We welcome your application. For more information see: https://www.dansforhalsa.se/kursinfo-fragor
We welcome your application. For more information see: https://www.dansforhalsa.se/kursinfo-fragor
To take the instructor course, you need to have a basic education in nursing/medicine or pedagogy, be confident in leading groups and have dance experience. Experience of meeting the target group you will be working with is valuable.
Please use the form below to register. Zoom link will be sent out to the specified email address before the event.
Are you a school nurse, counselor or have another key role in recruitment to Dance for Health? Welcome to take part in free digital skills development aimed at you on 7/4 2025. A chance to replenish knowledge and tips and gain access to the tools that have proven to be crucial for successful implementation of Dance for Health.
It is you, the recruiter, who enables Dance for Health's efforts to reach the young people who need it. Your role is important! Both in terms of determining who is eligible (according to the inclusion criteria) and the motivation work over time. Add more understanding of Dance for Health! How do the key factors of the method work and what is good to keep in mind as a recruiter?
CONTENT
Background, research
The basics of the Dance for Health method
The important role of the student health/recruiter
Collaboration and working group
Practical procedures linked to the student health annual wheel
Our top motivational tips
TRAINERS
Frida Ekholm and Mia Nevala, Team Dance for Health.
Frida Ekholm and Mia Nevala both have many years of experience with Dance for Health's method and will during the training highlight important aspects regarding meeting the target group in the dance, student health work, coordination of the effort and the recruitment process, implementation of the method for long-term and the importance of collaboration and routines for equivalence. Participants will learn what is most effective in catching those who need it most and then getting them to continue participating in the dance.
We welcome your registration! Mark your calendar and fill in the form below.
We recommend that you contact the Dance for Health instructors in your city/organization and conduct a practical taster session in conjunction with this event.
(NOTE: this is not an instructor course! If you are interested in an instructor course in the Dance for Health method, read on HERE, and apply for a place HERE.
When this application is submitted to Dans för Hälsa, I agree that the information provided is saved in the participant list. Only administrators in Dans för Hälsa have access to the information in its entirety and they will not be disclosed to another party.
The name & email address entered in this form will be used exclusively for the purpose of administration in Dans för Hälsa and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
You are welcome to use the form below for another upcoming course.
Finally, a course in Örebro again! The course fee, which is SEK 11,700 excl. VAT, includes training materials, inclusion in Dans för Hälsa's generous network (today over 850 trained instructors), access to use Dans för Hälsa's logo*, a place on Dans för Hälsa's map, and a year's account in the instructor portal that offers choreography bank, materials and skills development, incl. boost day. Coffee and lunch are included both days of the course. Course leaders are Frida Ekholm and Mia Nevala.
*= Assuming that the model is followed.
PRELIMINARY SCHEME
Thursday, October 10
08.15 Welcome! The hall is open (Scandic Grand).
08.30 Start! Introduction + Presentation round
09.10 FIKA
09.30 Theory block 1.
- Protective factors for health. Scientific knowledge; mental illness
- Dance project; method, implementation, results, key aspects
- Dance for Health; key factors
- Theory part 1
- Mechanisms of action, part 1
12.00 LUNCH
13.30 Practical workshop 1 (Actic Slottsgatan)
- The key factors of the dance intervention & lesson plan
- Warm-up
- Exercises
- Dance choreography #1
- Touch technique and relaxation
16.00-16.10 Summing up, reflections, end of day 1
Friday 11 October
08.15 Theory block 2 (Scandic Grand)
- Dance for Health, info about instructor forum.
- Theory part 2 & Mechanisms of action part 2.
09.40 Break
10.00 Forts. Theory part 2 + Implementation
11.00 Tips and advice when implementing Dance for Health.
12.00 LUNCH
13.15 Practical workshop 2 (Actic Slottsgatan)
- Tips on setting up the intervention as a whole
- Relaxation techniques, Warm-up, Exercises
- Dance choreography #2, Relaxation
15.30-15.50 Summing up, reflections, course end
Note that these two course days are the foundation, then a follow-up boost day follows within one year (also included in the course price) with theory part, discussion and practical inspiration. Before this day, reflect on your work based on the key factors and implementation aspects. You choose the date of the boost yourself (offered continuously).
Answers to frequently asked questions about the course can be found HERE.
When this application is submitted to Dans för Hälsa, I agree that the information provided is saved in Dans för Hälsa's participant list. Only administrators in Dans för Hälsa have access to the information in its entirety and they will not be disclosed to another party.
The name & email address entered in this form will be used exclusively for the purpose of administration in Dans för Hälsa and will not be made available for any other purpose or to any other party.
To take the course, you need a basic education in nursing/medicine or pedagogy, be confident in leading groups and have dance experience. Experience of meeting the target group you will be working with is valuable.
