Application to Join the Certified Teacher of Body-Mind Dancing Training (CTBMD)

Application to join the Certified Teacher of Body-Mind Dancing Training (CTBMD) Somatic Dance Education with Dr. Martha Eddy, DEP, CMA, RSMT

1. Contact Information:

Address:

Phone(s): Email:

2. What motivates you to want to teach BodyMind DancingTM classes or phrases?

3. Do you have a background in health, fitness, or movement?

a. Please list training with your teacher names (or attach a separate paper):

b. Certifications:

1 2. Pre-requisites: Have you already studied or can you find local study of All are offered as weekend workshops in NYC.:

(List location, date, instructor’s name, number of hours if already fulfilled or propose possible study locations if you are still planning to take these required pre-requisites- see other options for study below). Credit will be given for a minimum of 10 hours and max of 14 hours each)

Bartenieff Fundamentals*

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Body-Mind Centering: ‘Body Systems’/Embodied Physiology*

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Body-Mind Centering: Developmental Movement*

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Laban Movement Analysis /Movement Observation*

Other somatic movement training (optional)

2 ______

3. Do you have prior experience teaching using any of the above?

a. If so, please describe (context, students, content,)

b. Describe any other movement teaching experience you have:

4. Dance teaching experience:

a. What experience do you have with teaching dance or somatic-based movement sequences?

b. Do you like to lead improvisations?

5. Is there anyone with whom you can practice BodyMind Dancing™

(take more classes or join in study group/partner practice) in your region?

3 a. Are there other potential teachers to create a cohort group to practice and team up with for teaching classes?

No ____

Yes ____ Names:

b. What is your previous experience studying with Martha Eddy or any of our other BMD teachers? Are there BMD teachers in your region?

c. How many BMD classes have you taken before, if any? (Skype classes too.)

6. Do you have a sense of what population you are most interested in teaching BMD to?

7. Do you plan to integrate BMD into classes you currently teach?

4 8. Have you thought about facilities/studios within your community that would be good sites for teaching BMD? (This is not necessary, it simply gives us more context about your goals.)

9. What resources do you have or do you expect to need to support you in getting BMD classes started in your area?

10. Please add anything else you would like to share.

11. Do you plan on completing your BodyMind Dancing ™ certification as part of the

MSU intensive July 10 - 13?

12. Are you interested in also becoming a Moving For LIfe instructor? We will send you more information about dual certification. BMD and MFL certifications are both 100 hour programs. Combined with your BodyMind Dancing™ certification becoming an MFL Certified Instructor usually only takes another 50 hours of classes. In other words both certifications total approximately 150 hours.

*Pre-requisite courses can be taken for credit with us or wherever is most convenient for you (see list below), or independent programs can be proposed to Martha Eddy to determine credit. Whenever

5 possible it is great to study with Martha or other BMD faculty. They currently teach in USA, Germany, Italy, and Japan:

Around the USA in 2017 with Martha Eddy: San Francisco, Moving On Center Jan 25-29 Workshop: Developmental Movement and Integration Vancouver: Feb 1 -4 Phoenix AZ, Arizona State University: March 25 (one day BMD overview Univ No Carolina-Greensboro Summer Somatics: Sat June 17-22: LMA & Embodied Physiology $450 (In addition you may register with Martha Eddy for BMD overview Fri 6/16 plus 3 BMD classes $95)