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Dress Code in a Pole Studio?
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Chem – you’re better than me. I can’t help myself from “feeding” even though I know it’s no god…
Pamfern17433- someone who is sane and happy with their life wouldn’t go on the offensive like you did with that post about Veena regardless if they felt they had been unfairly responded to. People have had different opinions on here before but someone with any sense wouldn’t respond in the immature way you did, there are no excuses for that behaviour.In response to the actual discussion; in my opinion people should wear what they’re comfortable wearing to pole to get grip while as SToast said; full crotch coverage and no nipples. Don’t mind a bit of booty though! I mostly go to pole at the gym and even there we don’t have a dress code. I tend to stick to a covering sports bra (as my boobs would constantly play peekaboo if I poled in an normal bra) and shorts with varying coverage but def dont mind others wearing less!
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OMG Veena, I can’t imagine growing up thinking being naked is something bad. My family always went skinny dipping, until I was a certain age … then I would not join them (only at night ^^). But I am from Central Europe, and my parents are artists, so everything’s different I guess 🙂
But back to the discussion!
When I still took classes regularly, there was a girl who always wore a regular bra, and once she inverted, everything fell out. She did not seem to mind (else she would have bought a proper sports bra) – or perhaps she did not notice (can that be?). Anyhow, nobody told her, everyone tried not to stare, and everything was fine. Nobody was being hostile toward her. Later on, she switched to a decent sports bra, anyway – so I guess she must have noticed it some time in her pole career. I have yet to be offended by boobies! (Or a bit too much crotch. Or pubes.) I may not like to see them when it’s clearly unnecessary, and even less having them right in my face when spotting, but… yeah, they’re just a person’s parts. (For goodness sake, I have even been farted at by a girl who couldn’t hold it when she was doing the Ayesha! She apologized, so … no biggie!) We all have them, they should not offend anyone – as long as they shower regularly. If you are, just tell them. BUT If a studio instructor or owner adressed me for being to scantily clad, oh my goodness! I sure would pack my things and not return there to soon. Provided I actually AM fully dressed, with nothing showing of course!! – such as wearing well fitting Bad Kitty attire.
But, as I said, people are being brought up in VERY different ways, so … what’s normal for me doesn’t have to be normal for you. -
Maybe studios can have a few “Hard Core” (get it?) classes, where anything goes, lol! You couldn’t say you weren’t warned! In general, I agree that each studio needs to consider their specific clientele.
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Hmmm I don’t like the idea of a strict dress code, however I do think it’s smart to be a little sensitive to how students feel about instructors dress. Some conservative students or beginners who are self-conscious of their bodies, might feel a little intimidated or embarrassed to be surrounded by women in skimpy/sexy outfits flaunting toned butts that they don’t yet have. I mean, it might highlight their own inadequacies for low-self-esteem people. However it also might inspire those beginners by showing them what they could one day have; confidence in wearing sassy lingerie or whatever. I remember really enjoying the cheeky sexiness of what Bobbi’s instructors would wear… cheeky butt (sometimes almost g-string/thong pants) with push up bras. That sexy look goes with the Bobbi’s image – their style of dance is also kind of showgirls so it create a fun and adventurous atmosphere. However it’s a studio that really pushed pole dance as a fitness and an exercise regime/workout, then perhaps yoga outfits/sports bras/short lyrca shorts would send that signal better. I think it depends on the studio’s values and interpretation of pole dance and also what kind of students they have. Tricky tricky. Interesting discussion!
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We don’t have a dress code but mostly I have to work to get newer students to wear LESS than they want to when they first join.
On our website and in our welcome emails we tell students that they can start with long pants as long as they stretch enough that can pull them up above their knees to grip the pole with their lower thighs and knees.
As students get more comfortable or as they progress we encourage them to wear less explaining the need for skin exposure.
I think part of it comes from the instructor though. Not necessarily how he/she dresses but how he/she responds. If someone forgets her shorts, I will tell them to just dance in their panties if they like if no one has an extra pair of shorts to borrow.
If someone shows up with something cute and skimpy I will compliment them.
You can walk into a class and see everything from yoga/capri pants to skimpy shorts and bras in the same class room. You may see girls in cropped tops who have cellulite, tummy bulge or stretch marks.
It just doesn’t matter so they all feel comfortable. I’ve yet to have anyone complain that they were uncomfortable with another student’s attire.
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I think it really depends on who your target market is and how you are running your business. I teach aerials with my dad and we focus a lot on teen and family oriented classes. Our students are more interested in circus type apparatus and we plan on doing a fusion of chinese pole and pole dance. We have been talking to an instructor who wants to teach pole with us and offer classes to our clientele (I am just beginning at pole and no where near comfortable instructing it). A dress code and labeling classes as “pole fitness” would be essential to marketing based on our business model. Our goal would be to open pole up and down play the sexy so it can be offered to a younger group and exposed to our existing students. I believe we plan on holding workshops that will be a lot less strict and focus on sexy pole dance but our main classes will be heavy on fitness and marketed as so. I think a lot of businesses could suffer from offering something misunderstood by the community to quickly and in the wrong way. I think this is the safest way to not put my business at risk and slowly educate the community on pole dance and what it can be. I live in a place that does not have much exposure to these types of classes yet. They have seen one side of it, I can show them the other and they can land in between at their comfort zone with home practice or other studio resources we provide them. That being said, I think if my studio taught lets say pole dance and burlesque and focused on women over 18 a dress code would be more stifling than helpful. In my opinion, it all depends on your business and your students. Not every studio fits every student and I think thats a good thing cause people can try out a few places and find a true fit. Just my thoughts 🙂
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it would be nice if there was a dress code. at my studio northwest pole fitness there is. its not a strip club its a gym we go there to work out not to be nude. i personally like going there because I can focus. I love woman they are beautiful and sexy clothes on and off. from a bisexual point of view ladies please cover up you titis and booty. i cant focus on the routine when there is soo much distraction. i swear i feel worst than a man sometimes.It’s hard not to look and flirt. if its out im looking 🙂 much love and respect ladies
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Quancutie- you just made me laugh! 🙂
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