Awesome studio with talented and encouraging instructors. If you are wanting to try pole I highly…read morerecommend aerospace!

I was sooo nervous to go here for a bachelorette party yet ended up having an incredible time. The…read moreinstructor was very kind, welcoming, and non judgmental. The music and vibes were great and the space was clean. I would love to go back in the future and Trey another class!

We had a bachelorette class last weekend at Brassy. What an incredible experience and so much…read morefun!!!! I highly recommend this studio to anyone looking to try out pole dancing no matter what size or shape you are! Thank you so much fo a fantastic start to our girls weekend!

I have been wanting to find a fun, new way to workout that would leave me inspired to keep going-…read moreand Brassy Butterfly definitely delivered. First off, it is an odd area and when you first walk into the business complex it seems a bit sketchy. It is not. You are in the right place! The studio itself is beautiful and cozy with lots of mirrors and a nice seating area. My first beginners class with Thalia I was the only student! What could have been horrifying and awkward turned out amazing. Thalia is a very knowledgable instructor- patient, supportive and incredibly sweet. She will push you through and not let you get away with half-hearted moves. :-) On top of all this, the environment in just fun. The classes are small and everyone gets a pole. Everyone is super supportive and there to have a good time- no drama or competitive attitudes here. Highly recommended!

Instructor Julia brings alot to the table. This is a welcoming environment for all skill levels to…read morelearn pole dancing from a patient and thoughtful teacher. Tucked away in a private studio at Lloyd Athletic club, Julia's classes provide a fun and playful atmosphere where experienced dancers can be challenged to refine their skills while beginners can learn basics in a safe space.

Julia is so patient and friendly. She breaks everything down and will further explain different…read moreways to perform a movement if you're not getting it. I highly recommend the class - I took the beginner class. Each class ends in a little combo. I had a lot of fun and didn't feel like I had to be perfect or in super good shape (I am not!). I am also older and didn't feel like this was impossible for folks with some injuries. There's also open pole classes available on Saturday to practice your moves.

I wanted to love this so bad, but it just wasn't it. Mind you, this is my first American dance…read moreclass. I just spent a month in Colombia taking 4 hours of bachata a week with a 1:1 teacher for 20$ an hour. I learned so fast because I was learning one to one with a professional competitive dancer. Learning bachata with a strong experienced lead makes a huge difference as being the woman, I'm supposed to follow. If the lead doesn't know what they're doing, as in the classes here, you not only learn a lot slower, but often learn incorrectly. I signed up for a full month of lessons here however, my first class was a turn off. The classes are extremely full. There might be 30 to 50 people in the room. I don't know what I was expecting. Maybe 15 or 20 equal men and women that you would get to know each other over the course of the month. Just something more intimate. I also thought you would also dance with the teacher kind of get the feeling physically of what the correct dance looks like, however, this is not the case, you're just watching. It is also very fast-paced, so if you're neurodivergent or take a little bit to get the hang of things, it's probably not for you. Especially since the class is only an hour you only learn a little bit at a time, once a week in class. There's also really no time for you to like invest in learning a specific step, the 30-50 or whatever people in the room are all on the same clock, and one step is rushed to the next. After my first class I was looking into the cost of individual dance lessons here however they are ridiculously expensive at $100 an hour. I have a decent job, but still cannot afford that. The location is also not that convenient unless you live in the general area and can walk. Parking is really difficult, it's not right off the freeway or anything so if you live in another part of town, give yourself at least an extra 15 minutes to park and walk to the location. I guess I will be back in Latin America soon to learn more one-to-one! Or maybe at a bar in Portland they'll teach us some steps

This place is run by amazing humans and the teachers are great. I really enjoyed their practicas…read moreand other socials. I also love how they put teh class videos online. As a background, I have done 20 years of partner dancing. I am physically fit and able. The classes usually start with a warm up for about 10 minutes. Tl;Dr version: you will not be able to learn salsa here unless you really really stick with it, have some innate ability and previous dance experience, have a good musical ear etc because salsa 1 is too crowded to learn anything and step up to salsa 2 is way way too fast and do not teach much things you can use in social dancing. More info: My issue with VMAC is that their classes are insanely crowded at level 1 (this was salsa). And I mean insanely crowded. Probably because they are also on PCC curriculum so there are lots of PCC people there. The only reason I was able to pick up things was because I knew a bit of salsa and a lot of lead/follow/frame. But I can't see the instructors half of the time (the class had I think 75 or so people!!!!). I went to practicas which means another extra hour which is also why I was able to do ok. But moving to salsa 2 was horrible. It is not because I am not a good dancer. I think I was one of hte better ones in salsa 1. But salsa 2 is 3x the speed and 3x the number of moves. They show 4 "shines" / solo steps but they do not really break it down, they just do it quickly, and then almost within minutes increase the speed again. And since these steps are done in succession throughout the class, if you do not get one, and mind you, you will not esp. moving from salsa 1, you are now trying to find a way to do the ones you can. And salsa 2 can be busy as well, at least the first two weeks of the session so these super fast teaching/immediate application can be frustrating because you might not be able to see it. I am not surprised the later weeks got busier as people dropped out, probably because of this. Then they will teach you a move. Usually it is complicated and involves swapping places with your partner which means you can't see the move very well half of the time. So now you are stuck with frustration of not being able to do the shines they show, and then you can't see half of the steps. Salsa 2 is a HUGE step up, and also is 6 months so now you are in a class with people who have 5 more months of experience (in contrast, salsa 1 is 3 months). And since you do not know many moves, going to a social sucks. My friend is a lead and he had very few things he could do and his follows would get bored. Shines are great if you already have the beats, the fundamentals, but I think the teachers have not been beginners in a long time and do not udnerstand, esp. for leads from what I have seen, that they will not do any of those 4 insanely fast taught shine steps since they do not have much other things to do at a social. Hard to do steps that you can do alone when you are doing a partner dance you are just learning. I do not know where else they teach salsa in Portland, but this is not a good place to take salsa classes IMHO. They are too focused on number of attendees and showing you things that you can't use and not showing enough of things you can. Stepping from salsa 1 to salsa 2 is just a huge step up, and with the way/speed it is taught, you have very little chance of picking up things. Pick a place that teaches in smaller groups. I also took bachata and it was a slightly smaller class and though they do also show things that you have not learned already at the warm up, it is a slower pace and they do go over it in other weeks. Sorry to be a downer, but this was a very frustrating experience and it can be better if they focused on things we can actually use on the dance floor to get more of a feel as relatively new dancers instead of this obsession with teaching us 4 different shines every class in a rapid way that is not being broken down and then we have to put them together, in the same class, at an even faster tempo. Also in practica one of the teachers would just chat with her friend the other ambassador instead of dancing with one of the leads who didn't have a partner and had to wait (I looked) 5 minutes for them to remember to rotate by which time they moved to another thing. John and Sophia are very fun to learn from in practica.

Giving three stars for the actual classes. Using the pole studio during open pole and using Lloyd…read moreathletic club is five stars. I have been going to the studio alone for a year. I finally tried a class. It was only me and one other student. It seemed like everything was fine, and then the class actually started and the warm-up began, and then the instructor and the only other student in the class started a private conversation while the music was playing and while the teacher was instructing the entire warm-up... It was so awkward and weird. I can obviously hear every word as well as her instructing in between they even made a few jokes between themselves and I awkwardly laughed myself because I didn't know what else to do. This was the first five minutes of class. So in the room with three of us during my first class, I was left out of a private conversation while I was also being included in the warm-up it was really uncomfortable. It was just rude. I've taken a lot of Dance classes of all styles and I have never seen or experienced anything like that. It was a very passive aggressive way to let me know that I'm not important or welcome. If you aren't a part of the social group or work a 9-to-5 job it's not a welcoming environment in class - in my experience. If you are a stripper first and then get into pole dance classes this probably won't work out for you as far as taking classes and trying to train in class. If you're interested in exotic pole dancing, I wouldn't recommend it for classes. But I would recommend getting the membership and using the studio for open pole. It's a fantastic studio and a very nice little gym for an amazing price. -Alexa Nova

Tried out the newbie's pole class recently. I have zero experience with pole and was pretty nervous…read moregoing in. I arrived 20 minutes early and was given a tour of the gym by the staff. Another person and I taking the class were told they would open the door to the pole studio 10 minutes before, as they only give the code to gym members. The other person and I waited outside for 15 minutes; we were also joined by 2 other people waiting, but no one opened the door for us. We knocked multiple times, and a staff member had to unlock the door for us. We entered the studio during the class, which had already started. Immediately, the instructor by the name of Nina berated us and told us how rude it was that we were 15 minutes late and made the 4 of us do jumping jacks. I was instantly turned off and almost got up and left the class due to the instructor's behavior. The class was not beginner-friendly; she went through demos extremely fast, and the overall unwelcoming vibe from Nina was the worst way to introduce me to pole. Thankfully, this experience did not turn me away completely from pole, but I will be taking my business somewhere that is more welcoming and friendly. I DO NOT reccomend this place for beginners, and I DO NOT reccomend Nina as an instructor.

I've been taking absolute beginner ballet for adults on Sundays for several weeks and I love it! I…read moretruly am an absolute beginner. I have done absolutely zero ballet before, but after a couple weeks of classes and a couple YouTube videos to brush up on the terminology, I feel like I'm getting the hang of it. I like that you don't have to commit to a series of classes and can just pay for single drop in classes. I needed that freedom to be brave enough to try it. The instructor is great, kind and encouraging and clear. Come join, it's fun!

Nice studio! we went here during covid. All the staff were very safe about it all and made sure…read moreeveryone wore a mask and used hand sanitizer when entering the building. they ran it so well! the teachers were all very kind and they helped train even in crazy times! great!

Fig tree studio had the cutest vibes!…read more Went in for a pole rental, which was $15 for 90 minutes. Which is nice since most studios do 60 minute sessions but it's nice to have enough time to really warm up. They had a cute little tea station, accessories for you to use to film, and lots of equipment to stretch. The lighting is everything! Plants everywhere, mood lighting, high ceilings. I'm looking forward to coming back and taking a class.

Fig tree is an incredible space. Melanie's guidance in movement helped me dip into my body and show…read moreup for myself. The studio is cozy and feels like a sanctuary where all are honored guests.

I went to a Sunday drop-in hip hop class with my friends. The class was quite popular. I'm not sure…read moreif there's a limit on the number of students for drop in sessions. It was labeled as all-level and the choreography was fun to follow. It wasn't too hard or too easy because the instructor offered different options for the moves, which made it accessible for everyone. All of my friends really enjoyed the class. The price was very reasonable compared to other drop-in classes in downtown. However, the check-in and payment process felt a bit confusing as a first timer since the instructor was just wrapping up the previous class at the time. It seems like they also offer more skill-focused classes that concentrate on specific hip hop techniques or moves, but I couldn't easily find detailed information about them. The studio itself is spacious and very clean and comfortable. Even after we worked up a serious sweat, it didn't feel stuffy or smell bad. Overall, I highly recommend the drop-in class if you're looking for a fun experience to express yourself with hip hop that also works as a great workout.

Awesome dance classes with great dance community vibes. Welcoming to all and breaking it down and…read moreteaching it in a way that makes it accessible to everyone! Even if you aren't sure you can dance... Mariecellla makes it fun and easy! And great workouts to get your heart pumping.