Hi everyone!
A while back I had posted a topic on the site asking if anyone you knew offered training on this subject. I am an intermediate level student-teacher. I am still taking class regularly, and I currently teach a beginner's level bellydance class for a start up project. I really want to start a class for pregnant women, and I am going to take the certificaton course about dancing through pregnancythis June, but I have some questions and I'm hoping you can help me with the answers:)
Some of these questions wil be blunt, b/c I would like to go into this eyes open.Ok, here goes:
1.What kind of liability will I be looking at? Are release forms sufficient?
2. Is there malpractice insurance that I can get, when there is no standard certification in the bellydance field? What would it be called?
3. Is there anyone on the east coast that specializes in bellydance during pregnancy specifically?
4. If so is there a training course?
5. Is anyone willing to coach me as I develop my own class structure?
6. Should I be taking other pre and post natal courses like lamaze to support this potential work?
7. Any works of advice or things I should consider?
Any information will help. Thanks ladies!
Sincerely,
Candace
A while back I had posted a topic on the site asking if anyone you knew offered training on this subject. I am an intermediate level student-teacher. I am still taking class regularly, and I currently teach a beginner's level bellydance class for a start up project. I really want to start a class for pregnant women, and I am going to take the certificaton course about dancing through pregnancythis June, but I have some questions and I'm hoping you can help me with the answers:)
Some of these questions wil be blunt, b/c I would like to go into this eyes open.Ok, here goes:
1.What kind of liability will I be looking at? Are release forms sufficient?
2. Is there malpractice insurance that I can get, when there is no standard certification in the bellydance field? What would it be called?
3. Is there anyone on the east coast that specializes in bellydance during pregnancy specifically?
4. If so is there a training course?
5. Is anyone willing to coach me as I develop my own class structure?
6. Should I be taking other pre and post natal courses like lamaze to support this potential work?
7. Any works of advice or things I should consider?
Any information will help. Thanks ladies!
Sincerely,
Candace
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Hi Candace,
I think it's a great idea. I think this tribe is a good resource for many individual personal experiences. But as for the business aspects, I'd suggest asking in the Biz of Bellydance tribe - bellydancebiz.tribe.net -
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I agree about posting on the bellydancebiz tribe. I can talk from personal experience of taking a prenatal bellydance class. It was a great way to keep moving and going the last few weeks. The draw back for the instructor is that I was the only person in the class. For me it was cool because she didn't "slow" the class down since I was already bellydancing before I was pregnant. She did do lamaze breathing with me (she was/is a labor and delivery nurse) so she also was really helpful in general pregnancy/birthing info.
I'm sorry to say that since I was the only one in the class, once I had my daughter, she no longer had a class. I think that's the tough part of that teaching job, it's very transient and i think it might be slightly difficult to set up the class according to all phases of pregnancy.
I love the idea, personally and enjoyed my experience greatly! Good Luck!!
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HI Candace,
There are a lot of great online resources, this tribe is the best place to start. I taught a pre-natal bellydance class for a while and it was very rewarding. But I had trouble maintaining enough students. It worked better as a monthly workshop.
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Thanks ladies!
I went to the "Biz..." page and requested to join so that I could post. I also e-mailed Samira (the moderator) on her web-site.
You know I agree. It probably would be challenging to make the class appropriate for all stages of pregnancy. Thanks, That's a good point:) Keep 'em comin'!!
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for specific prenatal training (especially if you are on the east coast) check out Dancing Thru Pregnancy- their basic seminar can be applied to many forms of exercise, & I definitely got my moneys worth out of it! www.dancingthrupregnancy.com
Good luck!
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I had considered teaching the same thing, but the liability issues stopped me from pursuing it. For me, if I had gone ahead with it, one of the things that I had been planning was to have an information sheet describing, in detail, what the class would be doing and how the women would be moving. Each prospective student would get one of the sheets and the strong recommendation would be for them to bring it to a prenatal visit to discuss with their doctor. A colleague of mine recommended having a "permission" form for the doctor to sign off on the class- just in case, God forbid, something happened to one of the babies. For me, I was considering all of this while I was pregnant myself, and, since it was a much harder pregnancy than my first one, I let the idea go. I was already teaching 4 regular classes per week and performing, so I just decided not to add something else.
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This is one of the reasons (amoungst many others) that I am studying midwifery right now, I was never happy having pregnant women in my class before just because I didnt know what they should, could or shouldnt be doing. I love the fact that there is classes out there that teaches the teachers about pregnancy and dance, I only wish it were here in the UK. Good luck on the training.
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At the very least, check out the following book:
Cowlin, AF. 2002. Women's Fitness Program Development. Human Kinetics.
The book is purchased separately through Human Kinetics at www.humankinetics.com/products/...roduct.cfm
or Amazon.com
Ann Cowlin is the founder of Dancing Thru Pregnancy, and is the authority referenced in the fitness section of Varney's Midwifery- great resource! & it covers some of the business aspects as well as fitness. Mom has my copy right now as it covers women's issues from teens to post menopausal. Good stuff.
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