MERMAID TRAINING
Whether You Want to Mermaid Recreationally, or as a Paid Professional, We Have the Right Training Program for YOU to Succeed!
There’s a lot more to being a Mermaid than simply putting on a costume. It’s hard work, and requires real effort, dedication, and self control. Our exclusive Cozumel based Mermaid training program you will help you realize your deepest dreams, and you’ll earn industry recognized certifications in the process.
Weeki Wachee
Today, Mermaids are all the rage, but the history really starts in 1946, when Newton Perry, a former U.S. Navy man who trained Navy Frogmen to swim underwater in World War II, scouted out Weeki Wachee as a good site for a new business idea. Newt then recruited pretty girls and trained them to swim with air hoses and smile at the same time. He taught them to drink Grapette, a non-carbonated beverage, eat bananas underwater and do aquatic ballets. They have been a hit every since.
Now, Mermaids perform at resorts, bars, and even at kids parties. Some great examples where professional Mermaids perform are at the Denver Aquarium, in Las Vegas, at the Tenshou-Kyousha Shrine in Japan, at the Big Bend Power Plant in Florida, at the Aquarium of the Pacific in California, and many more places.
It’s estimated that more than 1000 Mermaids are employed in the USA today, with the demand growing. And enterprising Mermaids are developing swim programs for kids and adults everywhere. From just having fun, to working with children, there’s a world of possibilities out there for you to be a Mermaid. Make your childhood dreams become true today.
A Dream Come True
We take your goals very seriously, and have developed a comprehensive program that will help you achieve success as a Mermaid. During your program you’ll learn important Freediving skills, how to scuba dive, how to handle emergencies and provide assistance to other Mermaids, how to use a variety of equipment such as the monofin, and other skills like costuming, acting, marketing, and much more.
In a Tropical Paradise
Located just off the eastern coast of Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, opposite Playa del Carmen, and close to the Yucatán Channel—sits the picturesque island of Cozumel. Surrounded by Azure blue, crystal clear warm waters, you couldn’t ask for a better place to learn how to be a Mermaid. Though we are an American based non profit, we chose Cozumel because of the conditions offered for training. It’s close to the US, inexpensive to travel to, and you don’t require any special visas. We provide housing during your entire program, along with excursion and entertainment opportunities to places like the Maya ruins of San Gervasio. It’s a dream vacation, not just a training program.
Certified Basic Free Diver
Overview
One of the most important skills you’ll learn during your Mermaid program is free diving. As a Mermaid, you’ll enter the underwater world quietly, on your own terms, staying as long as your breath allows. It takes practice, patience, and self discipline. Freediving is about inward power and control. Once you’ve completed this section of your course, you’ll be fully certified as a Freediver.
Becoming Like a Dolphin
When you’re first starting out, you’ll likely feel clumsy. But with practice, you’ll learn to coordinate your entire body into a single swimming muscle. Learning how to undulate is the secret and joy of monofin freediving, and it’s the key to your success as a mermaid.
Total Body Exercise
One of the things you’ll realize early on is that a good monofin stroke comes from core body flexibility, strength and solid mechanics. You can’t undulate with a stiff, tight, back. You’ll need to develop these muscles in ways you never thought possible. Your body will ripple from just under your clavicle, through your ribcage to your abdomen and lower back, and then to the hips, where the motion is magnified to deliver power to the fin. Your legs and fin translate the body’s core signal into a propulsive force.
There are many drills to learn the timing of the monofin stroke but it is vital that you do your best to make your body the best possible conduit for the undulation by improving your overall strength and flexibility. Exercises like Yoga and Pilates that use slow dynamic stretches and body-weight exercises are perfect for cross-training. An underwater video camera is also a great tool for evaluating your own stroke.
You’ll learn how to choose a monofin, how to descended gracefully, ascend effortlessly, and swim through the water as if it wasn’t even there. Safely. As your skills grow, you’ll learn routines and movements that will entertain and mesmerize audiences.