JourneyDance™ Teacher Training
Expand your dance horizons with JourneyDance™
Through experiential dance and movement we will explore:
- The JourneyDance qualities and the JourneyDance Flow
- The chakra system of energy with corresponding elements of nature
- Selected fluid systems and developmental movement patterns developed through Body-Mind Centering (BMC)
- Expressive dance styles to expand your personal repertoire from Improvisation to Salsa to Hip-Hop to Contact to Modern
- Music to inspire
- Sounding, singing and vocal techniques for self-confidence in teaching
- Journeying into states and moods of being
You will learn:
- A sequential teaching formula for a JourneyDance class
- How to choose music for the mood and journey you wish to create
- How to lead and follow the group energy
- To create moving visualizations with dance and music
- To follow your passion and instincts
- Various warm-ups, dances, and cool down exercises
Course Description
Segment 1: Get Out of your Mind and Into your Body
Focus on embodiment through the use of developmental patterns of movement, yoga, breath work, rolling and playing with the floor as our partner, and basic skills in contact improvisation. We will gain confidence in our bodies as grounded, present, and connected as we dance and move with newly acquired awareness.
Segment 2: Access Limitless Energy
Focus on energy through deep exploration of each of the chakras, corresponding elements, JourneyDance qualities, music and sound. We will dance, move, breathe, discuss, share, write and get to know ourselves, each other and our dance as we journey through the chakras and elements.
Segment 3: Dancing Your Sacred Journey/Leading From Within
An intensive experience of dancing, analyzing the teaching formula (JourneyDance Flow), and integrating our skills for the journey into leading. We tap into the Sacred JourneyDance by experiencing, creating and facilitating. We will create spirit dances, water dances, warrior or fire dances, and heart dances. We will break down the experiences to deepen our understanding of leadership and facilitation. We will move through blocks within ourselves to acquire the skills necessary to lead with confidence, joy and passion. Music selection, listening sessions, and a teaching/learning manual will be provided.
Course Requirements
This training is open to those people who have experience in yoga, movement, or dance and consider themselves a dancer. Perfect for Yoga Teachers who wish to expand into dance, YogaDance™, and NIA Teachers who wish to have additional training, Movement Therapists and other experienced movers.
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