Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the Course

    • Welcome

    • About Jo Mondy
  • 2

    Teaching Theory and Building Your Confidence

    • How to find your own personal teaching style

    • What makes a good teacher?

    • How do people learn?

    • 3 top tips to build your confidence

  • 3

    How to Break Down and Teach Hoop Tricks

    • How to break down and teach ANY hoop trick

    • How to demo a hoop trick to your class
  • 4

    Teaching Tips and Troubleshooting

    • Clockwise vs anticlockwise hoopers

    • Left/right confusion and using other reference points in the room

    • Counting your students in

    • Setting expectations and building confidence
  • 5

    Teaching the Foundations of Hooping

    • Teaching the foundations of hula hooping

    • Download - LiveLoveHoop 6 Week Beginner Course Plan

    • Introducing yourself to the class

    • Warm up

    • Getting the hoop started

    • Waist hooping and troubleshooting

    • Waist hooping variations

    • Hand hooping

    • Weave and jump through

    • Lasso

    • Waist to lasso transition

    • Lasso to waist transition

    • Isolations - 2 and 1 handed

    • Neck hooping

    • Behind the back pass

    • Throws (rainbow and 1 handed)

    • Float

    • Helicopter

    • Vortex
  • 6

    Creating Choreographies and Using Flow Cards

    • Why should you create sequences for your students? Plus an example of beginner choreography

    • Using flow cards with your students
  • 7

    Teaching Children

    • How to introduce yourself and set (fun) boundaries

    • How to teach different age groups

    • How to deal with disruption

    • 27 Kids Hoop Games

  • 8

    Hoop Fitness

    • What is hoop fitness and how is it different from hoop dance?

    • Hoop fitness moves to include in your classes
  • 9

    Teaching people with special needs

    • Teaching adults and children with different abilities
  • 10

    Inclusivity, anti racism and diversity in your classes

    • How to be anti-racist and inclusive in your hoop business (and in life!)
  • 11

    Building your hoop business and creating YOUR vision

    • Introduction to business planning

    • Business Planning Workbook - Download and either print or fill in electronically.

    • What is your vision?

    • What is your purpose?

    • Who is your ideal customer?

    • Who is your competition? And can competition be a good thing?

    • What is your unique selling proposition aka USP (hint, it’s you!)

    • Creating your mission statement

    • Discovering your business name
  • 12

    Covering yourself - legalities, tax and admin

    • Keeping records, tax, insurance, risk assessments and safety, music licence and working with children checks.
  • 13

    Creating your action plan with SMART goals

    • Setting SMART goals to achieve your vision
  • 14

    All the practical info you need to get started

    • Venue size

    • Should you set up solo or work for someone else?

    • Brainstorm - Where else can you teach hula hooping?

    • What should you charge for your work?

    • Should you work for free or “exposure”?

    • How will you collect payments?

    • Pros and cons of drop-in classes vs block bookings/courses

    • Making and selling hoops

    • Music players and microphones

  • 15

    Marketing and promotion - making your classes a success

    • 3 important things you need before you start promoting yourself

    • 5 ways to reach your ideal customer

    • How to build an online presence

  • 16

    Teaching hula hooping online

    • What are the benefits of teaching online and how do you do it?
  • 17

    The future of your hoop business

    • What if no one shows up? What if everyone show up?

    • 5 ways to keep your students coming back to your classes

    • How to develop your support network
  • 18

    Your Feedback

    • Complete this short feedback form and you’ve finished the course!
  • 19

    Congratulations!

    • Congratulations!