STUDIO ETIQUETTE
RESPECT
Our studio welcomes students with a variety of abilities, interests, and backgrounds. Our goal is to offer a safe and inclusive space for all individuals regardless of age, body type, or gender, to be able to explore their own movement and bodies beyond everyday limitations. This is a shame-free space and we expect that all students, instructors, and staff members alike to respect this "rule", others, and themselves. We have an open door policy so please feel free to talk to any one of us, or e-mail info@thestudioaaf.com, if you are aware of any incident that is not encouraging a shame-free environment. We promise to do our best to resolve any situation while ensuring your anonymity.
Please respect the space by keeping outdoor shoes in the front lobby, returning items used in class to their proper homes, and keeping food outside of the pole and aerial rooms.
CELL PHONES
We run cellphone-free classes at The Studio (emergencies not withstanding). Classes are for cultivating skill, empowerment, strength, and fun, not for FaceBooking or trying to obtain the highest number of Instagram followers. After classes are finished there will be a 10-minute period where you can film, photograph, and live your best media life - and cultivate all those Instagram followers!
ARRIVE ON TIME
We kindly ask that you show up 10-15 minutes early before your class. This will allow for enough time to sign in, prepare yourself for class, and guarantee that you do not miss the opportunity to take class if doors are locked once class is in progress.
BE COURTEOUS
There may be classes where you will be sharing an apparatus with a (new or old) friend - please share the floor. We learn not only through doing but through observing others too!
We ask that you respect your instructor and fellow classmates by following the warm-up and class plan rather than chit chatting or trying your own cool moves (check out our schedule for open pole and aerial times for this purpose!).
Please be courteous of classes in session while waiting in the front entrance. You are more than welcome to use our bathroom facility while classes are running, but please move discretely in an effort to make minimal disruption.
LATE ARRIVALS
Please plan to show up 15 minutes early in order to be signed in and prepare for class. Doors will remain locked once classes are in progress. If you arrive after the class has started you will be unable to join at this time. This is for your safety, as well as the instructors’ and other students, as a proper warm-up is the most important part of class. Please refer to our cancellation policy for more information regarding late cancelation/no show fees.
ALL CLIENTS AGREE TO:
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be 14+ for regular scheduled classes. Proof of age will be required when signing waiver, while clients under the age of 18 will require parental consent and signature
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check in with front desk staff prior to entering class
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wear appropriate clothing for class type. Check out our Classes page for more information on specific requirements
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respect the no-cellphone rule during class
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arrive on time
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abide by our lotion-free pole class etiquette
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allow the instructor to do the teaching. Tips that helped you to nail a specific move are more than welcome, but instructing other students in learning new moves is prohibited
For any other inquiries, please contact by e-mail at info@thestudioaaf.com or by phone at (506) 232-2564