A DTP Institute Global Trainer is an experienced and qualified professional dance/movement/fitness educator who trains and works with a community of instructors in their global region. DTP5 Global Trainers train and certify instructors in the 5 areas we have identified as significant transitional episodes in the lives of girls and women via three training programs:
Program A: Puberty/Adolescence – in development
Program B: Pregnancy and Postpartum – operating; training in progress
Program C: Perimenopause/Menopause and Postmenopause – in development
The Global Trainers Steering Committee focuses on program development and updating of an academic Knowledge Base and Practical Skills from evidence-based research findings and established practices that are safe, effective, and community-building for the DTP5 target groups.
Organization of the DTP5 Global Trainers’ project:
A. DTP5 Global Trainers Steering Committee (see members below) – organize and oversee program development, sustain the community of Global Trainers, and provide knowledge, consulting and research opportunities for students, educators, birth workers, and health care professionals interested in the field of dance/movement-based health promotion.
B. DTP5 Global Trainers – train and certify DTP5 instructors, and sustain instructor communities within their global region.
C. DTP5 instructors trained and certified by the Global Trainers – teach movement that is culturally appropriate, safe, effective, and builds support among the DTP5 target communities in their location.
Created under the direction of the DTP5 Global Trainers’ Steering Committee and headed by Ann Cowlin, the training program for Pregnancy and Postpartum Dance and Fitness instructors, as well as consulting for birth workers and medical professionals is currently in practice.
The specific aims of this DTP project is to help reduce rates of maternal and offspring morbidity and mortality by improving health and well-being; reducing anxiety and promoting agency; reducing hypertensive disorders, the need for surgical birth, and difficult recovery.
Persons interested in becoming Dancing Thru Pregnancy® pre/postnatal instructors or sponsoring the program at your facility can find out about this process on the dtp5 Google Workplace here.
Development of the training program for Puberty/Adolescent instructors is in process and headed by committee member Smita Rajan. Development for the Perimenopause/Menopause and Postmenopause program is in process and headed by committee member Inna Sulg Osemwenkhae.
DTP5 Global Trainers Steering Committee
Global Trainers Steering Committee members are also available for remote instructor training, remote and in-person classes and training. Contact them directly through information below.
Ann Cowlin
DTP5 Board member and Global Trainer (U.S. and global).
Movement Specialist and Dance Educator, Yale University.
Founder,/Director, Dancing Thru Pregnancy®, Inc.
Author, Women’s Fitness Program Development (Human Kinetics, 2002).
Author, Women and Exercise, in Varney’s Midwifery, ed. 3,4,5.
Dance for Health champion, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS).
Consultant to community health and fitness organizations, hospitals, and U.S. Army Physical Training.
Past co-coordinator for the Yale Conference on Women’s Health and Fitness.
Former professional ballet and modern dancer; former Assistant Clinical Professor, Yale School of Nursing; childbirth educator.
Contact:
ann.cowlin@me.com
Smita Rajan
DTP-5 Global Trainer (Asia)
Integrative Psychotherapist and Dance Movement Therapist specializing in trauma and reproductive health.
Co-founder, Thunai Trust and Founder-Director, Soukyam Learning & Wellbeing.
Program coordinator for India’s first Postgraduate program on Perinatal Health.
Storyteller and Embodied Learning Facilitator.
Based in India, working across academic, healthcare, and community settings to expand access to movement-based mental health support.
Contact: smita1752@gmail.com
https://smitarajan.com/
https://en.thunai.org/
Inna Sulg Osemwenkhae
DTP5 Global Trainer (Europe and West Africa).
Dance/movement instructor based in Estonia.
Participant population includes toddlers, children, teenagers, dance students, adults, dance teachers, pregnant women, and elderly ladies.
Bodywork and Somatic practitioner.
Basis of work: understanding our physical and mental states are intertwined (the neuro-somatic connection).
Contact:
e-mail: Inna.stuudio@kehataju.eu
Studio “Wise Body” page https://kehataju.eu
Michelle Chirby
DTP5 Global Trainer (U.S., North America).
International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).
Professional Nutritionist, Certified Birth Worker, and Movement Instructor.
Through personalized prenatal, labor, birth and postpartum support, she assists families in the perinatal period to experience a holistic, healthy start.
Teaches in Greater New Haven and Guilford, Connecticut.
Contact:
michellechirby.com
hello@michellechirby.com
Judy Omphroy
DTP5 Global Trainer (U.S., North America).
Fitness professional committed to improving the health and well-being of others.
Classes designed to be enjoyable and accessible to all fitness levels.
Sessions combine movements from various disciplines such as dance, yoga, pilates, aerobics, and toning.
Currently engaged in private lessons focused on the goals of her clients, as well as customized group workshops and programs for organizations.
Certifications include Dancing thru Pregnancy®, Group Fitness Instructor(GFI), Yoga for Arthritis, Yoga for All, and Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT).
She is the owner of Move for Fitness, LLC, in Connecticut, USA.
Contact:
jomphroy1@gmail.com