Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy - Dance studio in Cortland, New York
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Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy

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75 East Court Street

Cortland, New York 13045

Opening Hours
  • Monday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Thursday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
49 programs

About Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy

Nestled in Cortland, New York, Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy offers a vibrant and diverse range of dance styles for enthusiasts of all levels. This academy is dedicated to fostering a love for movement, with offerings that span from foundational techniques to more expressive and athletic disciplines. Students can explore the elegance of Ballet, the energy of Hip Hop, the dynamic rhythm of Jazz, and the exciting world of Ballroom dancing. For those seeking a lively cardio workout, Zumba classes are available, while the classic Barre method provides a unique approach to strengthening and toning. The studio also embraces the percussive artistry of Tap and the fluid storytelling of Contemporary dance. For partners looking to connect on the dance floor, Salsa and Bachata classes offer exciting Latin rhythms, and for those with a taste for urban movement, Breakdance provides an opportunity to master impressive street-style choreography. Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy is a hub for dance in Cortland, encouraging personal growth and community through the joy of movement.

Styles offered at Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy

Programs from Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy

49 programs available

Classes

Unlimited Classes
Unlimited classes all December long

Sign up during our Black Friday Special 11/24 - 12/8 and you can take Unlimited classes all December long too.

all December long
Unlimited Classes
$99.00

New student take unlimited classes all January long for only $99

all January long
The Honey Hive
$500.00

Can’t choose? That’s okay, you can have it all! Have a sampling of everything mentioned above. This party also includes pasties for each guest.

120 minutes
Strip Down
$375.00

Learn an easy and fun strip tease with any robe you have at home!

90 minutes
Dirty Filthy Floor
$375.00

Bring your knee pads, we’re getting down and dirty on the floor!

90 minutes
Chair Tease
$375.00

Learn how to tease and please while chair dancing! Even includes a few lap dance moves.

90 minutes
The Classic
$300.00

a one hour party to bump, grind and shimmy utilizing quintestial classic burlesque moves!

60 minutes
On Demand Dance Videos
$25.00

Unlimited Monthly Zoom Classes
$55.00

Zoom Drop in
$15.00

10 class card
$200.00

5 class card
$110.00

Unlimited studio Classes a month
$210.00

12 studio classes a month
$192.00

8 studio classes a month
$144.00

4 studio classes a month
$80.00

Drop in Class
$25.00

In Person Dance Classes

Unlimited classes

Sign up during our Black Friday Special 11/24 - 12/8 and you can take Unlimited classes all December long too!

all December long
unlimited classes
$99.00

Start your 2026 with DANCE! New student take unlimited classes all January long for only $99

all January long
On Demand Access
$188.00

Unlimited Yearly Zoom Classes
$495.00

chair dance

Get your dance on from the comfort of your home! Whether you're into burlesque, twerk, floorwork, or chair dance , our live Zoom classes bring the energy and expertise straight to you.

floorwork

Get your dance on from the comfort of your home! Whether you're into burlesque, twerk, floorwork, or chair dance , our live Zoom classes bring the energy and expertise straight to you.

twerk

Get your dance on from the comfort of your home! Whether you're into burlesque, twerk, floorwork, or chair dance , our live Zoom classes bring the energy and expertise straight to you.

burlesque

Get your dance on from the comfort of your home! Whether you're into burlesque, twerk, floorwork, or chair dance , our live Zoom classes bring the energy and expertise straight to you.

Virtual Pole classes

Pole Tricks and Combos

A continuation from pole 1.5 (not sure if you're ready check in with Jess or Holly) that will work on tricks and combos (Static & Spin) Must be comfortable climbing and dropping into an invert. Will work towards inverting from standing. Curriculum will run monthly, so we encourage you to start this class at the beginning of the month.

Heels Level Up

Ready to level up your heel game? This class is for students who have taken at least 4 Intro to Pole Heels classes or feel confident moving in heels. We'll focus on clean lines, fluid transitions, musicality, and full-body storytelling. Expect extra attention on foot and ankle conditioning to support safe and sexy movement.

The Vortex

Step into The Vortex, a slow, sensual pole class that celebrates the art of sultry movement. This all-levels class dives into the erogenous side of pole. Blending floorwork, basework and the simpiliest standing sequences that allow you to explore and unleash your sensuality. No judgement. Just confidence, connection and unapologetic sexiness.

Low Flow Pole Choreography

This advanced beginner low flow pole class will spend each month creating and diving in deep to a single choreography. Knee pads, thick socks or heels (must have taken at least 4 intro to heels classes or feel confident dancing in heels). We will be linking movements from the floor to the pole but no climbing up the pole or fully inverting. Song will range from smooth and sexy r&b to hip hop and everything in between.

Pole 1.5

Pole 1.5 is for students who’ve taken at least 4 Intro to Pole 1 classes and are feeling confident with foundational spins and grips. In this class, we’ll introduce climbing, sitting on the pole, and strength-building drills to prepare you for inverting. It’s all about building power, control, and confidence in the air!

Intro to Pole Heels

Rediscover beginner Pole moves but with HEELS! This class will move SLOW and there will be lots of foot/ankle conditioning. Please bring your Pleaser Style Heels to class with you 6 - 8 inch recomended.

Intro to Pole

Start your pole journey here! This beginner-friendly class introduces you to the fundamentals of pole dance, including basic grips, spins, transitions, and floorwork. You'll build strength, confidence, and body awareness in a supportive, empowering environment. We recommend taking at least 4 weeks of Intro to Pole before moving on to the next level.

Jezebel Jazz

It’s sultry. It’s sweaty. It’s a slinky little strut into your most unapologetic self. Jezebel Jazz is a high-energy, low-inhibition dance class where you’ll channel your inner showstopper, shake off shame, and drop into your divine fire. This isn’t just jazz class — it’s a ritual of reclamation, a little bit burlesque, a little bit Broadway, and a whole lot of bold. Expect sassy across-the-floor combos, juicy body rolls, hair flips, sultry struts, and floorwork that celebrates your full-bodied power. We let go and turn UP! The playlist? Pure main-character energy. The vibe? Hot, holy, and a little bit rebellious. This class is about confidence over perfection. Expression over technique. Pleasure over performance. Open to all levels. Heels optional, attitude required, no prior dance experience needed.

Full Bodied Conditioning

A full- bodied conditioning class geared towards increasing strength, stability and mobility with a special focus on active flexibility to get those legs leggin' and those splits splittin' when we dance. Flexibility is not required we will gain it along the way. There will be lots of modifications given for each exercise.

Chair Class

Sometimes the best way to spice up your week is with a chair, a little tease, and a lot of confidence. In this fun, flirty class, you'll explore strength-building, flexibility, and sensual choreography—all centered around a chair. Expect sassy poses, seductive transitions, and a touch of floorwork. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity and a pair of knee pads!

Devotional Dance Coven

A weekly witchy dance party meets yoga flow for mystical showponys and wild-hearted babes. The Devotional Dance Coven is your magical weekly self-care reset. A welcoming, no-pressure space to move your body as a form of creative expression, stress relief, and nervous system support. There’s no choreography. No rigid structure. Just rhythm, breath, and full permission and guidance to move in a way that feels good, freeing, and uniquely you.

Floorwork Class

Socks and kneepads recommendeddment right under your heels—welcome to the floor. This class is all about down-and-dirty floorwork: crawling, rolling, slinking, and sliding your way into strength, sensuality, and confidence. Tessa teaches floorwork for every body —no dance background needed, just a willingness to get low and let loose. It’s filthy. It’s fun. It’s sexy as hell. Socks and kneepads recommended

Raunchy & Restorative

Get ready to stretch, sweat, and seduce— yourself. This isn’t your average yoga class. “Raunchy & Restorative” is where deep release meets deep pleasure. Through juicy, full-body stretches, slow grinding flows, and sultry breathwork, you’ll unlock tight hips, melt tension, and awaken your softest, juiciest self. Perfect for the wild ones who crave a little spice with their self-care, this class is a full-body reset that invites you to drop into your body, explore your sensuality, and leave feeling blissed out, turned on, and totally renewed. All bodies and levels welcome. Come as you are, and let it all go.

Twerk Class

Twerking away that Monday funk in this high energy zumba style class with Ghula Mortisse. This class will make your Mondays worth it! and leave you feeling pumped with a nice sweaty glisten.

Prop Class

Sometimes the most fun thing you can do with your week is grab a prop perhaps a chair and get ready to get strong, flexy and sexy. Class may include some floor work use of knee pads is encouraged.

Bump and Grind

Are you enamored by The Golden Era of Burlesque? So are we! Come Bump and Grind the night away with us. Class utilizes classic burlesque music only. Heels are not required, but are encouraged. We'll start a new combination the 1st and 3rd weeks of the month.

Dance class descriptions

Fusing the sensuality of belly dance with a showgirl sensibility. Includes the sassy, strutting, winking, jiggling aspects of burlesque with the poised languid undulations and eye popping articulations of belly dance. Dive into your sexuality, and engage the true spirit and confidence of the powerful bombshells of burlesque and superheroes of belly dance. Because who doesn't like a little ass slapping to go with your shimmy? This class will focus on the Basics spending time drilling each movement and then putting it into a fun combination at the end.

Friday Evening Pole Class

Wrap up your week with this begginer- friendly Friday evening class designed to help you relax, reset and reconnect. This class will focus on gentle, feel-good pole movements that let you shake of the stress of the week while buil Pole Burly Ballet is where classical grace meets burlesque sass! Join the radiant Seraphina as she guides you through a ballet-inspired journey designed to build strength, lengthen lines, and unleash your inner showgirl. You'll start with a sultry twist on a traditional ballet barre warmup utilizng the pole to improve posture, balance, and fluidity, and finish with a juicy pole combo that fuses elegance with pure tease. No pointe shoes required—just a love for movement, a dash of drama, and a desire to feel strong, sexy, and so confident.building strength and confidence. No experience? No problem. This is your time to unwind, have some fun and let go in a supportive environment.

Workshops

What the Improv with Tessa TrueHeart
$35.00

An Improvisation Workshop for Burlesque Dancers Ever blanked on stage and had no idea what to do next? Or maybe you're ready to ditch the choreography and let your body tell the story in real time? "What the Improv?!" is your invitation to explore the thrilling, freeing, and essential art of improvisation for burlesque!

Dance like a Ho-Ho-Ho
$35.00

Unwrap your inner vixen and sleigh the stage at our festive, flirty Dance Like a HoHoHo Workshop! Whether you’ve been naughty, nice, or somewhere deliciously in between, this 2-hour workshop is your invitation to tap into your sensual side and strut into the season with confidence and glitter.

Panel Skirts
$25.00

Step into the glamour and flirtation of classic burlesque costuming! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to use a panel skirt as both costume and prop — transforming fabric into a tool for storytelling, seduction, and style. From cheeky peeks to full reveals, this class covers how to move, pose, and peel with intention.

Witchy Winter Solstice
$40.00

Join us for our last event of 2025 (dont worry we have SO much good stuff brewing for 2026) Love up on your inner Witch as Seraphina Supernova and special guest Ember Fae take us through a night of movement spells, Meditation, Cozy Journaling and Coventry to close the portal of 2025 in your peace and power.


Frequently Asked Questions

How do I contact Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy?

Call Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy at (315) 567-5383 or visit http://www.beeskneesbabes.com/.

What days is Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy open?

Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy is open on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday.

Does Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy offer morning classes?

Yes, Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy has morning availability. Monday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM, Tuesday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM, Wednesday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM, Thursday: 5:00 - 9:00 PM, Sunday: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM.

What is Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy's phone number?

You can phone Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy at (315) 567-5383.

How much do classes cost at Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy?

Classes at Bees Knees Burlesque and Pole Academy range from $15 to $500.