:
  • July 25th
    • VIBE BRASIL: Brazilian Dance + Fitness – Baile Funk, Samba, Axé and Core & Booty work. Vibe Brasil is like dancing your heart out to exceptionally fun Brazilian music and the incredible teaching by Gisella.
    • “Ache” means Positive Energy and we only dance and represent this vibe
    • Come join the fun and catch the “ache” vibe!
      🔥😎💪🇧🇷

 

COST: $18 Drop In / Regular Class Pricing

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

IN STUDIO & LIVESTREAM OPTIONS

 

DESCRIPTION:

VIBE BRASIL Brazilian Dance + Fitness class – Baile Funk, Samba, Axé at Pleasure Point Dance. Come join the fun and catch the vibe!
🔥😎💪🇧🇷

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO:

Gisella Ferreira, a Brazilian American performance artist and instructor specializing in: Samba, Afro-Brazilian, Capoeira, Hip- Hop, Burlesque and Brazilian Baile Funk. Her titles include: The 1st Samba Queen USA/ Rainha do Samba 2014, Musa do Brazilian Day SD 2014 & 2015, and current Hollywood Carnival Queen.

Gisella studied at UCLA’s Dept. of World Arts and Cultures, focusing on dance choreography and performance, as well as on art activism. She began teaching dance at age 12 in Santa Cruz CA and has taught in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil), Salvador (Brasil) and Los Angeles CA. Gisella lives in Los Angeles, where she choreographs, teaches dance, and performs with her own company, Samba Soul. She can also be found performing at The Floor Show and improv nights around LA.

She also tours and performs worldwide and trains extensively in the U.S. as well as Brasil in many dance forms including Capoeira, Samba and Hip-Hop. She was named one of “LA’s Hottest Trainers” in 2012 and has been active in Health day LA as well as Let’s Move LA, dedicating time to help the LA community become more active and inspired through dance.

Gisella Ferreira loves sharing her passion for life through artistic movement expression, and dances as a form of energy work & healing for herself and others. She is inspired to live each day in joy and gratitude and help to give back to the world through dance.

 

PLEASURE POINT POLE STUDIO

POLE, AERIAL, & SPECIALTY CLASSES

Pleasure Point Pole is about building safe community spaces to reconnect with your divine feminine through empowering, creative, and sensual movement.

Combe build strength, develop flexibility, learn Pole tricks, choreography, and character development, so that you can playfully embody the confidence, sensuality, and movement quality you desire to step into your creative divine feminine.

All Levels, All Bodies, All Ways, Welcomed!

 

TO ENROLL CLICK HERE

 

Space is limited to 18 per Class No Refunds for No Shows

Pre-Enrollment is highly encouraged. 

⇒ You MUST Enroll at Least ONE HOUR Before the Start of Class ⇐

 

Pole & Specialty Dance Prices:

$35 Drop In

$120 – 4 Class Pass

$180 – 6 Class Pass

$250 – 10 Class Pass

$245 Unlimited Monthly

$225 6 Month Membership (AutoPay / Month)

$2,500 Yearly

 

All Bodies, All Ways are Welcome Always!

 

Pleasure Point Dance is taking Pole Dance & Pole Fitness to the next level!

We have installed 11 Ceiling Poles & Mood Lighting!

We also have 14 single point Hammocks for Aerial Dance

Come check it out!!

 

 

A Full Moon Ceremony and Pole Dance Experience + Showcase (September 29th)

INSTRUCTORS: Vaidehi Amair & Our Pole Team

DATE: Friday, September 29th

TIME:  7:00pm – 9:00pm

COST: $35

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – DANCE Studio  

 

Description: 

Full Moon Community Ceremony:
A Full Moon Ceremony and Pole Dance Experience + Showcase

All Welcomed

A magical and transformational evening dedicated to igniting your passion for expression, creativity, and community. This is an evening of ceremony, dance, and play. The evening starts with a full moon cacao ceremony in honor of this powerful and activating full moon in Aries. Learn what this full moon in Aries means for you, what themes to focus on during this time for your personal empowerment, and then sit back and relax and watch the showcase.

Our students at the pole studio at Pleasure Point Dance will be presenting and performing routines and choreography they have been working on. Pole dancing is an aerial dance form that showcases strength, flexibility, and storytelling. 

After the performances we offer you a mini workshop so that you too get to play on the poles, learn fun tricks, moves and enjoy the evening in community. 

Help us spread the word and invite your friends and share the link so they can register. We prefer pre-registration as it helps us know how much cacao to prepare. 

Join me for a new moon ceremony that helps rekindle that sense of self through:
✨Full Moon Wisdom
✨Cacao ceremony + Full moon affirmations
✨Performances
✨Music and more!

What to bring:

Journal and pen
Small cup cacao (cacao will be provided)
Flowers for the altar (optional)

Intro to Pole Choreography: 4 Week Series June 16th – July 7th

INSTRUCTORS: Vaidehi Amair

DATE:

  • Fridays 7pm – 8:30pm (June 16th – July 7th)

COST: $35 Drop In / $120 4 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio

LEVEL: BEGINNER LEVEL

LIMITED TO 18 PER CLASS

 

DESCRIPTION:

Intro to Pole Choreography is for the dancer that has gone through Pole Foundations (Formerly called Intro to Pole) or has taken at least 5 classes. It is a 1 hour and 15 min class dedicated to learning expression and creative character development plus how to dance and flow with the basics you have learned in Pole Foundations. Learn how to choreograph floor work, transitions, combinations and new holds as well as how to dance to choreography. This is a great class to refine your movement quality as you progress on your pole journey.

What to wear:
Shorts, and sports bra and tank top. Bring socks and/or leg warmers.

Pole Foundations / L1 Tricks Class (Beginner / Level 1)

INSTRUCTORS: Vaidehi Amair

DATE: Mondays

TIME:  6:45pm – 8:00pm

COST: $35 Drop In / $120 4 Class Pass / $180 6 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio

LEVEL: BEGINNER & LEVEL 1

LIMITED TO 18 PER CLASS

 

DESCRIPTION:

​Levels: Beginner and Level 1

 
In this class we will show you the foundations and make you L1 ready with conditioning, exercises and Level 1 Tricks.
 
Beginners: If you are a beginner and have taken 0-5 classes, pole foundations is a great starting point of your pole journey. This 1 hour and 15 min class is where you learn grips, holds, direction, basic floor work, spins, and build your strength and comfort with pole.
 
Level 1: People who are starting to learn Level 1, this will advance your practice with sits, climb, and conditioning you for inverts. 
 
 
What to wear:
Shorts, and sports bra and tank top. Bring socks and/or leg warmers.

Pole L1/L2 Tricks Weekly Class 

INSTRUCTORS: Katherine Marlin

DATE: Mondays

TIME:  8:15pm – 9:30pm

COST: $35 Drop In / $180 6 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio

LEVEL: Level 1 / Level 2

LIMITED TO 18 PER CLASS 

 

DESCRIPTION: Pole Level 1 / 2 is a 1 hour and 15 min class dedicated to showing you more holds, climbs, sits, and transitions once you already have the basics down. This is a great class to continue your pole journey and give you fun moves to practice and to continue to advance and deepen your pole practice and further empower your on your pole journey.

What to Wear: Shorts, and sports bra and tank top

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Vaidehi Amair is a lover of movement. Whether it is dance, yoga, aerial dance, freestyle movement, or stretching, she truly believes in the power of movement to heal, nurture and recharge the human being on all levels of body, mind and spirit. As a movement instructor and soul purpose coach, she loves to incorporate her different movement backgrounds into her daily life and work through her own practice as well as through teaching others and creating sacred space for others to participate. She is a certified BUTI Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and Pole Level 1-2 instructor that has a deep connection to music and its dynamic catalytic effect on the body and is ready to help her students develop not only their own practice and physical expansion, but an awakening love for a personal movement quality they can call their own.

Choreo Lab Level 1 & Up: Weekly Class 

INSTRUCTORS: Vaidehi Amair

DATE: Wednesdays

TIME:  8:00pm – 9:30pm

COST: $35 Drop In / $180 6 Class Pass / $250 10 Class Pass

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio

LEVEL: LEVEL 1 & up

PRE-REQUISITE: Intro to Pole Series / Prior Pole Experience

LIMITED TO 9 PER CLASS 

 

DESCRIPTION: Choreo Lab is a 1 hour 15 min class dedicated to bringing fluidity, improvisation, and comfort with transitions through dance and movement exercises, games, and more. This is a Level 1 and up class for those of you that have gone through the foundations and intro courses and are ready to bring your movement quality to the next level. Each week we have new and fun practices in class. You will definitely improve your comfort on the pole and your fluidity through tricks and transitions by coming to this class.

What to Wear: Shorts, and sports bra and tank top

 

INSTRUCTOR BIO: Vaidehi Amair is a lover of movement. Whether it is dance, yoga, aerial dance, freestyle movement, or stretching, she truly believes in the power of movement to heal, nurture and recharge the human being on all levels of body, mind and spirit. As a movement instructor and soul purpose coach, she loves to incorporate her different movement backgrounds into her daily life and work through her own practice as well as through teaching others and creating sacred space for others to participate. She is a certified BUTI Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga and Pole Level 1-2 instructor that has a deep connection to music and its dynamic catalytic effect on the body and is ready to help her students develop not only their own practice and physical expansion, but an awakening love for a personal movement quality they can call their own.

Open Pole Weekly Class (All Lcvels)

INSTRUCTORS: PPY Faculty

DATE: Sundays

TIME:  1pm – 2:15pm

NO CLASS ON: Aug 6, Sept 10, Oct 1

COST: $25 Drop In

LOCATION: 3603 Portola Drive – Dance Studio

LEVEL: All Levels

LIMITED TO 18 PER CLASS 

 

DESCRIPTION: Open pole is a 1 hour 15 class dedicated to giving you the space you need to work on the tricks you’ve been learning in class, transitions, combos, and/or to condition and build strength. This is open to all levels. You will have an instructor present to support you but you are responsible for your warm up and what you decide to work on.