IPDFA PolePro Instructor Courses

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Looking to get certified to teach internationally? The IPDFA PolePro Instructor Courses offer intensive training and teacher exchange programs globally.

The IPDFA PolePro Instructor Courses (International Pole Dance Fitness Association) and certification is a comprehensive instructor course/certification that is recognized internationally by fitness associations of Australia, New Zealand, China, Europe, the United States, the UK as well as the Federation of International Sports, Fitness and Aerobics. It is currently the only accredited course in Australia.

Benefits of Getting Certified with the IPDFA

Some of the benefits of getting certified as a pole dance fitness instructor through the IPDFA are:

Membership to the IPDFA

Participating in the International Instructor Exchange Program (can swap jobs with another PolePro instructor around the world)

Pole Positions syllabus of over 300 pole moves

International recognition

Highly qualified and educated instructor that would be an asset to any studio

Who is the IPDFA PolePro Instructor Courses good for?

Gaining certification through the IPDFA PolePro Instructor courses is good if you are:

A studio owner

A pole dance competitor

A competition organizer

A performer

A professional in the pole dance industry

If you are looking to be a part of the industry long term

About the PolePro Courses

The course materials are available through online tutorials and each student is assigned a Master Trainer who serves as their mentor and private tutor. There are also video webinars that further explain details in the courses.

There are four levels of certification that you can attain through the IPDFA PolePro Instructor Courses:

Level 1 - Intermediate - Advanced - Master

The courses are taught in both English and Spanish and in live workshops in several countries where there is Master Trainer availability. You can also gain the certifications through the courses online – still assigned a Master Trainer as your tutor and you get a year to finish the certification at each level.

What will I learn?

There is quite a bit of material that you will learn through taking these courses - here is a general overview of what you will learn in order to be a certified pole dance instructor through the IPDFA:

A thorough understanding of the way muscles work when training on a pole

How to know when/what muscle areas a student needs conditioning in

How to develop a conditioning program for a students individual needs

Ability to recognize injury versus weakness

Ability to help prevent injury

How to accommodate an injured student within a group

How to progress another student in that same group

How to help your students understand the concepts behind moves

Understanding the physics and forces behind spins and seated moves

How to perform 50 variations and techniques of seated and spin moves

Understanding of hand grips

Understanding of inversions – body alignment, how to perform and teach correctly, safely and with ease

Understanding of how to perform and teach correctly twisted and cupped grips, handsprings, shoulder mounting and aerial inverting

How to spot a student, how to balance when spotting, the why and how of spotting

Ability to design an entire class plan

Ability to design a warm up, conditioning and cool-down

Ability to design a group choreographed routine

The Master Trainer course instruction goes into deeper understanding of all of the above including:

Injury

Conditioning

Syllabus design

Teaching

Psychology of sports

Nutrition

Physiology

Anatomy

Movement

Mechanics

Science of Pole Fitness

What does it cost?

Here is the pricing for the certifications:

3-day Live Workshops are $725USD

Level 1 Course $650USD

Intermediate Course $650USD

Advanced Course $650USD

Master Instructor Course $1500USD per level (each level has its own Master certification)

Package deals:

Levels 1 & 2 $1150USD

Levels 1, 2 & 3 $1650USD

Levels 1-3 and Master Trainer Level 1 $3000USD

How to get started

To set up a live training workshop in your area, contact Tracey with the contact information below. For live trainings that are already scheduled, look here on the website.

To start the courses online, contact Tracey with the contact info below.

For more questions, details, information, to set up a live workshop or to get started on your own email at [email protected], [email protected] call Tracey at +61 414899295 or visit the website at www.poleproinstructor.com

About Tracey Ecclestone

Tracey, a highly qualified pole instructor, heads the PolePro Courses division for the IDPFA as the Director and is also the Vice President for the organization.

She has been in the pole dance fitness industry for over a decade and owns WA Aerial Fitness in Western Australia.

She’s also the author of the internationally selling Pole & Lyra 101 Handbook collection. She also has produced 6 SWA pole dance competitions. She currently is the head judge for the 2018 International Pole Championships.

She has a background in gymnastics and has trained in circus and aerial arts and has gained recognition in the past 10 years for judging a wide variety of state, national and international competitions. Her teaching style focuses on conditioning, strength and control.