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École de Pole is more than a fitness studio. It’s a community built on confidence, celebration, and the belief that movement is for every body.
Our Story
Born from passion. Built with community.
Est. 2017
Ecole de Pole opened its doors in Cleveland, Ohio in 2017 with a simple but powerful idea: that pole fitness is for everyone, regardless of experience or background. What started as a single studio grew into something much bigger- a movement, a family, and a place where people come to find themselves.
“From day one, our goal was to create a space where students feel safe to be exactly who they are and discover who they’re becoming.”
Under the ownership of Megan Lee and Jamie Elchert, Ecole de Pole has grown into Ohio’s premier pole fitness destination, with two thriving studios and a community that spans beginners stepping onto the pole for the very first time to seasoned athletes pushing the limits of their craft.
Our champion-designed curriculum, certified instructors, and small class sizes mean that every single person who walks through our doors gets the attention, care, and encouragement they deserve.
Meet the owners
Meg is co-owner of Ecole de Pole Cleveland and Ecole de Pole Akron, two of the largest competitive pole studios in the US. She has coached countless competitors in a variety of competitions across the US, taught at camps and workshop intensives on four continents, is a Master Trainer with Ecole de Pole, and is the co-organizer of Chrome Coast Pole Camp.
Meg specializes in static dynamic and power spin combos as well as phoenixes and casts. Meg also has formal training in circus style partner acrobatics and hand balancing, training with and learning from celebrated Cirque athletes and performers. Meg also writes in her limited free time and has finished two novels this past year with a third on the way.
Jamie began pole dancing in 2018 as a student at Ecole de Pole Cleveland. Since then, she has grown into an accomplished pole competitor and leader in the pole industry as owner of Memorial Pole Championship, co-owner of Ecole de Pole Cleveland and Akron, and co-owner of Chrome Coast Pole Camp.
Jamie’s competition accomplishments include 1st place in Championship Level 5 at PSO Great Lakes in 2025, 2nd place in the Women’s Pro Open at PCS in 2023, and qualifying as a US Pole Champions Professional finalist in 2023. In addition to competing, Jamie is a dedicated pole instructor and has been teaching pole since 2021 as an Ecole de Pole certified instructor.
Outside of pole, you can find Jamie practicing contortion or working at her full time job as a physician.
Our teaching philosophy
How we teach
At Ecole de Pole, we believe that great instruction meets students exactly where they are. Our champion designed curriculum spans six levels of pole, plus aerial, flexibility, yoga, and more. So whether you’re brand new or pushing advanced boundaries, there’s always a next step waiting for you.
Meet the founder of École de Pole, Justine McLucas
Justine trained at the Hamburg Ballet School before embarking on a career in investment banking in Sydney and London. After several years in finance, she returned to the stage as a dancer and pole artist in London's West End. She went on to tie for 1st place at Miss Pole Dance UK 2011, perform for artists including Bryan Ferry, Femii, and The Violet May, and reach the top 34 on the UK television series Got To Dance in 2012, bringing her lyrical pole style to a mainstream audience.
In 2010, Justine founded Ecole de Pole, opening the first studio in London and later expanding with licensed studios in Poland and Singapore, followed by the USA studios in Cleveland and Akron in 2017.
The EDP syllabus is now taught worldwide, from London to the Dinali Centre in Sweden to Pole Fitness Australia in Brisbane and the USA. Justine has authored and achieved accreditation in the UK, Australia, and USA for the EDP Instructor Training courses, which were finalists for the 2022 AUSactive Award for CEC Provider of the Year. Courses are now delivered internationally, both in person and online, by her team of Master Trainers globally.
Her retreats began in Barcelona in 2012, and EDP now runs some of the most successful pole camps across the globe, widely known for the original Phuket Pole Retreat. Her vision is to create experiences that unite people with a shared love of travel and pole - offering unique and unforgettable moments.