Vertical Tease – A Fitness Boutique

I love fitness classes, and I’ve been to several all over Charlotte. I especially love Zumba. I discovered Vertical Tease through their Groupon in August 2012. I bought two — 1 for 12 cardio fusion classes for $ 25 and 1 for 6 cardio fusion classes and a four week pole fitness workshop for $ 40.
I finished both Groupons last week. The cardio classes were decent and there are many good instructors. I highly recommend the Tuesday night Chickboxing class with Chris Jones and the Thursday night Zumba class with Andreia Walker. Both of those instructors are wonderful and I used most of my cardio classes on their classes. Booty Beat on Wednesday is a super intense version of Zumba, so I don’t recommend that class for beginners. Sizzle on Monday nights is a fun mix of cardio and weight lifting.
My only complaints about the cardio classes is that the schedule changes a lot, so make sure you check online the day of class before you get your heart set on going. I also didn’t like that many classes on the schedule aren’t part of the Groupon special and you’d have to pay an additional fee to attend. That made me take much longer to use up my Groupon than I would have liked.
I also hated that the floors at this studio are always dirty. No one in class liked having to get on the floor for exercises because there was always hair or dirt on the floor. Considering that I went to this studio several times, the fact that the floor was hardly ever clean isn’t good and I heard many people complain about it.
The Pole Diva 101 workshop is a lot of fun and is a good workout. It is extremely difficult to get a spot because there are only six poles, so make sure you sign up as soon as you see the workshop is available. My instructor, Gamali, was nice and was very thorough when it came to explaining the moves.
The only issue I had with the workshop happened during the 2^nd week. I got there at 7:15 for the 7:30 class. I was concerned when I heard the Zumba instructor teaching at the time tell her class they had 30 minutes left and I was sure I had misheard her. It turns out I hadn’t — our class had been moved to 7:45 and none of us in the class had been told. I didn’t like having to wait for 30 minutes, but I felt especially bad for one of the other girls who had rushed to our class and it turned out she got there early, when there is no need for her to have to do that. I checked the reminder email on my phone and it said the class was at 7:30 that evening, so we weren’t told in advance.
When class started, we were told that there was a bachelorette party at 8:30 and our class would be cut short by 15 minutes. We had a rushed class with one of the other instructors repeatedly coming up to our instructor and telling her we were almost out of time. We also had the girls waiting for the party staring at us impatiently for most of our class, which was unnerving. To be fair, they did add an additional 15 minutes to the following week’s class. I just thought it was poor management to have a time change without telling any of the members and then obviously forgetting about the bachelorette party when that time change was put in place. It was disorganized when it didn’t have to be.
All in all, I enjoyed using my Groupons and I’m glad that I bought them. However, I’d only recommend going to this studio with a Groupon since there are several other decent fitness studios in Charlotte that are a better value.

For the first type since becoming a Unilocaler I wish could give a zero star review. I had one of the worst experiences ever with Vertical Tease and that was without me ever making into the studio.
I was MOH for a bachelorette party, the wedding was in another part of the state but the bride wanted to hold the bachelorette party in Charlotte. I found Vertical Tease online and spoke with their receptionist on April 16^th to book a bachelorette party for 6 girls for June 20^th. I received a confirmation email the same day. One week before the appointment I received a reminder email from the studio as well.
We arrived at 4:20, 10 minutes early for our appointment, and found the studio locked and the doors closed. I knew they didn’t typically didn’t open until 5:30 but I had confirmed back in April that they would open early specifically for this party. I called and got their voicemail and left a message. We waited for until 4:50, at which time I had called the studio 7 times and left an additional message. I was standing with the bride and 4 other bridesmaids in a parking lot for a half hour in the middle of what was supposed to be a fun time. Understandably, we were all upset as we had planned the entire bachelorette party day around the dance party at Vertical Tease. Finally, we left. I called Vertical Tease again around 6 PM since they were scheduled to open at 5:30, no answer. Repeated phone calls that weekend and since then have never been answered and no voice mail returned.
I feel totally cheated by this studio. They defrauded me and stole the $ 100 deposit for the party. Not only have they returned any of my calls they have not attempted to contact me or return my money. I have become increasingly upset every time I think about their unethical business practices and how they ruined our bachelorette party plans. Since they still will not contact me, I am going to contact my credit card company and the better business bureau.
At all costs, AVOID this place.

For the longest time I always wanted to try a pole dancing class, and I finally did after buying a Groupon for 6 classes. I was not a happy camper at all with this place.
When my friend and I arrived, we were politely greeted by someone behind the desk and explaining what we needed to do and how the classes work. We had signed up for the Pole Fit class, a class to tone ourselves, and I tell you, I did not break a sweat at all.
The instructor seemed nice, but she was very unprofessional. It appeared as if she had not planned out what to do for the class session. After doing each exercise, she would stop and kind of mumble about what she thinks we should do next. No good planning at all!!! The Pole Fit class lasted for an hour, but I think the time frame where I was actually touching the pole was 10 minutes for that class session. She also didn’t have a set playlist for the class. It made me feel kind of uneasy when I would stand there waiting for the instructor to go back to her Iphone to keep changing the music. The last thing that I want to mention that was very unprofessional was that she picked up her phone call DURING the class. Yes, she was using her Iphone for the music, but she did not have to pick it up. She should have just dismissed the call. That was my last straw.
I was really disappointed with my experience because I’ve seen great reviews about this place, but I didn’t want to go again to experience the unprofessional instructor. I did think the place was decorated in a swanky way, hence, giving them a two star.

My Friend used to work here, I live about an hr away and could never justify commuting. Now i work right down the rd and commute for work I was like hey why not… My first class I felt like a complete umpa loompa and I’m sure I looked like one too, however the instructors and the other girls are encouraging and positive. I am a fairly active person but let me tell you i am working muscles i didn’t know i had all while developing a deeper sexy. Love it Love it I now justify commuting on Saturdays to Class.

I bought the 6 class package on
.I am shocked how much I am enjoying this. I just don’t want it to end so I guess I’m going to have to buy another package — my last class is next week and yeah I finally made it upside down. Its a great workout and girls or boys your arms and abs will be hurting for days.
I’ve also really enjoyed the girls in my class its been a great stress reliever after a long day at work.

This place is great! The atmosphere is open and welcoming, and it is so much fun. I took the 6 week beginner course. The instructors are knowledgeable and show you how to build on what you have learned recently. It was fantastic, and I cant wait to start intermediate classes!

This place was awesome for a bachelorette party! But don’t feel like that is the only excuse to go! Most of our party has already purchased a six wk session to go back and learn more. The ladies are phenomenal and teach you a lot. It is a very fun atmosphere but be prepared to sweat your booty off! It is hard work!