Get to know us

PDC Studio started its journey as a Pole Dance studio based in Istanbul Beyoglu's upscale Cihangir neighbourhood, hence the initials. Now, based in an even more central part of the same district and very close to Taksim Square, we are offering a lot more than simply pole dance classes.

Our studio is open 5 days a week; from Monday to Thursday, plus Saturdays. We're closed on Fridays and Sundays. We open at 1 pm and our classes start at 2 pm. Up to 5 or 6 pm, we offer private pole, aerial hoop, mobility, strength and conditioning (S&C) classes. Our group pole classes are in the evenings between 7 and 10 pm. Saturdays are reserved for workshops or rescheduled private sessions.

Monday and Tuesday afternoons are allocated for private mobility and S&C sessions. Wednesday afternoons are for pole sport and aerial hoop privates. Thursday afternoons are for pole sport privates only.

Our Beginner pole groups are on Monday evenings. Tuesdays are for Russian Exotic Pole Dance and stretching classes. Wednesdays are reserved for our Beginner 2/3, pre-intermediate and intermediate students. Thursdays, we are hosting our (male only) mobility group and our advanced polers. Apart from the beginner classes, all our pole classes are closed groups which means there's no availability for drop-in participation.

We have an individual graduation system within groups. When a student finishes the curriculum of that level, they individually move to the upper level and change their class. All our students progress within the level's curriculum but at their own pace, so we cannot accept more than 5 students in our pole groups.

We are doing our best to provide the highest quality education but to be able to do so, we have to minimise drop-outs within groups. That's why we do not offer short term subscription. Our pole sport groups are only available for long term (5 months) subscription.

Our educational year starts in September (the autumn term), we have a break at Christmas (as well as in some other weeks) and our spring term starts in February. Our year ends in late or mid June and during July and August we have the Summer Bootcamp for which we do accept short term subscription. We will announce the registration dates, start and end of terms and breaks of 2024-2025 educational year in early August.

We are delighted to announce that in the coming term, we will be offering group aerial hoop classes (in the evenings) and an adult ballet class. Our new schedule will be announced in August again.

There are 4 coaches in our studio, Leyla Okur is our pole private coach, Begüm Gönenç teaches aerial hoop and adult ballet as well as pole privates. Ayça Turan is our online Yoga instructor. And myself, Tuba Parlak, is the founder of the studio and I teach the pole group classes, as well as the mobility and S&C sessions.

In this blog section, we will talk about us, we will talk about pole, pole gears and technology, stretching, fitness, new equipment, about our projects, seminars and online courses. Being a former journalist, I am also planning to provide you with interviews with sports, sport science and dance professionals.

So stay tuned, stay healthy, stay with us.

Love and Peace

TP