Pole + Dance x The Pod
Hawai’i Pole Retreats
Let’s get out there!
Settle in for:
12 hours of workshops with your two guest instructors at The Pod
Optional local excursions like snorkeling with manta rays and visiting Kilauea
Optional pole photoshoot with an amazing local photographer
Carefully planned studio time for sustainable learning that won’t wear you out
Discussion sessions including advice on how to build a training plan and a group AMA
New connections and making memories of a lifetime with your fellow attendees
Read on for all the details!
Pole + Dance is thrilled to collaborate with Kailua-Kona based studio The Pod for luxurious yet affordable pole retreats on the lush Big Island of Hawai’i!
Routine Development Edition
Amy Bond + Angel
December 2-6, 2024
Previous Retreats:
Tricks + Strength
Amy Bond + Elizabeth Blanchard
December 4-8, 2023
The Workshop Space
All pole workshops will be held at The Pod, a beautiful space just minutes from the beach and black lava cliffs.
The Pod has two rooms, including a dramatic front room with black walls and a bright inner room.
Both rooms have 45mm stainless steel hypoallergenic Lupit poles for skin-friendly poling!
These retreats have limited attendance space + will sell out!
Click the questions to the right to learn more about what’s included with your payment, what you’ll need to book separately, and all the fun excursions we’ve got planned!
The Details
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12 hours of workshops (3 hours per day M,T, Th, Fri)
Pre-training stretching sessions (beach or poolside!)
Sunset meet and greet on Sunday before the retreat to get to know your fellow attendees
AMA sessions with guest instructors
Stage pole use for photoshoot session
Transport and guided cliff jumping at Southpoint
Sunset closing ceremony on the final day
If you add on the Retreat Upgrade option, lodging and daily coffee are also included.
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Flight cost
Hotel or accommodations (although we have affordable local recommendations for around $200/2 people) - unless you’ve also added on the Retreat Upgrade, in which lodging and daily breakfast/coffee/lunch are included!
Alcoholic beverages
Meals
Optional local excursions
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Snorkeling with Manta Rays: We’ve connected with a locally-owned manta ray conservation group that offers snorkeling excursions so you can swim with these magnificent animals! Cost is about $150/person.
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All levels! Exact workshop curriculum will be customized to the level of the retreat attendees.
All classes are taught in a progressive nature, starting with the foundational aspect of the movement pattern and building levels of difficulty on top of that. We like to think of the progressions as bus stops; you can get off on the one that challenges you! -
Some retreat attendees travel with a partner. However, this often leads to attendees missing out on impromptu, casual connection time with fellow polers or instructors, so they can spend time with their partner. It’s up to you, but you may want to make it a solo trip!
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Generally, each day involves excursions or flexibility time from 8-10am. Workshops happen from 10am-1pm daily, except on Wednesday (photoshoot day). Most evenings include an optional social event.
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We train at The Pod, Kona’s local studio. The poles are indoors, in an air conditioned space, with smooth vinyl floors.
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Due to the limited nature of the slots available for booking, we do not offer refunds for purchased retreat slots.
If you need to cancel your booking more than 90 days before the retreat, we can offer you a credit toward a future retreat, less a $200 cancellation fee.
If you need to cancel your booking within 90 days of the retreat, we can apply a 50% credit toward a future P+D retreat.
How we visit Hawai’i thoughtfully:
Supporting local businesses: We patronize small Hawai'ian businesses, rather than supporting large corporations. All of our optional excursions are with locally owned businesses, including Manta Ray diving with Kona Honu Divers and island-based local photographers. The accommodations that we recommend at the Kona Islander Inn are individually owned by Hawai'i residents, as well as rentals owned by locally based pole dancers, rather than big chain hotels.
Partnering with the Hawai’ian pole community: We are thrilled to partner with and rent all studio time from The Pod, Kona's only pole studio, which has deep roots in the community on the big island. We offer all open slots in our retreat workshops to Pole Hale instructors free of charge, because we believe in giving back to the local pole community who hosts us.
Respecting native culture and land: We ensure our attendees understand the importance of respecting the native Hawai'ian culture - including by not taking lava rocks or sand, using local place names, practicing Leave No Trace and avoiding contact with wildlife. We explain how to identify places that locals don't want tourists to go. We discuss how to be respectful with geotagging practices.
Ready to join us?
Can’t make it this year? Click the button below to get on the waitlist for our 2025 Hawai’i retreats - or, to let us know which guest instructors you’d like to train with!
