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Our immersive Barre Intensity® instructor training program includes:
Proper body alignment
Body positions
Structured class outline
Music and beat matching
Class choreography with variations and modifications
Intensity options for all exercises
Tips for smooth transitions and cueing techniques
Lecture, partner teaching and class participation
Barre Intensity® instructor training has been approved for 12 AFAA CEU's, 1.4 ACE CEC's and 14 ACSM CEC's.
Maria isn’t just a group fitness instructor, she is also our Brand Manager | Master Trainer. Maria is very familiar with teaching fitness education across the country. She has spent time teaching others how to instruct reformer pilates, cycle, and barre. She loves to travel and meet new people who share her passion. Maria also has a dance background that started in college. She started her dance journey at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College as a "Perkette" where she later coached the team in 2010/11. She extended her dance journey to the University of Southern Mississippi where she became a part of the Southern Misses Dance team and later worked as a strength coach temporarily for that team after graduation in 2005. Maria has also been a finalist five times for the New Orleans Saints NFL Dance Team, The Saintsations, and a finalist for the Pelicans NBA Dance Team. Maria is also a 4x Virtual Instructor for HOTWORX. She owns her own studio called The Barre Box in Gulfport, MS where you can find her teaching Barre Intensity, Boxing, and Cycle.