Jodie

Red Deer Pole Academy Inc

Hi everyone! I'm Jodie! I've been doing pole for 4 years now! My teaching philosophy is as adults we need to leave space for fun! Movement should be fun, it should be your playtime. What I enjoy about teaching the most is when people realize they are capable, the best feeling to know that you can! I am certified in AFLCA theory and group fitness certification and related courses such as: portable equipment, choreography, MOC stretch and release, Ever Active Kids, Arthritis and Exercise, Funtional training for Older Adults. Boogie Bounce Certification. Hoop Play certification (Hula Hoop). Licensed to teach Pound, Zumba and Strong Nation. In my classes I can be myself then my hope is it allows students to do the same. We are all here for a different reason and I only expect them to be patient and kind with themselves while they fulfill their reason. If you have been considering starting your pole journey it means you are already brave. There are no expectations, it is just like an adult junglegym!! To evolve, I learn a lot from my peers and how they teach and my students and what they say is or isn't working for their body. This information allows me to open my mind to new ways of explaining and breaking dowm moves.. I am better at being on time now. I LOVE to laugh and seeing my students having fun and laughing with their movement fills my cup! I analyze the breakdown of moves from the ways I struggled and I think I am creative and a slightly (or muchly) dramatic. My favourite moment as an instructor so far has been when a student video themselves in a move and the look on their face when they realized how amazing and strong they were watching their video hit me right in the feels. Personally, my favourite move is the wrist sit! Cause I love all the spreadies!!!! It is just like pow, surprise! Like a big burst of energy. However, my favourite move to teach is fan kick on the floor because I can usually get a good giggle from the class and then they relax a little.