Instructor: Sara

A 4-week pole performance creation course with Sara! Join us for this hands-on, heart-filled journey through every performance layer, from concept to costume, character to choreography, and expression to execution.

What to expect each week:

Week 1: Unveil Your Story – Build your act from vision board to final pose
Week 2: Face the Stage – Learn and practice stage makeup (live from your home!)
Week 3: Own the Stage – Master emotion, eye contact, angles & presence
Week 4: Spotlight Ready – Dress rehearsal + final feedback to make you shine.

Prerequisites: This course is ideal for dancers who are interested in performing, want to enhance their stage presence, and are open to working through performance nerves in a supportive group environment. No prior performance experience required—just bring your curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to grow.

Weekly Course Descriptions:

Week 1: Unveil Your Story: Vision & Vibes – A Pole Performance Creation Lab Ready to craft a show-stopping pole act that’s all you? Join us for the kickoff class of The Art of the Act: Creating Captivating Performances, where the spotlight is on your story, your style, your stage presence. In Vision & Vibes, Sara brings her signature sparkle and seasoned insight to help you dive deep into act creation—from your very first idea to your final pose.

You'll explore vision boarding, music selection, character building, costuming concepts, and how to weave it all together into a performance that feels authentic, powerful, and unforgettable. Sara will work with you one-on-one to shape your concept and help you find choreography that feels good in your body. You’ll also learn techniques to create and actually remember your choreography (because let’s be honest, we’ve all blanked mid-spin!).

Bring your creativity, your questions, and a list of pole moves you feel rock-solid with—this class is the perfect place to turn movement into meaning and ideas into art.

✨ This is more than just a class—it’s your creative playground. Let’s build your next unforgettable act together.

Week 2: Face the Stage: Character Makeup Magic (Live on Zoom!) Lights, camera, lash glue! It’s time to bring your character to life—face first! In the second installment of The Art of the Act: Creating Captivating Performances, join Sara live on Zoom for Face the Stage: Character Makeup Magic, a hands-on, brush-in-hand session that will have you performance-ready from brows to bold lips.

Whether you’re a glam goddess, glitter demon, or sultry siren, this class breaks down the basics of stage makeup, shares essential do’s and don’ts, and gives you time to actually practice your look in real time. Sara will work with you individually to develop a unique makeup style that matches your character and stage persona—because every powerful performance needs a face that speaks volumes before you even move.

Come ready with your makeup kit and character concept—we're painting the vision into reality, one contour at a time.

Supplies needed for this class: Makeup brushes, a good coverage foundation, blush, bronzer, eyeshadow, lipstick, eyelashes and eyelash glue (if you want to wear them), translucent setting powder and a powder puff.

Week 3: Own the Stage: Emotion, Expression & The Final Polish Your act is coming together—now it’s time to make it unforgettable. In the third chapter of The Art of the Act: Creating Captivating Performances, join Sara for Own the Stage: Emotion, Expression & The Final Polish, where we dive into the details that take your performance from “nice” to knockout.

This class is all about presence. You’ll explore how to use facial expressions, eye contact, and performance angles to command attention and stir emotion in your audience. Sara will teach you her go-to lighting hacks to make sure your best angles literally shine, and share practical character acting tips to help your movement feel more genuine and magnetic.

You’ll also finesse the often-overlooked magic of your entrance and exit—because your performance doesn’t start at the first spin, and it definitely doesn’t end until you’ve owned your final beat.

Bring your character, bring your attitude, and get ready to captivate from the moment the lights hit you.

Week 4: Spotlight Ready: Dress Rehearsal & Final Flourishes It’s showtime... almost! 🎭 In the final class of The Art of the Act: Creating Captivating Performances, you're invited to step into the spotlight for Spotlight Ready: Dress Rehearsal & Final Flourishes—a full-costume, full-glam, full-feedback session designed to help you shine your absolute brightest.

Come dressed to impress in your performance makeup and costume—we're treating this like the real deal! This is your chance to run your act in its near-final form and receive personalized feedback from Sara (and possibly a few surprise guest instructors 👀). You’ll get expert eyes on the little details: think polish, presence, and those last dramatic touches that make your performance pop.

Expect encouragement, refinement, and a supportive vibe as we celebrate how far you’ve come—and get you prepped to dazzle when it’s time to take the real stage.

Bring your full self, your full look, and get ready to leave it all on the (rehearsal) floor.

Pass Required: 4 weeks Series

Recordings: This class allows recordings.