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Teacher Training • Certification
Become a Certified
Become a Certified
Hoop Instructor.
A professional, body-smart training built to help you teach safe, effective, joy-filled hoop classes that create real results and real community.
Hoola‑Fit
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Hoopologie
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Hoopnotica
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3-Month Payment Plan
Hoola‑Fit is a continuing education provider through the American Council on Exercise (ACE)™, meeting the highest national standards in group fitness instruction. Completion of this training earns you the Hoola‑Fit Teacher Certification — not an ACE certification. Certified instructors who are existing ACE-certified professionals may be eligible for ACE Continuing Education Credits (CECs) upon completion of the required practicum assessments. Please see the FAQ below for full details.
100+
Lessons
50+
Years Combined
2
Years Access
3
Legacy Brands
Why This Training
Turn your hoop passion into
Turn your hoop passion into
a real teaching pathway.
This program is built for instructors who want both heart and structure — clear class frameworks, skill progressions, and the confidence to lead students safely at any level. Whether you’re brand new to hooping or have been flowing for years, the Hoola‑Fit Teacher Training equips you with everything you need to teach, inspire, and build community.
Teach with Credibility
Professional class structure, coaching cues, safety standards, and scalable progressions built on nearly two decades of real teaching experience.
Structured + Self-Paced
A deep lesson library — 100+ video and written lessons — you can revisit anytime. Designed to support beginners through advanced hoopers. Complete in 8 weeks or take your full two years of access.
Community + Support
Live Q&A sessions, practice-teaching feedback loops, and a network of Hoola‑Fit instructors sharing resources, momentum, and the joy of building something real.
Community Over Competition
A true legacy partnership.
A true legacy partnership.
A new era in flow arts education.
The Hoola‑Fit × Hoopologie × Hoopnotica collaboration brings together over five decades of combined dedication to hula hoop practice. Hoola‑Fit is rooted in 18 years of experience. Hoopnotica in 20. Hoopologie in 14. These are legacy companies that have endured — not because of hype or trends, but because they were always built around people, community, and shared values.
From the beginning, this work has carried a responsibility to keep hooping relevant, accessible, and alive — honouring its impact on countless lives while expanding its reach. This next era is a conscious shift toward community over competition, flow state activation over performance, and physical and mental health at the centre of everything.
Flow State & Mental Health
This work is not just fitness. For many, hooping has been a lifeline — a way through grief, anxiety, depression, neurodivergence, and disconnection. That deserves to be named, protected, and taught responsibly.
Adaptability Over Rigidity
No two bodies are the same. No two teachers are the same. Frameworks that support creativity, safety, and personalisation — not cookie-cutter classes.
Credibility & Care
Training matters. Language matters. Accountability matters. This program is committed to helping instructors show up professionally, ethically, and confidently in the spaces they serve.
CommUNITY
This is not about gatekeeping knowledge. It’s about empowering flow arts educators to build their own communities — intentionally, with support and guidance from those who’ve been there before.
What’s Included
A comprehensive
A comprehensive
instructor toolkit.
Built from approximately 20 years of real teaching experience — packed with practical tools, drills, class structures, and guidance to help you start teaching with confidence from day one.
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100+ video & written lessons — technique, teaching, and the full business of hooping
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14 Hoola‑Fit foundational moves as building blocks for class combos
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Class architecture: warm-up → skill build → flow → cool down
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Multi-level instructional format so every body can succeed
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Safety precautions & injury prevention — Hoola‑Fit best practices
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Hoop sizing protocol — set every student up for success
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Coaching language, cueing & troubleshooting tools
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Flow state & movement meditation — teaching flow intentionally
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6-week series template + class planning worksheets
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Business essentials: pricing, venue outreach, insurance, marketing
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Downloadable student handouts & marketing materials
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Live Q&A sessions + practice-teach structure & assessment pathway
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2 years of online access — revisit anytime
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Written & video practicum — assessed by Abby, with feedback
Course Curriculum
8 sections.
8 sections.
100+ lessons. Everything.
The Hoola‑Fit Teacher Training is intentionally structured for deep integration — not a race to the finish. Each section builds on the last, preparing you fully for both the physical and professional dimensions of teaching.
Welcome
Welcome to Hoola‑Fit
Goal setting, creator introductions, the Hoola‑Fit method and mission, liability waiver, and what to expect from your teaching journey.
8 lessons
Section 1
Preparing for Your Teaching Journey
The benefits of hooping, professionalism and best practices, hoop sizing, waist hooping and recoveries, body pass, and sample intro class footage.
10 lessons
Section 2
The Art of Teaching
Inspired instruction, teaching strategies, instructor characteristics, safety precautions and injury prevention, setting students up for success, hand hooping and figure 8 tutorials.
10 lessons
Section 3
Hoola‑Fit Foundational Moves
All 14 foundational moves: waist hooping, figure 8, hand hooping, body pass, breaks/reverses/extensions, lifts, angles, jumps, tosses, isolations, flips and spins, step throughs, leg hooping, shoulder and chest hooping. Student handouts included.
17 lessons
Section 4
Class Format — Part 1
Class format elements: check in, intention setting and warm-up, review, drills, new concepts. How to build a coherent class arc from the first minute to the last.
9 lessons
Section 5
Class Format — Part 2
Creative combos, freeform dance, group activities, cool down, class planning worksheets, sample live stream class, and how to structure a complete class plan.
10 lessons
Section 6
Practical Application
Transitions (the glue between moves), bi-directional hooping, understanding planes, understanding level changes — the technical depth that separates confident teachers from hesitant ones.
8 lessons
Section 7
Diving Deeper & Teaching Flow
Advanced combos, layering, intermediate and advanced moves (elbow work, vertical step throughs, shoulder rolls, figure 8 variations, circus start, and more), finding flow, movement meditation, and Casandra Tanenbaum’s Hoop Dance Flow Thesis.
18 lessons
Section 8
Ready to Rock: The Business of Hooping
Sourcing class locations, pricing, promoting your classes, insurance and CPR guidance, liability, marketing downloads, video assessment and submission guidelines, continuing education, and the complete Instructor Manual.
11 lessons
Live Trainings • 2026
Choose your
Choose your
in-person intensive.
The core curriculum is entirely online and self-paced. In 2026 we’re adding two optional live intensive weekends — for hands-on coaching, community building, and the kind of teaching depth that only comes from being in a room together.
◆ Live Intensive
St. Petersburg,
Florida
Florida
September, 2026 • Venue TBC
- Technique refinement + practice teaching
- Coaching, cueing, and class-structure labs
- Community building + instructor networking
◆ Live Intensive
Boulder,
Colorado
Colorado
October, 2026 ; Boulder Circus Center
- Deep skill coaching + troubleshooting
- Sequence building + flow development
- Teaching practice + personalised feedback
Want a training near you? Formats and locations will expand as the programme grows. Email info@hoola‑fit.com to enquire about hosting.
Enroll
Ready to teach?
Ready to teach?
Founding cohort now open.
This is the first cohort in a larger teacher-training ecosystem — with additional modules, specialty tracks, and ongoing education rolling out over time. Founding cohort members lock in today’s pricing before future rate increases.
Hoola‑Fit Teacher Training
$999
Pay in full • or 3-month payment plan available
- Online curriculum access — 100+ video & written lessons
- Hoola‑Fit Teacher Certification upon successful completion
- Written & video practicum with personal feedback from Abby
- Eligibility for ACE Continuing Education Credits (for existing ACE-certified professionals)
- 2 years of online access — revisit any time
- Teaching frameworks, safety standards & class templates
- Live Q&A sessions + community support
- Live intensive option: St. Petersburg, FL or Boulder, CO
- Exclusive Hoopologie hoop class bundle discounts
- Logos, marketing materials & sample class plans
After you certify — Graduates are directed back to Hoopologie for class materials, teacher packs, and hoopmaking supplies, so you can teach with professional gear from day one. Browse teacher hoop sets, curriculum-aligned templates, and bulk DIY supplies.
Browse Teacher Supplies →
What Instructors Are Saying
Real voices.
Real voices.
Real community.
★★★★★
“I am so excited as I embark on my teaching journey with Hoola‑Fit training as my foundation. Love it.”
Margo Gümbo
★★★★★
“Just finished and really like the way everything is explained and how the examples are done. Really excited about pushing forward!”
Connie McRae
★★★★★
“I was hardly able to waist hoop before I started this course. I have had so much fun learning new tricks and skills and cannot wait to start teaching others!”
Jenn Thompson
FAQ
Quick answers.
Do I need to be an advanced hooper to enroll?
No. The training is built with multi-level progressions so newer hoopers and experienced hoopers can both succeed. The programme is designed to meet you where you are.
Is this an ACE certification?
No. Completing this programme earns you the Hoola‑Fit Teacher Certification — a certification from Hoola‑Fit, not a certification from ACE. Hoola‑Fit is an approved continuing education provider through the American Council on Exercise (ACE)™. This means the programme meets ACE’s high standards for group fitness education. Existing ACE-certified fitness professionals who complete the required practicum may be eligible to submit for ACE Continuing Education Credits (CECs) toward their ACE recertification. If you have questions about CEC eligibility, please contact info@hoola‑fit.com.
How does the online training work?
Once you enroll, you’ll receive immediate access to the full curriculum and can move through it at your own pace. The programme is thoughtfully structured to be completed in approximately 8 weeks, with additional time for practice and evaluation. You receive two full years of access — with the option to renew annually at $99/year after that. Live Q&A sessions and training support are built in throughout.
How do I get my Hoola‑Fit certification?
The Hoola‑Fit Teacher Certification involves completing the full curriculum, passing short knowledge-check quizzes throughout, and submitting both a written practicum and a movement practicum by video. Abby provides a comprehensive personal video review. If a practicum needs improvement, you’ll receive detailed feedback and a second opportunity to refine and resubmit. Full assessment guidelines are provided during enrolment.
Is this online only?
The core Hoola‑Fit Teacher Training curriculum is fully online with live virtual Q&A sessions. Optional in-person intensives are available in St. Petersburg, FL (September 2026) and Boulder, CO (October 2026 at Boulder Circus Center) for hands-on coaching and community immersion.
I trained with HoopGirl, Hoopnotica, or another programme. Do I get a discount?
Yes. Hoola‑Fit is an evolution of the HoopGirl Teacher Training, and we deeply respect every prior pathway. We offer exclusive discounts with proof of past hoop teacher training. Email info@hoola‑fit.com or [email protected] with your proof and we’ll release your discount code.
What perks do Hoola‑Fit certified teachers receive?
Certified instructors receive exclusive discounts on handmade hoops and Hoola‑Fit merchandise, access to Hoopologie hula hoop class bundles customised for teaching, logos, marketing materials, sample class plans, and sample video classes. Graduates are directed back to Hoopologie for teacher packs, bulk hoop supplies, and DIY hoopmaking materials.
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The Hoola‑Fit Teacher Training confers the Hoola‑Fit Teacher Certification upon successful completion.
Hoola‑Fit is an approved continuing education provider through ACE™. This is not an ACE certification.
Existing ACE-certified professionals may be eligible for ACE Continuing Education Credits — contact info@hoola‑fit.com for details.