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Teaching first class!
Hi everyone! 🙂 I am starting to teaching pole and my first class is this Tuesday! I’m a little bit nervous and tips would be very helpful for those who have been instructing. I already have a good idea on the warm up, class plan and cool down, it’s just before that that I’m unsure about. I was thinking about saying something like hello, what my name is, make sure everyone gets a mat out, if anyone has taken the particular class before and saying to make sure that everyone listens to their own body and take a break and hydrate if they need to, to push themselves put within their own limit because the class may be a little bit intense for some (beginner pole strength class) and to make sure that everyone engages their muscles throughout. Then turn on the music and start the warm up. Does that sound good for a first class? I’m also curious how everyone did on teaching their first class, how you learned and grew from that and what would be a good way to introduce the class (that’s really what I’m nervous about lol).
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sounds good I also give my students a synopsis of my pole journey and ask them what there goals are in pole as that helps me to understand the student and if they have any injuries I should know about.
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in all my fitness classes I tell my students that its a non judgmental environment so not to judge themselves or each other.
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Your plan sounds good and I bet you’ll do awesome! I’ve only been teaching less than a year and I was very nervous and self-conscious at the start. I can be pretty shy, but one big thing I learned so far is that my first real priority as a teacher (after making sure everyone is safe and not doing anything to injure themselves) is to make every student feel fabulous and comfortable to be in your class. That means being warm and welcoming, learning everyone’s name (if possible), being encouraging, cheering them on and telling them they’re doing great and that things take time if they can’t nail moves right away or find them difficult. Friendly chit chat and getting to know a bit about each student helps build a connection that will remind them you care about them 🙂 This of course takes time, so in the beginning, when it’s my first time meeting certain students – I ask their name, if they’ve poled before and just ask how everyone is feeling 🙂 After making every student feel good about themselves, next task is to teach pole/fitness! :p If students walk out feeling like they had fun, learned something new or made progress then I think it was a good class :)I just think of my favourite teachers in the past and replicate what I liked about them whether it was their friendliness, precise instruction or ability to keep classes dynamic etc. Good luck and have fun!!
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Ask the WHOLE class if they have moisturised in the last 24 hours and if they have any dangly jewellery on before you start… especially if they are beginners they mightn’t realise you can’t do that and trust me, you don’t want to end up spending the whole hour cleaning body butter off the pole! I have to start my first beginner class each month re-iterating that a few times, then they remember and it’s fine 🙂
Have fun!!!
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