Bridge Program

 
 

GOALS OF BRIDGING

  • To develop a new teaching style

  • To grow a new teaching vocabulary

  • To advance your vocal cueing, alignment and learn new hands on techniques.

  • To connect to the lineage of Joseph Pilates through the teachings of Romana Kryzanowska, Jay Grimes and Kathy Grant.

Our program blends academic study with your real life teaching, integrating your existing clients with the acquisition of a brand new skillset. We teach you the "why" of each move. We will support you each week with your clients so that you transform your own practice as well as theirs. We develop your program design skills from the ground up. You'll learn the original system as Joseph Pilates handed it down. You'll become part of a distinct lineage of teachers who were trained under Romana Kryzanowska, Jay Grimes and Kathy Grant as you work with and through our comprehensive program that aims to fill in the blanks with all that you missed the first time you trained. Your clients will be with you every step of the way. We provide you content built solely for working instructors so that you can fully integrate your new education with your existing work.

 
 

BRIDGE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

RPTT Bridge candidates have passed and completed a minimum 450 hour comprehensive program covering all apparatus in a comparable Pilates teacher training program. 

 

TUITION

$4200-$4500 plus lessons

 

COURSE STRUCTURE: 450 hours

    • Seminars and Practicums: 180 hours

    • Required weekly classes with Qualified Teacher Trainer: 60 hours

    • Practice Teaching: 85 hours

    • Self-Practice: 75 hours

    • Homework: 50 hours

    • Mentorship meetings: 30 hours

    • Case Study: 10 hours

    • Observed teaching: 10 hours

  • Weekend seminars (175hours) and weekly practicums (30 hours) cover History of Pilates, Anatomy, Special Populations, Teaching/Cueing, Reformer, Mat, Wunda Chair, Arm Chair Barrels, Cadillac/Tower, Magic Circle, Ped-O-Pull, and ancillary apparatus. The course content prepares you for the PMA certification process.

  • Candidates are required to complete 60 personal lessons with the teacher trainer, not included with tuition. All teacher candidates receive 20% off of classes, passes and memberships at Ridgway Pilates.

  • Teacher candidates may use the Ridgway Pilates studio during regular business hours for self-practice and student teaching at no addition cost. Times and days TBD.

  • Weekend seminars will include practice teaching up to 20 hours. Student teachers may have the opportunity to teach weekday classes at Ridgway Pilates at the comprehensively certified teacher rate. Those hours also count toward the live teaching requirement. Candidates can count their own client teaching hours toward practice teaching hours.

  • Mentorship appointments are designed to support you through a wide range of topics including personal practice, pedagogy, student programming, problem solving, studio business, and identifying professional development pathways. These sessions are completely tailored to your needs.