From Mind to Body

unfortunately, the site won’t let me give zero stars. first, it was hard to schedule a class because their website won’t allow it. second, the phone number they had was just a voice mail. third, i got the class confirmation only the morning the class was being held. finally, when i finally able to attend the class, i was very disappointed since they had too many students for only one teacher and only 3 poles, which left a lot of «dead time» waiting for your turn.

I can’t assess this studio because the teacher did not show up to teach the class, which I think is shocking. I had called and confirmed prior to class and arrived with plenty of time to do paperwork, etc. I waited with three other girls for class but no one came to teach it. When I contacted the company, I received no response. I bought a deal for two classes but contacted the deal company and got a refund today. I am disappointed because I like to take different classes and learn from different instructors but never got the chance here.

I was a student at FMTB about two years ago. When I started going there, I was a beginner, and never tried pole dancing and exotic dancing before. It was really fun actually. I tried it for a month, and I renewed my membership to 6 months unlimited access. Then I renewed again. The classes are expensive, but if you get the package, it’s pretty good. I went probably 3 times a week, and the workout was great. I felt sexy, I had really good workouts, and I had tons of fun. My body was toned, and many many people noticed. Then the teachers I liked started leaving. (one of them started her own studio which I am going to try .I really miss pole dancing). They hired a student who joined even after me as an instructor. She was flexible and had potential to be good in the future, but to be a regular instructor, I highly doubt she was qualified. Soon after, I stopped going as often as I used to. It was no longer fun. Instead of focusing on letting students explore their own style, it was more like if you didn’t do it her style, she would criticize. Ugh! And somehow with her teaching style, I was getting very short pole time. So the workout element was gone. I stopped going for a while. Months later, I found out they moved. I went to a class hoping that they changed the instructor. They didn’t. And the Costa Mesa studio was way worse. They had three poles, one was seriously broken (so dangerous), and the room was super tiny. I don’t know if you can even call it a room. Limited mirrors on the wall… And then, freakin I don’t know 20 people showed up to the class… I probably got like 5 minute pole time that day. I still had classes left in my package supposedly, but she told me I was not suppose to use it since the package only works if you visit every week, otherwise it expires… WHAT? Not only I felt stupid wasting money buying package, I drove further stuck in traffic to have a class that barely offers anything. I didn’t have fun. I didn’t feel sexy. I didn’t even get a workout. I will never ever return FMTB again. This place only deserves a negative 5 stars from me. It is not Rachel approved! It is unfortunate that pole dancing is not available everywhere. All of the studios offered pole dancing are kind of far for me… nevertheless, if I were going to make an effort to drive to the class, never again to FMTB.

This review was a long time coming… I don’t know why I waited so long to review. Maybe I thought FM2B would help bump the stars. Guess not…
December 2008, I went to a pole class for the first time. Loved it so much that I decided to make pole dancing a hobby of mine. And in case the recession doesn’t get any better, possibly a career. So I did an internet search for a closer studio and came across From Mind To Body; they actually have more than one location so I was excited! Come March 2009, I signed up for 4 exotic chair dance classes and 8 pole classes for $ 250. My intent was to just keep paying for classes by the 4s but I ended up moving and my money would then have to go to my new house so after these 12 classes, it would be a wrap. But wait, what happened to the rest of my 12 classes? O_​o
I did a total of all my chair classes and 4 pole classes. After that, a studio closer to me opened up and I called the HQ and they told me it was fine to switch to the class over there. Perfect. I arrived at the studio and umm… doors are locked and lights are off??? Waited a bit and noone showed up. Called the next day and the lady at HQ told me, well it’s the right time and place and doesn’t know what happened. Ok, so the next week I tried again and the studio was opened BUT it was an exotic chair class at the time instead. Wait, wtf?! Now I’m frustrated. Through allllll of this, I’m also emailing what seemed to be two different people because when one started the email, another would reply. I’d have to keep resending emails because they would take WEEKS to respond. I asked if I could just switch back to the Anaheim Hills location and noone responded. Nonetheless, over a YEAR later, I’m still owed my remaining 4 pole classes! Or $ 100 refund! I had alot of fun in my class so this place would’ve had higher stars but that run around/​take my money bull just won’t fly.
**Check out a pole dance/​fitness place in Huntington Beach called «Hidden Talents» instead. This is where my very first class was and there are way more poles**

Glad they are no longer in business. They were the worst pole studio ever.

WORST INSTRUCTOR for the POLE DANCING CLASS CANDICe! Customers are treated like??? and my instructor doesnt even know the names of the students that come in every week ahhaha. It is very sad… We pay so much and she doesnt even recognize us by our name. She has only been pole dancing for 10 months.
It was my first class there and I knew how to pole dance and do tricks and she didnt care. she MADE me work with the begginer moves and I was so bored…
If a teacher knows that their student is capable of better things… why not move me up? i was bored out of my mind… it was the worst 25 $$$ that i had to ever spend… and i was VERY INTER]ested in taking POLE DANCING CLASS…
now i am looking for another studio!

Worst ran business in the history of mankind! Customers are treated like shit and the employees are a bunch of big dung-​filled bubble heads! Idiocracy to the maximum degree!
Website information is constantly wrong, class schedule time is incorrect and the location address is incorrect. Tanks of gasoline wasted! Then they screwed up my payment and charges my credit card 3 times in a month when they should only charge once. Then they come up with some lame excuse that their accounting department is not there… never followup and gave me this same excuse for 3 weeks??? what a bunch of BS! They also like to cancel classes randomly and without telling anyone, so I’d show up and no one’s there!
There are only 2 poles at this studio and the class size is about 15. Basically, you get 2 min on the pole the whole entire class! What a waste of $. A friend ordered a pole from this company and after waiting for it for 8 weeks it never came, AND they refuse to give her a refund!
Unless you want constant headaches and crappy service, don’t come here!
P. S. I would like to add a note about my instructors: Candice and Shari are AWESOME! I put up with 7 mths of BS from this company just so I can see and learn from Candice and Shari every week. If the 2 of them opened their own studio, I’d be their 1^st customer!