unstructured mentorship program

Unstructured Mentorship program

Program start Fall 2024: Application deadline September 20, 2024

This small group mentorship program is a hands-on 10-week program that includes 3 private sessions (20 hours total) that meets once a week and optional home work assignments. It’s a program for movement instructors, teachers, and facilitators who wish to include prompt-based movement exploration into their own work.

The Unstructured Mentorship program accepts up to 5 participants at a time to ensure maximum personal guidance during in-class practice and private sessions. This allows participants to learn how to safely and effectively guide movement exploration. Participants are required to attend at least 95% of the group sessions, as the program relies heavily on group feedback and discussions. Each week includes a short lecture on a specific topic, followed by hands-on facilitation practice with the group.

Program Objective

The Unstructured method is a skill-focused mentorship program designed to be adaptable to various movement modalities practiced by participants. The goal of this program is to provide tools and practice skills that will allow participants to build confidence by experience in facilitating prompt-based movement exploration in a way that’s safe and authentic.

Note: This program does not certify participants to teach or facilitate Unstructured classes, workshops, or programs, nor does it provide a one-size-fits-all instruction on how to teach.

What you’ll learn

skills applicable to enrich your students experience, space & community

Program Overview

  • Learn to use prompts effectively and develop prompt progression.

  • Practice foundational coaching skills.

  • Gain a deeper understanding of the body.

  • Identify roles and group dynamics.

  • Develop basic somatic awareness, activation, and resourcing.

  • Center BIPOC and other underrepresented bodies.

  • Create language that supports both individual and communal experiences.

  • Acknowledge the impact of history, culture, and social psychology.

  • Create space that aligns with the experience of you and your community.

Who is this program for?

  • Must be familiar with the Unstructured method (i.e. taken a class online/in-person, participated in intensives or workshop)

  • Facilitators, instructors, teachers who wish to include prompt-based movement in their own work (pole, yoga, free dance, expressive dance, dance improvisation, artistic movement coaching, etc.)*

  • Have a personal movement practice

  • Be curious about bodymind movement connection

  • Commit to 95% of group sessions and 3 private sessions

*Participants don’t need to be established movement instructors. It’s okay if you’ve taken a few teacher trainings or certifications in pole, dance, floor, yoga, etc., but aren’t currently running your own classes, or if you're on a break to explore new ways to use your movement and dance knowledge. However, you must have a personal movement practice whatever that looks like for you.

Program Details

  • Start: Early October 2024 (date TBD)

  • 20 hours total: 10 weekly sessions: 1h 45min (105min) + 3 private sessions x 45 min

  • 3-5 participants accepted based on application

How to apply

  • Sessions are held live via Zoom

  • Written material and resources

  • Investment: Sliding scale $500-$650**

** This mentorship program offers a sliding scale payment $500-$650, based on your finances and inspired by various sources. Please take a moment to decide what amount feels right for you. If you can afford to pay more, please know that it helps cover the cost for someone who can pay less. When thinking about financial situation, I invite you to consider both your current and future situation such your access to education, resources, and financial wealth in comparison to other people around you and in the world. For instance: the ways you’re able to earn a future income, if you might receive an inheritance, have savings, own property, etc. I trust you to decide what you can afford.

Payments are done via Venmo, PayPal or Zelle. Payment plan available.

Please fill out the form below to help me understand how this program can benefit you and how I can best support your work.

Participants are selected based on how well the Unstructured Mentorship program aligns with their experience, practice, and vision, whether they are new to teaching or have prior experience.

If you have questions or would like to book a 15-minute free consultation to find out if this program is for you, please contact me.

Application deadline: Friday, September 20, 2024.