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*PRIVATE Teacher Training directly with Christabel also available in San Francisco or anywhere globally via i-Chat or Skype! See below. new!

What we offer:

HoopGirl has a leading-edge 72-hour hoop instructor training program, the most comprehensive available! Designed for those starting a career teaching hooping as a holistic dance form. Hoop hobbyists wanting to deepen their practice are also welcome. There is a strong emphasis on personal growth and empowerment. The three 24-hour trainings following a progression of "The Body" in Level 1, "Mind/Emotions" in Level 2 and "Spirit" in Level 3. We also offer a new 24 hour hoop performance training program! Read on for details...

Who the trainings can benefit:

Classroom Teachers, Dance Teachers, Yoga Instructors, Coaches, Personal and Group Fitness Trainers, Chiropractors, Massage Practitioners, Expressive Arts and Somatic Therapists, and anyone wanting to make a creative career change.

Background:

Hooping and dance have been brought together in a mesmerizing form of holistic fitness called hoopdance. Oversized hoops with "grip" enable people of virtually any age and ability level to achieve success. HoopDance can energize your body, empower self-confidence, and help you express creativity. The trend is spreading internationally but still in an early enough stage to embrace many new teachers and advocates. This training will provide you with all the tools you need to confidently design, promote, and facilitate your own hoopdance classes. Becoming a HoopGirl^® Certified Dance Teacher will help you learn to bring out the best in yourself to support the learning of others. We provide hands-on tools in somatic education so you can help students feel good about their bodies. Whether you seek to teach classes for fitness, dance, or meditation, this program will provide you with all the skills you need to be successful.

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Level One HoopGirl^® Certified Instructor:

Prerequisites:

Working knowledge of most of the skills taught on the HoopDance for Beginners Instructional DVD *AND* experience facilitating a (formal or informal) class for a group of 5 or more people.

As a HoopGirl^® Certified Instructor you will be able to facilitate a hoopdance class, party, or event using the following skills:

• An ability to clearly explain and demonstrate the key principles of hoopdance
• A comprehensive knowledge of the HoopGirl^® Workout Class format
• Excellence in teaching by making use of imagery and metaphors which describe micromovements of the body
• A solid understanding of the physiological and psychological benefits of hooping
• Effective workshop sequencing and class design
• A variety of stretching, warm up, and sensory awareness building exercises
• Training exercises to teach different types of learners: visual, audio, and kinesthetic
• Medical cautioning, creating safety and knowledge of how to work with different ages and abilities
• How to deal with the top five difficult situations
• Goal setting and motivational communication, including how to describe fluid movement
• The HoopGirl^® teaching gems: how to facilitate by cultivating presence, responsiveness, confidence, creativity, and by radiating exhilaration and joy
• How to facilitate empowering performance jams for students
• Marketing and business know-how to promote "sell-out" classes
• All the nitty gritty: insurance, liability waviers, pricing, publicity, getting media attention, choosing the right equipment, class space, and music and much, much more!

All students recieve a comprehensive 100 page Level One HoopGirl^® Certified Teacher Training Handbook. Graduates recieve a Certificate of Completion, providing international recognition that you have completed 24 hours of training

A professional photographer is hired to take group action shots and individual portraits of each teacher trainer during the training. Graduates are provided with an online link from which they can download professional, high resolution images for business cards, websites and promotional fliers. One-on-one coaching on modeling for images is included!

Students who choose to purchase a yearly HoopGirl^® Workout teaching license also receive:

• Comprehensive descriptions and lesson plans to teach two classes: Beginner I and Beginner II HoopGirl^® Workout!
• A 100 page HoopGirl^® Licensed Teacher's manual with extensive training materials which expand upon the material introduced in the Level One training
• Permission to use the HoopGirl^® Workout name, class format and logos
• Membership in HoopGirl^® Licensed Teacher Online Forum
• Promotional materials for your use (logos, Soundbytes for Sellout Classes, and more)
• An online listing at the hoopgirl.com website, including your photo, teaching style, and contact information
• HoopGirl^® Hoop Moves Catalog (all moves covered in the Beginner Series are pictured and explained in detail; pages are printer friendly for use as handouts)
• Mini Press Kit (press release template, FAQ cheat sheet for interviewing)
• Access to Continuing Education products and events
• Referrals from HoopGirl^® Headquarters
• Opportunity for personalized business coaching with a HoopGirl™ Master Trainer
• A laminated Level One HoopGirl^® Workout Teacher's License
• Wholesale prices on HoopGirl^® clothing, DVDs, hoops, and more!

Training format includes:
Seated learning with visual aids, hoop training drills where each attendee applies skills learned in mock teaching situations, and group forum discussions with breaks for meals, and stretching. Beverages and healthy raw food snacks are provided. Space is extremely limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-serve basis. Lodging and meals not included.

NOTE TO TEACHERS! Teachers who want to use the HoopGirl Workout technique in their classrooms as part of the physical education or fitness program can enroll to earn to earn a professional development unit from an accredited university upon successful completion of the course!

Information on PRIVATE Level 1 HoopGirl Certified Dance Teacher Training:

In response to your requests! Take the Level 1 HoopGirl Teacher Training directly with Christabel no matter where you live! Save on travel costs, hotel fees! Get personally trained from the comfort of your own home by studying via i-chat or Skype on the world wide web. The 10 training hours are delivered over two days and must be scheduled between 8am and 6pm PST. This is not a pre-taped video program, it is LIVE and one-on-one! You will be contacted after registering to set up your appointment times. As with the group training, this mentorship includes a manual and covers all the same concepts listed for the group Level 1 training. Aspects of the training can be tailored to your needs since it is being taught directly to you from the source! However, the live mock teaching practicum must be set up with your own sample class in your location and must be videod and posted online for teacher review and constructive feedback. As with the regular training, this one requires that you take personal responsibility to master the majority of the moves covered on the Hoopdance for Beginners DVD, but this can be done before or after completing the private training with Christabel. If time allows, Christabel can provide trouble-shooting on 2-4 moves during the online training. You are asked to read the manual prior to online training. If you want to teach the branded HoopGirl Workout class format, you can purchase your yearly teaching license at the time of signing up and you will also be mailed a licensed teachers manual. However, you will not receive a license or online listing until your mock teaching practicum has been viewed by Christabel and your teaching skills deemed excellent. If you decide not to license, you will instead receive a certificate of completion in the mail after your video evaluation. You may be asked to re-teach your mock class and re-post your video if your constructive feedback is extensive. You are encouraged to attend local HoopGirl Workout classes if possible so that you can experience a class first hand before teaching your own sample class. Program fee is normally $999, and on sale for March for $699! Click here to sign up now!

Information on the Level 2 HoopGirl Certified Dance Teacher Training:

The Level 1 training provided the foundations for class structure, philosophy, business building and teaching skills. Level 2 is all about mastering intermediate moves, a daily emotional focus and principle for each day. This training will help you to build balance, dexterity and poise and provide you with over 30 new moves and troubleshooting, so you can share much more advanced material with your students. Learn to teach your students how to free their creativity through more directed gestures, vocalization and facial expressions while hoopdancing. Level 2 also provides guidance about how to step up to a higher level of personal practice so you have more to share with your students. Lots of hands-on time to receive personalized guidance and forums to discuss special needs populations and business building questions. Hundreds of pages of certified and licensed manuals provide you with an abundance of resources and information to continue being a trend-setting leader in your hoop community. A solid program and daily outline is provided which will allow you to teach challenging and fun Intermediate level classes as two six week class series. Intermediate moves include: Play, Garter, Bun, Pop, Sass, Boing, Horizon, Rocker, Carousel, Bingo, Wings, Roar, Dragonfly, Jingle, Disco, Tailspin, Jackrabbit, Prance, Empress, Dolphin, Sparkle, Pizza Toss, Portal, Whirlpool, Swan, Libra, Magic, Phoenix, Diamond, Eagle, Squeeze... and more!

Information on the Level 3 HoopGirl Certified Dance Teacher Training:

This training explores how to teach "with spirit" and encourage hoopers to express their essence through their hoopdance. This training will help you to build intuition and in-sight and will provide you with over 40 new moves and troubleshooting. Instruction provided on Zip and Zoom hoops. Learn to teach your students how to connect with their inner beings through more directed exercises and visualizations while hoopdancing. Level 3 also provides guidance about how to download teaching information instanteously to share from a higher source. Foundational concepts around lightwork and energy included. Lots of time is spent deepening the experience of hooping as a spiritual movement practice. Hundreds of pages of certified continue to provide you with exceptional resources for business building and personal growth. A solid program and daily outline is provided which will allow you to teach exciting advanced level classes as two six week class series. Over 40 advanced moves!

Information on the HoopGirl Performance Training:

A super-fun, retreat-style event with multiple opportunities for daily stage performances and detailed feedback. This comprehensive program trains aspiring and experienced performers the HoopGirl performance philosophy, the art of being fabulous, metaphysics of hoop performance, qualities of effective shows, stage presence, gestures, facial expressions and use of hands, fingers, feet, legs and eyes, how to sequence a solo show, how to slow down and accelerate time, how to improvise, learning to count time in music, basic choreography and all the nitty gritty of promotion, booking, contracts, handling fans, and training. Based on Christabel's personal experience performing hoopdance for over 8 years. A fantastic opportunity to study with a leading professional in the field and have all your questions and conconcerns addresed.

American Aerobics and Fitness Association Approval: Graduates have the option to license as official HoopGirl^® Workout teachers. The Level 1 course is approved by the Aerobics & Fitness Association of America to provide 15 continuing education units to fitness professionals.

"It is amazing to see our staff respond so well to Christabel's HoopGirl Teacher Training workshop." - Craig Blumenthal, LA's BEST program director

Training Costs:

UNITED STATES: $700 registration fee for 24 hours of training. Payment is non-refundable but is transferable. The 10 hour private Level 1 Teacher Training  directly with Christabel in San Francisco or globally on the internet via i-Chat, as a one-on-one mentorship, costs $999. On sale for March only for $699!!

Multi-Training Signup Special! Sign up for both Level 1 & Level 2 or for Level 2 & 3 teacher rainings at the same time and get both classes for only $1,250! Sign up for all three trainings, 1, 2 & 3 for only $1800!

The HoopGirl^® Workout teaching license is optional. If desired, it is available for an additional $199 on the last day of the Level 1 training or $299 any time thereafter. Those wanting to license to teach the Level 2 HoopGirl^® Workout whom already have a Level One license pay a one-time intellectual property upgrade fee of $99 at the training or $199 thereafter. The same is true of Level 3. Those who want to purchase licenses to teach Levels 1 and 2 at the same time pay a one-time fee of $299 at the training, or $399 thereafter. Renewal is due once a year following initial licensure at the fee of $99 per year.

Information Details for Specific Locations:

BRISBANE, NORTH QUEENSLAND. Venue: AIR149, 149 Musgrave Rd, Red Hill, BrisbaneN Queensland, Australia. Hours are 10am-6pm daily. Airport to fly into is Brisbane International Airport.

LONDON, ENGLAND: 9:30am-5:30pm daily. Hornsey Parish Church Hall, Cranley Gardens, London N10 3AH. Venue is within easy reach of underground (Piccadilly and Victoria lines) and WAGN mainline stations). One time early-bird registration before January 15, 2010 for 10% discount: $630 for one training, $1125 for two! Discount applied in online store. Recommended lodging: The Raglan, The Muswell Hill Hotel, The Roseview Hotel, and The White Lodge.

MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA: (15 minutes out of San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge). For the February Level 1 we will meet from 8am to 4pm Friday,Saturday, Sunday. All other trainings are 9am-5pm daily. Our workshop location is Mill Valley Masonic Lodge, 19 Corte Madera Ave, Mill Valley, CA 94941. Recommended lodging: www.hiexpress.com

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA: Roberts Recreation Center, 1246 50th Ave. North, Saint Petersburg, FL 33703

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: We will meet from 10am to 6pm Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Our workshop location is Dance Ground Keriac, 1805 Divisadero (@Bush) SF, CA 94115 Recommended budget lodging: www.sanremohotel.com from $65 per night.

The HoopGirl^® Philosophy
Hoopdance is a way to feel fabulous about your body! You are beautiful and deserve to shine brightly. Whether your interest is fun, fitness, dance, or meditation, hooping can transform your life. Moving in time with the hoop helps you become responsive and flexible. As you move in flow, you gain strength, sensuality, and grace. The thoughts of the mind fade as your undulations bring you into the present moment. You develop a playful sense of humor and lighten up. Your body gets fit. Your sense of well-being increases. You smile more. You're happy. We CAN be the change we hope to see in the world, one gyration at a time. Have you hooped yet today?

*NOTE.
This conference is not a series of dance classes. It is a training seminar for those who are already know how to hoop and seek to learn teaching techniques particular to hoopdance. Those who seek additional dance training are encouraged to attend hoopdance classes before attending the conference. Contact Christabel for resources near you that can help. She will also be teaching group and private classes before and after the conference. Ask for details.

"How Do I Know If I Am Ready?"
You don't have to be a pro hooper to be a pro teacher. I started teaching when I had relatively basic skills and taught more as I learned more. There always seemed an infinite numberof beginners interested in learning while I was a beginner level hoop teacher. I have found the best teachers are the ones with a burning desire to share something they truly love, and who have great presentation and facilitation skills, and overwhelming enthusiasm for the material, even if the level of material presented is basic.

That said, I do encourage people to gain these basic skills prior to attending, which I teach on my instructional DVD. These skills include: contact points, hoop recovery methods, the magic of turning, hooping above the waist versus hooping on the buttocks, hooping on the torso, hooping on an extreme angle by leaning either forward or backwards, dancing with the music while hooping by fully articulating the arms, head, fingers, knees and feet, hooping on the legs, swinging the hoop on each side of the body, being responsive to melody and the downbeat in music by moving in response, transitioning to the floor while hooping, gentlebeginning tosses, beginning body rolling, synchronizing your hooping with breathing.

Listen to your intuition. If you have a strong calling to teach hooping, but feel unsure about your skills, you can certainly improve enough with some weekly/daily practice before the training. If you feel called to teach, go for it! You also have plenty of time to run a couple practice teaching sessions with your friends in a more formal way just to gain the experience of being a teacher so you have more to bring to the table when you attend.

What students are saying...

"I thoroughly enjoyed my training experience. HoopGirl Teacher Training provides a very tangible structure for building a business... not only as a HoopDancer, but as an entrepreneur! Christabel has a rare willingness to share her experience candidly in order to ensure the success of her trainees. I loved the integration of all that was taught in the final teaching drill (even to the inclusion of role-playing as difficult students - brilliant!). The format of the training itself felt both structured and fluid. Given the opportunity, I would doanother training with Christabel in a heartbeat!" - Candice Shutter, Nia Black Belt, Life Coach and Hoopdancer

"Exhilerating, empowering, and totally absorbing. Highly recommended and a priveledge to be a part of the HoopGirl Training!" - Susan Taylor, Fitness Instructor

"I was very impressed with the size and quality of the information provided in the manual, as well as the thoroughness of the group exercises. It actually exceded my expectations. The slow but sure transformation of my confidence in teaching was the most gratifying part for me. I feel very confident and excited to hold my first class! The format provided is a basic structure that I can always go to, but you also gave us plenty of room to make it our own." - Annie Weinert, Costume Designer

"Empowering. I feel fully prepared to teach and ready for any awkward students ... I am buzzing with energy and excitement!" - John Parnell, Family Entertainer

"This course met my expectations by 110%! I've had a fantastic weekend." - Caroline Pettigrew, Personal Trainer

"I read everything on the website and everything said by others as well. This class met my expectations totally and went even beyond that! Probably the most I learned in such a short time ever." - Karin de Wit, Movement Artist

"The best thing about the training was Christabel's willingness to share every detail of her vast knowledge of promoting classes, managing media, and class structure. Her devotion to our success was truly touching and inspired me to share my knowledge with others for their success." - Amanda MacDonald, Whole Foods Products Buyer

"I was basically handed all of the skills/resources I need! Christabel gifted each aspiring teacher an incredible toolbox stocked full of everything we would need to start our own classes... while launching a new hoop movement in [our] areas. Thanks!" - Jessica Weiler, Nurse

"This class more than met my expectations. Christabel is definitely strong in her business and inspirational in her teaching. I would recommend this course to anyone considering a career in hoopdance." - Satise Dizon, Elementary School Teacher

"The best thing about the training was breaking through my nervousness about explaining the moves while moving and speaking over a mic. I realized I had been holding off on teaching because I would get hung up on how to explain doing things verbally to people. I allowed this to stop me before. Now I can jump in and learn as I go, explain what I know, and the rest will come!" - Dawn Light, Theta Healing Practitioner and Teacher Trainer

Who Are the Master Trainers?

NOTE: HoopGirl has a super star team of trainers! Christabel teaches

Christabel Zamor, M.A., L.M.T., A.P.P., is passionately devoted to teaching and committed to accelerating the learning of her students. She has been performing dance for over 10 years, and has been professionally performing and teaching thousands of adult learners hoopdance since 2001. She integrates her background in somatics from graduate studies in Anthropology and Psychology to create a training curriculum which is comprehensive and practical. For Christabel, hoopdance is a moving meditation that cultivates total presence in the moment, an opportunity to fully inhabit the senses of the body and celebrate being alive. She emphasizes the importance of hoopdance as a personal and lifestyle practice which can yield tremendous benefits for fitness, mind-body health and personal empowerment. As the leading hoopdance teacher-trainer internationally, Christabel brings spectacular dance skills, crackerjack business savvy, and seasoned teaching experience to the table. She holds nothing back from her students and shares every detail of her business and personal philosophy which has helped her create a fun and successful career as a professional hoopdance teacher. Her presentation style is direct, warm and energizing.

Candice Schutter is the founder of SHiNE. She has been facilitating the brilliance in others since 2001. She currently offers motivational classes and events in Portland, Oregon and surrounding areas. As a Nia Black Belt, she is wellness educator and somatic consultant who travels internationally to co-facilitate transformational seminars. Her vision is to expand her message globally, inspiring individuals to shine through seminars, her online blog, books, CDs, and a variety of brilliant products. She is passionate about facilitating the brilliance in everyone she meets. She is influenced by her both traditional and unorthodox study in dance, martial arts, psychology, and healing. Candice has a BA in Psychology and Child Development from the University of Kansas. She is a Nia Black Belt and has advanced training in the science of ki energy and metaphysics. Her facilitation is a rare blend of contagious radiance, spirited playfulness, and penetrating truth.