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Dance/movement therapists are master’s prepared therapists. There are several routes to obtaining dance/movement therapy graduate education. Some institutions offer training programs that have been approved by ADTA. These programs are regularly reviewed and meet standards set by ADTA. It is also possible to obtain dance/movement therapy training via alternate route courses and training experiences to supplement a master’s degree in a related discipline.

Please see FAQs for specific questions you may have.

A complete listing of Educational Programs for dance/movement therapy is located below including approved programs, other graduate programs, alternate route opportunities, and international programs.

The Board of Directors of the American Dance Therapy Association set the following recommendations as minimal requirements in working with children. A master's degree in dance/movement therapy or related field and knowledge and understanding and demonstrated competencies acquired through education, supervised internship, or work experience in the following areas: 1) Applications of dance/movement therapy with children; 2) Cognitive, social and psychological development; 3) Movement behavior and nonverbal communication; 4) Family systems theory; 5) Development through the lifespan; and 6) Multiculturalism and diversity

 

EDUCATION AND TRAINING LISTING

Categories and Codes:
Approved Graduate Degree Programs in Dance/Movement Therapy = (A)
Other Graduate Degree Programs = (GDP)

Alternate Route Opportunities:
A. Graduate Coursework in Dance/Movement Therapy = (GC)
B. Post Graduate Institutes = (PGI)
C. Alternate Route Coursework = (AR)

Undergraduate Coursework = (UC)
International Programs and Institutes = (I)

*Institutions are listed only once by their primary category. Please refer to the code letter for additional categories they fall under.



Approved Graduate Degree Programs in Dance/Movement Therapy

ADTA approves programs that meet the requirements stated in the ADTA Standards for Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Programs. Graduates from approved Dance/Movement Programs meet all professional requirements for Registry (DTR Level).

For further information about financial assistance, prerequisites, housing, etc. please write to each college or university.

ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND (GC, AR)
40 Avon Street,
Keene, NH 03431-3516.
Telephone: 603/283-2137.
Fax: 603/357-0718
E-mail: sloman@antiochne.edu
Web http://antiochne.edu/ap/dmt/
Masters Program in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling , Department of Applied Psychology. Susan Loman, MA, ADTR, NCC, Director.

COLUMBIA COLLEGE, CHICAGO
600 South Michigan,
Chicago, IL 60605-9988
Telephone: 312/344-7697
E-mail: simus@colum.edu
Web: www.colum.edu/graduate/graddance.html
Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program. Graduate Certification in Laban Movement Analysis Program. Susan Imus, MA, ADTR, LCPC, GLCMA, Chairperson.

DREXEL UNIVERSITY (formerly MCP HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY)
Mail
Stop 905, 1505 Race Street, 10th Floor Bellet,
Philadelphia, PA 19102-1192.
Telephone: 215/762-7851;
FAX: 215/762-6933;
E-mail:
es42@drexel.edu ;
Web: http://www.drexel.edu/cnhp/creativearts
 College of Nursing and Health Professions, Hahnemann Creative Arts in Therapy, Master of Arts Program. Ellen Schelly Hill, MMT, ADTR, NCC, LPC, Director.

LESLEY UNIVERSITY (A, GC)
29 Everett Street,
Cambridge, MA 02138
Telephone: 617/349-8413
Fax: 617/349-8431
E-mail: rcruz@lesley.edu 
M.A. in Expressive Therapies, Dance Therapy & Mental Health Counseling Specialization, Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences. Robyn Flaum Cruz, PhD, ADTR, Associate Professor & Dance Therapy Coordinator. www.lesley.edu/gsass/56etp.html and
www.lesley.edu/faculty/estrella/dance.html

NAROPA UNIVERSITY (A, GDP, GC, AR, UC)
2130 Arapahoe Avenue,
Boulder, CO 80302-6697
Telephone: 303/245-4845 and 800/772-6951
Fax: 303/245-4827
email: zoe@naropa.edu
Web: www.naropa.edu
Department of Somatic Psychology; Master of Arts Program in Dance/movement therapy. Zoe Avstreih, MS, ADTR, LPC, NCC, NCPsyA, Program Director

PRATT INSTITUTE
Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program.
East 3, 200 Willoughby Avenue,
Brooklyn NY 11205
Telephone: 718/636-3428
E-mail: jwittig@pratt.edu
Web: www.pratt.edu/ad/ather
Department Chairperson: Laurel Thompson, MPS, LCAT, ADTR, ATR-BC.
Dance Therapy Program Director: Joan Wittig, MS, LCAT, ADTR
Department also offers 3 Year Spring/Summer Intensive program for Distance Learners
Also Alternate Route 32 Credit Program Option




Alternate Route Opportunities

Recognizing that many regions of the country do not have an integrated comprehensive sequentially ordered program in dance/movement therapy, the ADTA recognizes an alternate route to registry. The alternate route is designed for individuals with extensive dance/movement background wishing to pursue master's level training in dance/movement therapy in combination with study in a related field (i.e., social work, psychology, counseling, special education, and dance). For specific information about attaining the alternate route DTR, write to ADTA-Credentials Committee.

A. GRADUATE COURSEWORK IN DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY - (GC)

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES (AR)
1453 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
Telephone: 415-575-6150
email: admissions@ciis.edu
www.ciis.edu
Somatic
Psychology, Drama Therapy, Expressive Arts Therapy, Integral Counseling, Doctorate in Psychology.
Contact: David Townes, Senior Admissions Counselor

COLUMBIA COLEGE, CHICAGO
600 South Michigan,
Chicago, IL 60605-9988.
Telephone 312-344-7697.
E-mail: simus@colum.edu;
Web: www.colum.edu/graduate/graddance.html. Certification Program in Laban Movement Analysis, Stacey Hurst, MA, ADTR, LCPC, GLCMA, coordinator.

JOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY
12 Altarinda Road, Orinda, CA 94563.
Telephone: 510-254-0200.
Graduate Psychology Department. Contact: Rhonda James.

MARYLHURST COLLEGE (UC)
PO Box 201, Marylhurst, Oregon 97036.
Telephone: 503/699-6244 or 503/636-8141, Ext. 381.
Art Therapy Department. Maria Brignola Lee, MCAT, ADTR., NCC.

PRATT INSTITUTE
Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program.
East 3, 200 Willoughby Avenue,
Brooklyn NY 11205
Telephone: 718/636-3428
E-mail: jwittig@pratt.edu
Web: www.pratt.edu/ad/ather
Department Chairperson: Laurel Thompson, MPS, LCAT, ADTR, ATR-BC.
Dance Therapy Program Director: Joan Wittig, MS, LCAT, ADTR
Department also offers 3 Year Spring/Summer Intensive program for Distance Learners
Also Alternate Route 32 Credit Program Option: This unique 32-credit certificate program is for the professional who has already earned a master’s degree in the mental health field. The curriculum fulfills the majority of requirements for the DTR credential and is completed over two academic years.




B. POST GRADUATE INSTITUTES - (PGI)


CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT
P.O. Box 18264,
Boulder, CO 80308.
E-mail: zoe1815@aol.com
Training Program in Authentic Movement. Director: Zoe Avstreih, MS, ADTR.

THE CENTER FOR AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT
School of Continuing Education, Naropa University.
909 14th Street,
Boulder, CO 80302
Telephone: 303/245-4800 or 1/800/603-3117
E-Mail: zoe@naropa.edu
Web: www.naropa.edu/movement

DANCE THERAPY INSTITUTE OF PRINCETON
30l North Harrison Street, Bldg. B, Suite 193,
Princeton, NJ 08540
Telephone: 609/924-3520, 818/783-3630
Fax: 818/783-3630
Marcia B. Leventhal, PhD, CMA, Director.

KINECTIONS (AR, GC, PGI, I)
at Imagine Square - 718 University Avenue
Rochester, NY 14607
Telephone: 585-473-5050
Fax: 585-442-8499
E-Mail: kinectionsinfo@kinections.com
Web: www.kinections.com 
Danielle Fraenkel, PhD, ADTR, NCC, LCAT, LMHC


THE MOVING CENTER (AR)
7317 23rd Avenue NE,
Seattle WA 98115
Telephone: 206/528-0245 or 206/522-6279
A course of study toward the Use of Movement In Psychotherapy. Martha A. Hines, MS, ADTR, Program Director.

THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE COUNSELING & DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY STUDIES
6 North Point Court
Greensboro, NC 27408
336/545-1020, x8
Fax 336/545-8090
larmeniox@triad.rr.com

Leslie Armeniox, PhD, LPC, ADTR. A two and one-half year sequential program of all dance/movement therapy and movement observation courses required for alternate route training. Courses are offered in on-site weekend and one-week intensive formats. Creative Arts in Counseling. Supervision and Internship placements available. 
Spring 2008 course offerings: DMT Theory II; Advanced DMT; Advanced Group DMT; & Supervision
Summer 2008 course offerings: Movement Observation; DMT Theory III; Creative Arts in Counseling and Psychotherapy Institute; & Supervision.


 C. ALTERNATE ROUTE COURSEWORK (TAUGHT BY AN ADTR) - (AR)

TWO-WEEK ADVANCED WINTER INTENSIVE DANCE THERAPY COURSE .
DEC 27 - 31 2007 & JAN 2 - 6, 2008. 60 contact hours, 4 credit hours in Advanced Dance Therapy Theory and Skills, Group Process,Movement Observation,Case studies, Private practice, and Research methodology. Course will include a day with Joan Lewin,MA,ADTR , and New Year's Eve at the ballet in NYC. 
Contact: Dance Therapy Courses,Linni Deihl, Director, Box 743,Quogue,NY.11959.Telephone: 631-653-8750
E-mail: LinniADTR@aol.com .Director: Linni Deihl,ADTR, MEd,LCAT

ANNUAL JUNE TWO-WEEK INTENSIVE DANCE THERAPY COURSE. 
June 2-13, 2008. 60 contact hours,
4 credit hours in Dance Therapy Theory and Skills,
Group Process and Movement Observation.

Contact: Dance Therapy Courses, Linni Deihl, Director, Box 743 Quogue, NY11959.
Telephone: 631-653-8750.
E-mail: linniadtr@aol.com. Director: Linni Deihl, MEd, ADTR


ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY offered through Dance, Social Work Departments and Extended Education,
Course held at: Bodyworks Studio,
Center for Creative Therapies,
Arts & Wellness, l80l S. Jen Tilly Lane, B-8,
Tempe, AZ 85281
Telephone: (ASU) 480/965-5029
Wendy E. Waxman, MA, ADTR (Instructor) 480/894-2090
www.Bodyworks-Studio.com , or e-mail wewdance@juno.com

CENTER for MOVEMENT EDUCATION and RESEARCH (CMER),
Los Angeles, CA
Alternate Route Training Program in Dance/Movement Therapy with Loyola Marymount University. Selected courses also offered.
CMER Director of Dance/Movement Therapy: Pamela Fairweather, ADTR, NCC p.fairweather@sbcglobal.net
 
Application and Registration Information:
CMER Director/Founder: Judy Gantz, MA, CMA
Phone: (310) 477-9535
 
TRAINING IN THE KESTENBERG MOVEMENT PROFILE
Lehigh Valley
, PA
Telephone: 610-417-0831 
Email: suzannehastie@aol.com
Suzanne C. Hastie, MA, ADTR, NCC, LPC
Educational KMP Posters also available for purchase

HARKNESS DANCE CENTER
of the 92nd Street YMHA-YWHA
Dance Education Laboratory (DEL) Dance/Movement Therapy Courses
Graduate and undergraduate credit available through Empire State College 
1395 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10128
Telephone: 212-415-5555
Email: RCelichowska@92y.org
Dr. Miriam Roskin Berger, ADTR
Patricia Capello, MA, ADTR
Renata Celichowska, Director, Harkness Center.

KINECTIONS (AR, GC, PGI, I)
718 University Avenue

Rochester, NY 14607
Telephone: 585/473-5050
Fax: 585/442-8499
E-Mail: info@kinections.com
Web: www.kinections.com
Danielle Fraenkel, PhD, ADTR, NCC, LPC.

PRATT INSTITUTE
Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Program.
East 3, 200 Willoughby Avenue,
Brooklyn NY 11205
Telephone: 718/636-3428
E-mail: jwittig@pratt.edu
Web: www.pratt.edu/ad/ather
Department Chairperson: Laurel Thompson, MPS, LCAT, ADTR, ATR-BC.
Dance Therapy Program Director: Joan Wittig, MS, LCAT, ADTR
Department also offers 3 Year Spring/Summer Intensive program for Distance Learners
Also Alternate Route 32 Credit Program Option:  This unique 32-credit certificate program is for the professional who has already earned a master’s degree in the mental health field. The curriculum fulfills the majority of requirements for the DTR credential and is completed over two academic years.



THE CENTER FOR CREATIVE COUNSELING & DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY STUDIES
3707-D West Market
St., Greensboro, NC, 27403.
Telephone: 336.294.0902
Fax: 336.323.1615

email: Larmeniox@triad.rr.com.
Leslie Armeniox, PhD, LPC, NCC,
A two and one-half year sequential program of all dance/movement therapy and movement observation courses required for alternate route training. Annual Week-long Intensive courses in Dance Movement Therapy and Creative Arts in Counseling. Supervision and Internship placements available.

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Telephone: 612-925-5277
email: loebx001@umn.edu
Contact
Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb
Courses that qualify for alternate route including: Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy (Approved for Alternate Route credit and can be taken at the graduate level) and Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis.

WESLEY INSTITUTE
Dance/Movement Training in Canada & Australia
Telephone 00-11-61-2-9819-8888
CANADA email: admissions@wesleydancetherapy.ca
Website: www.wesleyinstitute.edu.au
Courses: Dance
Program Coordinator: Laurel Bridges, MA, ADTR, MA Couns Psych
Instructors: Laurel Bridges, ADTR, JoAnn Hammond-Meiers, PhD, ADTR, CPsych
Sandra Lauffenburger, CMA, MSc. Dip(psych) Dip(DMTher)
Next courses will be offered in 2006. No courses in 2005.
Offering intensive graduate level DMT courses in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA in January 2006 and in
CALGARY, CANADA in July 2006.
Courses provided have been approved by the American Dance Therapy Association as meeting requirements for Alternate Route DTR Credential.




Undergraduate Dance/Movement Therapy Coursework

These courses help students evaluate their interest in dance/movement therapy and may serve as prerequisites for graduate study.

BROOKDALE COMMUNITY COLLEGE 765 Newman Springs Road, Lincroft, NJ 07738. Telephone 732/291-0379. Creative Arts in Therapy. Instructor: Elaine M. Egidio, MCAT, ADTR.

GOUCHER COLLEGE Dulaney Valley Road, Towson, MD 21204. Telephone: 410/337-6390. Dance Department. Diana A. Brooks, MA, ADTR.

MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE 2900 Purchase, Purchase, New York 10577. Telephone: 914/323-5458. Theater and Dance Department. Introduction to Dance Therapy. Chair: Michael Posnick. Instructor: Nana Koch, EdD, ADTR.

MARYMOUNT COLLEGE Tarrytown, NY 10591. Telephone: 914/631-3200. E-mail: dilthey@mmc.marymt.edu . Director of the Music Program: Michael Dilthey, M.M. Undergraduate Course offering "Introduction to the Creative Arts Therapies" is offered Bi-annually. Instructor: To Be Determined.

NAROPA UNIVERSITY. 2130 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 83002-6697. Telephone: 303/245-4845 and 800/772-6951; FAX: 303/245-4827; Web: www.naropa.edu . B.A. Program Director, Diane Bartko, MA, ADTR, LPC.

QUEENS COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, Flushing, New York, Department of Drama, Theatre and Dance, Program Chair: Professor Charles Repole. Telephone: 718.997.3090. Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy, Instructor: Eleanor M. DiPalma, Ph.D., ADTR, NCC, LCAT

RED ROCKS COMMUNITY COLLEGE Holistic Nursing Program, 13300 West Sixth Avenue, Lakewood, CO 80228. Telephone: 303/988-6160 Ext. 329. Coordinator: Renie Del Ponte. Instructor of Dance Therapy courses: Patricia Mowry Rutter, MS, ADTR, CMA, LPC.

RUSSELL SAGE COLLEGE Troy, NY 12180. Telephone: 518/244-2000, Ext. 4557. Visual and Performing Arts-Creative Arts Therapy. Contact Person: Marion Terenzio.

UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, Philadelphia, PA. Department of Dance Program Chair: Susan Glazer. Telephone: 215/875-2269. Introduction to Dance/Movement Therapy, Instructor: Elise Billock Tropea, MCAT, ADTR.

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706. Telephone 608/262-1691. (Dance Department); Rena Kornblum (office) (608) 262-1592. Introduction to Dance Therapy Course. Rena Kornblum, MCAT, ADTR.

International Programs

 

ART THERAPY ITALIANA (AR, PGI) Via Barberia 13, Bologna, Italy 40123. Telephone: (0)51-226043, (0)51-6490767. Fax: (0)51-226043. Four year training program, Dance/Movement Therapy Dept. Dr. Rosa Maria Govoni, ADTR.

ARTS INSTITUTE PROJECT IN ISRAEL P.O.Box 8178, Netanya South, Israel 42160. Telephone: 011-972-9-8656501. Training Program in Dance and Expressive Therapy. Contact: Tali Mor, Director.

AUTONHOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA Master and Postgraduate Degree in DMT Coordination: Heidrum Panhofer, Assumpta RatAcs Edifici d'Estudiants (R) PlaAa CAvica Campus de Bellaterra Phone number: 93 581 2990 Fax: 93 581 3099 master.dmt@uab.es

BRECHA ENERGIA MOVIMIENTO CAMBIO Quesada 3470. (1430) Buenos Aires, Argentina. Telephone: 541/542-4623; Fax 541/542-4857; Email: dfischman@brecha.com.ar.  DMT Argentina Training Program includes ADTR. trainers. Advisors: Sharon Chaiklin, ADTR. and Fran Levy, ADTR. Director: Diana Fischman.

DITAT; DEUTSCHES INSTITUT FUR TIEFENPSYCHOLOGISCHE TANZTHERAPIE UND AUSDRUCKSTHERAPIE. (AR, GC, PGI, UC) (AR, GC, PGI, UC). Rikestr. 103, 53225 Bonn, Germany. Telephone 49 228 46 7900. Fax: 0049 228 460679. E-mail: DITAT@t-online.de.  Sabine Trautmann-Voight, PhD, ADTR, Coordinator.

EUROPEAN SOCIETY FOR AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT (AR) Leitzachstrasse 14, 81547 Munich, Germany. Telephone: (089) 6908765. Fax: (089)6908765. Angela Fischlein-Rupp, MS, ADTR.

IBA-AUSTRIA, SWITZERLAND AND GERMANY (AR, GC, PGI) Wurttembergerstr. 21, 4813 Altmunster, Austria. Telephone: 0043 7612 88672. Coordinator: B. Millonig. Instructor: Elaine Siegel, PhD, ADTR.

INSTITUE OF MOVEMENT ANALYSIS (IBA) Obermattstrasse 2, CH-4464 Maisprach, Switzerland, Cary Rick, ADTR, email karelr@mac.com

InTAT 1070 Vienna, Kaiserstr. 6/2. Telephone: 0043 / 1 /523 50 99. Fax: 0043 / 1 / 523 50 99. E-mail: elisa.g@spur-wien.co.at.  Training in Dance Therapy. Instructors: Dr. Rosa Maria Govoni, ADTR, Maria Luise Oberem, ADTR.

INTERNATIONAL DANCE THERAPY INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA (PGI) Contact: Liz Loughlin, 9 North Terrace, Clifton Hill, 3068, Victoria, Australia, Telephone:61-3-9482 9312 or e-mail at danska@smart.net.au

KIBBUTZIM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 149 Namir, Tel Aviv 62507, Israel. College: 03 6902345; Home: 0364l2766; Fax: 03 6997937. E-mail: einya@mofet.macam98.ac.it.  The Creative-Expressive Therapies Training Center. Coordinator: Yael Barkai, ADTR.

LA TROBE UNIVERSITY (GDP, UC) Graduate School of Education, Bundoora, Victoria 3083 Australia. Telephone: 61-3-94792525. Masters Degree, Creative Arts Therapy; Dance Therapy. Dr. Warren Lett/Marcia Leventhal, PhD, ADTR.

QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH21 6U, M.Sc. in Dance Momement Psychotherapy*, http://www.qmu.ac.uk/at/dance_movement_psychotherapy.htm. Contact: +44 131 474 0000 or admissions@qmu.ac.uk (*subject to validation/accreditation).

RMIT UNIVERSITY, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA. Dance therapy studies as part of the Graduate Diploma in Visual and Performing Arts. Two-year part-time post-graduate program. Offers articulation to Master of Education or Master of Creative Arts Therapies. Contact: Program Manager: Associate Professor David Forrest, email: david.forrest@rmit.edu.au , tel. 61 (03)9925 7831. Postal Address: P. O. Box 71, Bundoora, Victoria 3083, Australia.

ROTTERDAM DANCE ACADEMY (AR) Rotterdam Dance Academy: Department of Codarts, University of Professional Arts Education , Kruisplein 26. 3012 CC Rotterdam, The Netherlands.Tel: +31 (0)10 2171100 website www.codarts.nl The Postgraduate Programme in Dance Therapy is a 2 year part time programme taught in English. Coordinator: Drs Annelies Schrijnen- van Gastel.

UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA, SPAIN Master en Terapia a traves del Movimiento y la Danza (DMT), 113, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. Dra. Hilda Wengrower, mshilda@mscc.huji.ac.il, www.i13.ub.edu/oferta/masterdanza/pdf/curs_es.pdf

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DANCE, STOCKHOLM Box 27043; 10257 Stockholm, Sweden. Telephone: Sweden 08-4590534. Fax: 08-4590510. E-mail: erna.gronlund@danshogskolan.se  Dance/Movement Therapy Department. Erna Gronlund, PhD, ADTR.

WESLEY INSTITUTE
Dance/Movement Training in Canada & Australia
Telephone 00-11-61-2-9819-8888
CANADA email: admissions@wesleydancetherapy.ca
Website: www.wesleyinstitute.edu.au
Courses: Dance
Program Coordinator: Laurel Bridges, MA, ADTR, MA Couns Psych
Instructors: Laurel Bridges, ADTR, JoAnn Hammond-Meiers, PhD, ADTR, CPsych
Sandra Lauffenburger, CMA, MSc. Dip(psych) Dip(DMTher)
Next courses will be offered in 2006. No courses in 2005.
Offering intensive graduate level DMT courses in SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA in January 2006 and in
CALGARY, CANADA in July 2006.
Courses provided have been approved by the American Dance Therapy Association as meeting requirements for Alternate Route DTR Credential.

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