Pole Fitness Near Me by Clarke Quay: PXD Pole Studio's Mythic Levels

PXD Pole Studio, short for Pole X Dance, works out of what it calls its New Academy on the third floor of 38 Carpenter Street, #03-01, Singapore 059917, a few minutes from Clarke Quay MRT. For anyone typing pole fitness near me from the river side of the CBD, it offers one of the cheapest ways in, a $10 trial, and one of the most structured ladders afterwards, with every level named after a mythical creature.

PXD was founded by Louis Sue, one of the few men teaching pole professionally in Singapore, and he is still listed as principal instructor alongside Dionne Shen. Louis is known for power and momentum tricks and exotic floor work, and the studio says he has won a string of local and overseas competitions. Dionne leans towards spinny flow tricks and heels, and lists teaching as her other passion.

Most of the team hold Xpert Pole instructor certifications, and the roster mixes tricks teachers with an exotic team. One instructor, Wei Ling, is a physiotherapist trained in conditioning and rehabilitation, which is useful if you arrive with a cranky shoulder. The studio describes its culture in three words, passionate, fun and versatile, and calls its students the pole family.

The core of PXD is the Mythic Syllabus, eight levels in alphabetical order, each named after a creature. Angel, level one, covers spins, climbing, pole sits and first inverts. Basilisk adds leg hangs and handstands, Cerberus builds on leg hangs and tricks, Dragon brings the aerial invert, Elf adds dynamic tricks, Fairy introduces the shoulder mount, and Griffin and Hydra work on strength and dynamic tricks.

Each level is an eight-week term, one class a week, lasting 60 to 90 minutes. Classes are mostly tricks-based, although at three levels you may finish the term with a short choreography if the group progresses well. Graduate from Hydra and you move into the Masters Syllabus, named after Greek gods, which is aimed at taking a competent dancer to advanced level. Each Masters level has its own graduation requirements, so you only move up when you can show the required tricks, not simply because a term has ended.

Prices are published in full on the studio's price list, in Singapore dollars per person. Mythic levels Angel to Dragon cost $220 for eight weeks, and Elf to Hydra cost $225. Masters levels run from $230 to $260 for eight weeks, with the top Zeus level at $280. Tricks, technique, dance and heels, and strength and flexibility classes are generally priced at $30 to $55 each.

The trial is $10 for a 60-minute session that covers introductory tricks and theory. There may be only one or two trials a month, so book from the schedule as soon as you see a date. A beginner-to-intermediate private class is $100 for one person or $150 in total for two or three, and pole practice is unguided, booked separately on an external platform.

PXD is strict on bookings. All classes are non-refundable and cannot be converted into credit. If you miss a level class, the only way to replace it is a mutual swap through an internal Excel sheet shared in your class group chat at the start of term, and you can only swap into a class at your level or below. Replacements must happen within the same term.

Before term starts you can transfer a full eight-week package to someone suitable for the level. After it starts, transfers are allowed only for medical reasons before week four, and not at all after that. In the studio, bring your own cloth to wipe the poles and your own towel, and ask permission before filming anyone. Instructors may not be filmed in class without consent.

The academy has two rooms, the Pegasus Room and the Minotaur Room, and the pole mix is wider than at most studios: 40mm brass poles, 45mm chrome poles, and brass and stainless steel X-Poles. That range lets students feel the difference in grip between metals, which matters if you plan to compete or perform on unfamiliar poles. If grip feels different from one week to the next, check which metal you are on before blaming your hands.

Term 5 of the current schedule began on 14 September 2026, with the timetable posted as a downloadable PDF for each room. The studio's listed hours are 6:30pm to 10pm on weekdays and 11am to 5:30pm on Saturdays, with Sunday sessions finishing by 3pm, so the evening slots after office hours are the busiest.

Do not bother calling. The studio says its phone lines are not in use, and asks students to message on Instagram or Telegram at @pxdpolesg for the fastest response, or to email enquiry@pxdpolestudio.com.sg. If you already have pole experience, email for an assessment and an instructor will tell you which creature level to start at.

Join the mailing list too, because priority booking windows for returning students open before general sign-ups, and popular evening Angel and Basilisk slots can go quickly. Students who book through priority booking cannot transfer their classes to anyone else during the term, so only use it if you are sure of your schedule.

Clarke Quay MRT, Exit E, is the studio's recommended stop, and Carpenter Street runs a short way back from the Singapore River. Arrive early and walk along the river past the old godowns of Clarke Quay to Boat Quay, where the shophouse bars face the towers of Raffles Place.

After a late class the riverside is still busy, and Chinatown's hawker stalls are a short walk south if you need a proper meal. Hold back before class, though: a heavy dinner and a Dragon-level aerial invert do not mix.

Address: PXD Pole Studio, 38 Carpenter Street #03-01, Singapore 059917. Nearest MRT: Clarke Quay, Exit E. Email: enquiry@pxdpolestudio.com.sg; Instagram and Telegram @pxdpolesg (phone lines not in use). Trial $10 for 60 minutes. Eight-week Mythic levels $220 (Angel to Dragon) or $225 (Elf to Hydra). All classes non-refundable; replacements only by mutual swap within the term.