KindPole - Donation-based Poledance Class 💕

​Move for the animals. 🐾

​Kind Movement is a Lisbon community that brings people together through movement and raises money for local animal shelters. Our classes are donation-based: you join and every cent you give goes 100% to the shelter, with no deductions.

​Your donation helps pay for food, vet care and a warm place to sleep for animals waiting for their forever home.

​Pole dance? Me?
“I don’t have the arm strength for this.” “I’m too old for this.” Rita has heard it all. Her answer: you never lose anything by trying something new.

​Join Rita, owner of A Pompadourette, for a beginner pole class in her own studio. No experience needed, just curiosity.

​What to expect
A welcoming first step onto the pole. Rita guides you through the basics: your first spins, simple moves and a feel for how sensual dance and strength come together. You’ll go at your own pace, in a group where everyone is new.

​About Rita
Rita fell in love with pole dance in 2007, back when it was simply “pole dance” and no one talked about different styles yet. What hooked her was the mix of sensual dance and powerful, acrobatic moves. She calls her style “old school exotic,” but still prefers to just call it pole dance.

​In 2009 she opened A Pompadourette, her happy place, where she has watched countless people find their own style. Pole also changed how she sees herself: she used to feel uncomfortable about her arms. Today she’s proud of them. They hold her up on the pole, and they’re a great place to hold her son.

​How donating works
A class at A Pompadourette usually costs €20. Here, you give what you can, and all of it goes to the animals.
💛 Donate in advance via the link in our Instagram bio
💛 Or donate directly at the event

​Good to know
📍 A Pompadourette, Rua Filipe Folque 1, Avenidas Novas, Lisbon
🗓 Saturday, 5 December 2026, 11 am
👕 Wear shorts and a top that leaves your arms free. Your skin needs to grip the pole, so please skip body lotion and jewelry on the day. No heels needed.
💧 Bring a water bottle.
👥 Spots are limited by the number of poles, so please only sign up if you can come.

​⚠️ Late cancellations (less than 24 hours before class) and no-shows are subject to a €5 donation fee.

​Worst case, you lose an hour. Best case, you find a new happy place and help animals in need.

​Instagram: @kind.movement.lisbon