Barre Teacher Training
Why Whole Body University?
Are you looking to present a fully functional and long-standing teacher training at your studio? The Whole Body Barre Teacher Training is a high-level, in-depth training. We will support you every step of the way as you host your own training!
Our Program:
- Was designed by a Barre instructor and a DPT, so it emphasizes safety and builds a strong foundation in barre, anatomy, and injury management.
- Enables you to present courses in your studio with the aid of videos, manuals, a full syllabus, and the long-term teacher trainees at Whole Body!
- Combines Classical and Contemporary approaches to barre teaching and training. Your students can be receiving a first-time education or movement-based focus, or add this certification to their other certifications!
Information
Our program is designed to fit your schedule and budget while covering everything you need to know. Created by our lead instructors, Dana Dreifus, CPT; and Juliana Remer, DPT; and edited by Samantha Egle, CPT, who have more than 50 combined years of Pilates teaching experience, our curriculum offers a welcoming and supportive learning environment. Dana, the lead instructor, has run 10 of trainings in two states and is excited to walk you through your training journey alongside Natalie Machado, CPT, and all the long-tenured instructors at Whole Body! Juliana will lead the anatomy and physiology components of the training. We can offer the program at a much lower cost than comparable programs because we created it ourselves, meaning there aren’t any hefty third-party fees. Our program prepares you for the Certified Pilates Teacher exam, enabling you to teach globally with Whole Body credentials
Barre 75 hr (tbd)
$499
About
Interested in our teacher training and want to see what we’re all about? Take the first step to becoming a barre instructor or add a good xxx series to your workouts or classes! Try us out with a low commitment learning experience with our abdominal series instruction mini course! This course is for both practitioners of barre and instructors looking to add more skills to their teaching tool box!
Duration
The Whole Body Comprehensive Pilates Teacher Training is a 500-hour program includes 5 weekends of online, Zoom-based training. Our program includes: 95 hours of self-practice, and 120 hours of practice teaching. There are videos and assignments to complete, and written tests to take in the video platform. All physical test-outs are taken online with a lead instructor.
• In-Studio Lecture (100 hours): Over 5 weekends, you’ll learn basic and more in-depth Anatomy, History of Pilates and Scope of Practice, and a breakdown of every exercise according to breath, muscle focus, and contraindications and modifications. The weekends are broken down by equipment type. We will teach session planning for private sessions, duets and group classes and give starting class templates. We will discuss our case studies and the application of movement principles in the Pilates repertoire.
• Self-Practice (95 hours): A minimum number of hours practicing on your own or in a class or private lesson. This is the time you spend learning the movement in your body.
• Practice-Teaching (130 hours): After you complete the mat training weekend, you’ll start case studies that will hone your teaching voice and help you apply more advanced concepts to your teaching. You can teach as many people as you like, but we do require the same case study to be at least 10 of these hours.
• Observation Hours (95 hours): You’ll watch classes and private sessions, both in-studio and online. This will allow you to see the trainings in action!
• Anatomy and Physiology (20 hours): You’ll watch Juliana apply movement principles in our online catalog and in a weekend session. You’ll also study anatomy coloring books and learn anatomy of movement principles.
• Online Videos, Testing, and Homework (60 hours): You’ll watch all relevant training videos and complete all testing and homework.
Upon passing both a written and practical exam, you will be a Certified Pilates Teacher!
Anatomy
$99
About
Provides instructors with in-depth knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy, helping them understand movement mechanics and apply safer, more effective techniques in barre instruction.This is a recorded course that is required to compete the full teacher training program. You will watch Juliana discuss anatomy in relationship to barre at a more advanced level as you color in an anatomy coloring book.
Duration & Scope
The Whole Body Anatomy Barre Teacher Training is a 10-hour program and includes online, pre-recorded training. There are videos and assignments to compete and written tests are taken in the video platform. You will need to purchase an anatomy coloring book to complete the homework.
• Online Videos, Testing ,and Homework (10 hours)
• Completion of anatomy coloring book (95 hours)
You’ll watch all relevant training videos and complete all testing and homework.
Training Includes:
• Mentorship and support for the duration of the program with Dana and Natalie.
• 10% off all class and private packages during the program.
Whole Body Studios Anatomy Barre Teacher Training Program does NOT include: Printed manuals, as the manuals are available online. You can purchase these manuals for $25 each.