Hello everyone! Welcome to KCL Pole's KCLSU Page!
Please read the below BEFORE purchasing anything !!!
Introduction to KCL Pole:
Whether you've never done any sport or dance or come from the circus, we are beyond excited that you are thinking of joining us at KCL Pole!
We are most active on our Instagram, so if you need to get in contact with us, please message us there!
Memberships we offer:
- Standard Membership – For those currently studying at KCL
- Associate Membership – For KCL graduates who still want to do pole with us!
- Pole BeActive Membership Top-Up – A regular BeActive membership at a discounted price! This is purchased as an add-on, meaning you’d have to buy either a Standard or Associate membership to buy the BeActive membership.
Both standard and associate memberships include the same contents. A membership is SEPARATE to classes. A membership MUST be purchased before purchasing any classes. A membership lasts the whole year!
What’s included in a membership:
- A wide range of socials – from crazy nights out to other non-drinking activities! Sports nights, dinner socials, creative & active socials etc.
- Trips - Summer tour and other short trips for competitions or pole shows
- Competitions - We take part in a variety of London-wide, regional and national competitions. Did we mention that we are reigning National Champions, 2x Regional Champions, and 4x KCL vs UCL Varsity Champions? Quite a feat given that we've only been around for 7 years!
- Showcases - We have a range of showcases from small-scale club-only ones to help our members boost confidence, to large-scale charity showcases, giving you plenty of opportunities to showcase your routines no matter your level!
- Access to open pole on 2x a week! Also access to purchasing other classes.
- Workshops - alongside classes, we also ocassionally put on workshops like aerial hoop, silks and heels classes at a discounted price (we sell them for £18 but they usually cost ~£45 per class in London)!
Types of classes we offer:
- Weekly Pole classes at our very own Studio on Waterloo Campus and Ultimate Pole - Complete beginner to advanced at a heavily discounted price (we sell them for £12 per class but they usually cost ~£21 per class in London)!
- Open Pole Sessions - Free sessions included on the membership to practice and try out pole moves and hang with all the great people here at KCL Pole!
- Strength & flex classes – Strength and flexibility training to greatly improve your pole skills
Class levels:
PLEASE READ THESE LEVEL PREREQUISITES BEFORE BOOKING A CLASS. NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN.
Beginner 1: Suitable for complete beginners or those who have only taken a few classes.
Beginner 2: Suitable for those who are close to mastering beginner moves like spins, forearm climb, fan kicks. Working towards inverting.
Intermediate: Ability to invert is a requirement. These classes will work on inverted moves including leg hangs and cross-knee releases, as well as more challenging transitions and spins. Also for those with strong leg hangs who have already spent time mastering intermediate moves, but who need a refresher or are not quite ready for the higher moves and transitions.
Advanced: Shoulder mounts are a requirement. This class is for those who have a strong extended butterfly/inverted D, and are ready to work on handsprings, ayesha variations, and other advanced moves and transitions.
Strength & Flex: No experience needed! Work on your flexibility and learn how to build strength for on-the-pole moves.
BeActive: No experience needed! Classes are more choreo based including beginner level tricks!
Academic Year 23/24 classes & timetable:
Monday
15:00-16:30 – Beginner 1 (Waterloo)
16:45-18:15 – Beginner 2 (Waterloo)
18:30-19:30 – BeActive (Waterloo)
Tuesday
14:45-16:15 – Beginner 1 (Waterloo)
16:30-18:00 – Strength & Flex (Waterloo)
Wednesday
11:00-14:00 – Open Pole (Guys Campus AR1)
13:30-15:00 – Beginner 1 (Waterloo)
16:00-17:30 – Intermediate (Ultimate Pole)
16:30-18:00 – Beginner 2 (Waterloo)
Thursday
15:15-16:45 – Beginner 1 (Waterloo)
17:00-18:00 – BeActive (Waterloo)
Friday
15:00-18:00 – Open Pole (Guys Campus AR1)
Look at our 'studio locations' highlight on our instagram for help when finding these studios!
Classes/bundle information:
Prices for bundles include 5 weekly classes each; they are sold on a first-come-first-served basis. Unfortunately, we DON’T refund memberships.
We are not running advanced classes for semester 1 as we didn’t have a big enough turn out, please contact us for more information/if you are interested and hopefully we can put on a class for semester 2!
One-off classes are available in the description in our members-only Whatsapp groupchat at a slightly higher price than the price per class of our bundles.
The current bundles up are for the week comencing the 6th of November to the week commencing the 4th of December.
KCL Pole President Welcome, 23/24
Thank you for reading and for being patient with us, we are beyond excited to meet all of you! We look forward to introducing you to this wonderful sport and art form, and are excited to include you in our loving and supportive pole community at King’s. If you have any questions or concerns at all, please reach us through our Instagram page (@kclpole) or email ([email protected]).
All the best,
Tabitha Reeves
President; on behalf of the KCL Pole 2023/24 Committee