Where to Find Us
Our studio is located in Diane's home in Stratmoor Valley,
at 1724 Ascot Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80906.
To Book a Class
Our schedule is customizable to your schedule. We book on a by-request basis.
Diane is available to teach when she's in town (generally the first two weeks of each month),
pretty much any time and any day.
To schedule a lesson with Diane,
please text (preferred) or call her at 719-233-8982.
On days when Diane is not in town, Stacey is available to teach.
To schedule with Stacey, please text her directly at 719-661-1688.
Hi! I’m Diane Martin, owner of South Springs Pole, and I’d like to tell you about my journey with pole fitness. I took my first pole lesson in 2008. Pole was brand-new in Colorado Springs back then, and I had never known anyone who had done it; I just went out on a limb and signed up for an intro lesson. I was not in shape—in fact, I had never really been in shape—and I was a bit older than most of the other students in my class. In spite of all that, I fell in love with pole on my first spin. I smiled from ear to ear, and for the next few days, I felt like a kid with a secret: I was so excited about my new hobby!
I stuck with it, and a couple of years later, I started teaching lessons on my pole in my living room. It didn’t take long to realize that I needed more space, so in 2012 I found a location to open a "real" studio. I named that studio Pole Revolution because of the ways pole has revolutionized my life, and the studio was a success. Five years later, I sold Pole Revolution to one of my students who I knew could take it farther than I could. And she did!
I missed teaching though, so a while back, my husband renovated half of the lower level of our Colorado Springs home into a cozy studio with five poles. I honored my two-year non-compete agreement with Pole Rev's new owner, and in November 2019 we opened our home studio as South Springs Pole, to provide basic and intermediate pole instruction. In 2021, my husband and I bought a second home, in Westby, Wisconsin, and since then I've been traveling back and forth between the two states every two or three weeks. (The airlines love me.) Fortunately my daughter Stacey is also a certified pole instructor, and she's available to fill in for me when I'm not in town.
Our first love in pole is teaching the basics. We love teaching the basics of dance, counting music, and routines for each level in our curriculum. We have four poles, so our class sizes remain small and personal. We strive to create a safe space -- a no-judgment zone.
At South Springs Pole, we welcome anyone, regardless of age, race, gender or gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, body type, or ability. We are here to help you move forward, so please check out what we have to offer. You can find us on Facebook and Instagram. Our schedule is customizable to your needs, so please text, message, email or call us with questions. We look forward to journeying in pole with you!
At South Springs Pole, you'll get not just the "what," but also the "how" and the "why" of every pole move. You'll get suggestions like "shift your weight to the other foot" and "put your outside hand on top" and "watch what my feet do here," to make pole accessible. One of our mottos is "Can't isn't a word here unless it's followed by yet."
Diane and Stacey are both certified and teach beginning and intermediate students. They're certified through the Pole Fitness Alliance (formerly PoleMoves), the most trusted source for pole fitness professionals. PFA training focuses on the basics: techniques and safety; so our students gain a solid understanding of the finer points of any pole move.
Because of our training and our commitment to helping you succeed, we provide patient, attentive instruction that ensures you'll leave every class with at least one "I did it!" moment. You can do it! Come and see!
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Short shorts and a tank top or crop top are best. We need skin to grip the pole! Bare feet are best, but bring heels if you'd like, and let me know. No lotion, please, except oil-free lotions such as O'Keefe's Working Hands or Corn Huskers Lotion, or a commercial grip aid. No rings or other jewelry on hands or wrists please, except FitBit-type watches.
Please pull right up onto the gravel on the front or side of the house (in what would be our front or side yard if it wasn't parking spaces). Please don't park on the street unless all of our off-street parking spaces are full. (You'll block others from being able to pull in or out.)
After you park, just come in! There's no need to knock or ring the doorbell. We're expecting you!
All of our classes are 80 minutes long. Parties are a bit longer; that's negotiable. We also sometimes rent the studio to folks we know, for unsupervised practice sessions.
Our online Morning Workout sessions are about an hour long, three days each week, and are free! See details below.
Each lesson costs just $20 per person, even if you're the only student in class (which you usually will be). We don't offer package deals or discounts because our rates are so crazy cheap already. Thank you for understanding.
You can pay in cash, Venmo, or Cash App, either in advance or when you arrive. For first bookings, we reserve the right to require prepayment. Plus, if you develop a pattern of canceling, we may require prepayment before accepting your booking.
Studio rental for practice is $30 for one hour. (It costs more than a lesson because it's more of a privilege to use our equipment without us in the room.)
For your 90-minute event, we'll provide an instructor who will teach you basic pole skills and a flirty routine, and table space in case you want to bring food and/or beverages (adult beverages are okay). We'll give you extra time to decorate too, if you want, up to two hours for setup, party, and cleanup. You get all this for $75.
On Mon-Wed-Fri, Diane leads an online morning workout on Zoom. It's at 8:30 am Mountain Time. You don't need a pole, just a yoga mat and a pair of hand weights. Wear comfy clothes. You don't even have to turn on your camera. Text Diane for Google Meet login info. You'll join the group for about 50 minutes of warmup, exercise, and stretching. No need to pre-register; just log in! (The session is also available ANY time on YouTube. Text Diane for details.)
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