History
Recognized as Portland's premier pole dance studio, Ecdysiast is a fully co-ed pole school committed to the growth and development of students, professional dancers, the aerial community and its audiences. The studio offers stainless steel competition grade (45mm) poles, spinning or stationary. Ecdysiast has a unique, INCLUSIVE, and progressive culture while specializing in ALL things Pole: erotic, fitness, contemporary, flips/drops/tumbles, Chinese pole, spin rotations on static, choreography, freestyle, flexibility training, spinning pole and more. The studio embraces pole dance/fitness as we know today; a coming together of Chinese pole, dance, acro, gymnastics and erotic dance styles. Ecdysiast's program includes classes (pole, flexibility and choreography), workshops, private training, and more. In offering the highest degree of training to our students, we participate in the making of artists and enthusiasts.
Specialties
Ecdysiast is a dance studio specializing only in the art of pole dance, a performing art using techniques of dancing and gymnastics that demands flexibility, muscular endurance and grace.