Chris Rock said about his daughter during an interview once, "my only job in life is to keep her off the pole." Despite his admirable and well-intentioned outlook, I couldn't wait to dance, swing, and work my way around that pole! I originally learned about Vertical Tease Durham on Groupon, my curiosity roused I went to their website and decided to try the Intro to Pole but with the Pay as you go Rate for $10 a session in the 11AM Saturday morning slot. I don't know how strippers do it - working that pole is hard work, and not to mention super fun! Clad in yoga pants, my friend and I giggled like two mischievous school girls, I think there was even a "weeee" squeal after our first Firemans swing. Besides being a ton of fun, this pole dancing class was a pretty good workout as told by my sore delts, lats, and obliques the next day. I can't wait to work that pole again! I'm going to rent out the studio for a private party for one of my girlfriends birthday! Weeeee! Sorry Chris Rock. PS - Vertical Tease is a little hard to find, GPS took us over by Chapel Hill so we ended up calling and getting directions from the receptionist. There's a service road and it's upstairs. read more

I bought a livingsocial coupon for Vertical Tease, primarily with pole dancing in mind, but intrigued by the number of other classes. Having now been to two classes, I can say that pole dancing is definitely their forte. Kendra, the manager (and possibly owner), is fun and enthusiastic. Her constant encouragement was helpful for newbies like myself. "It doesn't matter how hard you fall as long as you get up sexy," may be my new motto. The instruction was great, and the workout was pretty good too (although I may be investing in kneepads). Five dollar Fridays rotate the style of lesson, giving you a chance to try some new things without spending a lot of money. After such a great lesson with Kendra, however, I was disappointed by the belly dancing class I took. The instructor seemed inexperienced, saying things like, "do the... what's it called..." and "let me see if I remember the next step." I've had better workouts practicing on my own, and since I didn't get a lot of feedback from the instructor on my technique, I'm inclined to keep it that way. Over all, I encourage everyone to check out the pole dancing classes, but if you're interested in another style of work out, maybe look somewhere else. PS. Give yourself plenty of time to get there; it's hard to find (on a frontage road to 15-501 and over Pomegranate Kitchen). read more

Signed up for a one hour pole dancing session here as a Yelp event and really didn't know what to expect. It was definitely one of those new life experiences/I'll do anything once kind of deals, but I have to say I was very impressed with this place. Our instructor was absolutely phenomenal at both teaching us the moves as well as opening everyone up and creating a fun atmosphere. At the end of our one hour session, we were twirling away like pros. One word of warning, make sure you really stretch before your session or otherwise your arms will be completely dead like mine were after this haha! The studio space itself is a little odd (located in a set of office buildings) and the interior doesn't have the best layout, but that doesn't get in the way of the great time you'll have here. They do parties as well as group sessions so make sure to check them out if you want to a girls night out or bachelorette party! read more

Came here for one of their pole dancing parties and it was super fun. Instructors are hilarious and really helpful. Plus, they have a pretty decent size with a lot of poles installed, so basically everybody could get a pole of their own (parties of 10 are the max, I believe). Definitely want to come back here again! Location is a bit tricky to find. read more

This place was so, so fun. Some friends and I purchased the LivingSocial deal for one month of unlimited classes and it was so worth it. We took Sexy Kickboxing, Pole Sample, Flirty Chair Aerobics, Pilates/Pole, Pole Fit, Twerk It, and Femme Fatale. They were all SO fun, and it's a really fun process to see your boost in confidence and strength over that one month period. Some instructors are definitely better than others as far as teaching, but they're all really interesting, fun, entertaining people. I only wish I didn't have to move, because I'd love to have continued classes. Guess I'll just have to find something equivalent where I am now! read more

The staff is great! Zumba with Ashley Palmer is a blast and belly dancing with Yonja is a lot of fun too!

We visited as part of a girls weekend and it was great fun. The packages listed suggested minimum group sizes, but they will work with a smaller group. It is great exercise and I would recommend for all ages! Please know address before arriving, signage is very poor. read more

The place is difficult to find. Signage is VERY poor at night. It seemed a little sketchy.... but once we got started, the ZUMBA class was great!!! I got a groupon for the class, and now, I wish I'd gotten 2!!!! Very fun way to spend a Wed. night. read more

Kendra came to teach a burlesque class with a little twerk work mixed in at a bachelorette party a few weekends ago. It was amazing, her energy was so much fun and the class is one of the best memories from the weekend. All the girls had such a great time we loved Kendra. Definitely would recommend her and this class for any girls weekend, bachelorette party, birthday party anytime--it was great. Thanks so much! Courtney read more