Here is a list of the Professional Development events the DTAA has hosted in past years.
DTAA Victoria Branch Gathering 2025
Date: Sunday 23 November 2025
2.00pm to 4.00pm
Presented by: DTAA
Location: OLA Fitness Studio, 2/16 Charlton Avenue, Cheltenham VIC
The DTAA cordially invites DTAA members in Victoria or around the area of Melbourne to meet for a facilitated opportunity to move, reflect, share and connect. We also welcome practising DMTs who are not currently DTAA members, DMT students, those considering training to become a dance movement therapist and those who would like to know more about dance movement therapy. We aim to connect with one another through movements, get to know each other and discuss how we can step into the light as a profession. |
2 Day Workshop-Trauma, The Body and DMT Part 2: Immersion in the Middle Phase of Therapy
Date: Saturday 22 November 2025 / Sunday 23 November 2025
9.30am to 5.00pm
Presented by: Bonnie Meekums
Location: University of Auckland City Campus
Dr. Bonnie Meekums is back in Auckland for Part 2 of her Trauma, The Body and DMT workshop series. Qualified Dance Movement Therapists, Creative Arts Therapists and advanced students of DMT who have either previously attended one of Bonnie’s workshops about trauma, or can demonstrate they have covered a similar syllabus, are invited to join us. Together, we will deepen our knowledge of both the theory and practice of working with trauma.
Supervision of Supervisors: For Supervisors of Embodied Practice, including DMT
Date: Friday 21 November 2025 1.00pm – 4.00pm
Presented by: Bonnie Meekums
Location: University of Auckland City Campus
Supervisors of embodied practices have distinct pressures and little chance to explore these issues in their own movement practice. Dr. Bonnie Meekums has kindly offered to create a safe, nurturing space during her visit to Auckland in which clinical supervisors can consider, through moving, witnessing and reflecting, the impact of their work on their bodymind. Numbers are limited. |
The HeArt of Belonging: Polyvagal-Informed DMT for Resilience & Empowerment
Date: Saturday 2 August 2025 / Sunday 3 August 2025
9.30am to 4.30pm
Presented by: Dr Amber Elizabeth Lynn Gray
Location: Jack Dyer Community Room
Corner Gleadell & Highett Sts Richmond 3121 Melbourne/Naarm
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn about Polyvagal-informed somatic and dance/movement therapy from its co-originator. This two-day workshop will offer a balance of theory and practice and so, participants will be able to integrate the work immediately.
Suitable for: Psychotherapists, Dance movement therapists and somatic practitioners, students of Creative Arts Therapy, Dance Movement Therapy and mental health professions.
DTAA South Australia Regional Gathering 2025
Date: Saturday 19 July 2025 – 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Presented by: Workplace Development Committee (WDC)
Location: Claire Sander School of Dance, Prospect SA
The DTAA cordially invites DTAA members from Adelaide and surrounding areas to join us for a facilitated opportunity to move, reflect, share and connect. Also welcome are practising DMTs who are not currently DTAA members, DMT students, those considering training to become a dance movement therapist and those who would like to know more about dance movement therapy. We aim to connect with one another through movements, get to know each other and discuss how we can grow together as a DMT community in SA. We also discuss what DTAA is up to (including the NDIS situations), what future projects the DTAA is planning. This is an official get-together for the first time in SA organised by the DTAA. We aim to hold gatherings at least twice a year so that we stay connected and keep dancing together!
DTAA Student Seminar 2025
Dates: Sunday 6 July 2025 – 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Presented by: Workplace Development Committee (WDC)
Location: On Line Via Zoom
As the peak professional body representing Registered Dance movement therapists (Dmts) across Australasia, the DTAA is committed to upholding high professional standards and promoting ethical practice in the field of Dance Movement Therapy.
This seminar aims to introduce students and emerging Dmts to the DTAA’s values and mission, as well as to introduce DTAA committees, available supports, and membership benefits.
Exploring the Basics of Authentic Movement
Dates: Friday 21 February 2025 – 1:00pm to 8:00pm & Saturday 22 February – 9:30am to 4:30pm AEDT
Presented by: E. Connor Kelly
Location: Jack Dyer Community Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
A two-day, in-person workshop with Connor Kelly where we will explore the fundamentals of Authentic Movement.
In dyads, triads and groups you will explore:
● The powerful roles of mover and witness.
● The developmental trajectory of Authentic Movement.
● Layers of witnessing and cultivating deep presence.
● A deeper understanding of structure in Authentic Movement practice.
CPD pts: 12 CPD Hours, Cat A
Literal and Metaphorical: Exploring the spark of life that started with a movement and a touch
Date: Sunday 23 February 2025 – 9:45am to 5:00pm AEDT
Presented by: Dr. Nana Koch
Location: Jack Dyer Community Hall, Melbourne, Victoria
A 1-day, in-person workshop with Dr Nana Koch on the use of touch in therapeutic settings.
Through practical exercises, theory, group discussion and reflection you will explore:
- The feeling of being touched emotionally.
- Consent in the context of physical touch.
- Ethical considerations for therapists when touch is applied.
- What does it actually mean to be touched and touched by others?
CPD pts: 6 CPD Hours, Cat A
DTAA Aotearoa Branch hui & PD Weekend
Date: 9 & 10 November 2024
Presented by: Brigitte Puls, Lesley Hawkins and Sarah dos Santos
Location: Waimauku and Auckland, in-person only
Description: DTAA Aotearoa Branch is hosting an exciting 2-day Professional Development program and hui on November 9 and 10, 2024, in Waimauku and Auckland, for practising and student Dance Movement Therapists residing/working in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Three presenters will be offering a range of experiential workshops to stimulate your creativity, improve your clinical skills and to reflect on your work with clients.
CPD: Day 1: 6 hrs CPD, Cat A, Day 2: 4 hours CPD, Cat A, 1 hr Cat B (Branch hui)
AGM 2024
Date: 20 October 2024
Presented by: DTAA
Description: 2024 AGM via Zoom, 1-4pm AEDT
CPD pts: 3 hrs CPD, Cat B
Understanding Sensory and Movement Differences in Children and Adults with Autism/Neurodiversity
Date: 19 October 2024
Presented by: Alice Owen, Claire Apelt and Brotherhood of the Wordless
Description: Full day, live online workshop, 10am-4.30pm AEDT
CPD pts: 5.5 hrs CPD, Cat A
Bringing Creativity, Dance and the Arts into Therapy: an embodied, imaginative approach to working with children
Date: 14 July 2024
Presented by: Takeshi Matsumoto
Description: Full day, in-person workshop, 9.30am-4.30pm in Sydney
CPD pts: 6 hrs CPD, Cat A
A psychomotor approach to expressive movement: as influenced by the work of Alfred Adler and Mary Wigman
Date: 7 April 2024
Presented by: Dr. Nana Koch
Description: Full day, in-person workshop, 9.30am-5pm
CPD pts: 6 hrs CPD, Cat A
Group Supervision Session 1 or 2
Date: 6 April 2024
Presented by: Dr. Nana Koch
Description: 2-hour group supervision, 1-3pm, 3.30-5.50pm
Supervision hrs: 2 hrs Group SV
Dance Performance in Rushcutters Bay – 2 x full-days, in-person workshop and performance
Date: 11-12 November 2023
Presented by: Marylee Hardenbergh
CPD pts: 12 hrs CPD, Cat A
Creating Community-based Therapeutic Aspects of the 3 Planes – a full-day, online workshop
Date: 28 October 2023
Presented by: Marylee Hardenbergh
CPD pts: 6 hrs CPD, Cat A
DTAA Student Seminar 2023, a one-hour online seminar and discussion
Date: 10 September 2023
Presented by: DTAA Workplace Development Committee
The Legacy of Marian Chace: how dance movement therapy group process and group development come together in the service of patients’ needs – a full day, in-person workshop.
Date: 23 April 2023
Presented by: Dr. Nana Koch