Petra Klein is a graduated psychologist M.A. and psychotherapist (BDP) since 1980. She qualified as a registered dance therapist DTR (USA) from 1980-82 in New York. She is one of the pioneers of the dance therapy movement in Europe and lives in the Canaries, on the volcanic island of Tenerife, Spain, where she accompanies people along the path that unfolds their personalities. She is the director of the "International Institute for Dance Therapy IIDT" on Tenerife. There she conducts vacation seminars, educational training, coaching and individual consultation and inspires people through various dance events. By invitation she also presents her work in other countries.

She lectures at the University of Hamburg, Germany and at the University of Zürich, Switzerland. From 1983 - 1994 director and founder of the "Institut für Tanztherapie Hamburg ITTH" in Hamburg, Germany. During this period she was actively involved in getting dance therapy established in Germany.

She is author of three books on the subject of dance therapy and "Dance of Life", a video and the especially composed music "Dance of Life" which inspires self-expression (see publications).

Petra Klein´s work is shown on TV channels and radio stations. She presents her approach at training-seminars and medical and psychology congresses and other types of conventions as well. She is also engaged in contributing to dance festivals and presenting her dance choreographies.

 

Petra Klein

Director, International Institute for Dance Therapy IIDT - Canary Islands, Hamburg, Düsseldorf
M.A., Clinical Psychology, emphases on Humanistic, Depth and Transpersonal Psychology
DTR, Dance Therapist Registered (American Dance Therapy Association ADTA)
Director and founder of the seminar center "Jardín Mariposa"

Psychology Lecturer

• University of Hamburg, Germany
• University of Zürich, Switzerland

Published Author

• "Dance Therapy - An Introduction"
• "Dance Therapy - The Path to Holistic Being"
• "Dance of Life"

Dancer and Choreographer

• Video: "Dance Therapy - The Path to Holistic Being"
• CD (Compact Disc):" Dance of Life"