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Train for the Future, Now.
Honest training with exceptional feedback from expert level teaching and mermaid professionals to help you improve. Most of our lessons are private and on demand. That means that if you, the instructor, and the pool are available then you can start immediately in our heated rental pool in Simi Valley, California.
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We offer courses designed with a few major mermaid career / focus paths in mind:
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Professional Mermaid Character Entertainer for Pools, Parties*, and Aquarium Shows**
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LA Mermaid School Private Lessons
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Professional Mermaid Mentorship Career Chats
Photo Excursion / Underwater Model Mermaid for Creating Underwater Art / Underwater Acting
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PADI Discover, Basic Mermaid Levels
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LA Mermaid School Private Lessons
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Social Media Content Creation Session
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Mermaid Modeling Workshop Intensive
Recreational Mermaid Hobbyist (or Swim School Professionals Seeking a Certification Card)
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PADI Discover, Basic, and Mermaid
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PADI Mermaid Instructor
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LA Mermaid School Private Lessons
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More About Our Classes and Courses
Start your journey as an aquatic artist or paid mermaid professional here.
All non-commercial lessons are offered in Simi Valley, California.
Film set and film location training is available for production companies.
Social Media Content Creation Session
Need fresh content for your fans? We have the perfect opportunity for you to get it. This specialty session is specifically designed for influencers. It offers a mix of proven, in-water, mermaid poses and tricks, on-camera coaching with interview opportunities, and built in time for you to record reaction or commentary shots or run several takes of a shot to give you editing options later on.
Underwater Model Training Master Class
A deluxe, half-day, training experience focused on underwater modeling and acting with both a mermaid training coach from our SAG-AFTRA training team and Brenda Stumpf - one of the world's most iconic and exclusive underwater photographers.
(4) fully edited photos are released to you after your shoot as well as unedited underwater content for your demo reel.
Private Mermaid Lessons
The fastest and most useful way to start at your own pace. We pull from over 15 years of experience as swim instructors, mermaid trainers, dive professionals, freediving, aquatic show design, and professional mermaid entertainment to tailor each lesson to your own unique goals, taking as much time as you need to help you to master them.
PADI Certifications
Looking to be a card-carrying mermaid or merman? These official PADI courses are for people who want to explore the sport of freediving while wearing a mermaid tail and snorkeling equipment. They strictly follow the PADI course textbooks and only include PADI content in them.
PADI Basic Mermaid Certification
Worried that your loved one will be safe swimming in a mermaid fin? How about taking a big first step towards becoming a swimming mermaid performer? In this class you and/or your child will learn about the basics of mermaid swimming and freediving (apnea diving) with an on deck learning class followed by an in-water pool session with a max depth of 10ft. This is a hybrid eLearning class that has an online learning portion before the pool.
PADI Mermaid Certification
Expand your understanding of the physical properties of the underwater world and how they affect you as a mermaid, while learning additional routine, exhibition and problem-handling skills. Max depth of 15 feet. The PADI Mermaid™ course includes knowledge development and at least two water skill sessions that develop more dynamic mermaid skills beyond Basic Mermaid™.
PADI Mermaid Instructor Certification
A multi-day course for resort and swimming pool operators looking to teach PADI courses at their facilities.
Continue your mermaid education and prepare to teach PADI's Basic Mermaid and Discover Mermaid pool-based classes! This instructor certification course option is designed for people WHO HAVE ALREADY taken and passed their PADI Advanced Mermaid certification course and who meet PADI's Instructor entrance application requirements for things like First Aid, CPR, and AED etc.
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* Note that most party companies highly suggest or require a Red Cross Lifeguard certification for any pool party work. We recommend that you take that course through a Red Cross authorized training provider should you wish to work with children.
** Note that most aquariums require a PADI SCUBA Rescue Diver certification or higher in addition to mermaid training and entertainer performance skill training. We do not offer SCUBA certifications at this time and encourage you to pursue that training through a SCUBA diving shop.