Courses · Mermaid Federation International
Learn to move like a mermaid, then to perform like one. MFI, Mermaid Federation International, was built for mermaiding as an art: moving beautifully underwater, holding a pose, and telling a story with a routine. Aliyah, an MFI Mermaid Instructor, teaches it in three steps, from your first time in a tail to a show of your own. Lessons are mostly one-to-one, at a safe depth for the pool, and never in the water alone.
The tail, fin and mask are lent to you. Bring a swimsuit and a towel.
Discover the enchanting world of mermaids in this beginner course, where you’ll learn to wear a tail, swim safely in shallow water and mermaid photo poses.
Start your transformation into a performing mermaid with structured lessons, mastering static poses and dynamic routines underwater to build confidence and skill.
Elevate your mermaid journey with two dynamic underwater choreographies, focusing on music, movement, confidence, and captivating showmanship.
The M1 and M2 fees include deep-pool access. 1 An adult must be at the pool for children under 16, and anyone under 18 needs a parent's consent. Most lessons are one-to-one, and friends can book a class together, never more than four. Every course is at a pool in Singapore; we share the location once you have booked.
In a tail your legs are joined, your kick comes from your core, and turning upright takes practice. Add a held breath, and there is a lot to learn: how your body behaves underwater, how to use the tail, fin and mask, and above all how to stay safe.
A course teaches all of it in the right order, safety first. Most beginners find it a happy challenge, and pick it up faster than they expect.
Mermaid Federation International trains mermaids as performers. Its courses go beyond swimming in a tail to posing, choreography and showmanship, and its advanced certifications test rescue skills and theory as well as performance.
It also stays with its mermaids after they qualify, with a community that performs at events across Asia. And because Aliyah sits on MFI's Technical Committee, you learn MFI's programme from someone who helps shape it.
The gentlest way in, for absolute beginners. A short theory session covers the tail, the fin and how to stay safe, then the pool session is all yours: putting on the tail, swimming with your legs together in water where you can stand, and the classic mermaid poses for photos. The tail, fin and mask are lent to you; bring your own swimsuit.
Where you become a performing mermaid. Over five sessions you build the skills underneath a performance: static poses, smooth transitions, and dynamic routines underwater, with breath-hold and safety training alongside. A land session teaches the choreography before you take it into the water. To earn the MFI certificate you perform two routines, show your mermaid swimming, and complete a rescue tow and a short written test. Under 18s need a parent's consent.
For M1 mermaids ready to perform. You create and polish two full underwater choreographies, set to music, with the focus on showmanship: how you enter, hold the audience, and finish. MFI regards M2 graduates as professional underwater performers, so it is where a hobby can become a role at events. Open to adults with the M1 certificate.
MFI's ladder continues with Producer (M3) and specialties such as Ocean Mermaid and Guardian of Mermaid Safety. These are not offered at The Dancing Mermaid yet.
Most lessons are one student and one instructor, which is how Aliyah prefers to teach: her attention stays on you, and the lesson moves at your pace. Friends can book a class together, never more than four, each at the usual course fee.
Yes. Discover Mermaid (PADI) and Basic Mermaid M (MFI) need no swimming test and stay in water where you can stand. The other courses ask for a short swim first, listed on each course.
From age 6 for most courses; each course lists its minimum age. An adult must be at the pool for children under 16, and anyone under 18 needs a parent's consent.
Start from what you want. To pose, perform and move beautifully in a tail, look at MFI Mermaid. To dance to music without a tail, Underwater Dance. To build water skills step by step, towards basic freediving in a tail, PADI Mermaid. Both mermaid paths lead to a recognised certification. Not sure? Ask us.
A swimsuit and a towel. Everything else for the lesson is lent to you.
At a pool in Singapore. We share the location with you once you have booked.
No. A tail, fin and mask are lent to you for every lesson.
Yes. M1 and M2 each end with performed routines, rescue and safety skills, and a written test you pass at 75% or above. Aliyah prepares you for every part of it.
A place in MFI's community: events and performances across Asia, and further training as you grow. MFI regards M2 graduates as professional underwater performers.
MFI regards M2 graduates as professional underwater performers. M1 gives you the skills; M2 gives you the show.
It prepares you for professional performance, so Aliyah starts it at 18.
Tell us how well you swim and what draws you to the water. Aliyah will reply personally.
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