8. How do you keep your classes fresh and interesting for your participants?
I get to know my participants. I learn their names, and their motivation for being in class; I keep
these motivations in mind when I am teaching. I create friendships with them so they will still show
up more consistently, no matter how torturous that particular class may be. The best way to keep it
fresh is to change things up. I change the music a lot. I ask my participants to give me song suggestions, and I do it on social media which helps to draw new people to class. Sometimes I will say, “Lisa
suggested “Timber” for our leg song today! We are about to kick come mega bootay,” if I know that
Lisa is not a shy student.
Usually once every four weeks, I change the choreography or exercises I am using. How much of the
class I change depends on the group and the format. Sometimes, I change 1 combination, while other
times I change the entire class.
9. What makes LeBARRE different from other barre formats currently offered in the industry?
EVERYTHING!! LeBARRE is the only barre format created with the fitness class participant, athlete,
and dancer in mind, so it is designed to improve balance and agility, requiring participants to touch
the EQ ONLY in the decelerated position, such as a squat or a lunge, versus gripping a barre attached
to the wall the entire class and using it for balance instead of one’s own core and functional mobility.
Since the EQ is portable and weighted, we can work with upper body through body-weight training
like pull ups and push ups with or without assistance, and we can use it for resistance like a body bar
or ot