What is Captivate?

Our pole dance performance program, Captivate, offers an empowering path to the stage for all skill levels. Choose performances that suit your personal style through opportunities produced by the PoleCoven team, community partners, or prepare for your own performance goals.
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Perform in 2025

Unleash your artistry in pole dance and perform in Victoria, BC!  Chose performances that suit your personal style through opportunities produced by the PoleCoven team, community partners or prep for your own performance goals. Whether you'd like to join a group or pursue a solo piece, we offer a variety of opportunities to the participants.

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Choose Your Performance style

Captivate empowers your journey, whether you’re prepping for go-go dancing or creating a stage concept. Our specialty classes blend pole dance with styles like contemporary, burlesque or hip-hop dance. Our heels-focused classes explore erotic techniques from club and sex work culture, taught by sex workers and allies for an authentic experience.

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Speciality Performance workshops

All Captivate participants attend performance-focused workshops. These workshops cover topics such as musicality, choreography, stage presence, and dance styles specific to solo or group pieces. Additionally, all PoleCoven-produced or co-produced performances include Directors' Workshops led by the production team.

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Why Join Captivate?

Captivate Program Dates

Captivate Refine Series

All Captivate participants are enrolled in a weekly specialty class that is facilitated by a lead instructor. All Captivate instructors will rotate in each time slot at least once per season, and a variety of workshops will also be offered during that time slot.

Official Performance Opportunities

All payment plans include opportunities to participate in shows through group or solo acts, with Captivate participants receiving priority sign-up for official PoleCoven shows. All shows will have a tech rehearsal, with details to be determined closer to the date. You're not required to perform in every show, these options will likely provide one performance opportunity per month for 2025. Live audience performances are optional, and if you prefer, we'll have additional days set aside for video performances. There are additional fees for solo or group performances, please click here to learn more about the Solo and Group program details.
PoleCoven Produced Shows
  • Winter Video Project — November 23–24 (Dance Victoria)
  • Summer Video Project — August (Dance Victoria Weekend Date TBC)
  • Winter Tarot Show — Emerge, March 19–20 (Dance Victoria Weekend Date TBC)
  • Summer Tarot Show — Title TBC, June 5–8 or August 14–17 (Dance Victoria Weekend Date TBC)
  • Summer Events (TBC)
Luminesque Produced Shows
  • Winter Progress Course Show — Revelry, February 7-8
  • Express Course Show (Vancouver) — Title TBC, April 5
  • Summer Progress Course Show — Smut Camp, June 20–21
Partnered/Collaborative Productions (primarily burlesque)
  • Wet Coast Burlesque (TBC)
  • Melanin Magic (TBC)
  • Dubversifed Culture Events (TBC)
  • Foukes Productions (TBC Summer)
  • Additional shows (TBC)
Independent Video Project

For those who prefer creating a concept video instead of participating in a live show, an independent video project option is available.

Unofficial Performance Opportunities

Pole Competitions (please note these have their own submission deadlines etc.)

Local In-Studio Student Showcases (please note that we have great relationships with Vancouver Island pole studios, and they are super thrilled to host and support any performer’s goals)

  • PoleTrix (Oct 26th) - follow website for details
  • House of Pole - follow website for details
  • Pole Vibes  - follow website for details

As well as local Burlesque or Variety Shows, and other local or regional events

Pricing Plans

Performer Plan 1: World XXI

$240/month for 11 months
Sign-up Deadline: Sept 30, 2024 Valid Oct 1, 2024 - Aug 30, 2025 (studio perks valid until Aug 30, 2025)

This plan is for dedicated performance students interested in participating in both the Fall and Spring PoleCoven shows. PoleCoven will prioritize returning students for this plan, which has limited spots (10-15 available).

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Performer Plan: Chariot XII

(Winter or Summer Seasons)

$300/month for 6 months
Winter: Sept 30, 2024 - March 30, 2025 (Valid Oct 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)
Summer: Feb 15, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025 (studio perks valid until Aug 31, 2025)

This plan offers comprehensive access to PoleCoven training and Studio 4 Athletics for students seeking a half-year commitment to performance. We understand that a full year is a significant commitment, and your movement and pole goals may evolve. Please note that the summer program will only be offered if space is available.

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Performer Plan 2: Temperance XIV

$150/month for 6 months
Winter: Sept 30, 2024 - March 30, 2025 (Valid Oct 1, 2024 - March 31, 2025)
Summer: Feb 15, 2025 - Aug 15, 2025 (studio perks valid until Aug 31, 2025)

This plan is for students with a shorter-term interest in the performance program, possibly cross-training in other studios, and primarily focused on the Winter/Spring Season. Spots are limited based on availability in the Captivate Program after the other two plans. This plan does not include complimentary classes or other perks.

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We recognize that acts of colonization created deep inequities for the stewards of this land. We are committed to a learning journey of Reconciliation and the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action, especially action #92. As a company, we acknowledge that we have a responsibility to work towards reconciliation and to remain open to suggestions and consultations, especially with Indigenous communities locally and globally.
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