The day that I decided to buy a Groupon for this place late last year= best decision I could have…read moremade for being comfortable with my feminine side.
I've been to about a dozen classes since, all of the "Sexy Fit" variety. The regular instructors I've had are top notch. HOWEVER there's one who subs in sometimes who knows her stuff, but makes her up her routine in the middle of class and often confuses herself (and us) while trying to walk us through the routine! If not for that I probably would have awarded this place five stars. Sorry.
If you're interested in just trying out a Sexy FIt class or two, they offer drop-in classes in the realm of 15 or so dollars. And to get the most bang for your buck, heed the following...
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STRENGTH:: PoleworX
As of reviewing the class was scheduled only once a week, Tuesdays at 7:30pm. Crystal, the instructor, is super peppy and leads you through an energizing dance aerobics warm-up, and then a series of strength drills using the wall, chair, and occasionally the pole itself. It was really cool to learn new exercises that I can do at home (with the exception of the ones using the pole, of course). The main area of improvement for this class is that difficulty varies by week and by whoever's attending; one session I went to was significantly less strenuous than the other sessions, I think because there were a lot of first-timers who were discouraged by the initial difficulty of some of the exercises early on in the class.
CARDIO:: Zumba
Me 5 minutes into this class: "Holy crap I don't know why I thought this was a good idea I am not a dancer does this instructor lady ever stop moving"
My thoughts at the end: "Holy crap I am still not a dancer but I am COVERED IN SWEAT and I'm going to be sore tomorrow". I don't know the instructor's name, but she is DYNAMITE. Her energy is amazing, and as a consequence so are the classes. I attended two of these, and the music each week is the same or very similar, but that was very helpful to me because, as I mentioned earlier, I am NOT a dancer--choreography is not my thing, and memorizing moves is painful and embarrassing. However, for each brief song, there are only a handful of characteristic moves, so I spent maybe only 80% of the song fumbling and the last 20% actually "getting" what was going on. But really, the best part of the class is that there's no judgment here (and this goes for the rest of the classes the studio offers as well)--you do what you can, earnestly and energetically, and that's good enough.
Other classes:
Lapdance:
Lakita usually teaches this, I'm told, but she's only taught 1/3 of these classes I attended and she was SO friendly and supportive. Moreover, she offered crystal-clear guidance/instructions.
Main caveats to this class:
1) I personally found the stiletto strut (jauntily walking across the room in heels) at the beginning a bit annoying. I am not an athlete by any means but I guess my mindset in this case comes close to one--namely, if I wanted to practice walking in heels (and get some kind of workout in them, presumably), I would have signed up for the actual "Stiletto Strut" class.
2) In Lakita's class the music was TOO LOUD. Bring earplugs. I'm serious. I was covering my ears for as much of the class as I could.
Pole Prelude
Kind of a fun little intro class to what you can do with the pole-- good for beginners, but not much of a workout.
Sensual Pole Flow
I only attended one of these, but loved it! My hips were sore the next day in places I didn't even know I had muscle, which is awesome. It's also a good class to try and master some of the trickier moves that require some more coordination.