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Centrally located on 17 Avenue SW, just west of Crowchild Trail, PoleJunkies is a simple, private studio dedicated to safely teaching the art of pole dancing. Classes are small (maximum eight students) and taught by studio founder, retired stage performer and mother of two teens Alena Downs. Her strength, skill and artistry are impressive, and she is up front and disarming to new (and often nervous) students unaccustomed to swinging, sliding and slinking around the pole.