Welcome to Dance To Be Free Teacher Training - How It Works

In this video learn how DTBF conducts its Teacher Trainings in prisons around the US.

Do you know of a women's prison that could benefit? Here's what to do:

1. Send us an email (info@dancetobefree.com) and let us know of your interest.

2. We mail (for free!) the interested prison a set of Dance To Be Free DVDs/CDs (10 classes, 60 minutes each) for the recreation department, & inmates to review and experience for themselves.

3. If the DVDs generate interest, Dance To Be Free can schedule a live Teacher Training program to the prison. DTBF brings printed curriculum for all participants. We require a space large enough for a dozen students, TV/DVD player and sound system.

4.Our Teacher-Trainings are 3 days long (3-4 hours a day) and intended for ALL skill levels. We ask that the participants be cleared for each session. An ideal group is 12-20 women.

Dance To Be Free's mission is to radically improve the lives of incarcerated women through the healing power of dance. We use “Cathartic Choreography” to both train the inmates and teach them a new skill. We have seen this technique help our students deal with physical and mental illness, including PTSD and complex trauma.

During our teacher trainings inmates gain confidence as they experience leadership and responsibility, often for the first time in their lives. That sense of accomplishment flourishes as our students learn to not only express themselves through dance, but to free others to do the same.

Throughout this transformative experience, we teach the nuts and bolts of choreography, timing and flow, and just as importantly we facilitate journaling and sharing exercises that nurture introspection and self-awareness that inmates often need.

Learn more about us at https://dancetobefree.org

Dance To Be Free has been featured on other YouTube channels. You can view other videos about us here:

Dance to be Free | Lucy Wallace | TEDxNebraskaCorrectionalCenterforWomen
on the TEDx Talks Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g56Lq2DMIUg

Helping Prisoners Overcome Trauma with Dance
on the Freethink Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=zWT20OjMvn0

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