Conscious Dance Facilitator

Have you ever attended a conscious dance event and wondered how such a powerful and cohesive sense of community is created? That level of group coherence doesn’t happen by chance. It’s created through the steady attention and committed presence of an embodied facilitator—someone who weaves practical skills with intuitive guidance to lead dancers into the journey, stay present with them throughout, and gently guide them back out again in a way that supports grounding and integration. While this role can appear effortless, the containment and integration of conscious dance begins long before dancers arrive and continues long after they leave, requiring a high level of skill, care, and attunement.

What It Means to Be a Conscious Dance Facilitator

A facilitator holds a dance container with awareness, reverence, and intention. Facilitators support dancers to:

• Move into deeper connection with themselves and others

  
  

• Settle into the present moment and be guided through their somatic experience

• Explore their edges with care and embodiment

• Build inclusive, engaged dance communities

Why This Training Is Different

The Dance The Medicine Facilitator pathway blends practical skills with somatic depth and community connection. You’ll learn how to:

• Create a contained environment with clear guidance that supports somatic integration of emotional, intellectual, and spiritual layers of experience

• Use music intentionally to support movement, theme, and flow

• Facilitate with presence and attunement to group dynamics and shared field

• Integrate embodiment practices across diverse settings, methods, modalities, and belief systems

Being a facilitator is not about being a performer, but about being in service—using dance to support wholeness, belonging, and human connection.

A Journey of Personal & Professional Growth

Through this training, you will:

• Deepen your own embodiment and self-awareness

  
  

• Build confidence and practical facilitation skills

• Practice in live groups and real dance settings

• Join a global network of facilitators and change makers

Whether you are already holding space or envisioning a future as a conscious dance facilitator, this training meets you where you are and supports you in growing into the facilitator you’re meant to be.

Standalone Training or Certification Pathway

The Dance Facilitator Training can be taken as a standalone course for personal and professional development. It is also a core requirement within the Professional DTM Dance Facilitation Certification Pathway for those wishing to pursue deeper training, mentorship, and professional recognition. Learn more about the difference here. 

Training Options

We offer flexible formats to support different learning styles and life circumstances:

• In-Person Trainings Immersive weekly or retreat-style experiences designed to build depth, presence, and community.

• Online Courses Live, interactive modules you can join from anywhere, with group dialogue, embodied practice, and support.

• Self-Led Courses Follow the same curriculum at your own pace if your schedule doesn’t align or travel isn’t possible.

Is This for You?

Participants come from many backgrounds, including dancers, teachers, therapists, wellness practitioners, coaches, and community builders. What unites them is a desire to:

✔ Support somatic interaction with potential for transformation

✔ Create safe and brave dance spaces 

✔ Build embodied community through conscious movement 

✔ Share movement practices with intention and care

Facilitators trained through Dance The Medicine go on to host events, teach classes, co-create gatherings, and support the evolution of conscious dance culture worldwide.

Next Steps

Explore upcoming trainings and choose the format that fits your timing and vision.

Still have questions? Check out our Facilitator Training FAQ!