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School Syllabus

Biodanza Teacher Training

The program consists of the following, over an approximately 3 year period:
• 28 School Weekends taught by the Director of the Dorset School of Biodanza and invited international didactic teachers
• Attendance at at least one Regional Encounter or World Congress
• 1 Minotaur Project (workshop based on the Greek-Roman myth Minotaur. It asks participants to connect with their original instincts and face their fears)
• Participation in a weekly Biodanza group throughout the training
• Facilitating a minimum of 8 Biodanza classes under supervision during the third year
• A "one-on-one" session per year for individual feedback
• Presentation of a thesis at the end of the training summarising the theory and focussing on a topic of interest to you agreed by the Director

Criteria for Admission
- A minimum of 50 hours (20 classes) of Biodanza experience
- Be part of a regular Biodanza group
- A letter explaining the reasons why you want to take the training
- A personal interview with the Director of the School
- Payment of School registration fees of £50 per year 

Rights of IBF Certified Biodanza Teachers
- Use of the name Biodanza - Rolando Toro System and its logo
- Teach Biodanza classes anywhere in the world
- Teach Biodanza classes and workshops in private and public institutions

Topics of the Program
• Defining Biodanza and the Theoretical Model
• The "Vital Unconscious" and the Biocentric Principle
• The "Vivencia"
• Biological Aspects of Biodanza
• Physiological Aspects of Biodanza
• Psychological Aspects of Biodanza
• Mythical and Philosophical Aspects of Biodanza
• Identity and Integration
• Trance and Regression
• Contact and Caresses
• Human Movement
• Vitality
• Sexuality
• Creativity
• Affectivity
• Transcendence
• Mechanisms of Action
• Biodanza Applications and Extensions
• Biodanza and Social Action
• Ars Magna – Biodanza as a Healing Art
• Music in Biodanza
• Methodology I: Musical Semantics
• Methodology II: The Biodanza Session I
• Methodology III: The Biodanza Session II
• Methodology IV: Weekly Groups and Workshops
• Methodology V: The Biodanza Group
• Methodology VI: Individual Evaluation in Biodanza
• Methodology VII: The official list of exercises, instructions and music of Biodanza