Pole Velocity Dance and Fitness

I took my first aerial fit class with Angela today. The class was a great combo of silks and yoga. The workout was very personalized and just at the level I needed. The space is cozy and friendly. Looking forward to next week’s class.

This place is okay. It’s a home studio with decent prices. You learn a lot of spins and the instructor gives you one on one attention. It isn’t a place to learn sexy moves but it is a good workout. Street parking is decent. This place would get a five if the instructor didn’t talk negatively about her students. She’s not professional but if you want to learn the basics come here and branch off to something different.

Angela is AWESOME! She has such a unique way of connecting with all her students at one time that it feels like it’s just you and her, even if there are others with your class. She is very professional and gives you the freedom to be as creative and sexy as you want. She doesn’t make you feel pressured to be a certain way, so if you wanted to, you could be goofy, sexy, graceful, etc. How you interpret pole is exactly that, your interpretation.
She’s on time, organized, and really friendly. This isn’t just a regular aerobics class. The moves you do are more suggestive and require more athletic ability than you think. It would be really nerve racking for anyone who’s just starting out or not comfortable enough with themselves to just strut their stuff on the pole right away, but Angela helps ease that tension.
She’s got a really cute little studio in her living room with 5 poles. They are all perfectly spaced and she’s got sexy lighting and mirrors in their too. Seriously, it’s just this awesome girl room where you can just let your freak flag fly!
I’ll rave about Pole Velocity all day. Had my first class week and was feeling hesitant about how it would go, but Angela is great. She’s got credibility, experience, and a nice little set up that makes you feel comfortable there. Plus, she’s got these cute fluffy cats that chill out and watch you dance which is hilarious.
Love the class, love the prices, love the environment.
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UPDATE 5÷30÷2014
A year and a half later and I am still going here. Angela is wonderful. She is an excellent teacher and I have learned so much. I have my own pole now and I still take classes because I can always use a little instruction. Her aerial fit class is so much fun. She hosts little «open house» parties for her students so we can all hang out and dance, see each others progress. it’s so much fun here! a nice little family.

I definitely recommend going to this class. I took an intro class to see what kind of things Angela would be teaching in the class. After the class ended, I loved it and decided to enroll in a 4 week class. I definitely feel like I work muscles I never thought I had. lol. Angela is great and very patience. It is fun just to see yourself do moves on a pole and knowing you have no experience what so ever. Very affordable.

While Angela Reninga’s Pole Velocity is great for those who are in a rut with cardio dance /​just want to change up their fitness routine — in other words, casual class-​goers, where it excels beyond many other local studios is that it’s a great resource for people who are serious about Pole.
I was a gymnast as a kid, and took some dance in adolescence and college — so I had some leftover strength and flexibility, but was losing it more and more with each passing (sedentary) year — and I’d tried a 90 minute pole workshop in Vegas a few years back, so I knew I might like it.
I started with the Beginner class, and I’m glad I did: I learned the right way to do even simple spins, and improved my form.
I was amazed how fit even one class a week at her home studio kept me. I started to build arms strength in a way I never had before and slowly drop some weight.
Six months in, it was obsession and I knew I had to get a pole at home. Fortunately Angela is well versed with all the pole manufacturers and is a reseller of the some of the best, and she helped me pick one out, ordered it for me, and it was at my house in 4 days!
I’ve been working my butt off (literally — dropped almost 2 jeans sizes and shooting for more in the new year) and have excelled to Angela’s intermediate class. She has been custom tailoring my workouts so I can get the most out of class, which I totally appreciate.
She’s always up to date with what’s going on the pole world, and goes to competitions and workshops. She knows some of the top names in pole, and sometimes even pulls them in for workshops (the summer workshop with champion poler Jenyne Butterfly was a treat.)
She knows all the latest pole products, from grip enhancers to workout clothes, and is concerned about safety, having crash mats and more in her home studio.
Tomorrow I am performing in Angela’s Winter Showcase, my first public performance, and I’m geeked. I am hoping for more showcases and cabarets next year and working even harder to improve my pole prowess.
If you are a (perhaps former) gymnast, dancer, or circus artist who thinks they could be serious about pole, this is the place you want to go.

This is a great way to learn pole dancing moves and stay or get into great shape while feeling sexy and confident. There are many classes for different experience levels and Angela is a great instructor. She takes time to really explain and help you be at your pole dancing best. It’s great for strength training and works all parts of your body — it’s a wonderful amalgam of dance, gymnastics and art (and of course — major sexiness)!

I have always been interested in taking Pole Dancing classes but very hesitant (I don’t feel comfortable doing any kind of dance let along on a pole!), and my boyfriend signed me up to get the process moving. He picked a lot based on location, which is great for me, but I am so glad it worked out how it did. I took (and continue to take) classes from her in home studio which I love. I didn’t know what to expect at first, but having a maximum of three people there makes it so great. You really get to learn it step by step and as a whole, and Angela is really good at pacing classes based on who is there and the different levels without it being slow or not good for everyone.
I am a personal trainer and work out often, and I am challenged by it physically as well, which makes me super excited to learn more. There are always more challenges, but it is something you can also start doing right away, even if you are clueless and a bit shy like I am.
Kudos to her for loving what she does, being inviting and creating a comfortable and fun environment. Now if I could only make it look so natural and attractive like she does… and figure out where to fit a pole in my place…