Pole Studios in Chicago, IL
Chicago has 15 pole studios — including 4 with a free first class, 13 beginner-friendly, 6 teaching aerial arts, and 11 hosting parties. Listings are ranked by what students say (rating weighted by review count) and show live open-now hours and class styles, so you can pick a studio and book your first class.
Bombshell Movement Studio
4.9 ★★★★★ 380 reviews
✨ Free first class — check their site
Upbeat fitness center offering pole-dancing classes for women, at varying levels.
Smolder Chicago Pole Parties
5 ★★★★★ 334 reviews
Clean, spacious studio offering beginner-friendly classes and parties focused on pole dancing, twerking and chair dancing.
Pole Icons
5 ★★★★★ 195 reviews
Sensual dance studio, welcoming instructors and classes for all ability levels.
The Brass Ring
5 ★★★★★ 184 reviews
Unassuming studio offering group pole dancing & aerial fitness classes in an energetic atmosphere.
Chicago Aerial Arts
4.8 ★★★★★ 225 reviews
Chicago-based gym specializing in aerial arts such as silks, hoops and hammocks, plus dance, acrobatics and yoga.
Chicago Pole Parties
5 ★★★★★ 41 reviews
✨ Free first class — check their site
Parties that center around pole dancing can be held at this venue.
Purepoles & Aerial Fitness
4.9 ★★★★★ 42 reviews
Indigo Studios
4.7 ★★★★★ 41 reviews
✨ Free first class — check their site
Lace and Steel
4.4 ★★★★☆ 46 reviews
Stiletto Dance Studios
4.1 ★★★★☆ 48 reviews
Fitness studio offering dance-inspired workouts, including pole dancing, bootcamps & yoga.
Pynk Portal Pole Sanctuary
4.7 ★★★★★ 27 reviews
Life Of A Pole Trick Studio
4.6 ★★★★★ 18 reviews
Aerial Dance Chicago
5 ★★★★★ 14 reviews
Velvet & Chrome
4.3 ★★★★☆ 16 reviews
✨ Free first class — check their site
Pole Velocity Dance and Fitness
4.1 ★★★★☆ 9 reviews
Intimate studio in a private home providing group instruction in pole dance & aerial fitness.
Good to know in Chicago
10 of the 12 studios with posted hours are open on Sundays.
For aerial arts, the studios here that also teach silks, hoop, or aerial yoga are Chicago Aerial Arts, Purepoles & Aerial Fitness, Indigo Studios, Life Of A Pole Trick Studio, and 2 more.
Planning a bachelorette or group party? Bombshell Movement Studio, Smolder Chicago Pole Parties, Pole Icons, The Brass Ring, and 7 more host private group and bachelorette parties — check each studio's schedule to book.
Plan your first class
These studios offer a free first class or a new-student intro offer — the low-risk way to try pole before you commit. Check each studio's schedule for the current offer.
- Bombshell Movement Studio ★★★★★ 4.9 (380)
- Chicago Pole Parties ★★★★★ 5 (41)
- Indigo Studios ★★★★★ 4.7 (41)
New to pole?
These studios are called out by students as welcoming to beginners — arrive early, wear shorts (bare skin grips the pole), skip the lotion, and modify or rest whenever you need to. Everyone on the pole started somewhere.
- Bombshell Movement Studio ★★★★★ 4.9 (380)
- Pole Icons ★★★★★ 5 (195)
- The Brass Ring ★★★★★ 5 (184)