We’re back in lockdown again after having had a hectic but lovely 10 weeks of being open following the first lockdown. So here’s an uplifting story about our member Sylver. Sylver is someone who has physically come a long way since first joining our pole dancing classes a little over a year ago; despite set-backs...Read More

Effective July 13th, 2020. At Irish Pole Dance Academy we take all staff and student’s health and wellbeing seriously and have taken action to inform and advise our members of updated guidelines to the current health situation. All information below has been taken from our current Public Health Advice with HSE, Government of Ireland (Rialtas...Read More

As we get ready to reopen our studio at the end of July (all going well!) we’ve been reflecting on our community and how we can serve everyone better. I think we can all agree that it’s an exciting juncture of human history. In the meantime, we will keep on sharing inspiration from our deadly...Read More

Even though our gorgeous studio is physically closed right now, our community here at Irish Pole Dance Academy is as strong as ever. Our members are still getting together online to keep up their training through our classes, as well as supporting one another in our Facebook group; we’ve been having great craic as well...Read More

So we’re all stuck at home for another while. Whether you have a pole to train on at home (if you’re considering buying one then please read my previous blog on this topic first) or if you don’t, don’t spiral into existential despair just yet. We thankfully have the internet to help us all stay...Read More

We might be all stuck at home right now, but it hasn’t stopped us from getting creative and dancing through the lockdown! Please enjoy our interpretation of the ‘Don’t Rush’ Challenge, starring some of our instructors and members! This is 10 minutes of silliness and sass. We feel that this video pretty accurately captures the...Read More

Now that we are all house-bound for what feels like a million years, it’s as good a time as any to invest in a pole so that you can continue your pole dance training at home with our online classes and tutorials. I’m getting a lot of questions from our members about which pole to...Read More

Hi everyone! I hope that everyone is keeping safe and well at this strange time. Here is an update on our situation in regards to Covid-19 and an announcement about our new online classes that we are offering here at Irish Pole Dance Academy! As per government orders, we will keeping the studio shut at...Read More

A common thread with many of our members and folks who talk to us everyday about joining our pole dancing classes, is body image. We could go on a rant about this topic as it’s something that we feel very passionate about here at IPDA, but we’ll spare you that! 😉  Body image is certainly...Read More

Although it’s been a long January, here at IPDA HQ our members have kicked off the New Year with easing themselves back into their pole dance training and working towards their goals. We’d like to share with you the story of one such powerhouse, Sinéad, and hope that her words will bring you inspiration and...Read More