Duet / Semi-Private.

Two clients on matched or adjacent reformers, with the instructor moving between them throughout the session. Sequencing is typically shared — both clients do the same exercises — but spring loads and specific cueing are individual. A well-run duet feels like two parallel privates with a shared rhythm; a poorly-run duet feels like a group class for two people. The difference is almost entirely about the instructor's attention-splitting discipline.

Two friends or a couple with similar movement backgrounds and similar levels who want to practice together. A client transitioning from private to group who wants a middle step. A client with a mild complication (early pregnancy, resolved injury, minor hypermobility) who doesn't need full private attention but does need more than a group class can offer. A client on a budget who still wants closer attention than group.

Two clients at very different levels — the experienced client will be bored, the new client will be overwhelmed, and the instructor will fail both. A client with significant clinical needs who needs undivided attention. Clients booking with someone they don't actually know at their level — 'my friend wants to try too' is how duets fall apart. Match the pairing carefully, or stay in private.

The studio should have a policy for pairing duet clients who arrive individually rather than as a pre-formed pair. Some studios match by level and goals; some leave pairing to clients; some avoid matching altogether and only take pre-formed pairs. Ask how the studio handles pairing before booking as a solo client looking for a duet — the answer tells you how seriously the studio takes the format.

50 minutes, same structure as a private or group class. Arrival and setup time is the same. Duets are rarely offered as 75-minute sessions because the attention-splitting math stops working at longer durations.

$55 to $110 per person in most markets — roughly 55 to 70 percent of the private session rate per participant. The studio makes more per instructor hour than in a private (two client fees vs one), which is why duets are often encouraged when it's mutually convenient. Clients get most of the private-session value at a significant discount.

How do you pair clients who arrive alone? What happens if my duet partner cancels — do I get a private at duet price, or is the session cancelled? Can the instructor program individual modifications during a duet, or is the session shared-programming only? These questions separate studios that take the duet format seriously from studios that sell it as 'cheaper private' without thinking through the actual format.