Teach Uplift

The early-bird price (offered up to one month prior to the start of training) is $249. The standard introductory price for UPLIFT instructor training is $299.

Once certified, UPLIFT instructors pay $24.99/month OR $255/year for licensing. If you’re certified in SHiNE Dance Fitness AND UPLIFT, your second licensing fee is 50% OFF! 

Current SHiNE Dance Fitness instructors get a 50% discount off the UPLIFT licensing fee (Just $12.50/month or $127.50/yr)! This means you can teach TWO amazing formats for just $37.50/month or $382.50/yr!

SO MUCH! Your monthly instructor membership includes:

CHOREOGRAPHY

• Access to the growing database of UPLIFT routines
• New choreography released quarterly (minimum of 12 new routines)
• Video tutorials for each routine with a run through facing the mirror AND the students
• Detailed breakdown of each move included in each routine tutorial
• Detailed choreography notes for each routine

SUPPORT

• Access to an active, supportive instructor Facebook group once certified
• Opportunity to connect every month and learn from instructors around the world via Zoom
• Invitation to attend the bi-annual, highly anticipated SHiNE Instructor Summit for continuing education, connection, and so much fun.

MARKETING AND PROMOTION

• New graphics, flyers, signage and additional marketing resources released quarterly
• A dedicated profile for each instructor on the official Location Finder page.
• 15% OFF high-quality SHiNE Dance Fitness merchandise found in the SHiNE Shop

AND full access to ALL the features available in a PLUS online membership including:

• Access to 100’s of archived classes
• 2 new SHiNE Dance Fitness classes each week
• 1 new UPLIFT or SHiNE LIGHT class each week
• Members-only access to express, live, and specialty classes
• Playlist Builder feature allowing you to create and save playlists based on your workout goals, mood, and musical tastes

Nope! There are no prerequisites for UPLIFT basic training; we provide everything you need to get started! 

Depending on where you plan to teach once certified, your employer may require you to hold a national certification from an organization like ACE, AFAA or NASM in order to teach at their facility.

UPLIFT instructor training is roughly 15 hours worth of content and is similar in structure to the training for SHiNE Dance Fitness – an interactive, virtual experience lasting about 3 weeks.

Yes! You’ll want a pair of light, medium and heavy dumbbells (between 1-15 lbs) and at least 1 resistance band. UPLIFT equipment can be purchased in the SHiNE Shop (when stock is available). You can also find acceptable equipment in most local or online stores selling group fitness items. 

While most trainings take place online, we occasionally offer live trainings in select markets. For an up-to-date listing of available trainings, please check the SHiNE Shop.

It’s essential that UPLIFT instructors have the endurance to complete an entire 1-hour UPLIFT class from beginning to end without extra breaks and be able to model correct form for all fundamental moves. 

Example: When doing a push up, we ask that instructors can model correct form for at least one full push up, but if they need to modify the remaining reps in a modified position that’s okay.

While training lasts about 3 weeks, it’s self-paced and you have 60 days from the start of your training to submit your final evaluation video. Extensions can be offered on an as-needed basis. Simply communicate with your mentor and/or email [email protected] to make an extension request. Below is an example of what your training period might look like:

• At the start of training, you’re invited to join a private Facebook group where you can interact with fellow trainees and your mentor. If you don’t use Facebook, you can work with your mentor via email.
• Every Monday for 3 weeks you’ll receive a series of video modules that can be watched at any time during your training. (They do NOT have to be viewed during the week they are received.) A digital workbook is also provided so you can follow along and take notes as you go. 
• You’ll have a simple assignment each week to enhance your training experience.  For example, the week 1 assignment is to introduce yourself on the Facebook group or to your mentor and to take an online class. The length of time needed to complete these assignments varies between participants, but the more you put into them the more you will get out of the experience!
• Weekly Zoom calls with your mentor can be attended live (recommended) or the recordings can be listened to later. Calls are no longer than 1 hour.

At the end of the course, you’ll record pre-selected routines and several fundamental moves and submit your video for evaluation. The process is incredibly supportive, and if you need help with some of the moves, you can record short video clips to share with your mentor for guidance.

Instead of submitting a full, 1-hour class for evaluation, we ask trainees to record themselves doing 4 routines (warm up, a band routine, back and core) and a list of fundamental moves. This video can be submitted as early as week 3 after the trainee has completed all training content. Trainees have up to 60 days after completing the training to submit their video and will receive feedback within 2 weeks of submitting.

It would certainly be easier (for you and for us!) if we didn’t require an evaluation, but we’ve heard time and time again from past trainees that the most value came from this part of the process and it helped them grow as instructors. If you get a score of 74% or lower, we ask you to resubmit after waiting at least 30 days. This extra time and effort helps prepare you to provide a safe, high-quality class for your students. A $50 resubmission fee is required to help cover the cost of the mentor and evaluator who assist you in completing this process.

Prior to 2020, instructors were only allowed to teach live classes. With Covid-19 and subsequent shutdowns, the licensing agreement was amended in an effort to better support our instructors and their local communities. We recognize that many facilities are continuing to offer live streaming and hybrid classes (classes that are taught in-person, but also live streamed privately for their members) and we’re committed to helping our instructors thrive so we’ve continued to allow live streaming as long as it meets the criteria outlined in the license agreement. Primary requirements include:

1. It is live-streamed and not recorded/saved. It is not available as on-demand content.
2. It is not part of the public domain (this means it is not posted on YouTube, Facebook or other public places). It is hosted in a private forum.
3. Classes are limited to members of the instructor’s local studio/gym/class.
4. Music copyrights are not violated.

It’s important to understand the purpose of allowing live streaming is to help instructors support their in-person, local classes and not to create a remote, online following.

For consistency across the globe and to ensure safety, all choreo must come from the UPLIFT library of approved routines. Offering your own choreography in an UPLIFT class is NOT permitted.