7 Hour Live Training (Prerequisite - None)
Geared for all professionals who work with expectant and new parents. Open to everyone. No experience is necessary.

A LIVE interactive experience learning these Dancing For Birth™ techniques and more:

• “Birth I.N.S.T.I.N.C.T.S” to shorten labor and reduce C-sections

• Body movements and positions to facilitate birth and which should be avoided

• “Powerful Woman” to open the pelvic outlet as much as double for ease of birth

• “Mighty Mama” to avoid and resolve shoulder dystocia

• “Birthing Woman Reflex”  for spontaneous pushing

•  Advanced Rebozo techniques for comfort and labor progress

• “Harnessing Gravity” for Optimal Fetal Positioning and turning Breech

• “Dilation Gyration” and many more signature Dancing For Birth™ moves

• Middle Eastern and African dance, adapted for prenatal, birth, and postnatal

For aspiring Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructors, both Level 1 and Level 2 are required and must be taken within six months of each other or as a combined Level 1-2 Training.

Included with Training fee:

• DFB Training e-Manual (Level 1)

• 7 Contact Hours

• Certificate of Completion

• Birth Pro Listing for six months

• DFB Private FB Group Membership

• ‘Dancing For Birth™ Professionally Trained’ Seal for your Website

Scope:
Those who attend the training in full will receive the designation “DFB Professionally Trained.” This designation does not expire. With this designation, you are permitted to use the DFB™ birth method, techniques, and philosophy during labor to assist others. You are also permitted to lead an “Intro to Dancing For Birth™” demonstration of up to 15 minutes to introduce individuals or groups in the parent and health care community to the purpose and benefits of DFB™, giving attribution to founder, Stephanie Larson and including the website dancingforbirth.com as a resource for pregnant and new parents to find a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor and for professionals to find a Dancing For Birth™ training. This is the full scope of the designation.

7 Hour Live Training (Prerequisite: Level 1)

Geared for aspiring Dancing For Birth™ Instructors and all birth, health, and wellness professionals. Open to those who have completed Level 1 within the past six months.

An interactive LIVE training building on Level 1 skills, learning how to lead weekly Dancing For Birth™ class, and continuing the path towards Dancing For Birth™ Certification.

• “The Larson Technique” to re-align malpositioned fetus and avoid failure to progress

• “Womb Relaxation” exercise

• “Closing the Bones” and other traditional Rebozo techniques for birth and postpartum

• Health benefits and evidence for utilizing dance and movement

• Prenatal and postpartum cultural traditions

• Choreography and games to engage learners

• Signature DFB™ moves to shorten labor and reduce C-sections

• Creating a celebration/support circle

• Ab and pelvic floor exercises

• Latin and Caribbean dance, adapted for prenatal, birth, and postnatal

For aspiring Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructors, both Level 1 and Level 2 are required. Completing these trainings is Step 1 of the Certification Process.

Included with Training fee:

• DFB Training e-Manual (Level 2) 

• Additional 7 Contact Hours (14 total)

• Certificate of Completion

• Birth Pro Listing for additional six months (12 months total)

• DFB Private FB Group Membership

• ‘Dancing For Birth™ Professionally Trained’ Seal for your Website

• Eligibility to apply for DFB™ Certification

   

Scope: The scope is the same as Level 1, except with Level 2 you are eligible to apply for Certification.

Certification: Dancing For Birth™ Instructor: Those who attend the Level 1 and Level 2 training in full are eligible to apply to become a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor (additional process and fee required). Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructors provide pregnant and new families with ongoing prenatal and postnatal fitness, childbirth and parenting education, and celebration/support circle by leading Dancing For Birth™ class. With this credential, you are licensed to hold group or private classes for pregnant and new parents and their labor partner(s) in person or live online. This certification is also for those who do not plan to lead DFB™ class but would like to demonstrate their advanced skillset by utilizing the Dancing For Birth™ credential “DFB” and designation “Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor.” Certification expires if not renewed. This is the full scope of the certification. 

28 Hour Training (Pre-Requisite: Must be a Certified DFB™ Instructor)

Attendance at this training is by invitation only (submission details below)

This is a four-day training: two days exclusively for aspiring trainers and two days during a live Level 1-2 training.

You’ll Learn to:

• Identify your leadership style

•  Demonstrate and explain the DFB™ Principles and movements

• Turn perceived flaws into strengths

• Feel and guide group dynamics

• Engage learners of every learning style

• Facilitate transformative DFB™ training experiences

All Trainer Trainings are taught by Founder and Master Trainer Stephanie Larson

To be considered for the next Trainer Training, please nominate yourself here. Candidates must be Certified DFB™ Instructors who have actively taught classes for at least one year and submitted student surveys demonstrating excellence as a DFB™ Instructor. Additionally, aspiring Trainers should have experience as a birth professional. 

Certification: Dancing For Birth™ Trainer:
Certified Dancing For Birth™ Trainers lead DFB™ Trainings for aspiring DFB™ Professionals and Certified Instructors, as governed by DFB™ and subject to guidelines and financial arrangements. Please note that leading a DFB™ training, lecture, or other event for the public or professionals without prior authorization from DFB™ headquarters is not permissible, even if it is not called Dancing For Birth™.