Dance/Movement Therapist

   Dance/Movement Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities: Dance movement psychotherapists use movement and dance to enable personal, emotional, cognitive, spiritual, physical and social integration and development. Based on the principle that movement reflects an individual's thoughts and feelings, dance movement psychotherapists acknowledge and support clients' movements, encouraging the development of new movement patterns and emotional experiences.

Salary: $40,000 - $50,000 a year

Education: The ADTA approves programs that meet the requirements stated in the ADTA Standards for Graduate Dance/Movement Therapy Programs. Graduates of approved programs meet all professional requirements for the Registered Dance/Movement Therapist.

I would not like to be a Dance/Movement therapist because I really don’t like to dance and I would not like to get paid for doing something I don’t like.