Dancing For Birth™ Prenatal/Postpartum Class is offered in many countries and many languages. Click Here to view our global class locator and find a class near you. We have virtual and in-person options. Check back to see new classes as they are added. You can also enjoy the home version of our class on DVD and as a digital download.

You can begin taking Dancing For Birth™ Class right away. The sooner you begin attending the better, to support your prenatal fitness, your birth learning and planning, and your baby’s fetal position. Dancing For Birth™ Class is also beneficial during preconception, when you're planning to become pregnant. Whether you are in your first trimester, second trimester, or third trimester, start now. Once your baby is born, he or she is welcome to attend class with you.

It’s not too late. Every weekly class is filled with information and techniques you’ll utilize at your birth, so attend as often as you can before your big day!

Yes! Dancing For Birth class is here to support you on your whole journey, from preconception to postpartum. Whether you're just starting to think about having a baby or you've been struggling with infertility, Dancing For Birth class is beneficial. Read more

Wear clothes that don’t inhibit your freedom of movement. Yoga or athletic style tops and leggings or t-shirts and shorts work well. Throw a flowy skirt on if you want a little something extra. Coin hip scarves are fun and accentuate your movement. We dance with bare feet, so you don’t need any special footwear unless you prefer it.

Yes! We have Partner Days so that your partner can come with you and share in the learning and fun. Your partner could be your significant other, a friend or family member, or an adoptive parent, or intended parent. We recommend bringing the same person to each partner day. Partner Days typically occur once a month.

Dancing For Birth Class doesn't have a start and end date. It takes place weekly to support your entire pregnancy. The benefits for your health, wellbeing, and birth begin at your first class and increase over time, as does your birth preparedness and confidence! Think of it as your new pregnancy lifestyle class.  

Yes! The movements you’ll learn in class strengthen and stabilize your pelvis, which helps to resolve the dysfunction and eliminate the pain. We'll also teach you how to bind your pelvis to minimize pain so you can move your body more comfortably. 

Yes! In DFB class you'll learn our original technique 'The Larson Technique', to change your baby's position yourself. This technique is simple, hands off, and typically flips baby head-down in 30 minutes or less. 

Yes! DFB™ moves are specifically created for pregnancy, including multiples. You'll listen to your body and take it at your own pace. We will help you understand your birthing options, and give guidance as you choose your birth team and birth place, and decide on your birth plan. Always consult with your care provider if you have any concerns about your pregnancy.

If you’re planning to have a VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Cesarean), Dancing For Birth™ Class helps by teaching you how to activate your birth instincts, increase the flow of your birth hormones, move your baby into optimal position, and open your pelvis fully. It also helps you learn how to choose the right birth team, and advocate for your birth plan and your birth rights.

Dancing For Birth™ Class is beneficial whether you’re planning a natural, unmedicated birth, are planning to use medication, or have a scheduled cesarean. It is body-based childbirth education and prenatal fitness in a welcoming space that supports you and your birth plan. You’ll learn natural comfort measures and our holistic childbirth method. If you want a natural birth, this class has a phenomenal track record. In a recent study, 77% of Dancing For Birth™ participants gave birth without an epidural, compared to 29% US national average. 

Many health insurance companies offer partial or full reimbursement for prenatal and postnatal classes such as fitness, childbirth education, birthing, breastfeeding/lactation, and parenting/newborn care. Check with your insurance company to inquire about what they cover, including the relevant CPT or ICD codes.  

Dancing For Birth™ Class includes Prenatal Fitness, Childbirth Education, Lactation Education, and Newborn Care.

Birthing classes are partially eligible for reimbursement with a flexible spending account (FSA), health savings account (HSA) or a health reimbursement arrangement (HRA). Check with your benefits administrator for details.

Yes! Experienced and inexperienced dancers are equally welcome. If you feel like you're dance-challenged, no worries. The moves are simple and the class is only partly dancing. Read about what DFB™ Class includes.

Dancing For Birth™ class doesn’t have a start and end date. It takes place weekly to support you in this new phase of your life. The benefits for your and your baby’s health and wellness start with your first class and increase over time. Think of it as your pregnancy  lifestyle class.

We know that 24 hours can feel like a month when you're a new parent. Being in the community of DFB™ Class is very helpful. You can come to class as early as a few days after giving birth if that feels right to you. Communicate with your care provider if you’re unsure. During your first class postpartum you'll have the opportunity to rest, glow, be celebrated, introduce your baby, and share your birth story. How soon you begin dancing will depend on how you feel. Taking it at your own pace is encouraged. 

Yes! Bring your baby and a sling or wrap, to wear your baby in during class. We can help you decide which one to use and learn how to use it. Babies love the moves and being close to you. Dancing while holding or wearing them helps them develop their balance, coordination, and motor skills. It also stimulates their parasympathetic nervous system, to help them feel calm and safe.

Yes! We help you discover your parenting instincts as well as offer practical information and practice for newborn care and baby care. The information is catered to your baby’s age and stage.

Dancing For Birth™ class doesn’t have a start and end date. It takes place weekly to support you in this new phase of your life. The benefits for your and your baby’s health and wellness start with your first class and increase over time. Think of it as your parenting lifestyle class.

When you attend Dancing For Birth™ class with your baby, there are many benefits for both of you. These include creating a strong bond with your baby, producing feel-good hormones, realigning your joints and ligaments, recovering core strength, stimulating your and your baby’s vestibular, cardiovascular and respiratory systems, and being part of a welcoming community of other parents.

Stress and low levels of social support are some of the risk factors for postpartum depression. In Dancing For Birth™ class you’ll gain social support as well as boost your happy hormones and decrease your stress levels. Dance is well known to positively affect mood and depression. A recent study showed that dance is the most beneficial treatment for depression, outperforming other forms of exercise and outperforming medication.

Yes! We have Partner Days so that your partner can come with you and share in the learning and fun. In the postpartum period, communication and quality time with your partner is vital. Dancing For Birth™ Class is an opportunity to enhance your bond with each other and your baby.

Many health insurance companies offer partial or full reimbursement for prenatal and postnatal classes such as fitness, childbirth education, birthing, breastfeeding/lactation, and parenting/newborn care. Check with your insurance company. We can provide CPT or ICD codes if needed.

Yes! Education for newborn care includes information about feeding options, such as breastfeeding, chestfeeding, pumping, and bottle feeding. Babies are welcome in class, and you'll receive support from your instructor as well as the other parents.

Birth professionals (such as doulas, midwives, nurses, doctors, childbirth educators, administrators) seeking new ways to help their clients/patients have better birth and postpartum experiences; Yoga, dance, and fitness instructors seeking to address the specific needs of pregnant and postpartum participants and expand their offerings; massage and bodyworkers; community building professionals; active birth proponents.

If you have a Passion for Birth, the Courage of a Changemaker, and a Heart for Humanity, Dancing For Birth™ Pro Training is for you. Click Here to find an upcoming training.

Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training is a live, interactive training offered virtually and also in-person, globally. Learn more about training here and find training dates and locations here.

Yes! Experienced and inexperienced dancers are equally welcome. If you feel like you're dance-challenged, no worries! The moves are simple and the training is only partly dancing.

Yes! The training is geared for birth, health and wellness professionals, whether aspiring or experienced. This training is a great way to enter these fields. 

Yes! A replay is provided to virtual Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training registrants who have attended the live virtual training. These recordings are accessible for three months after the training.  

Yes! Dancing For Birth™ is an approved provider of continuing education for professionals who work with pregnant and new families. Most doula, midwife, nurse, and childbirth educator organizations accept our contact hours. They are provided at no additional cost. This nursing continuing professional development activity has been approved by the Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Our signature moves and original techniques are designed to shorten labor, increase comfort, reduce the need for interventions, resolve fetal malposition, increase birth satisfaction, and support breastfeeding and bonding. You can utilize these techniques immediately after the training to support your individual clients during prenatal visits, labor, birth, and postpartum visits.

By attending our Level 1 training, you will learn many of our labor and birth techniques, and be able to utilize them during your clients/patients births to help them have shorter labors, increased comfort, fewer complications, and increased birth satisfaction. You will also be listed on our Birth Pro Locator for six months. Optionally, continue on to our Level 2 training.

If you can dedicate one weekend for training and approximately 8 hours for the certification process, you can become Certified by Dancing For Birth™ and earn the credentials DFB! Attend our 7 hr Level 1 Pro Training, followed by our 7 hr Level 2 Pro Training (within 6 months of completing Level 1), or attend our 14 hr Level 1-2 combined Pro Training. Then complete the self-guided Certification application process within 3 months. Certification is further explained here. 

It's simple to hold DFB™ class at your facility. Contact any of our Certified DFB™ Instructors and make arrangements with them directly. Alternatively, your staff can become Certified Instructors. Facilities pay no licensing fee to Dancing For Birth™.

We'd be happy to schedule a private in-service Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training for your staff. Learn More Here

Thank you for your interest in hosting a Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training. For more details go here.

You may nominate a major city near you to be the location of an upcoming Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training. Currently we are scheduling trainings 6-12 months from now.

If you are an administrator and would like to hold our training at your school for your maternal child health, OB/GYN, midwifery, or nursing students, please go here for more information.

To request a Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training for a pre- or post-conference training, or to request Dancing For Birth™ Founder Stephanie Larson as a keynote speaker at your conference, please contact us.

No, but if you are a doula or want to become a doula, you will benefit by attending. Dancing For Birth Professional Training is a continuing education training for doulas and other birth, health, and wellness professionals such as midwives, nurses, and childbirth educators. It is also a training for people who want to enter the fields of birth or wellness. Our training is for the purpose of learning the Dancing For Birth™ childbirth method, using it to assist families during labor, and optionally, becoming a Certified Dancing For Birth™ Instructor. Dancing For Birth™ contact hours are accepted by many doula organizations towards doula re-certification. To get trained and certified to become a doula, you’ll need to research doula organizations and find a doula training.  

Yes. Please e-mail us to make this request, providing your name and desired training date, and the company’s name, physical address, and person’s name and  e-mail address (to send the invoice). Once your employer has paid on your behalf, we will e-mail you details on how to complete your registration. 

It is possible that your employer may reimburse you for attending Dancing For Birth™ Professional Training, especially if you work with pregnant or postpartum individuals. You may use our reimbursement template to submit your request to your employer.

Yes. We offer a three month payment plan to be paid in full by the week prior to your desired training. To request it, please e-mail us and let us know which training date you’d like to register for.

Yes! We have two Grant Funds. For more information about the BIPOC Grant Fund click here. For more information about the LGBTQIA+ Grant Fund click here

Please consult a tax professional to be sure. Generally, in the United States, businesses can deduct training expenses, and individuals may access a variety of education-related tax provisions.