Allure Dance & Fitness Studio

Nicole is a hands on instructor. She’s positive and patient about correcting mistakes. The classes are fun, light and they’re just «feel good» classes. She gives one on one attention to each girl. She’s funny in general and it makes the class fun. I took the beginners class and strip tease class. I got lost in the moment and I enjoyed myself so much. I’m looking forward to going back. Oh, and before I left, there was a Twerk class going down. Say WHAT! SO DOPE!

I just did my first two classes at Allure last night, and I LOVED them. I was smiling the whole time (which is saying a lot, because smiling while dancing has never been my strong suit…). Nicole and Taisha were the teachers and they were perfect. A great mix of skill, personality, engagement, and fun-​inducing. They both had me laughing and they just really made the classes so enjoyable.
I’m officially a new regular now! No doubt about it. I’d say too that this dance studio really takes the pressure off. You know how a lot of dance studios the workers or the dancers can be kind of stuffy or… not sure what they can be… but oftentimes there’s just that feeling of – if you aren’t that good of a dancer then ick to you. But this one doesn’t feel like that at all. They are very inclusive with everyone, very adaptable to your skill level, and not stuffy at all. Yay!

I had so much fun during my first class! No wonder why this is the most famous pole fitness class in all of Los Angeles. It was a great work out and fun in the same time. If I could afford to go every day, I would. Since I can’t, I’ll be here only twice a week. I love to dance and I enjoy pole fitness.

Amazing! I had a pole party yesterday with 6 girlfriends. We had an amazing time! Amber was just a doll and an amazing dancer. Most of us girls are not very athletic but she made it easy and encouraged us the whole way! Not only that she took her time for each girl to get the moves down. At the end of the party she showed us her moves and we were left speechless! Not only was the party amazing, booking it and making changes was so easy and they were so accommodating! Anytime I had questions I just sent an email and I got a quick response within a few hours! I completely understand why they are the #1 studio in LA. If I could vote I would say best in California!

I signed up for the intro to pole class that was today at 5pm. (07÷22÷15)
the beginning of my time here was a little worrisome because I arrived here twenty mins before my scheduled class time and the door was locked with no one answering the phone. after fretting about, worrying that the class has gotten cancelled or something, the teacher of the class, Connie, opened the door.
starting off on my opinion on Connie. she was absolutely wonderful. she immediately made me feel comfortable and at home. having no prior experience, I was a bit nervous beforehand but I was completely at ease and the entire class time, I didn’t mind making a fool of myself or laughing when I wasn’t able to get a move down on the first try. the atmosphere was calm and fun. no judgement whatsoever. we all went at our own pace and I immediately went to sign up for another class when I got home.
the online class payment system is very simple and easy to get through. I’m definitely glad that I finally got the guts to try these classes out and I can’t wait to go to my second class. thank you so much for the amazing time !
(the only downside to this place would be the lack of parking. the street parking on the street next to the studio is only 1 hour max parking and the classes are an hour long so it’s a little worrisome to think about getting ticketed. I’m not sure if they have a parking lot but I didn’t see any when I went today. there’s a back parking area but I forgot to ask whether we could park there or if it was worker parking)

I’ve tried 3 pole studios in LA and landed on Allure. Here’s what I don’t like about the others:
Be Spun is a nice space, but I HATE having to share poles. So far at allure, I’ve never had to share. Be Spun also spends a lot of time on floor work, and I’m much more interested in the acrobatics and strength associated with pole spins/​inverts. Allure emphasizes pole work more.
Evolve is just OK. I’ve only taken their intro classes, but I learned way more in the Allure intro classes and the warmups at Allure are more of a workout.
Allure has everything I’ve been looking for:
–An actual sweaty, challenging warm-​up
–Your own pole
–Great instructors
–More intimate environment
Some tiny negatives that don’t even add up to a «-1 star:»
–Sometimes classes don’t start on time
–Sometimes classes get cancelled (most pole studios do this)
–Monthly rate is pretty expensive considering they don’t have a weight room (again, this applies to basically every pole studio)

Load of bulls***. Bunch of armatures and an all holy b**** of an owner. Avoid like the plague. I used to love this place when Mina, Tiffany, Ashley taught there… Now it’s a hot ghetto mess. Disgusting.

I bought my best friend and myself the Groupon deal to try out this studio and we had a really great time. I liked the teachers and the supportive environment. I felt that I learned some great tricks and had a lot of fun. I’d totally attend this studio regularly if it was closer to my place (I live in the Valley), but it was a perfect way for me and my BFF to connect each week and do something we love together.

I love the studio, I tried ‘Vertical Jagged’ on west side for pole dance before but this one is more affordable and it’s a great balance of technical/​naughty.
If you guys are scratching your head like ‘Where do I even start from?’ take Menina’s or Beverly’s Intro class to help you get through all the basic spins required for the Beginners level. They are both great instructors with the consistent teaching program, so you won’t get stuck in newbie limbo with no progress.
For Beginners level I really like Aisha, even though each instructor gives something of their own, and it’s very useful to pick up on those nuances, but I like Aisha because she challenges you with that 5-​min freestyle time in the beginning of each class, and then she pushes you to climb and invert in different new ways even though it’s so freakin’ hard. I have yet to try Nicole, I bet it’s even ‘worse’ well not like worse in a bad sense, worse for your own good. Ha ha.

Absolute fun! I met with 4 girlfriends for the Intro to Pole class on Saturday afternoon. Not only was this a fun class, this was a reall workout, I am coming back so that I can advance my skills! Amber was informative, worked to help with form and instructions! I felt comfortable in this setting!

Best studio in Los Angeles!
The teachers are amazing and take the time to correct you, and ensure your personal growth. Fun and sexy workout! They really focus on the fitness just as much as they focus on the SEXY!

This pole studio has been my favorite by far. It definitely takes a bit of experimenting to find the instructor that fits you as a student. For me, they were Nichole and Ja’me.
I first started at Allure and with pole in general after trying their $ 5 First of the Month intro class with Dione. The first class is very very basic, but it does introduce you to the teach atmosphere of the studio and encourages you to go at your ownpace. Dione was great and I continued going to Allure after that with a Groupon package.
I tried a few other teachers and classes who were all good, but for me Ja’me was the best teacher. She pushes you in class and doesn’t take any slacking. She has a background in gymnastics so she can tell you what you’re doing wrong in a spin or trick and if you’re going to hurt yourself. Nichole is the same way. Their class are definitely not easy ones and they will push you to train harder. So if you’re looking for just an easy and fun spinny pole class this is probably not the studio for you.
Allure is my favorite because they teach technique and not just how to get on a pole any way you can. Their prices have gotten a little high for me, so I had to take a break from their studio and explored a few others, but at the end of the day I would choose to return to Allure again. Hands Down.

I’ve visited a few LA/​OC pole studios and I decided that Allure was gonna be my go-​to. For beginners, I highly recommend this studio.
I held a membership at Allure for about three consecutive months. While I immensely improved in strength and flexibility and expanded my repertoire of tricks and spins, I hit a plateau. I started to go to class and was being taught the same thing. Over. And over. Again.
The only exception to that rule were the classes taught by Amber and Nicole. I always felt challenged in Amber & Nicole’s class. I loooooved Amber’s pole class and her flexibility class. Unfortunately, Nicole only teaches class once a week (this may have changed since when I was there) and on top of that, she also travels often so there were times where I wouldn’t be able to take a class with her for weeks.
I left Allure for two reasons. Their new schedule doesn’t fit my own schedule (obviously not their fault!). But mainly, I was looking for something more substantial in the instructors. Although I’ve since moved to a studio that has instructors who compete/​perform professionally, I would still highly recommend Allure to anyone in the LA area looking to get a taste of pole fitness. :)

Rude customer service. I corresponded via email, So i am giving this a three in hopes there are other people that handle customer service there. Simply asked basic questions and the reply emails were very snarky with a poor attitude for obtaining new customers.
Link to my email chain if you want to see the interaction.
Skipping buying the package and pole from this place. Found a wonderful studio in Santa Monica. I am not sure what is up with most pole studios in LA but they sure have a chip on their shoulder that carries over to new customer interactions!

My friend made a reservation for us, 5 girls who were eager to try something new. So this was perfect!
Beverly, the pole dance diva/​instructor was really awesome and taught us the basic and some intermediate steps. The place was clean with street parking only. We brought wine and we have enjoyed better!
I would recommend.

Before I actually stepped into Allure, I was excited from reading all the 4−5star reviews and the videos they posted on their website seemed like so much fun. However, my bad experience started even before showing up at the studio.
I was interested in Nicole’s Striptease & Booty Shakin’ class as I have enough self-​awareness to know that my weak arms aren’t made for the pole. Since this class is taught by the famous Nicole herself, I wasn’t surprised that the class was full every single time I tried to sign up. So, my only option was to get on the wait list. To my dismay, I was not notified that I was added to the class and received an email telling me to pay a no-​show fee. I found this really ridiculous, but decided to give Allure another chance since the fault probably lies with the booking system they use.
A week later, I signed up for Ja’me’s Chair & Lap Dance class and finally got to experience the studio. Once I stepped in the door, I saw the receptionist yelling at the students seated by the door to make room as it was getting crowded. Before I had a chance to greet her and check in, she turned her attention to me and yelled at me to fill out a form. Standing next to me was an Asian lady who didn’t seem to be very fluent in English and the receptionist was extremely impatient with her. For a second, I felt like I was at the DMV again. This receptionist had such bad attitude, I felt like she was punishing all the students for being there.
After the horrendous check-​in experience, I kept my fingers crossed that the class would make up for it as I had purchased a package of 3 classes. The teacher Ja’me claimed that she was not herself as she had a long day of auditions. As a result, the class was really disorganized and she kept forgetting the choreography to the point where a student had to correct her. I understand that everyone has their «off» days. But unfortunately, first impressions do carry weight. To me, Ja’me appeared to be unprofessional and unenthusiastic, while the receptionist was just downright rude.
Sorry Allure, but you can keep the rest of the package.

Wow.
I mean, I knew when I decided I was going to start taking pole dancing classes at Allure that I would enjoy myself, but I must admit I am surprised at how challenging a workout it is!
Once I resolved to start pole classes, I hit Unilocal to get some research going. I looked up several pole class options and I chose Allure for a few reasons: They were the most reasonably priced, they had several class options and they were centrally located closer to my neighborhood.
I took my first Intro to Pole Class this week and 27 hours later, I’m sore in places I haven’t felt in years (that’s a good thing). We started with a sexy warm up, moved to mat work — which had so much core work I was surprised! — and then, we moved on to some beginner moves. We walked, we shimmied, we learned a turn and two off the ground spins!
Though I DEFINITELY am a beginner, I was super encouraged by Beverly and improved while in class for the final 5 minute freestyle section. It was hard but so fun, I’m planning on making this class a weekly occurrence. Who knows, maybe one day I’ll be able to climb up the pole and do an inverted drop!
I’d cross my fingers, but my hands are still sore…

The teachers and classes great! I love their energy and these are obviously talented women. The entire reason why I’m giving 3 stars instead of 4 are two-​fold. First of all, and my BIGGEST complaint is that the classes NEVER start on time and some of the instructors even end the classes early. I’m paying for an hour, not 45 minutes. It is super disrespectful to the client to start a class late and even worse to end it earlier than scheduled. That is a horrible business practice, in my opinion.
Secondly, the place is absolutely filthy. I had a couple of cuts on me that got completely infected after taking one class. Is it really so difficult to take a push broom to the floor at the end of each class? This is a tiny venue so, hypothetically, each instructor could Swiffer the goddamn floors after each class. It was disgusting taking the strip tease class and rolling around on the floor with huge bits of debris. At one point, when I lifted my legs over my head, a piece of dirt fell into my eye.
Like I said before, my review has absolutely nothing to do with the classes or teachers. If they correct those two issues then they would get 5 stars, but there ain’t no way in hell I’m going to keep going to a place where I’m pretty sure I’ll get a staph infection.

I really enjoyed this place and I plan to come back. My only gripe is it’s a little far away from my home so signing up for a monthly membership is not convenient I wish there per class rates that were more affordable.
Still four stars!

I like that they have a lot of poles so there is never any sharing (which happens at Evolve occasionally, and is awkward to do when you’re in a class w/​complete strangers!) but the abundance of poles makes it awkward for Zumba…
This location is definitely not as beautiful as Secret or as clean as Evolve (down the street) in my opinion, but it has its perks. There is a bin of shoes to practice w/​if you have yet to purchase your own pair, and the majority of instructors are pretty cool. I LOVE CELESTE, one of the Zumba teachers. I guess this location has yet to build up a clientele because on their website for selecting classes, specific classes are often cancelled or have very few attendees.
I had the misfortune of having an instructor who I really did not enjoy, which I have never had happen in my history of taking exercise classes (pole or otherwise). Like many other beginner classes elsewhere, the beginner classes here are mired with higher-​level students, which is really discouraging to witness as a beginner, but more frustrating when the instructor is teaching a level 1 class with relatively difficult moves and little instruction.
Street parking/​metered parking on Pico– no lot, but not hard to find a space even during busy hours.
5 stars for Celeste!