• 6 weeks of seminar based teaching
• Final week of mock classes
• Shadowing of 21 classes total (at about 3 per week)
  • 12 will be shadowing each of the level courses (Pole Foundations, Aerial Essentials, Intermediate, Advanced)
  • 9 can be from any class we offer (including additional level courses)
  • 10 of the 21 must also be participated in
• An included workbook that will have a breakdown of all lessons for you to keep forever as well as “homework” (prompts for engaging in shadow classes).

Week One (9/15): Introduction / What is it to be a Pole Instructor?

• Breakdown of the goals and set-up of the course.
• Analyzation of what makes someone a “good” pole instructor.

Weeks Two (9/22) and Three (9/29): Anatomy and Biomechanics for Pole

• Breakdown of the push and pull mechanics that are fundamental to the upper body’s engagement in pole.
• Overview of the hips and shoulders with internal and external rotation with examples through different movements.
• Discussion on differing cues that instructors can use, what does it mean to “engage” a muscle, and how do you get students to use muscles that they do not know the location of.

Weeks Four (10/6) and Five (10/13): Class Structuring

• The role of a warm-up, the importance of having progressions for movement, the goal of a class.
• How to accommodate different body types with different limitations and abilities to encourage inclusion.
• Mini classes with fellow students to practice breaking down movements where feedback and questions can be asked freely.

Week Six (10/20): Spotting Basics and Workshop

• A breakdown of spotting technique overall, demonstrated through select movements.
• Practice of spotting on instructors and each other in various moves and at varying levels of spotting (light, medium, heavy).

Week Seven (10/27): Final Mock Class / Closing Ceremony

• Mock classes where participants will run their own class for other participants, Pole Factory MKE instructors, and Pole Factory MKE students to get real time feedback.

[Descriptions are not exhaustive of what will be focused on.]

• 14 hours of small group seminar instruction.
• A workbook that holds all seminar materials as well as prompts to guide participants through the shadowing for pointed reflection.
• 21 classes of shadowing where participants can hands on engage with instructors to see how moves are broken down, when to adjust for different bodies, how progressions differ for different classes, different ways to correct students or when to let them figure it out, as well as ask instructors how they make these kinds of decisions.
  • 10 of which will be participated in, allowing for students to physically feel the effects of the teaching set up.
  • 11 of which will be silently shadowed, allowing participants to access different types of classes they might not usually take to see the ways that different levels and class types require different class structuring.
• One-on-one reflection with the program director on progress throughout the program, allowing for individual tailoring in shadowing and practice.
• Access to Pole Factory MKE’s level breakdown with an encyclopedia of movements, prerequisites, and why the levels and movements are structured the way they are.
• A final certificate to certify completion of the program!

• Membership Discounts do apply (15% and 10%, respectively).
• Membership must be maintained throughout the program for participating shadow classes.

• $550 for the certification
• $100 for a 10 class pass to cover the participating shadow classes

Our goal in creating this program is to foster working on being a teacher and gaining general knowledge about pole anatomy so that instructors can better connect to different moves that we may not have included as well as take the time to reflect on what kind of teacher they want to be. There are no level distinctions in our certificate as our focus is on recognizing that this kind of knowledge is applicable to every level of pole.