Expressive Movement Facilitator Certificate (1 Year)
Become an Expressive Movement Facilitator!
In this training we explore dance, movement and embodiment through a psychological, physical, emotional-social, community development and spiritual lens. Learn how to use dance, movement and embodiment practices in a range of applications. Whether you are a yoga, dance or movement teacher, facilitator, therapist, or healthcare professional this professional development training provides tools and skills to easily integrate with your work in community.
What we offer:
- A one year 200 hour training with an Expressive Movement Facilitator Certificate from The Movement Arc (Non-Clinical)
- Ongoing opportunities to attend professional development workshops
- Connection to a global community of Expressive Movement Facilitators
What you will gain from this training is knowledge and skills in:
- Facilitating expressive movement for children, teens, adults, and elders
- Facilitating work with individuals and groups
- Movement observation and analysis
- Deepening your own embodiment and movement “repertoire”
- Understanding processes for embodiment
- Practices for parenting through movement
- Movement’s role in human development throughout the life process
- Using dance and understanding its role in rites of passage, ceremony and ritual
- Self regulation and self-care
- Trauma informed practices and facilitation skills
- Working in specific environments such as community centres, seniors homes, classrooms, and hospitals.
- Incorporating expressive movement into other modalities of health
- Working with differently abled and developmental differences using expressive movement
- Cross-cultural considerations and ethics for facilitating expressive movement and dance
- Have professional experience and training working with people in community, ideally in some kind of professional practice, ie. teaching/instructing dance, yoga or movement arts, community outreach, therapy or other healthcare modalities.
- Are emotionally mature enough to do well in a group learning environment, and able to apply Expressive Movement Facilitation and somatic skills to your own professional role.
- Have a background in dance, yoga, expressive movement, somatic or other movement arts.
- Have time and energy to commit to this full year Certificate program.
- We recommend all students applying to this program have taken our introductory workshop Dipping Your Toes In as a way for instructors and students to meet and get to know each other through movement.
Next workshop: Saturday, May 7, 2022 9:30am-12:30pm and 1:30m-4:30pm Pacific Daylight Time (Online)
- Students are asked to submit a short letter of intent that includes information about their current work and background in somatic movement or dance or yoga. Due with deposit before or by November 15th.
- Submission of a short 2-3 minutes video of a dynamic dance created and performed by you. We suggest the dance be an expression of your interest and passion for movement/dance and working with people. Due before or by November 15th.
- To be followed by a 30 minute conversation with a faculty member by phone or Zoom to confirm enrollment and answer any questions the student may have.
All questions and application submissions can be sent to:
Melissa Flagg, Administrative Coordinator info@themovementarc.com
What is involved in this 200 hour training
160 hours of training hours combining in person and online classes in the following courses:
* Courses include synchronous and asynchronous learning time
40 hours of Self-Directed Study which must include:
- 6 sessions with a somatic movement practitioner (6hrs minimum) *we will provide a list of possibilities (students pay fees directly to the practitioner)
- Community based projects, including group facilitation and individual sessions *we recommend students facilitate 8 individual and 8 group sessions (16hrs minimum)
- Embodiment classes – exposure to a range of facilitation and modalities in somatic and expressive movement and dance (18hrs minimum) *we will provide a list of recommended classes (students pay fees directly to the instructors)
Additional expectations:
- Students need to explore 2-3 different dance styles in classes online or in their community over the course of the year
- Students will prepare and present both a written and oral presentation about applying The Movement Arc’s Expressive Movement Facilitation within their community or individual case study
**In-person courses are dependent on COVID safety protocols; if we cannot meet in person we will meet online.
***Students are expected to attend intensives in person.
Tuition fees
Total year’s tuition: $4320 + $216 (5%GST) = $4536.00 CDN
Quarterly Payment Plan $864 Deposit (+ 5% GST) | ||
| Payment | Regular Amount after deposit | Due Date |
| 1 | $864 (PLUS 5% GST tax) | 1 month after deposit |
| 2 | $864 (PLUS 5% GST tax) | Every 3 months |
| 3 | $864 (PLUS 5% GST tax) | Every 3 months |
| 4 | $864 (PLUS 5% GST tax) | Every 3 months |
Early Bird Discount
Pay the full tuition before November 15th and receive a discount of $200.
Discounted tuition: $4120 + $206 5%GST = $4326.00
REGISTRATION
Students are invited to register once they have applied and been accepted into the Certificate Program.
An $864 deposit* is required to register, and is due by November 15, 2022 (deposit is 20% before tax)
Deposits and Tuition can be paid through the website
*Deposits are non-refundable (please review our policy)
2023 Training Schedule
In Person Training Component: Two 6 day intensives – 90 Hrs total
March 19-24, 2023, Vancouver, BC: 45hrs, 6 days, 9:00am – 6:00pm (7.5 hour days)
July 2-7, 2023, BC (TBA): 45hrs, 6 days, 9:00am – 6:00pm (7.5 hour days)
Online Training Component: Zoom classes and webinars – 70 Hrs total
Two online classes per month for 10 months live via Zoom: 4.5hrs/month, (February – November, every 2nd Friday 1pm-3:15pm Pacific)
Dates: Feb 3, 17, March 3, 31, April 14, 28, May 12, 26, June 9, 23, July 14, 28, August 11, 25, Sept 8, 22, Oct 6, 20 and Nov 3 and 17.One online class November 18: Seminar on Projects/Presentations and Closure Ritual, 5hrs (9:30-12pm & 1-3:30pm)
20 hours of webinar/asynchronous learning in 8 modules (2-3 hours per module to complete by end of module) all asynchronous hours completed by September 2023.
Winter 2023
Foundations of Expressive Movement Facilitation Part I: Theory, Methods and Practices
Online classes through Zoom:
February 3, February 17 and March 3: 1:00pm-3:15pm PacificTime
In person class Vancouver, BC:
March 19: 9:00am-6:00pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar for February and March: 6hrs
Human Movement Observation and Analysis Part I: From the frameworks of Laban Movement Analysis and other movement observation systems
In person classes Vancouver, BC:
March 20-24: 9:00am-6:00pm Pacific Time
Spring 2023
Foundations of Expressive Movement Facilitation Part II: Community Applications
Online classes through Zoom:
March 31, April 14, April 28, May 12, May 26, and June 9: 1:00pm-3:15pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar: 6hrs for April and May
Ethics & Cultural Sensitivity Seminar
Online classes through Zoom:
June 23: 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar: 1hr
Summer 2023
Moving with Infants, Children, and Teens
Online classes through Zoom:
July 14: 1:00pm-3:00pm Pacific Time
In person class BC (TBA):
July 2-3: 9:00am-6:00pm and July 4: 9:00am-12:30pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar: 1.25hrs
Moving with Adults
Online classes through Zoom:
July 28: 1:00pm-3:15pm Pacific Time
In person class BC (TBA):
July 4: 1:30pm-5:00pm and July 5-6: 9:00am-6:00pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar: 1.25hrs
Expressive Movement Group Facilitation
Online classes through Zoom:
August 11 and August 25: 1:00pm-3:15pm Pacific Time
In person class BC (TBA):
July 7: 9:00am-9:00pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar: 3.5hrs
Fall 2023
Trauma Informed Practices for Expressive Movement Facilitation
Online classes through Zoom:
September 8: 9:30am-12pm & 1:00pm-3:30pm and September 22, October 6, and October 20: 1:00pm-3:15pm Pacific Time
Asynchronous Learning/Webinar for September: 3.25hrs
Community Based Projects Seminar
Online classes through Zoom:
November 3 and November 17: 1:00pm-3:30pm Pacific Time
Instructors:
Donna Redlick, MA, CMA, RSME/T
Hana Kamea Kemble, MA, RCC, BC-DMT, CLMA
Tannis Hugill, MA, RCC, RDT, BC-DMT
(along with invited diverse guest teachers specializing in different styles of expressive movement and somatic facilitation)
