Belly Dance Teacher Training is here! We are the first state approved Belly Dance Teacher Training school in Wisconsin and are proud to announce our 2007-2008 school schedule!!

Dance for the Soul
Belly Dance Teacher Training with Stefanie Masters C.L.M.T., R.Y.T.

Do you want to become an experienced leader and educator in the Belly Dance and fitness industry? A positive and powerful force in your community? A role model for others?

DFTS is offering extensive education and credentialing, with a 15-month certification program that is state approved, and the first ever of its kind! This training encompasses a holistic look at the Masters Method of Health, Healing and Living™ and how The Dance connects us to all things!

The DFTS, Belly Dance Teacher Training Program will provide the graduate with all the knowledge needed to become a certified Belly Dance instructor, in the Masters Format ™. This program is modular based and includes 194 contact hours with Stefanie Masters, 15 contact hours with Marci Tousey, an Experienced, Registered Yoga Instructor, and 45 allowable non-contact hours of homework.

BDTT10: Introduction to The Masters Format ™/Lecture, DFTS Ethics & Philosophy,
History & Evolution of Dance

BDTT20: Beginning Belly Dance Technique, Building A Personal Practice, Lifestyle, Goal
Setting & Fitness

YTT1: Belly Dance Teacher as Witness with Marci Tousey & Stefanie Masters

BDTT30: Middle Eastern Rhythms, Music Theory, Zills, Drums & Choreography

BDTT40: Body-Mind-Spirit Connection, Healing with Dance & Holistic Health Modalities

BDTT50: Intermediate Belly Dance Technique, Special Populations & Modifications

BDTT60: Teaching Methodology, Class Design, Leadership & Communication

BDTT70: Advanced Belly Dance Technique & Props

BDTT80: Anatomy, Physiology & Fitness Basics for Dance Instructors

CPR10: CPR/AED and First Aid Training for the Professional

BDTT90: Business, Advertising, Review, Practical & Final Evaluation/Public Performance

DFTS Belly Dance teacher training program is a very unique course, in that you will not only focus on the above curriculum but also on your own intense personal growth and healing from within. You will be working on all levels: the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual while using specific healing modalities, The Dance and conscious thought to help facilitate your own personal growth.

DFTS philosophy encompasses the belief that through breath, posture and dance technique we can eliminate negative behaviors and thought patterns. Creating a sense of dignity in the body and mind, leading to self respect, confidence, self love, acceptance, understanding your purpose, feeling connected to your family and community and ultimately leading you to success in all things!

Being a teacher is so much more than understanding how to breakdown a movement, or designing a class structure. A true teacher has the ability to inspire and motivate students to achieve their highest potential in life.

DFTS Mission Statement:

1. To empower our student teachers with knowledge that will promote emotional and physical awareness in themselves and their students, by using The Dance as a holistic form of movement that allows for internal healing by incorporating posture and breath into the body.

2. To produce quality, ethical, and knowledgeable teachers, trained and certified in the Master’s Format ™, and approved by the State of Wisconsin’s Educational Approval Board.

3. To provide a safe environment for all student teachers with which to grow, learn and to help cultivate their own personal and unique style in The Dance.

4. Assist student teachers with developing a personal practice that will lead to a deeper understanding of how The Dance can heal, and take this learning into every day activities to foster a deeper connection with those around them.

5. As an expert in the area of holistic healing through movement and dance, pass this information on to others as an obligation to our community.

If you have questions or would like more information please contact Stefanie Masters at 262-689-1075 or email her at stefanie@dancefothesoul.com

You can also download the DFTS school catalog for full program and modular descriptions, dates, and fees at www.danceforthesoul.com/dftsTT.html

Open registration begins today! To sign up, please fill out an application (located in the back of the school catalog), and mail to Stefanie Masters. Interviews will begin next week on 9/25/2007.

The first module begins on the weekend of Oct. 26th 2007.

Come and visit us at tribes.tribe.net/danceforthesoul

Dave Vajgrt and Stefanie Masters ~ Together at last!

We were wed on September 10th 2006 at the Vajgrt's home and garden in Port Washington, Wisconsin.

It was a blessing to have my mom and dad fly in from Alaska a couple days before the wedding.

Rain, my favorite weather blessed our reception, and yes, I was barefoot for the ceremony, and wore a bindi on my forehead. For those of you that were able to make it and share our special day with us, thank you for your presence!

Much love - Stefanie

More pictures will be posted in the tribe.net photo album.

Go to www.danceforthesoul.com

Check out classes, local events and up to date news about workshops that Stefanie teaches in Sheboygan, Milwaukee, Port Washington, West Bend and Hustiford. Please keep checking back as the website is updated often to include new photos, video clips and information. Stefanie's new performance dvd ~ Dance For The Soul, Volume I ~ Will be released soon! Keep checking back for more details!

Stefanie is a professional Belly Dancer and instructor. She has studied Middle Eastern dance since 1998 and provides instruction for beginning through professional level dancers. Her true passion lies in sharing and teaching The Dance to other women. By teaching self-confidence through posture, breath and technique, she helps women realize the beauty and power they hold within themselves. With Stefanie’s immense background in holistic studies she helps others to facilitate healing and self-growth in a very safe and supportive environment as she combines both healing techniques and the power of movement through The Dance. Stefanie’s philosophy is “The Dance will always bring us back to the heart.”

An Award-Winning Belly Dance performer and a true embodiment of the dance, Stefanie comes to us from Anchorage, Alaska where she has shared the dance with many women. Featured in Time Magazine and the Wall Street Journal, Stefanie is a much sought after professional performer and instructor.

Stefanie also offers Birthing Doula services, professional Massage Therapy and packages along with Prenatal Fitness through Yoga and Dance to keep you healthy and happy through out your pregnancy. Postnatal services are also available. She offers fitness counseling and well as lifestyle management and coaching. In all of her classes and private sessions, Stefanie focuses on releasing negative patterns in the body and mind, to bring about internal healing.