WATA – WasserTanzen (WaterDance)
PROVIDER PATH
(For adaptations please see your local Training Institute or your WATA teacher)
WATER CLASSES
PRE-REQUISITE CLASSES
WaterDance Fundamentals, Fluid Presence, Basic Seminar, WATSU® I, Healing Dance or Instructor Approval (one on one teaching)
50 hours
CORE CLASSES
| WaterDance I | 50 hours |
| WaterDance II | 50 hours |
| Demonstration of Mastery (Individual Supervision*) | 2 hours |
| Alltogether: | 152 hours |
(* If a Demonstration of Mastery with a recognized supervisor is not possible, a video demonstration could be arranged)
IF REQUIERED:
| Audit WaterDance I | 50 hours |
| Audit WaterDance II | 50 hours |
| Additional Demonstration(s) of Mastery (after each level) | 2 hours |
| Integration weekend | 16 hours |
Personal Project
Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation Class (CPR)
LAND CLASSES
A or B below:
A. A current approved license/certificate to touch (Massage, Shiatsu etc.) from your State/Country (curriculum must include 50 hours of Process work)
OR
B. If your state/country doesn’t require licensure/certification
| Massage Therapy, Cranial Sacral, Shiatsu etc. | 100 hours |
| Anatomy/Physiology/Pathology | 100 hours |
| Process work (such as Arjana’s Techniques, Shantam’s and Richard’s techniques, Prenatal Journey, Hakomi, Bioenergetics, Non Violent Communication, Trauma Training, Hospice Work, Instructor Approval etc.) | 100 hours |
| Altogether: | 300 hours |
OTHER REQUIREMENTS
A. Give 20 Sessions (recommended 10 at each level of training)
B. Receive 10 Sessions from a WaterDance Provider or Practitioner throughout the training program (including sessions received before & after the training)
Exception:
Candidates may temporarily log received sessions from their peers ONLY if there are no professionals listed on this website (www.wata.world, www.waterdance.world) within a nearby region (4-8 hour driving distance).
This exception is only viable until Providers and Practitioners become available within a reasonable distance. Once a Practitioner becomes available candidates can then log their Professional received sessions.
PRACTITIONER PATH
| Add WaterDance III | 50 hours |
SUMMARY
WATERDANCE PROVIDER
| REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE WITH LICENSE TO TOUCH | (at least 500 hours) |
| Pre-Requisite Classe(s) plus WaterDance I and II and at least one Supervision | (152 hours) |
REQUIREMENTS FOR THOSE WITHOUT LICENSE TO TOUCH
| Additional land classes | (300 hours) |
| WaterDance Providers need to give 20 and receive 10 sessions and complete a WaterDance III within | 3 years |
WATERDANCE PRACTITIONER
| WaterDance Provider plus complete WaterDance III within 3 years | (50 hours) |
Certification training WATA, .pdf file