Learning Releases
I’m going to be honest with you, if you don’t teach Les Mills programmes this will mean nothing to you.
In a nutshell, Les Mills programmes are pre choreographed. Once a quarter we get a kit- a set of music, notes detailing the choreography and a DVD of that class being taught. We get, give or take, two weeks to learn it. I teach five programmes so have around 5 hours of choreography to learn.
The recommended launch date for teaching this new stuff is this Saturday so currently my brain can currently think of nothing else to write about here. So this is what I’m going to write about today.
If you don’t teach and want to get a rough idea of the process read on. If you do teach this might be familiar.
1 week before releases come out:
Heather’s brain “This quarter I’m going to be super organised, download my music straight away and learn one track a day”
The Day new releases come out:
Heather’s brain “I’ve got ages yet I’ll download it tomorrow”
Tomorrow:
Heather’s brain “Nope still ages yet. Perhaps I’ll watch this documentary about paint drying and reorganise my kitchen cupboards instead”
One Week Later:
Heather’s brain “Hmmm everyone seems to know the new stuff perhaps I should start trying to commit this stuff to memory”
One hour after this:
Heather’s brain “Or I could have a nap instead”
The weekend before launches:
Heather’s brain “OK now I really need to start to learn this stuff” *degree of panic sets in- this is good – I learn better under pressure*
Starts trying to remember chorey:
Heather’s brain “I will NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS BE ABLE TO DO THAT LUNGE TRACK”
Heather’s brain “I will NEVER EVER IN A MILLION YEARS BE ABLE TO REMEMBER ALL THIS”
Heather’s brain “Why can’t I hear any of the changes in biceps”
Heather’s brain “I hate this, why do I even put myself through this”
Heather’s brain “Perhaps I should have a nap”
Heather’s brain “What will really help me learn all this is eating my body weight in chocolate”
Heather’s brain “Why didn’t I start learning this sooner?”
Heather’s brain “Is that a 2/2 there or a 3/1?”
Heather’s brain “I AM SO STRESSED I THINK I’M HAVING A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN”
A couple of days before launch date:
Heather’s brain “OK I think it’s in there- I can do this”
Heather’s brain “Aaaaand now I can’t remember my current mix to teach tonight. FML”
Upon waking on Launch Day:
Heather’s brain “What’s a squat again?”
One hour before class:
Heather’s brain “I have no idea what any of the choreography is for this class”
Ten minutes before:
Heather’s brain “I have no idea what any of the choreography is for this class”
Music Starts:
Heather’s brain “Oh there you go I do remember”
After class:
Heather’s brain “Phew”
Heather’s brain “Next quarter I would be less stressed if I started learning stuff earlier”
1 week before releases come out:
Heather’s brain “This quarter I’m going to be super organised, download my music straight away and learn one track a day”
P.s. I will totally know all my stuff for this Saturday!
Heather Sherwood Fitness 