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FLIGHT SCHOOL: LEVEL 1

FLIGHT SCHOOL
LEVEL 1: FOUNDATIONS

A 6-Week Online Training in Somatic Dance Leadership

April 22-May 27, 2026 | Wednesdays 1-3 PM ET | Live on Zoom

This live, online training introduces you to the Mariposa Movement approach to somatic dance facilitation. You’ll learn how to design and lead grounded, transformative movement journeys — for yourself and for others — rooted in nervous-system awareness, presence, and real-world leadership skills.

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This is both a personal and professional initiation: you’ll deepen your relationship with your own body while learning how to responsibly and confidently hold space for others.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

In this immersive program, you'll develop essential skills to lead with clarity, confidence, and creativity:

Dance Therapy & Facilitation

  • Design and guide complete dance journeys from opening to integration

  • Choose and sequence music that supports emotional and energetic flow

  • Develop confidence, clarity, and steadiness as a group leader

Embodiment & Somatics

  • Strengthen your relationship to your own body as a source of guidance

  • Support nervous system regulation and emotional release through movement

  • Learn how to work with fear, resistance, and activation — in yourself and others

Ceremony & Ritual

  • Create intentional containers that feel safe, grounded, and respectful

  • Work with elemental themes and symbolic frameworks without bypassing

  • Learn ethical, trauma-aware facilitation principles

Community & Consciousness

  • Train alongside a global cohort of women committed to embodied leadership

  • Use movement as a tool for personal growth, connection, and resilience

 

Event Production & Leadership

  • Clarify your voice, values, and leadership style

  • Learn practical basics of offering classes, events, or community spaces

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Why Join Flight School: Foundations?

We are living in a time of deep transition.

Many people feel disconnected from their bodies, overwhelmed by information, and hungry for spaces that feel real, human, and alive.
 
Movement brings us back.

Foundations is for women who feel called to lead — not by having all the answers, but by learning how to listen, sense, and guide from embodied presence.

If you’re ready to deepen your relationship with movement and step into leadership in a grounded, sustainable way, this training is for you.

Karla Gutierrez, 2023 Graduate

Foundations is a deep, life-changing holistic dance leadership program. It is much more than just dance - it is community, body connection, self-empowerment... you will learn a whole new operating system for life.”
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FOUNDATIONS IS FOR YOU IF…

✅ Movement is already part of your life, and you want to deepen your practice
​✅ You’re feeling called into leadership and want skilled guidance
​✅ You already host (or want to host) movement spaces and want more tools
​✅ You’re looking for a live, online training you can integrate into real life
✅ You value community, mentorship, and embodied learning is your medicine and you want to go deeper.
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WHAT'S INCLUDED

Live Weekly Sessions
  • 6 live, interactive group calls (Wednesdays, 1-3 PM ET).

Exclusive Community Access
  • Access to a private Telegram group for support, resources, and connection

Comprehensive Learning Materials
  • Downloadable PDFs, pre-recorded content, curated playlists, and all music used in class

Bonus: Movement Membership
  • Complimentary access to The Sanctuary movement membership during the training

Optional: Add 1:1 mentorship sessions for personalized guidance (additional cost).

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ABOUT YOUR GUIDE

Dance Therapist, DJ, and Founder of Mariposa Movement

Hi, I’m Aliza Rivka — founder of Mariposa Movement, Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist, and DJ.

My work is rooted in somatic therapy, movement facilitation, and years of guiding groups through embodied, transformational experiences. I support people in reconnecting with their bodies, developing trust in themselves, and learning how to lead with clarity and care.

Several years ago, I experienced significant burnout and autoimmune symptoms that forced me to slow down and listen to my body in a new way. That period reshaped not only how I live, but how I teach.

Today, I train women to lead movement spaces that are grounded, intentional, and deeply human — spaces where people can feel, move, and reconnect without needing to perform or bypass.

I’m honored to guide you.

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READY TO TAKE FLIGHT?

READY TO BEGIN?

Foundations is an invitation to deepen your relationship with movement, leadership, and yourself
— in a way that’s grounded, practical, and alive.
👉 REGISTER HERE FOR FOUNDATIONS
👉 SCHEDULE A FREE 20-MIN CALL WITH ALIZA

What Graduates are Saying

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“I'm vibrating just thinking about it. It is so worth your while. It's so worth your energy. You will receive so much.”

Shiri Redensky, Flight School Graduate 2022

Founder of Wholehearted Therapies

Curious about the full Flight School journey?

Discover our Transformational Path for Women Ready to Rise —  and Mariposa Movement’s official Teacher Training Track. 🦋

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The Investment

The Investment

✨ Save $111 when you pay in full

Choose your pricing plan

Save with a one-time payment

  • Foundations (Monthly)

    333$
    Every month
    Join with a Payment Plan
    Valid for 3 months
    • 6 Live Real-Time Classes Led By Aliza Rivka
    • Access to all of Aliza's playlists + latest dance music
    • Dance/Embodiment Practice in every session
    • Bonus Pre-Recorded Content, Classes + Materials
    • Free Readings & Resources by PDF
    • Real-Time Coaching Sessions
  • Foundations (Pay in Full)

    888$
     
    Save $111 with a One-Time Payment
     
    • 6 Live Real-Time Classes Led By Aliza Rivka
    • Access to all of Aliza's playlists + latest dance music
    • Dance & embodiment in every session
    • Bonus Pre-Recorded Content, Classes + Materials
    • Free Readings & Resources by PDF
    • Real-Time Live Coaching
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Still have questions?
Send us a message and we'll get back to you asap!  

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Contact us

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This program is so much more than dancing. Under Aliza’s guidance, your life opens into a more expansive way of being. She flies with you through a real process of transformation.”

Tanya Lucia, 2022 Flight School Graduate

Founder of Heart to Heart Therapies

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JOIN THE MOVEMENT

Access a FREE 20-minute Guided Dance Journey plus Aliza's latest dance music!

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