About Brass Butterflies

Brass Butterflies is the premiere recreational pole dancing and aerial arts studio in the Waterloo Region of Ontario, Canada, offering progressive pole, aerial silks, and aerial hoop curriculums to a diverse community of adventure seekers, fitness enthusiasts and expressive, creative individuals.  

Pole and aerial arts are both athletic and artistic endeavours.  Using a vertical bar apparatus (pole), suspended fabric (aerial silks or hammock) or suspended steel hoops (aerial hoop or Lyra), we condition and strengthen our muscles, improve our flexibility and express ourselves creatively while soaring and spinning through the air.

Our pre-registered, small group classes offer accountability in a supportive and welcoming environment where students can get to know each other and their instructors.  Our studio community is warm, welcoming and inclusive. Truly, everyBODY is welcome here.

At Brass Butterflies, we exist to help every person who walks through our doors to find their own unique and colourful wings, and take flight as part of our kaleidoscope.

Since 2012, Brass Butterflies’ instructors have taught more than a thousand students.  With instructors trained and certified through the Canadian Pole Fitness Association, Ecole Nationale du Cirque, Nimble Arts, Born to Fly, Canadian Fitness Education Services, and CanFit Pro, among other reputable industry organizations and associations, we uphold a standard of excellence in safety, instruction, ongoing education and innovation.  

Kaleidoscope = Community

Ka·lei·do·scope noun /kəˈlīdəˌskōp/

1. A continually changing pattern of shapes and colours
2. A diverse collection
3. A collection or group of butterflies

Brass Butterflies Core Values

The following values are at the core of every action, decision, and policy made by Brass Butterflies management and staff.  They shape our studio culture and the way we interact with our community. 

  1. Kaleidoscope:  We are a diverse, inclusive, welcoming community where each individual is treated with dignity and respect.

  2. Positivity:  We strive to maintain a non-judgmental, encouraging and supportive atmosphere of body positivity, supporting every person to find confidence, self-esteem, and their own body’s version of fit and healthy.

  3. Fun:  We seek to provide an alternative and fun form of fitness and recreation.  We are passionate about creativity and self-expression through movement.  

  4. Customer Experience:  We are committed to delighting every customer of our studio through courtesy, professionalism, consistency, and going the extra mile.

  5. Excellence:  We uphold a standard of excellence in safety, instruction, education, and innovation.

  6. Giving back:  We are a community within a larger community and believe in giving back and making a difference through charitable works, and getting involved.