WEST COAST DANCE
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  • CURRICULUM
  • UPCOMING COURSES
  • INSTRUCTORS
  • FEES
  • CONTACT

Hana Kamea Kemble

MA, RCC, BC-DMT, CLMA

Hana Kamea Kemble is the founder of the West Coast Dance/Movement Therapy training program, supported by one of her key DMT mentors Kalila Homann in 2012 to begin teaching DMT. Hana has worked as a Mental Health Clinician for over 22 years, in a vast variety of clinical and educational settings.  She currently resides in the mountains of the Chilcotin region of British Columbia, Canada, and acknowledges living and working in the traditional territory of the Tsilhqot’in Nation. Hana goes by the pronouns She/Her. She acknowledges and welcomes students of diverse identities and cultural heritage, and commits to establishing as “relatively safe” an atmosphere of inclusion for teaching as possible.

In addition to working as a Counsellor/Dance Therapist, Hana is also the creator and producer of The Moving Child Films I, II and III (www.themovingchild.com and through Kanopy) and has published a music CD called “Be My Mirror” with songs for moving with children to, which is also available at the film’s website. Hana is passionate about Dance/Movement Therapy, voice, music, and Eco-Psychology. She has been fortunate to have had the opportunity to study with a variety of teachers over the years including original training in Somatic Psychology and Dance/Movement Therapy at Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, trained by Christine Caldwell, Susan Aposhyan, Ryan Kennedy and many others, which was informed too by a Buddhist-inspired positive approach to psychology. Hana’s training honours the complex interconnectivity of the Body-Mind and the value of mindfulness and contemplative, somatic education.

In addition to offering online training through Zoom and other tools, Hana teaches different health professionals in methods and applications of Dance/Movement Therapy (www.westcoastdmt.com).

Hana is a Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist (BC-DMT #1001), Registered Clinical Counsellor (RCC #2390), Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst (CLMA) and Yoga Teacher (RYT200), also specialized in BodyMind Psychotherapy (with work of Susan Aposhyan).  She has also studied and integrated much Vocal training into her work over the years, as well as taken many courses in play therapy, sand-play and other forms of expressive arts.

Hana loves to travel, speaks Spanish, and French, and enjoys presenting workshops for diverse audiences. The Moving Child Films are now being translated into different languages (using subtitles).

http://hanakamea.com, http://themovingchild.com

Upcoming Courses

  • Introduction to DMT I: Basic Theory, Techniques and Methods
  • THE MOVING CHILD Part I and Part II: Dance Movement Therapy for Children and Youth
  • Dance/Movement Therapy for the Adult Journey
  • Group Processes in Dance/Movement Therapy
  • INTRODUCTION TO Dance/Movement Therapy II: Applying Methods with Clinical Populations
  • FILLING THE EMPTY SPACE: Dance/Movement Therapy for the Treatment of Eating Disorders
  • MOVEMENT OBSERVATION AND ANALYSIS LEVEL II
  • Human Movement Analysis and Observation: Level I

Our Instructors

Tannis Hugill
Hana Kamea Kemble
Kalila Homann
Amber Elizabeth Gray
Janet Kaylo

Questions?

Please call 604 781 6040 if you have any questions.  We endeavour to return all phone calls within one week. Thank you.

Dance Movement Therapy (DMT)

Professional Training for counsellors, social workers, psychologists and other mental health professionals. We also welcome other somatic & movement therapy and educational professionals with some background or personal experience in counselling psychology.

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Registration

Please fill out our online registration form indicating your interest in Dance/Movement Therapy. We will contact you for a telephone interview and can answer any questions you may have. Our Coursework spans a three to four year training period, with on going intake.

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Contact Us

Phone 604 781 6040 (voicemail: please leave message) West Coast Dance/Movement Therapy is coordinated by Hana Kamea Kemble, RCC, BC-DMT, CLMA, RYT, with support from Creative Assistant Jessica King.

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