History
Awakenings owner, Heather Day Slawek, opened her first location in King of Prussia in 2008, and due to student demand, expanded to her second location in Manayunk in 2011. As the membership has grown, so has the variety of classes offered. Awakenings offers the most classes per week and the largest variety of formats than any other pole studios in the Philadelphia and suburban areas. All of Awakenings instructors are certified in group fitness and/or pole dance fitness instruction.
Specialties
Professional instruction in Pole dance fitness, aerial arts (lyra, silks, chains, hammock), Acro, Handstands/Hand balancing, Flexibility, Strength conditioning, Aerial Yoga, Choreography and performance opportunities for students. Awakenings offers alternative fitness classes for men and women who think outside of the Box when it comes to fitness and movement arts.