The Pole Vault, Denver

The Pole Vault's instructors include a bodybuilding champion with a master's degree in traditional Chinese medicine, a fitness model and professional pole dancer, and a Zumba teacher who has been dancing for decades. They combine myriad interests and areas of expertise to make sure that classes never become dull. On gleaming poles, instructors in the signature class teach the art of pole dance and encourage people to twirl freely unlike a frustrated barber. They also offer an entire slate of alternatives that tone and tighten bodies, including Dancer's Yoga, Kettlebell Body Blast, and Zumba toning.