The Blog

Instructors everywhere would all agree that modifications, or options, are powerful when used intelligently and purposefully. Different options for performing a workout are always available to our students, but when and how to offer options to our students is not always clear.

In this short video, I share with you my philosophy on offering different options and how to become clear on your intentions when moving your students into different posit...

The Foundational Method is the method I created for Barre Eclipse. It is a tried and true system that gives instructors the structure to create amazing classes, every time.

Following our Foundational Method (which you learn in our teacher training course) means I already have the outline of an effective, badass workout, so all I have to do is add my flavor on top of it. Queue up my playlist (that's a whole 'nother lecture) and start to move my b...

We're offering full scholarships to Black and Indigenous people in the United States, as well as partial scholarships for People of Color for our online barre teacher training program. This offering acknowledges the United States' unique history and the reparations due to Black and Indigenous people.

We recognize the economic disparities and the racism many BIPOC people must shoulder daily in the USA. These scholarships offer reprieve and opport...

The Bookends indicates the 15-minutes immediately before and after class. Within those
15-minutes, you have a tremendous opportunity to influence your student’s perception and affect how your students feel.

You see, a class doesn’t begin when you start teaching, and it doesn’t end when you stop teaching. Your impression on your students begins the moment your first student arrives and continues until your last student leaves.

Students will not...

4-minute Oblique Blast

All you need for this simple yet effective Oblique Blast is floor space to crunch it out!

Sound on!

The obliques are our core muscles along the sides of our bodies. They are the frame of our core; strong obliques allow us greater range to twist and bend. Whats more, when you work out your obliques you inevitably work your rectus abdominis, the two pillars in the front of your core that draw your low ribs to your pelvis. ...

Effective Teaching | Part 2

Part 2 of 2 of Effective Teaching as a Barre Eclipse instructor. Please see Part 1 to get acquainted.

At Barre Eclipse, every ingredient we add into the mixture utilizes the concepts introduced beforehand. Now that we have the basics down, we can layer in a bit more complexity.

These next few concepts are nuanced and specific to our method, and benefits from learning how to teach the way we do. We truly believe that...

Effective Teaching | Part 1

At Barre Eclipse, we believe that as the teacher, you have the responsibility to leave no student behind. The motto we live by in every workout we lead: "if you can't cue it, don't do it!" It's catchy. Easy to remember, too, huh?

We prioritize effectiveness over creativity and choreography. An effective workout is one that exercises the targeted muscle group all the way to muscle failure. 

Typically, only with much ...

Teaching with The Playlist 101

Here are the basics to ensure your class is smooth when working with a Playlist as closely as we do:

1. Charge your device entirely, or plug it in during class. A dead battery is like getting caught with your pants down.
2. Turn off "auto-lock" so you can see your music the entire time. Having to fidget with unlocking your phone while you teach is entirely avoidable. This need to keep your phone on is why we recommen...

The Playlist

The Playlist is where the magic happens in Barre Eclipse. The moment your students walk through the door, to the transitions between each exercise, to when we close—music sets the tone. She never fails to move and motivate. We lean on her to inspire and be our guide. We recruit music as our co-instructor and co-director, helping guide our students with musical inflection. Music reveals our soul's unique flavoring—it's the seasoning ...

Barre Eclipse is a rhythmic, fun, badass workout that intuitively and intelligently exercises your entire body with empowerment and grace. Our method has a few unique influences and nuances that come together in a way that you will not experience in other barre methods.

To begin, our personal experiences with injury and healing through physical therapy whet our pallet for extensive anatomy training. We skillfully weave functional anatomical k...