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Enter the Garden Presents:

The Pole Artistry Intensive

August 18-22nd, 2024 

Unlock the secrets of professional dancers: their refined technique, emotive performances, and unmistakable 'it factor'. Discover what sets a dancer apart as an artist, leader, and innovator in our Enter the Garden Intensive. Beyond enhancing dance technique, this program delves into the often overlooked habits and skills that elevate dancers to exude polished excellence and stand out on any stage.

Embark on a transformative journey with fellow dedicated dancers during 5 unforgettable days in Asheville, North Carolina. Immerse yourself in a vibrant creative environment alongside renowned dancers in an intimate VIP setting. Receive personalized feedback and invaluable insights to elevate your craft and gain the competitive edge needed to truly shine in your dance career.

 

Enter the Garden Presents:

The Pole Artistry Intensive

August 18-22nd 2024 

Unlock the secrets of professional dancers: their refined technique, emotive performances, and unmistakable 'it factor'. Discover what sets a dancer apart as an artist, leader, and innovator in our Enter the Garden Intensive. Beyond enhancing dance technique, this program delves into the often overlooked habits and skills that elevate dancers to exude polished excellence and stand out on any stage.

Embark on a transformative journey with fellow dedicated dancers during 5 unforgettable days in Asheville, North Carolina. Immerse yourself in a vibrant creative environment alongside renowned dancers in an intimate VIP setting. Receive personalized feedback and invaluable insights to elevate your craft and gain the competitive edge needed to truly shine in your dance career.

 

What is Enter the Garden?

 Enter the Garden is professional dance show birthed here in Asheville, It has been deemed a "Pole Ballet", the first of its kind merging sensuality and show stopping athleticism with powerful storytelling.

The Show is in its 2nd year of exquisite, sold -out, standing ovation-worthy performances by talented local and national pole dancers.

 It’s an enthralling sensory movement experience that embarks upon a poignant voyage of sexual reclamation and inner transformation.

 

Enter the Garden Show

Your Teachers:

The Soloists of Enter the Garden

In this Intensive, you will participate in 12 Signature 90-Minute workshops focused on refining the essential skills needed to shine in the dance industry.

Our Curriculum Includes:

  • Pole Technique, Choreography & Tricks: Unlock New Pathways with Spin, Static, Hardstyle, Floorwork, Edgework, Flexibility, and Strength training with this well-rounded curriculum. Become skilled in a diverse range of styles, going beyond learning moves to excuting them with style.
  • Mastering Performance Confidence: Unleash Your Magnetic Stage Presence, Elevate Your Emotive Storytelling, and Discover Your Authentic Movement Style
  • Achieving Long-term Success: Unlock Insider Secrets, Mindsets, Habits, and Creative Processes from the Pros for Accelerated Growth & Sustained Creativity

This Intensive is ideal for dedicated pole dancers who are serious about their performance careers and ready to train like professionals, with professionals!

The Line Up: 

Exclusive Masterclasses - Your instructors have crafted specialty workshops exclusively for this experience! These one-of-a-kind sessions are ONLY available through Enter the Garden Intensives, revealing the top skills and secrets that have propelled them to success as performers and made the show an instant success of creative innovation.

Dalton Rhodes

Dalton holds the title of Mr. Pole Dance America and is renowned internationally as a stunning performer & teacher. Dalton is a force to be reckoned with, his signature style features deliciously edgy, erotic & elegant heel work flow & tricks inspired by his time in strip clubs...and don't even get us started about those leg lines!

Medusa Mami

An international performer & teacher, Medusa has been stealing hearts and leaving her audience begging for more for years! Known as the queen of slinky, serpentine, embodied sensuality. Her mesmerizing flow seduces with every step and every look enchants, with a face card that never declines.

Leah Von O'Daera

As an international performer & instructor, Leah has propelled her career through pushing the boundaries of taboo performance art & elaborate story telling. Her pieces showcase rich sensuality, mystique & self empowerment. Known as Queen of the Underworld for her darker gothic undertones, & edgy eroticism

Estefania Jimenez

Estefania has been teaching and performing around the world for years! Best known for her iconic leg lines & electric blend of show stopping tricks paired with drool worthy old school style. A true master of dancing with effortless power and magnetic sensuality.

Roxie Nebel

Roxie is a national pole champ, teacher & lead dancer of the show! Her stage presence is magnetic, beyond executing impressive tricks, she draws from deep well of creativity to tell emotive stories that captivates her audience. Her dynamic spin passes, fluid acrobatics & luscious leg lines make her dancing a mesmerizing embodiment of power & magic 

Kathleen Hahn

Kathleen, the owner & lead instructor at Danceclub Asheville, is as influential a teacher as she is a stunning dancer. Renowned for her breathtaking flexibility & musicality, each move is a seductive display of skill. Her masterful teaching style will have you unlocking new tricks & devouring delicious choreography while having so much fun! 

Kristen Nichole

Kristen is a pole dance teacher and movement artist based in South Florida. Much like Kristen’s identity, their movement cannot fit in a box. She challenges the boundaries of pole, sensual movement and dance through improvisation and freestyle.

Sophia Schonwetter

Sophia is a national teacher and performer with a speciality of gooey Edge work, juicy leg line magic and milking the magic out of even the tiniest of details. The way she makes masterful heel technique look effortlessly fluid is nothing short of divine and the strength she has to make movement look so soft is mind boggling! 

Katie Kranz

Katie, is a National PSO level 5 Champion, teacher & performer. Known for her dynamic blend of mesmerizing spin techniques and powerful static tricks combined with impactful musicality and storytelling. Katie's performances leave viewers enthralled as she weaves a spellbinding experience of unique power tricks & her hauntingly beautiful flow

Katie Leigh

Katie, a national pole champion, teacher and Co-producer of Enter the Garden, is renowned for her iconic hardstyle flair. This fiery queen performs fierce flips, tricks, headstands, and kips with a fun and sexy edge. As a teacher, Katie's magic lies in her ability to help you conquer tricks you once thought were impossible.

Katherine Bernhardt

Katherine is a dancer and teacher based in Asheville. Her love for dance and passion for sex worker’s liberation has perfectly accumulated in her art. Her experience in the many environments that pole dance occupies has inspired her to spread love for it everywhere. This will be Katherine’s third Enter the Garden with her favorite people in the world. 

Callan Joyce

Callan has been dancing since age 11 and began pole in December of 2018. Today, she is a full time instructor at Danceclub Asheville and a performer in queer spaces around the city. A lover of all things sexy/flirty, she has also produced a number of Pole and Drag shows. She is thrilled to be dancing with Enter the Garden for another season.

Shillo Amari

Shillo has taught and performed all across the US,  showcasing an exquisite emotional passion & confident sensuality on stage. Her journey spans from being a late-blooming modern dancer in high school, a praise dancer, a studio dancer, a stripper, & now a home poler. Shillo travels to guest teach, perform, & offer workshops and private lessons

Experience 5 Unforgettable Days in Asheville, NC (August 18th-22nd)!

Ignite Your Inspiration and Elevate Your Dance Skills! Your Investment Includes:

  • VIP Show Experience: Enjoy a premium seat at the "Enter the Garden" show on Sunday, August 18th, with a fabulous swag bag and an exclusive champagne meet-and-greet with the cast before the doors open.

  • Intensive Dance Training: Participate in 12 masterclasses over 4 days, each 90 minutes long, totaling 18 hours of exclusive instruction from industry professionals.

  • Exclusive Private Dinner: Celebrate and socialize with your instructors at a private dinner party in vibrant Downtown Asheville.

  • Join an Inspiring Community: Spend personal time with the cast and connect with other dedicated dancers, making lifelong friends and professional connections.

Hosted at Garden Studios in downtown Asheville

Join us for the GRAND OPENING of Garden Studios -Asheville’s brand new dance oasis!  

Located In the heart of downtown Asheville, our spacious, sunlit studio is the perfect creative nest for our Intensive. Featuring 12-foot tall stainless steel X-poles and wall-to-wall mirrors, it offers a magical setting for pole innovation and creative collaboration.

Discover the charm of Asheville, a burgeoning hub for pole enthusiasts.

CLAIM YOUR SPOT!

What’s Included:

1 Premium seat at The Enter the Garden show + VIP experience

12 Unique Masterclasses 18 hours of exclusive instruction

1 Private Dinner Party with your instructors in Downtown Asheville

A life changing week of training like a professional -with the professionals!

PAYMENT PLAN

$460/m

3 monthly payments

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$1,350

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