Alchemic Dance
* Teaching in French with English translation
Dance of Being® Training
Join us on Wednesday 25 November 2026 at 7 pm (Paris time) for an inspiring discovery evening with Fabienne Courmont. The programme includes a 30-minute guided practice, an introduction to the initiatory journey of Dance of Being® and time to answer all your questions. A wonderful opportunity to experience the benefits of Dance of Being® and discover the certified practitioner training. Free online evening – Replay included!
There are trainings that teach a method. And there are paths that profoundly transform the way we inhabit our body, our life and the world. Dance of Being® is one of them.
The fruit of more than thirty years of research and experience, this original path bridges the sacred traditions of the body (Tai Chi, Noh theatre, shamanic traditions, dervish dances, Indian dance, Integral Yoga, the dance of ancient Greece), the new approaches to conscious movement (Butoh, contact dance, instinctive coordinations) and the contributions of neuroscience. From it emerges a universal teaching in a free dance, the very expression of Being.
Watch the videoDeeply rich and varied, Fabienne's teaching is a rare gift on my path. The Dance of Being training is a true initiatory journey to meet all my facets. I come out of each module grown and nourished, and with a little more love and acceptance of myself each time. I am reconnecting with my true power, the power of my being. With my embodied divinity. Infinite gratitude, Fabienne, for creating this path.
Meeting my Self through movement has allowed me to reach a new plane of consciousness. Thank you, Fabienne, for the alchemy, through your fitting, caring and deep guidance and your beautiful luminous presence.
I bear witness that my most beautiful dance is the one I cannot see, the one I do not know. It is the one that aligns with the universe and is danced with my Being. It is the one I honour with the Dance of Being.
The International Dance of Being® Training unfolds like a spiral of transformation.
Each cycle deepens the previous one, opens a new dimension of being and gradually leads towards greater presence, greater freedom and greater awareness.
Together they form a complete initiatory journey, intended for anyone wishing to experience a deep personal transformation through the body, movement and the Living.
For those who then feel the call to transmit this approach, Cycle III opens the way to the International Practitioner Certification in Dance of Being® – Alchemic Dance®, enabling you in turn to support transformation processes within a professional, ethical and structured framework.
The Dance of Being® training is an invitation to rediscover the deep intelligence of the body as a true space of awakening, where movement becomes a language of transformation, self-knowledge and reconnection with the Living. It integrates the physical, emotional, mental, energetic and spiritual dimensions of the human being, so that a freer, more conscious and more embodied presence can emerge.
More than a training, it is an initiatory journey in 3 cycles to transform your life, reveal your inner power and learn to transmit Dance of Being® in the world.
Cycle I
Rediscover your roots • Awaken life energy • Fully inhabit your body
This first cycle lays the foundations of the whole path.
You will discover and integrate the seven pillars of Dance of Being®, drawn from sacred traditions and illuminated by the contributions of neuroscience, which make this approach much more than a dance therapy: a true path of awakening through the body.
Through the Alchemic Dance of the 5 Elements, the Medicine Wheel, the Chakras, Sounds and Sacred Geometry, you will learn to let life energy flow, to harmonise your different bodies and energy centres and to rediscover your inner axis.
You will develop a more conscious relationship with your body, your breath and your energy. By welcoming your shadows as spaces of transformation, you will discover their potential for alchemy and gradually open to the frequency of Love, which is the frequency of Being.
Cycle II
Enter into dialogue with the Living • Meet the archetypes • Embody your sovereignty
When the foundations are solid, the path opens towards a wider unfolding.
This second cycle invites you to deepen your relationship with the Earth, the Living and the symbolic dimensions of existence through immersions in the heart of nature and on lands that carry initiatory traditions.
You will explore the energetic, symbolic and spiritual dimensions of movement. Shamanic Dance and the encounter with the archetypes of the Greek Goddesses and Gods will allow you to reconcile earth and sky within you, as well as the polarities of the sacred feminine and masculine.
By continuing this work of inner alchemy, you will gradually transform your shadows into resources, develop your inner sovereignty and let your creative power emerge in the service of your true nature.
Cycle III
Embody the posture of a guide • Transmit Dance of Being® • Become a certified dance therapist
This third cycle is for people who feel the call to transmit Dance of Being® within a professional framework.
Having lived the path of transformation, you will learn to become a guide on it. You will develop an embodied pedagogy, an ethical posture and a proven methodology, the fruit of more than thirty years of research and more than twenty years of transmitting the method.
You will integrate the tools needed to accompany individual and collective transformation processes with accuracy, to guide workshops and individual sessions, while letting your creativity express itself within a solid framework.
The certification recognises not only the acquisition of professional skills, but also the integration of a quality of presence, listening and support that is true to the spirit of Dance of Being®.
True transformation is born of experience. It is inscribed in the body. It takes time, presence and regular practice.
That is why this training has been designed as a progressive initiatory path, alternating in-person immersions, times of personal integration and online support throughout the journey.
Each immersion opens a new door. Each intersession allows the experience to settle, to ripen and to lastingly transform the way we inhabit the world. The training thus becomes a true alchemical process in which each stage prepares the next.
At the heart of Dance of Being® lies a simple conviction: the body possesses an intelligence that our mind has often forgotten. Our body is our living temple, our place of embodiment and experimentation.
Dance of Being® therefore invites us to let the body speak from what is present in it, without prejudice or judgement, in order to Welcome, Accept, Alchemise and Love everything that emerges — the 4 steps of the therapeutic process of Dance of Being®. It is the breath and life energy that set the body in motion and act where it is needed to bring harmony on all levels.
When the body regains its freedom of movement, it also regains its natural capacity to feel, to create, to heal, to love and to connect. The body then becomes the Temple of consciousness, movement a meditation, breath a prayer, and Being gradually rediscovers its unity.
The Dance of Being® training teaches us to listen rather than to control. To feel rather than to perform. To fully inhabit our body.
To meet nature as an ally. To recognise in every emotion an energy in motion. To turn ordeals into passages. To make our life a conscious work of art.
Dance of Being… A journey, an encounter with oneself, a transformation, an initiation. It is the space where Being unfolds, the recognition of the heart, of who we are, rather than of what we do.
I can testify that a workshop with Fabienne is a journey, an experience out of time. With a fitting and caring tone, she embodies her teaching, which gives it strength and power. I recommend this training to my brothers, the men. Dance of Being is made for us too. I can bear witness to this in all sincerity.
I could never have imagined all the benefits that Dance of Being has brought to my life. In fact, I now feel sovereign over my life. Infinite thanks to you, Fabienne, your wonderful assistants and all the beautiful dancers who walked with me.
Dance of Being, a whirlwind of life, joy, grace, depth, silence, power, stillness, gentleness, laughter, tears, of Life! Dance of Being brings me back to life, to the body, to the heart and to the essence of the embodied being. To simplicity, authenticity, shared warmth.
The return to the essential
Facing the ocean, where Earth meets the infinite, Morocco invites rooting, simplicity and reconnection with the original energy of the Living.
It is here that the foundations of the first cycle open: rediscovering your axis, awakening life energy and letting the body become the first master once more.
The Alchemy of the Living
In the heart of the sacred mountain of Bugarach, the second cycle opens onto an immersion in nature, where the elements become allies on the path.
The forces of the Living accompany the great inner passages and invite each person to die to the old so that a freer, truer and more embodied presence can emerge.
The Wisdom of the Mysteries
On the lands of the ancient mysteries, the journey continues with the encounter of the archetypes of the Greek Goddesses and Gods.
Mythology becomes a living experience. It opens a space for reconciliation between the sacred feminine and masculine, for the awakening of inner sovereignty and for the recognition of one's own essential beauty.
The initiatory spiral returns to where it began: Morocco. This return is not a new beginning, but the fulfilment of a path. The third cycle naturally opens here the way of transmission which, beyond a goal to be reached, is the natural outcome of a path of integration and embodiment.
The journey offered by Dance of Being® does not follow a mere pedagogical progression. It follows the universal movement of all transformation. The return to Morocco marks the return to the Source. What was sought outside is now integrated. The being can then naturally transmit what it has become.
I am not transmitting one more technique. I am transmitting an experience of transformation through the body and movement, an Art of living, a path towards Being.
For more than 40 years, I have travelled the world to meet traditions that connect body, soul and spirit: Tai Chi, Noh theatre, Butoh, Indian sacred dance, dervish dance, shamanic dance, ancient Greek dance.
Travel is part of my life and I feel planetary. That is why I have chosen, in 2027, to offer an international training in 3 different countries, to make possible an enriching intercultural exchange and to live both an inner and an outer initiatory journey, through three strong energetic places and three cultures: France, Greece and Morocco. A sacred triangle that links the two shores of the Mediterranean and the deep roots of ancestral traditions.
The teaching is given in French with English translation for English speakers. It is supported by two assistants and translators, who are Dance of Being® practitioners.
For those who prefer to follow the training in France and in French only, a next cohort will open in 2028. Contact us to find out more: info@dansedeletre.org
Between each immersion, you continue your path thanks to the Dance of Being® Digital Campus.
The training thus becomes a true path of transformation, supported by a living community where each stage nourishes the next, each experience being gradually integrated into the body.
This training is for anyone who:
This path is also for therapists, coaches, artists, movement teachers and bodywork practitioners who wish to enrich their practice and add a holistic approach to their professional activity.
The training is open to men and women of all ages. It offers a powerful and enriching transgenerational space.
The training is given by Fabienne Courmont, creator of Dance of Being® and founder of the International Dance of Being® Academy – Alchemic Dance, international dancer-choreographer, dance therapist and author of “La Danse de l’Être, dans la lumière d’Isadora Duncan” (Dance of Being, in the Light of Isadora Duncan).
Trained from a young age in classical and then contemporary dance, she then travelled the world in search of traditions that connect body, soul and spirit. From her 30 years of travel and research, she created Dance of Being®: a universal language that reveals Being in everyone. She has trained hundreds of people in her method for more than 20 years.
The Dance of Being® – Alchemic Dance dance-therapy training is recognised by the International Dance Council (C.I.D – UNESCO Partner), which awards a professional international certification at the end of the three cycles.
People do not simply join a dance therapy training; they join a living lineage of transmission where everyone continues to learn, to create and to transmit — and an international community of people engaged in the same quest: that of a more conscious, freer presence, more deeply connected to the Living.
The training does not end with certification. It marks the culmination of a cycle but the beginning of a human adventure that continues through annual gatherings, initiatory journeys, complementary trainings (E-MOVE: Awakening the child through movement; Tanaka Massage: the Art of breath and touch) and an active community of practitioners.
Meet the practitionersCertified as a practitioner last November, I had the joy of taking part for the first time in this gathering of Dance of Being practitioners.
What a pleasure to meet again the practitioners with whom I shared my training journey, to meet new ones and to fully feel this belonging to one community, bringing together practitioners from France, Switzerland and Morocco. 💫
Dances of course, sharing circles, harmonisation times, songs and rituals… Sharing of experiences and questions, the discovery of new frameworks, emotions, lots of joy and laughter… and already a few wishes for collaborations and co-creations.
I leave these few days nourished by the encounters, the bonds created and all this beautiful collective energy, with more than ever the desire to help Dance of Being® shine and to share it with as many people as possible.
Infinite gratitude to you, Fabienne, and to the Dance of Being team.
It was a beautiful gathering of the 2026 practitioners, rich in sharing and emotion. I loved living this experience among practitioners, getting to know the practitioners of the new groups (yellow and red…), a beautiful moment of sharing, joy, and of our respective dances and workshops.
What emotion to welcome the new practitioners into our circle! An unforgettable evening! Thank you for keeping this moment of celebration alive, it delighted me!
I lived these 3 days as an obvious return to the source, where the practice of the 5 steps takes on its full meaning. I welcomed and accepted myself, and thanks to the workshops on the theme of water I was able to alchemise what needed to be, and, nourished by love and shared experiences, I left with a joyful, light heart, filled with new inspiration for my future workshops! Thank you to each of you!
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