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    The Brass Ring

    4.8 (28 reviews)
    Closed 5:30 pm - 10:00 PM

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    The Russian layback is finally mine! Learned in advanced tricks class
    Victoria G.

    I can't tell you why *you* should start taking your first class at the BR. Every students starts for their own reasons, comes with different artistic and physical backgrounds, has different goals and progresses at a different rate and falls in love with pole for different reasons. It's not my job to write a review to convince you that joining the BR family will be the most amazing ride of your life but if you're offered a seat on a rocket ship to the stars you don't ask, "which seat" you just jump on. So... you've made it this far to read and consider reviews... sit down and buckle up because you're about to have the best ride of your life. (sans pants) See you in class! I can't wait to meet you.

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    Jessica L.

    Finally there is a quality pole dance studio in Chicago that is actually affordable. Most of the classes are $20, I've taken a lot here and the instructors are always nice and patient with you. The classes are small - I think they have 9 poles? Which is great, you can actually ask questions and they will help you individually. Take a class! See if you like it!

    Lauren P.

    My friends and I had a couple of private group classes here and it was a blast. We had a scheduling conflict for the first class but Melissa more than made up for it and I still give The Brass Ring 5 stars. It was tons of fun. For the first class we learned the basics like poses, sexy walking, dancing and swinging around the pole and for the second class we learned some advanced moves like climbing and clapping our heels. We even got to wear some clear heels! The champagne and strawberries after is a lovely way to end the class. I highly recommend this for a fun time with your girls!

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    The owner, Melissa, is one of the nicest people I"ve ever met--and one of the best dancers and teachers.

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    Position Red - The lounge outside the Red Dance Studios...a nice place to wait before class!

    Position Red

    (1 review)

    West Loop, Near West Side

    I have taken two different types of classes at Position Red - "Red Dance" and pilates. The studio…read moreis conveniently located in the west loop, so it is easy to get to before or after work, or even for a break at lunch. The fourth floor of the studio is dedicated to Red Dance--a dance class that mixes elements of pilates, relaxation, and pole dancing. I have to admit, I wasn't sure if Red Dance was the class for me, but after trying it, I had so much fun! I went on Saturday mornings and took from Patrice, one of the instructors. I learned how to do pole tricks, but more importantly, I learned how to look at my body in a completely new way. It sounds strange, but from someone who has always been very critical of myself, this class was amazing! I felt so refreshed and ready to start my weekend. Along the way, I also got a great upper body workout. I have also taken extensive pilates classes from Margarette Raymond, Position Red's owner and visionary. I have taken pilates at a gym before and at other studios--there is no comparison. The studio is beautiful. The third floor has about ten sets of equipment, perfect for group classes (reformers, cadillacs, wunda chairs). The space is open and peaceful. I have taken both private sessions and group sessions on the equipment, in addition to mat classes. All are excellent; Margarette has a way with words. She says things that force you to think about what you are doing with each exercise. I learn something new each time. Position Red's pilates classes have even influenced how I workout at the gym--I try to get that same feeling where it seems that I have somehow worked through each joint and every muscle in my body. Margarette also offers teacher training at her studio, which says something about her own expertise. She is certified to train others to become pilates teachers through the core dynamics program. More importantly, though, she is very personable and offers all her students a new way to look at themselves and their lives. My time at Position Red is always the highlight of my week and I encourage you to try it for yourself!

    Aloft Circus Arts

    Aloft Circus Arts

    (40 reviews)

    Logan Square

    Giving 2 stars instead of 1 because I actually enjoyed the class I was taking there (stretching…read morewith Linnea) and would have kept going had the administrative staff not treated me like crap. Aloft uses an online platform called VAMP for students to sign up for classes, manage payments, and more. I used to email them to let them know when I would be absent but then noticed on the dashboard that there is a "Manage Absences" button on the online account dashboard. In an effort to be respectful of their time I began using it to log my planned absences instead. I felt bad for having wasted the administrative staff's time before I had made this discovery of a seemingly more streamlined way to record my absences. But after a few months of using the "Manage Absences" button on my account dashboard, I noticed I hadn't received any makeup credits. This amounted to about ~$120 in class credits I should have received, but didn't. I emailed Sarah Tapper, the person who handles this stuff, and she responded with the lifeless and cold bedside manner of an animated machine, not offering any help whatsoever and instead just recited company policies to me without offering any solutions or even partial credit. (I've included all of the emails with this review but Yelp puts them out of order which makes it hard to follow, so I've numbered them to try to make it easier.) She basically told me that despite my efforts to be respectful of her time, Aloft was keeping my ~$120. Any other business would see that what I did by using a button that was clearly labeled "Manage Absences" to *MANAGE* my *ABSENCES* is an easy mistake to make and would have credited me back for the absences I logged but also informed me that going forward I was to do things following their weird old-fashioned protocol that makes you feel like you're back in the dial-up days of the internet, which I'll outline below: At Aloft, you are not to log planned absences in the streamlined account dashboard. That would be too simple and modern. INSTEAD, you have to email back and forth with Sarah Tapper about any planned absences AND log them into the account dashboard. (According to Sarah, logging absences in the account dashboard helps instructors know who will show up and emailing Sarah ahead of time is what gets you the credits, which seems like it just creates a lot more unnecessary work for everyone). It's like this place is run by the same people running the DMV or something. Like they've been doing things the same way since they first opened over a decade ago and are holding their own customers at fault for daring to assume they would be utilizing the very platform they have for literally everything else (registering for classes, managing payments, you name it) to also be able to manage absences and get credit for makeups. Why do things the hard way when you can just cut out all this extra work and make things simple for everyone? And why was I treated with the same understanding and compassion as a protagonist in a Kafka story? I was literally just trying to be respectful of Sarah's time and was instead met with zero compassion. In initial emails with her I was very respectful and understanding and offered to do things in Aloft's weird roundabout way going forward, but would like my previous planned absences credited back to me. She just responded with company policies and not lifting a single finger to help me with my ~$120 that was now just spinning down the drain. So then I got upset and informed her that I would be writing reviews about this experience to warn others as well as reporting them to the BBB because they had taken my money and weren't giving it back despite my logging my absences (albeit not in *exactly* the way they wanted them to be logged). I never called anyone names -- but I did express my frustration about the complete lack of understanding and absolute unwillingness to bend even a little bit for a good customer who had referred others to their business and had been going there for half a year and intended to keep going. It's not like there's an elaborate enigmatic code that Sarah would have to crack that absolutely prevents them from helping me--they just didn't WANT to help me, despite the fact that I only got into this situation because *I* was trying to help *them* out! Finally, the owner decided to get involved and did in fact refund most of my ~$120 back to me but said that it was best if I didn't attend classes there going forward and I agree. I don't appreciate how I was treated--punished for the crime of mistakenly trying to do something nice for someone.

    Two years ago, I took a huge risk to move all the way from South Florida to Chicago to do Aloft's…read moreProfessional Training Program and can honestly say it was my best decision. Aloft has been like a second home to me. The coaches are always welcoming and encouraging and always pushing you to succeed. The training space it's self is one of the few places i've been too where everyone is friendly and you don't feel judged. I have been able to make life long friendships here. I highly recommend Aloft to everyone regardless of abilities and if you're not interested in training, Aloft always puts on amazing shows.

    The Brass Ring - dance_schools - Updated May 2026

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