125 Hour Barre Teacher Training
Autumn 2025 – Starts September 13th!
The 125-hour Barre Teacher Training Program
Our method focuses on a functional and integrated approach to the fusion of dance conditioning, Pilates, and yoga training. This is a movement practice for every body. Whether you are looking to start a new career, supplement an existing one with a practical and dynamic skill set, or simply want to improve your practice by deepening your understanding of barre from the inside out, this program will give you the tools you need. This is the 5th year that we are teamed up with the re:form team of experts on coaching!
The Curriculum Covers
- The re:form x BECYCLE philosophy on movement
- Engineering an innovative and dynamic class
- Effective and intelligent cueing techniques
- Driving your class with music and rhythm
- Teaching your class with an anatomical eye
- Creating adaptable sequences
- Empowering and supporting a wide range of individuals in your classes
- What constitutes a purposeful and exceptional barre class
Program structure
This 125 hour program will give students an immersive perspective on what makes a barre class dynamic, effective, and fun! We’ll examine everything from the anatomical foundation of the exercises in our repertoire to the anatomy of a playlist. You’ll be methodically prepared to lead group barre classes on a highly professional level at boutique fitness studios and beyond.
- 20 hours Applied Movement Anatomy workshop (AMA)
- 33 hours Intensive Training Module (ITM)
- 10 in-studio BECYCLE/BEYOND barre classes*
- 7 hours asynchronous virtual re:form barre classes*
- 12 hours self practice
- 25 hours unsupervised practice teaching
- 10 hours supervised teaching*
- 8 hours class observation*
- Final test out
To complete asynchronous requirements, participants can expect an average time commitment of 5-8 hours per week over the duration of the program.
When & Where
Applied Movement Anatomy (AMA) Module
Via Zoom | 6 hours per day
September 13, 14, 20 + 21
(See below for additional detail on the AMA, which can be taken as a separate course.)
Intensive Training Module (ITM)
In Berlin | 5-7 hours per day
September 27 + 28
October 11, 12 + 26
November 23
Final Test Out
December 13 + 14
Registration
Registration is accepted on a rolling basis, or until the training has sold out. There is no early bird tuition reduction (as the deadline for this has already passed).
Scholarship information
re:form’s scholarship and financial aid programs are intended to remove financial barriers to becoming a movement instructor. We do not take lightly the personal and financial commitments involved in beginning a career in movement instruction, and want to create better access to this deeply rewarding path. We realize there can be many reasons why an individual may hesitate, or be unable, to enroll in teacher training programs, and this scholarship program aims to address some of those issues in order to facilitate more diverse and equitable access to this type of training.
With this in mind, up to one partial scholarship (75% tuition relief) funded by re:form and BECYCLE/BEYOND is available for a member of this training cohort. This stipend includes the cost of required class packs at BECYCLE/BEYOND studios, but does not include any travel or logistical costs incurred to attend the program.
Scholarship award is need and merit based, and intended for individuals whose unique perspective and life experience will enrich the culture and mindset of this cohort, and add to the possibility that diverse communities see themselves represented more consistently in the fitness and movement industry.
The application deadline for financial aid for the Fall 2025 125-Hour Barre Teacher Training is June 1, 2025. Any financial aid recipient(s) will be notified by August 1st.
Terms & Conditions
Payment: a non-refundable 500€ deposit is due upon registration. Tuition remainder can be paid in one or two installments, and is due by September 6, 2024 (three weeks before the start of the AMA module). Payment is available by bank transfer only.
Additional Terms & Conditions can be found in the Barre Teacher Training Participant Contract, which all participants must review and sign in order to register for any teacher training.
SHIRAH PERRY
Originally from Philadelphia, Shirah began her movement career as a ballet and contemporary dancer. After completing her BFA in Ballet Pedagogy she moved to New York City, where she worked as a dancer, dance teacher, and choreographer. While exploring the dance community in New York, presenting work and participating in local and international dance workshops and festivals, Shirah sought out Pilates as an avenue both to cross-train and as a potential additional source of work. She completed a Comprehensive Pilates certification and began working as a Pilates instructor in New York before eventually landing in Berlin in 2016.
As she gained experience, Shirah fell in love with teaching functional movement and dove headfirst into her work as an instructor. While teaching barre and contemporary Pilates, she completed a yoga certification (200RYT) and pursued continuing education in anatomy, therapeutic exercise for breast cancer and chest wall surgery, prenatal and postpartum exercise, and restorative yoga. She is currently completing a certification as a postpartum corrective exercise specialist (PCES). Shirah has taught in North America, Europe, and Africa, and is the co-founder of re:form.
KATHERINE LAPLANT
Raised in New England with California roots, Katherine came to Berlin by way of Los Angeles where she left a career in TV production to pursue movement instruction. Having discovered a personal sense of physical and mental restoration in building a regular Pilates practice, she was driven to facilitate this experience for other over-scheduled and stressed-out Angelinos. Katherine launched her new career in 2013 with offerings in contemporary reformer Pilates and treadmill HIIT with an emphasis on tough but thoughtful programming. Her resume quickly grew to include personal training, prenatal fitness instruction, and postpartum corrective exercise.
Since moving to Berlin in 2016, Katherine’s practice has expanded to include barre fitness instruction and teacher training. She is additionally certified in the Functional Range Systems as a mobility assessment and training specialist. In 2020, Katherine established a private Pilates studio in West Berlin and pursued continuing education workshops in advanced prenatal concepts and Functional Anatomy for Movement and Injuries. She is the co-founder of re:form.