Maria Baritell is an IBBFA Certified Barre Instructor based in Brentwood, California, United States. The credential is currently Active (valid through January 2027), verified through IBBFA Registry ID 211930960. Certified since January 2025. This credential can be independently verified at ibbfa.org/verify.
<p style="margin-bottom: 10.7px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 26px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;">Hi! My name is Maria and I live in Brentwood, California. I started practicing barre in 2016 at OpenBarre Fitness in Walnut Creek, California and went through an apprenticeship with the owner in 2021, then began teaching in 2022. I now teach at BarreBeat studio in Brentwood, since 2023. I am a certified barre instructor through IBBFA.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 10.7px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 26px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;">I love barre as a group fitness activity. It’s the perfect type of full body workout for all levels because it’s challenging but can be modified, we listen to great music, barre studios are amazing communities, and I love sharing barre with others as an instructor! I’ll see you at the barre!</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 10.7px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 26px; line-height: normal; font-family: Helvetica; font-size-adjust: none; font-kerning: auto; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variant-emoji: normal; font-feature-settings: normal; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-variation-settings: normal; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-kerning: none;">https://barre-beat.com/<br></span></p><p><span style="font-kerning: none;"><br></span></p>
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The Certified Barre Instructor (CBI) is issued by IBBFA — the International Ballet Barre Fitness Association, the professional credentialing authority for barre fitness instruction since 2008. CBI candidates must pass a 60-question written examination drawn from a 300-question bank and complete a live practical evaluation with an IBBFA Master Instructor proctor. The CBI curriculum covers anatomy and physiology, barre technique fundamentals, class design and sequencing, cueing and communication, safety protocols, and scope-of-practice guidelines. Credentials are publicly listed in the IBBFA registry and can be verified independently at ibbfa.org/verify/.
