History
Our Mission: To educate massage therapy students in a rich interprofessional learning environment that encourages critical thinking, clear communications, and excellent body mechanics, preparing them for the licensing exam and a successful rewarding practice. To augment health professional education (for MDs, PAs, Nurses, PTs...) using massage therapy and other complimentary/alternative bodies-of-knowledge. To practice and provide affordable evidence-informed harmless therapies that relieve pain and enhance health. To study and report the effects of these practices on learners and clients. To provide a beautiful healthy environment in which to learn. Honoring health with practices that support healthy humans for generations to come.
Specialties
New Class starts on Sept 17, 2019! Start a career in Massage Therapy by the middle of 2020. Our faculty has many years of experience working with students in a variety of settings. Begin your massage therapy journey with Dancing Prairie and enjoy these benefits: Dancing Prairie has partnered with the University of Iowa to provide opportunities for our massage therapy students to study with human cadavers as part of their anatomy coursework. This is a cutting-edge opportunity, and a first in the region. You'll have opportunities to teach and study with medical students and other health professionals, forming bonds that will feed your life and your practice.