Your students trust you to tell them what to wear. Studio Friends is how we say thanks when you send them our way, all year round, including at your student showcases.
Studio Friends is our only program for pole and heels studios. If you own or manage a studio, this is the place to apply.
✅ Who's eligible
- Pole or heels studios in Australia or New Zealand teaching regular classes
- Studios that don't sell pole footwear to students, including group or term orders
Instructors applying for themselves, professional performers and licensed venues have their own program: Professional Performer & Instructor Support.
🎁 What your studio receives
- An exclusive Shoe Me discount code for your students. You suggest the code and we set it up.
- 2% back as store credit. 2% of every order through your code comes back to your studio as Shoe Me store credit, added every 3 months.
- A yearly gift card. Once your code reaches 5 orders in a year, we'll send a $50 Shoe Me gift card for a student prize, raffle or showcase, or $100 when it's presented as a named Shoe Me award, like the Shoe Me Best Costume at your showcase.
📣 What we ask
- Share your code by email with your enrolled students, and on studio posters and flyers we've approved. Please keep it off social media, your website, and coupon or deal sites.
- When you award our gift card at a showcase or event: a social post before and after tagging @shoeme, an MC mention on the day, and photos of the presentation.
- Tag @shoeme when your students show off their Shoe Me heels.
Store credit is calculated on orders after discounts and returns, excluding shipping, and can't be exchanged for cash. Codes with no orders for 6 months are paused, and you're welcome to reapply.
📝 Apply
Studio Friends opens in January 2027. Please check back then to apply. In the meantime, have a read of the rules on our sponsorships page.