training and development for unique, creative movers

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Yes, it’s all delivered online! The core training modules are videos and other digital resources located inside the network that you can access on a web browser or through our Dance Again mobile app. 

If you join the Self-Paced option, you'll have access to everything immediately. While you won't have live coaching calls, you are still encouraged to interact with the material by leaving comments or questions on lessons, as well as being part of our main activity feed, where members from all of our classes and programs are located. 

If you join the Live Cohort option, you'll get access to our Facilitator's Circle, which includes a private discussion forum just for members, plus weekly Group Coaching Calls that pace you to cover all of the material in 3 months. You will still have access to all of the modules in the same video format given in the Self-Paced option. The Live Coaching/Q&A sessions are held live via Zoom and will be recorded if you can’t make them live. 

Each module takes 20-40 minutes to get through. If you are pacing yourself to watch them weekly, I would account for 1 hour of time each week so that you have extra time to implement. 

If you're doing the live cohort, there will be an additional weekly 1-hour long coaching call that you can join live or watch the recording. 

Pacing the modules weekly, it's designed to be completed in 3 months!

In short, it will help you bring your dance ideas to life, to launch a side business with your dance teaching, or to enhance what you're already doing with dance and movement. 

The training covers 3 main areas:

• Personal Growth
• Creative Growth
• Business Growth

You'll be guided to set up a foundation of clarity and confidence in who you are, which will allow you to successfully create and launch your unique dance offerings. It guides you step by step on both the creative stuff and the nitty gritty technical stuff required to get things up and running.

We’ve had both trained and untrained dancers go through this training successfully. If you don’t have much or any dance training, you’ll be creating the kind of class that’s specifically for people who also don’t have much dance training, so it all works out! ;)  

There are plenty of options with freeform movement and guided prompts, to get people moving without specific technique involved. That being said, it is helpful if you are someone who loves to dance, does it often, and has an idea of the kind of classes or events you’d love to host for people. We guide you through a process of clarifying all of that even deeper, as well as methods to find the people who will be a good fit for it. 

Rusty dancers are welcome! In fact, that’s the majority of our students ;) You might feel rusty, your body might be less flexible, or you might feel like you forgot everything, but I assure you - it’s all still in you. The process is designed to first get you back into your own body and movement, so that you oil up the joints and start to relive that muscle memory. We help you shape your unique background and experience with dance into something that’s accessible NOW and that represents how you want to redefine dance in your life now. 

In short - yes, it’s still for you! Starting a business with your dance work is an option that’s up to you. In the third part of the training, you’ll be guided through business and marketing tools to support you in various ways you can build a business with it if you desire. But you'll also be guided to position yourself in a way that you can be hired by existing companies and studios - maybe even ours ;)

In short - Probably not! While you might go on to become a full time dance educator, I don't recommend putting that kind of stress on yourself when you're starting a training. Most people who go through this training have the intention to start a side business with dance to supplement the income they already have. This is a more realistic approach if you are going to be focused on dance classes. There are of course options to get hired by schools and make it more of your full time gig, but again, I recommend not rushing the process. 

Most likely, yes! We are happy to provide receipts and more information that would help you submit for reimbursement from your job if they cover continuing education or wellness spending. 

Nope! You’ll be led to get your class or event off the ground locally, without having to have any social media presence, if you don’t want to. While social media can be helpful for marketing at times, it’s definitely not where most sales come from when you’re just starting out. 

I remember when I first started up my classes, only 1 or 2 people would show up. While I was frustrated at the time, looking back I can see how it helped me build confidence and as things gradually grew, I kept pushing my edge and felt more and more ready and confident to be in front of more people. You might THINK that you’re ready, but the reality of DOING it, may show you there’s more fear in there than you thought. This is why we guide you through all of it, and have a continuing membership option to keep supporting you as you grow. 

If you follow and implement the weekly lessons, you can get your dance offering off the ground in 90 days (12 Weeks). But, you are also welcome to pace it out in a way that works for you. You’ll have access to the training modules for life, and you have the option to continue with our membership past those first 3 months, so that you implement everything in a time frame that works for your life and your schedule. 

It’s a marathon, not a sprint! 

We are working on ways to add in full and partial scholarships. If you are interested in an opportunity, please use the application form and share  more info there on yourself and why you feel you’d be a good fit for the program and why you should qualify for scholarship positions. 

If you are someone who is interested in donating towards our scholarship fund, please reach out! 

October 2023 will most likely be the last live cohort until Summer of 2024. 

So while I plan to continue offering this training, the format and the pricing might change. I can say that getting in for a 2023 cohort is the best way to guarantee you get the most personalized attention (because it will be relatively small, under 15 students) and save the most on tuition. 

Plus, you will have access to the training modules for life, and there are low cost options as a graduate to continue getting support through our Facilitator’s Circle Membership. You can pace out the training for the length of time that works for you and your schedule.