[sakwilla]

Hello All!!!!
I am certified in Body Combat, Pump and RPM and was considering doing Body Step, I have participated in a few classes and actually enjoy the class and my GFM wants me to train in Step, Im male and consider myself quite co-ordinated despite what people say and am unsure about training. The course is in a month and I feel i am not overly organised for it - im not brand new with pump but have only been participating in a few of the class. Is the training quite technical??? I dont have much time to prepare but feel it is not overly technical, from what i have seen its more about the co-ordination side of things more than technique. How did people go with the training??

[DJ Jockey]

If you're worried about coordination, the easiest thing to do is more classes. Once you can participate well, you are certainly coordinated enough to do the training. When I trained I think it was just assumed that if you were there you could survive without falling over your step. Seriously, I don't think it's any harder than BodyCombat, it just takes time to learn all the moves (and what they are called, and how to do them, and how to not fall off the step - or stage).

BodyStep follows the same 5 key elements as all the other programs. Technique is one of the 3 compulsory ones at training.

I notice you posted the same question in the BodyAttack forum. It seems that you'd like to do another program, you're not sure which one, but are a bit worried about the co-ordination in Step.

Whichever program you choose, practice will help - the more classes before training the better. And if you can get some feedback on your technique before going that will make it easier, however, as Placebo said in his reply, they will teach you everything you need to know.

There's no doubt that already having 3 programs will make whatever your 4th one is much easier.

[Special]

DJ Jockey, on Sep 6 2008, 06:06 PM, said:

it just takes time to learn all the moves (and what they are called, and how to do them, and how to not fall off the step - or stage).

An Instructor that falls off the stage? :shock: Worse... A step instructor that falls off their Step? :roll:

DJ Jockey, on Sep 6 2008, 06:06 PM, said:

as Placebo said in his reply,

Isn't Placebo a girl? I hate when I picture people all wrong.

[DJ Jockey]

Special, on Sep 6 2008, 09:11 PM, said:

Isn't Placebo a girl? I hate when I picture people all wrong.

opps. Sorry Placebo. Clearly wasn't thinking. As for what Special was picturing... I can't help that!

Special, on Sep 6 2008, 09:11 PM, said:

An Instructor that falls off the stage? :shock: Worse... A step instructor that falls off their Step? :roll:

For the record, I've never fallen off my step.

[Placebo]

LOL! I can deepen my voice for you if you like :kiss:

I don't know how you guys teach STEP. I enjoy participating, but the thought of going over the step backwards, forwards and teaching in mirror image at the same time, just fills me with dread :shock: Now, I can tell you, this is one instructor that definately WOULD fall off her step!

[DJ Jockey]

I've just realised I can't spell oops either.

I used to think step was easier than attack, because if you were on the wrong foot or doing something wrong, it was obvious. Now I've realised that's not such a good thing.

[Krystle]

Seriously? You BODYSTEP instructors have never tripped and fallen off your step before??? Rest assured, I am incredibly anal with technique, and have still managed to take a misstep or two and fall on my butt. It happens... happened to Lisa O in an older BS release, maybe it was 52 or 54? I say your not fully "broken in" until you have tripped and fallen in front of your class of 30 peeps, right when you call attention to "watch the next move"

[Special]

Krystle, I was joking. I have fallen flat on my butt, and twisted my ankle and had to teach the rest of class sitting on the stage more than once. It always seems to happen in some boring move like single taps or basic jogs.

I have even tripped in Attack too. Once was because I actually ran backwards into a speaker stand leg, but the other 2 times was just me falling off the floor.

I didn't think I was that clumsy, but teaching seems to bring out the best in me. :biggrin:

[danielkvc]

It's true, you're not a real BODYSTEP instructor until you have landed on your butt in front of class...

I did with a speedstep... drink drank drunk... actually hillarious that the song is called that way. Anyway i slipped (podium with wooded floor, it was wet, my own sweat... proof that I worked hard) landed flat on my back and just manages to not fall off the stage aswel!

The thing that made me laugh was this...
When you as instructor just stop a few seconds during a track, to ajust volume or something, lot's of members get disorientated and stop aswel... now when I fell, they all continued as if nothing happened :-)

Dan!

[DJ Jockey]

danielkvc, on Sep 14 2008, 10:14 AM, said:

It's true, you're not a real BODYSTEP instructor until you have landed on your butt in front of class...

Just when I thought I was a real instructor....

I've landed badly 3 or 4 times, giving a good example of why your whole foot should be on the step. Never fallen off the step or landed on my butt.

The first time I slipped off the stage though i managed to catch myself on a spin bike sitting next to the stage. Only scraped one leg. Luckily I caught the handlebars, otherwise it would have been ugly. The 2nd time was more impressive. I slipped on a piece of paper on the stage. I think it was a double ST or something and I just kept going. Somehow, I landed on my feet, got back up.

I don't think I was actually teaching either of those tracks. Now I think about it, I was team teaching with the same instructor each time. Maybe it's not a co-incidence.....

[Special]

Maybe she is so awesome and hot that you were distracted. 8-[

[Krystle]

Hahaha you are right special, those accidents always seem to happen at the most boring time. except I tried to shake my butt in the cha cha and it didnt come out quite as graceful as I would have liked it.

have managed to get my stupid cycle shoe caught in the pedal before and couldnt get off my bike. that was real cute lol

[jaffa]

Rather than start a new thread, I'd figure I'd just put it here - I'm doing bodystep training!!!

So excited, but so nervous as well...

[namaste201]

I trained on BS44, so I imagine there have been a few changes since. Regardless, I will NEVER forget the challenge!! :shock: Bring a bucket....

[cbc]

namaste201, on Oct 14 2008, 06:39 AM, said:

I trained on BS44, so I imagine there have been a few changes since. Regardless, I will NEVER forget the challenge!! :shock: Bring a bucket....

OK-----

I am training in STEP 73 in November. (I hope it's 73, that's the release I've been working through at the club...)

Either way, I know I have some "freestyle instructor" challenges to overcome. Regardless- I have fallen down pretty "awesomely" twice now! My first time was in teaching a double horizontal step class. I managed to roll my ankle and instructed the final 25 minutes of the double-step class sitting on my rear-end with my ankle elevated on a chair. My second fall was during a BOSU class when the BOSU decided to take a walk from underneath my foot. My FAVORITE part of that class was that I had TWO students (yes, those that I teach from school) in the class. Oh, was I ever the laughing-stock for the next week or three.

Yet, here I am, a gluten for more punishment! Body Step training in 24 days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Help, please!

cbc