Las Vegas

Mermaid Swim School in Las Vegas is FIN-tastic Fun

My friend and I, posing for a photo before mermaid class.

When I first learned I would be enrolling in mermaid school, my biggest fear was that I wouldn’t be in shape enough to be a mermaid and wouldn’t have the ab muscles to be able to stay afloat. I was afraid I would sink. As it turns out, I wasn’t in shape enough to be a mermaid (at least not professionally), but I didn’t sink. And I had a lot of fun! It’s actually a lot easier to swim with a mermaid tail than you would think.

The lesson my friend and I took was with the largest mermaid school in the world, AquaMermaid, and was taught by Mermaid Alesha, who introduced herself as—no joke—a “professional mermaid.” Apparently being a mermaid is an actual career option (Um. How did my high school guidance counselor fail to mention this?) and there are approximately 1,000 professional mermaids living across the US and several that live and work in Las Vegas. When not teaching, Alesha appears at events and parties. She’s even gotten paid to swim in the giant aquarium at the Silverton Resort and Casino. Now how’s that for a fun job?!

mermaid in Las Vegas
Our teacher, Alesha.
Before the class started, my friend and I tried out a few mermaid poses on for size.
Those tails were surprisingly heavy! Either that, or I was out of shape. Probably a little of both. Ha.

Mermaid classes are less about “how to be a mermaid,” and more about learning how to swim with a tail and getting a good work out. It was like a swimming fitness class but instead of water aerobics and lap swimming, you practice rolling, swim through hula hoops and dive to the bottom to fetch fish toys.

mermaid class in Las Vegas
Here’s how the professional mermaids do it.

The video above is some clips of my friend and I swimming. Thank you to our teacher, Mermaid Alesha, for offering to film us (video typically isn’t included with the class).

A group lesson that took place following our class.

Bottom Line: A little cheesy but a lot of fun! I recommend taking a mermaid class in Las Vegas if you’re looking for something unique to do with friends. AquaMermaid offers packages for bachelorette parties as well as kids birthday parties.

If you enjoyed this post, make sure you subscribe to my RSS feed!
Reannon Muth on FacebookReannon Muth on Instagram
Reannon Muth
Reannon Muth is a full-time writer, social media consultant and owner and manager of the Taken by the Wind travel blog. Born in Hawaii, Reannon has lived in five countries, at Disney World and on a cruise ship. She currently lives in fabulous Las Vegas.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.