Schedule of Courses

• Alternate Route Practitioner Courses

• LivingDance~LivingMusic (LDLM) Practitioner Courses

• Two pathways to LDLM Certification: Teacher or Therapist

• Continuing Education

SUMMER 2025

Kinesiology 1 (1.6 credits, 21 hours) {1}

Instructor Karolkina Bryl, Ph.D., R.-DMT, CMA, RSMT
Online via ZOOM Mondays, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
August 4, 11, 18, 25, September 8, 15, 29, October 13, 20, 27: November 3, 10

Dance/Movement Therapy Theory, Method and Experience: Where Dance is the Star and Psychology the Supporting Actor (3 credits, 45 hours) {1, 2, 3}

Instructor Danielle Fraenkel Ph.D., LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT CGP
Online via ZOOM Thursdays, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM EDT
Tuesday August 5, 12, 26; September 9, 16, 30; October 9, 16 23, 30
In-Person at Kinections & Streaming One weekend, TBD by instructor and students.

Autumn 2025

Introduction to Laban Movement Analysis (2 credits, 30 hours) {1}

Instructor Karolkina Bryl, Ph.D., R.-DMT, CMA, RSMT
Online via ZOOM Wednesdays, 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM EDT
September 3, 10, 17, 24; October 1, 8, 16, 22, 29; November 6

Music for the Dance/Movement Therapist (2 credits, 30 hours) {1, 2, 3}

Instructors Danielle Fraenkel Ph.D., LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT CGP & Jeffrey D. Mehr, MA, MLP
Online via ZOOM Tuesdays, 12 noon - 1:30 PM Eastern
Tuesdays, September 9, 2025 - January 13, 2026 (No class September 23, 2025)

SUMMER 2026

Group Processes in LivingDance~LivingMusic (3 credits, 45 hours) {1, 2, 3}

Integrating the Verbal and Nonverbal in Group Therapy (3 credits, 45 hours — may be applied to General Training Group Therapy requirement) {1, 2, 3}

Instructor Danielle Fraenkel Ph.D., LCAT, LMHC, BC-DMT CGP
Saturday, June 27, 2026 — Saturday, July 11, 2026 in Corfu, Greece (You may come for one or two weeks.)
For details write to kinectionsinfo@kinections.com. Type LDLM in Corfu, Greece 2026

More to Come

Advanced Level Courses in LivingDance~LivingMusic

From Theory Building to Case Analysis and Treatment Planning

Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice III: Bridging & Operationalizing Theory

Dance/Movement Therapy Theory and Practice IV: DMT for Children & Adolescents

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Courses meet online unless otherwise noted.
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This class can be applied to the Alternate Route to Certification in Dance/Movement Therapy. was a hybrid course, a class that combined a residential component at Kinections and classes via video conferencing.  The class is now entirely on-line for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic. All the on-line classes are available as podcasts.

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Kinections Creative Arts Therapies is recognized by the New York State Education’s Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0033
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Kinections is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. (ACEP™)  #5767