How common are free practice hours at your studios?

Hi everyone!

Relatively new pole dancer, have been doing it for almost two years at a studio in my city ( Europe). When I first started, the plan was paying a certain amount of money for 1 hour of pole training class with an instructor, and the option to join any of the 4 free practice classes ( 1 hour each, no instructor present) that were available in reasonable hours during the week. Now, during these last 6 months, these practice hours have been reduced to almost none, which naturally affects my overall progress in pole.

Therefore, I was wondering about what it's like in your studios. Do they offer practice hours at all? Do you have to pay extra to participate in them? Am I being completely unreasonable in my rationale of firmly believing that practice hours should exist ? And that if they don't, then maybe the overall price that we as students pay per month should also be adjusted?

Thank you in advance for anyone who shares their thoughts on this or even experience in similar situations:).

Posted Sep 2, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC

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