Training Program / Further Education
"Dance of Life" and "Dance Therapy"
Our dance therapy training program is accredited by the
German Dance Therapy Professional Association (BTD)
who also collaborates with the
American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA).

Besides the vacation seminars Petra Klein also offers a training program on Tenerife. Petra Klein's teaching in the areas of "Dance Therapy" and "Dance of Life" focuses on broad-based theories and practical methods gained over many years of experience.
Dance of Life

She teaches the "Dance of Life®" within two intensive blocks (each of three weeks). All together it will take about 18 months. In between these two blocks the trainees work on specific assignments in small peer-groups in their native country. After the second educational block the students will apply their knowledge with selected groups of children or adults for a period of 16 weeks under supervision in their country of residence. After having successfully completed the practical work, the student receives a certificate in "Dance of Life®".

Dance Therapy

The following step is the specific "depth-psychology-oriented dance therapy training" as a bodily oriented form of psychotherapy. Petra Klein's emphasis is on Humanistic Psychology, Depth Psychology and Transpersonal Psychology and its application to all kind of psychic and psychosomatic disorders and inabilities ranging from neurosis to psychosis.

In order to complete the entire training a period of about 4 years should be calculated. This includes the period of time required for the "Dance of Life". After having successfully completed the training, the student receives a certificate with the title "Dance therapist IIDT".

The prerequisite for entering one of these training programs is a "vacation seminar" on Tenerife. New training groups begin every year either on Tenerife or in Germany. Next beginning and more about the training in Germany:

This further education is an recognised training program by the "German Dance Therapy Association".
   

Application procedure:

We need your application as soon as possible. 

Please send us the following: 

  1. Application with your name, address, country, telephone and fax number, e-mail
  2. Curriculum vitae with a description of your actual job and education and maybe your former experiences you've had in whatever field you worked/studied in. 
  3. Actual photo (color) 
  4. A short answer to the following questions (handwritten) 
    - How do I imagine to make use of the dance of life or dance therapy training? 
    - What are my expectations regarding the training program? 
  5. If you can't participate in a vacation seminar beforehand as a prerequisite, please send us a video in which you shortly describe yourself verbally and in movement  (5 - max. 15 minutes). 

After being accepted by the institute for the training program you'll receive a contract with payment modalities.