NO TALK OF WEIGHT 'ANYTHING'
We are firm believers in working out to feel good within your own body. We're actively against weight goal focused activity. You'll never hear us say 'go get a pizza, you deserve it' after class. Your body needs fuel to function, and fitness should serve as a celebration of your body's ability, not a punishment or reward system.
We ask that you refrain from speaking about weight related goals for exercise within the space, as it can be triggering for some people. Why not focus on how you want your body to feel, or what you want to enable it to achieve instead?
ACTIVE SUPPORT
AND ALLIES
The founders and community of Duality acknowledges the traditional owners of the land in which we dance on, the Gadigal people.Australia always was, and always will be Aboriginal land. We honour and respect the pioneers of pole dance, past and present sex workers. We are proudly a sex-worker positive, LGBTQIA+ and neurodivergent friendly space.
At Duality, your body, your skin, your preferences, your occupation or your gender does not define you. We actively stand against discrimination within our community, and expect our clients to do the same. For those in minority communities; we support you. For those who aren’t, actively be an ally. Any offensive behaviour will not be tolerated.
CLASS TIME IS FOR EVERYONE
Duality provides a place of solace from the outside world. We encourage you to use your phone to film your progress and routines - but messaging, emailing and calling is a no go, because it pulls you out of your moment. Prioritise you; the email can wait and will absolutely be waiting for you upon completion of your class.
Our instructors have trained for many years in not only the art of dance, but also instruction. We ask that you respect this and do not talk over them or teach other students in your class. It is deemed disruptive and disrespectful, no matter what your intentions.
Classes start on time and once warm up starts, we’re unable to allow you to join the class for your own safety and also to prevent interruption to the class
DUALITY CODE
a very important guide on being a good human within our space
KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE
BEFORE YOUR
CLASS
We are located on Level 1 of 88 Kippax St, Surry Hills. Head through the double doors where you'll be met with a small flight of stairs. Look to your right, you'll see a corridor. Head through that corridor and you'll find our VERY recognisable steps. Take a snap, it's a moment. The ground and Level 1 doors will unlock 15 minutes before your class and lock 1 minute after your class start time. We have gender neutral bathroom facilities including shower available to you, as well as 2 curtained quick-change rooms.
If you arrive late, you'll need to use the KISI app to unlock the doors. Members receive permission to access the studio from 15 minutes prior to the first class of the day commencing, with a lock out period between 5-15minutes into the class to ensure warm ups are not disrupted.
COUGH COUGH,
LITERALLY
The health and safety of our instructors and community is of key importance to us. Many people in our community have low immunity or are at high risk if they are to become sick, so we ask that you stay at home if you’re feeling any way unwell. You can make up the class when you’re feeling 100%. If you do arrive visibly sick or sporting a high temperature, you will kindly be asked to leave and rest up at home.
CATCH UP
CLASSES
If you find yourself whisking off on a romantic getaway, or in a less sexy scenario like being stuck at work - let us know within 4 hours of your class and you’ll be granted a catch up session for the missed class. This catch up session is available for you to redeem within the 8 week season you’ve booked into. If you do not show up for your allocated catch up class, you will forfeit the credit.
If you've booked a casual class or Kiki, you have to cancel within 4 hours to receive your credit back.
A BIT OF
S P A C E
Our instructors love making personal connections with you, but please also respect that they need time out too!
Feel free to message them on their social media, but don’t message them about class requests or questions to their personal accounts, and be mindful that they may not respond immediately. They could be with family, working, on a date.... (let's hope it's the latter!)
Living in a 24 hour society, it’s hard to not expect a response straight away, but know we’ll get back to you asap! Contact us on instagram @dualitypole, or email us at intrigued@dualitypole.com - and you'll get your answer asap!
CLEAN
FOR ALL
We love being clean, smelling great and feeling amazing. We clean our studio and bathrooms daily. We ask that you wipe down your apparatus before starting and after your class.
We also ask that, for the comfort of everyone around, you keep personal hygiene in mind (we have deodorant and baby wipes available should you need some).
Please take your rubbish with you. We're huge fans of being mindful about plastic, so we sell gorgeous reusable bottles and have a water filter for you.
FILMING (& FEELING)
YOURSELF?
We love a good instagram post and think filming is a fantastic way to measure progress, but please be aware that there are many other people in the class who may not want to be filmed and could be in the background of your video.
Out of respect, make sure you check with all of the people around you prior to pressing record to make sure everyone feels comfortable. Our instructors will always call out when it's time to film, so if you don't want to be filmed, you can speak up.
Additionally, you are not permitted to film warm up or the class portion of the class without the consent of your instructor.