Students interested in the Therapeutic Dance Certificate (TDC) are dancers that understand the power of expressing the body through the art of dance. Engaging in this program provides the student with the opportunity to study advanced concepts in therapeutic dance from experienced practitioners in the facilitation of dance and movement. The student in the TDC program already identifies themself as a dancer, may have studied various forms of dance or is interested in the use of the expressive body as a healing modality. They must be at least 21 years of age to participate and be capable of attending college level courses. This certificate is a wonderful option for the dancer who does not want to become a dance/movement therapist but still wishes to engage in curriculum to advance their understanding of how to facilitate expressive dance movement for individuals, groups or communities.
COURSES INCLUDE:
Fall Semester (total classroom hours 45):
- Experiential Anatomy/Kinesiology - 15 hours (virtual/in person) | one weekend Fri/Sat/Sun
- LMA 1: Observation - 15 hours (virtual/in person) | one weekend Sat/Sun
- Body as Teacher-15 hours (in person). one weekend Fri/Sat/Sun
Spring Semester (total classroom hours 52):
- Module 1: Relationship- 11 hours- in person (one weekend Sat/Sun)
- Overview of semester
- Presence
- Dance Class-experience and discuss
- Module 1V: Ethics & Continuum of Therapeutic/Therapy- (virtual)- 8 hours
- Module 2: Creating/Making-15 hours-in person (one weekend Sat/Sun)
- Personal Aesthetics in Facilitation
- Movement Choir Creation
- Performance as Therapy
- Module 3: Teaching Practice-8 hours-in person (one weekend Sat/Sun)
- Module 4: Culmination of Integration-10 hours -in person (one weekend Sat/Sun)
- Feedback & Discussion of student sessions
- Movement celebration
Final performance opportunity included in cost of program.
(see course descriptions, dates and times below with links to register for each class)
APPLY HERE for the Fall, 2024 cohort
Total cost: $2875
Courses are paid for individually. Click here to register.
Please email: embodiededucationinstitute@gmail.com to schedule a call with a faculty advisor.
Experiential Anatomy/Kinesiology
Instructor: Kristina Fluty, MFA, CLMA
In Person w/virtual options
Location: 1802 W. Berteau Suite 205, Chicago, IL
Dates: August 23-25; 10-4pm
Cost: $425
Course Description: For movers, dancers, movement practitioners/artists, dance/movement therapists, teachers, and anyone who wants to deepen their embodiment and understanding of the amazing ways our bodies move. Engaging experiential and somatic modes of learning this course will cover basic human anatomy and kinesiology with an overview of bones, major muscle groups, and general workings of the musculoskeletal system. Students will begin to understand the complexities of the body through movement, reading, drawing, discussion, writing, video, and touch exercises. We will integrate what we learn from tuning into our individual sensed experience, observations of the world (and bodies) around us, and material information from the fields of anatomy and kinesiology. It is important to note that study of “the body,” our bodies, does not exist outside of the particular societies and cultures in which we live. Our work in this course acknowledges the impact and influence of culture on traditions of teaching anatomy, and the importance and relevance of our individual experiences of gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, ability, on lived embodied experience and body knowledge.
1 credit hour / 15 classroom hours
Laban Movement Analysis I: Observation
Instructor: Stacey Hurst, BC-DMT, LCPC, GL-CMA
In-Person or Virtual - One Weekend
Location: 1802 W Berteau, Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: September 7 & 8, 2024 9-6pm CST
Cost: $425
Course Description: Laban Movement Analysis (LMA) and Bartenieff Fundamentals (BF) give the movement practitioner a common language to study movement and its developmental aspects, informing our relationship to self, other, and the environment. LMA I contexts LMA and BF in history and within the field of dance & dance/movement therapy. This course provides: a framework for how to structure and approach movement observation, an understanding of the cultural and therapeutic implications of Body Knowledge/Body Prejudice and a forum for the student to identify their own movement preferences and limitations. LMA I will also provide a general overview of the core principles of movement and of Rudolf Laban’s taxonomy of human movement. The course will be grounded through both didactic and movement experientials to support multiple learning preferences. LMA I will provide the foundation for all other LMA classes to follow.
1 credit hour / 15 classroom hours - Approved by the ADTA
THE BODY AS TEACHER: CULTIVATING BODY AWARENESS & LANGUAGE
Instructor: Kim Rothwell, BC-DMT, LCPC, GL-CMA
In person
Location: 1802 W Berteau, Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: Oct. 18-20 Friday 6-9, Saturday & Sunday 9-4
Cost: $425
Course Description: This class is designed to support the embodiment and resilience of counselors in their clinical work with clients by supporting mindful embodiment and processing of somatic counter-transference. Authentic Movement is a practice in which a person moves with eyes closed in the presence of a witness. The mover allows her attention to “drop in” to the embodied experience of sensation, impulse, emotion, and imagery, allowing movement to unfold from a deep inner wisdom. The witness holds the space by keeping eyes open and creating a safe container for the movement to unfold. By coming into contact with ones own embodied experience with curiosity, openness, and acceptance, we are better equipped to work with the somatic countertransference present in the therapeutic relationship.
15 classroom hours
Module 1: Relationship
Overview of semester; Presence; Dance Class-experience and Discuss
Instructor: Kristina Fluty, MA, GL-CMA
In person
Location: 1802 W Berteau, Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: Feb. 1 & 2, 2025; 10am-5pm
Cost: $340
Course Description:
Students will begin to bring their self-awareness, growing attunement skills, and movement analysis understanding into relationship with others. After exploring theories of interpersonal neurobiology and embodied presence, they will experience a therapeutic dance class as a student.
Total classroom hours: 11
Register Here
Module 1V: Ethical consideration
Ethics and the continuum of Therapy/Therapeutic
Instructor: Susan Imus, LCPC, GL-CMA, BC-DMT
Virtual
Dates: Feb. 22, 2025. 9am-6pm
Cost: $245
Total classroom hours: 8
Register Here
Module 2: Creating & Making
Personal Aesthetics in Facilitation; Movement Choir Creation, Performance as Therapy
Instructors: Kristina Fluty, MA, GL-CMA; Kris Larsen, LCPC, BC-DMT, GL-CMA; Stacey Hurst, LCPC, BC-DMT, GL-CMA
in person
Location: 1802 W. Berteau Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: March 1-2, 2025 in person; 9am-6:00pm
Cost: $460
Course Description: This weekend is all about creative process. Students will explore their own personal and artistic Aesthetics and how those values might inform how they lead a group in movement. They will then create a movement choir in the tradition of Laban and close the weekend with creating their own piece through the lens of healing.
Module 3: Teaching Practice
Facilitation Methods
Instructors: Kristina Fluty, MA, GL-CMA
in person
Location: 1802 W. Berteau Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: April 5-6, 2025; 12-4pm
Cost: $245
Course Description:
MODULE 4: CULMINATION & INTEGRATION
Feedback & discussion of student sessions and movement celebration
Instructors: Kristina Fluty, MA, GL-CMA; Kris Larsen, LCPC, BC-DMT, GL-CMA; Stacey Hurst, LCPC, BC-DMT, GL-CMA
in person
Location: 1802 W. Berteau Suite 205, Chicago
Dates: May 10-11, 2025; 10-4pm
Cost: $310
Course Description: