Certificate Programs
Utah Summer Intensive Program Starts 2012
The Utah summer certification program dates have been finalized. IMS is accepting applications now. Applications must be post-marked by May 1, 2012. More Info
Certificate Programs in Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies are graduate level programs, which provide a comprehensive study of movement and its meaning. As a participant in these programs you will gain a deeper understanding of the structural, functional and expressive aspects of human movement. Through a rich variety of movement experiences you will become more coordinated and dynamic as a mover. As an observer of movement, you will refine your eye and kinesthetic empathy to discern how movement is revealing patterns of behavior and cultural and aesthetic style. The programs are appropriate for individuals in any field that uses the practice, observation or assessment of movement, skills development, re-education or therapy. Professional dance or movement training is not required, but experience in movement and a willingness to learn through movement is important.
A number of different program formats are available. The curriculum for all programs is the same, and the certification earned of Certified Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA) is the same. All IMS Certificate Programs prepare the participant to apply to the International Somatic Movement Educators and Therapists Association (ISMETA) for the designation of Registered Somatic Movement Educator/Therapist.
As a student in this program you are encouraged to explore and manifest what is personally meaningful to you. Many graduates have stated that the IMS programs enhance creativity, personal and professional growth and integration. These programs are engaging, fun, transformative and profoundly enlivening.
Students work independently on assigned projects during the interim periods and produce an Application Project integrating Laban/Bartenieff Movement Studies theories in a field of personal interest. Each student is assigned a faculty mentor for personal consultation and support during the program.
Faculty
- Janice Meaden (Core Faculty)
- Peggy Hackney (Core Faculty)
- Ed Groff (Core Faculty)
- Brenton Cheng
The IMS Certification Program contains the following curriculum:
Laban Movement Analysis Theory:
Rudolf Laban's theories of Body, Effort, Shape and Space including the symbol systems used for recording in each of these content areas.
Bartenieff Fundamentals & Developmental Movement:
Irmgard Bartenieff's system of body re-education based on neurological developmental movement patterning and physical therapy. Content includes daily experiential classes in efficient movement patterning.
Touch for Movement Repatterning:
Developing the art and skills of therapeutic touch. Content addresses the ethical understandings of using touch as an inroad to movement training, education and movement therapy.
Observation:
Methods and techniques for accurately analyzing movement and recording it in symbols. Observation and Notation skills are practiced watching video, in class movement, and actual life situations.
Seminar in Movement Studies:
Understanding the larger field of Movement Studies and application areas within the field. Seminars provide an historical context for the Laban/Bartenieff work including key ideas and core values of the system. Content includes the reading and discussion of primary and secondary resources to become acquainted with the major developers of the work. The methodologies used in the course encourage critical thinking to evoke intellectual questions concerning the larger issues related to human movement.
Community Gathering and Movement Choir:
Collaborative use of Laban's approach to creating community movement events. We use this time as an opportunity to discuss and explore in movement issues that need to be addressed on a group level. The group learns about the diversity of needs and interests while individuals practice and come to appreciate a variety of leadership styles and formats.
Advising and Student Feedback:
Provides participants with constructive awareness in the comprehension, manifestation and integration of the material. The participant receives one to one and group advising sessions, in classroom coaching, feedback on written and movement work and assessment on all projects and final exams. In addition to movement and written evaluation each session, students work independently on assigned projects during the Interim periods and produce a Final Application Project applying IMS theories in a field of personal interest. Along with the Final Application Project, a final written and movement exam serve as culminating and integrative events.