Dance therapy
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Dance therapy, or dance movement therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement (and dance) for emotional, cognitive, social, behavioural and physical conditions. It is a form of expressive therapy. Certified dance therapists hold a masters level of training.
Dance therapy is based on the premise that the body and mind are interrelated, that the state of the body can affect mental and emotional wellbeing both positively and negatively. In contrast to artistic dance, which is usually concerned with the aesthetic appearance of movement, dance therapy explores the nature all movement. Through observing and altering the kinesthetic movements of a client, dance movement therapists diagnose and help solve various psychological problems. As any conscious person can move on some level, this therapy can work work with any population.
Even standing still, sitting down, or moving hands in protest is considered an expression of movement in dance therapy. There are several different forms of application of dance therapy, including authentic movement, group work, individual clients, and individual forms generated by the therapist themselves.
Marion Chace is considered the principal founder of what is now dance therapy. [1]
See also
Other pioneers of dance movement therapy include Blanche Evans, Trudi Schoop, Lilian Espenak and Alma Hawkins. They all have different approaches to dance movement therapy and ways of working. For example Mary Winehouse uses authentic movement as part of her technique.
LMA or Laban Movement Analysis is also part of dance movement therapy as it used to categorise movements into efforts, which can be used as an insight to the patient's mental state.
Further reading
- Meekums, B. (2002). Dance Movement Therapy: a Creative Psychotherapeutic Approach. London: Sage
- Chodorow, J. (1991). Dance Therapy and Depth Psychology. London
- Lewis, P. (1984; 1986). Theoretical Approaches in Dance Movement Therapy. Vols I & II, USA: Kendall/Hunt.
- Payne, H. (ed). (2006). Dance Movement Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice (2nd edn). Tavistock / Routledge.
- Siegel, E. (1984). Dance Movement Therapy: Mirror of Ourselves: The Psychoanalytic Approach. New York: Human Science Press.
- Stanton-Jones, K. (1992). An Introduction to Dance Movement Therapy in Psychiatry. London: Tavistock/Routledge.
- North, M. (1990). Personality Assessment Through Movement. Northcote House.
- Payne, H.L. (2000). Creative Movement and Dance in Groupwork. Oxon:Speechmark
- Hill, H. (2007)"Making our mark - an introduction to dance therapy in Australia" Arts Hub Australia - www.artshub.com.au
- McCormack, D. (2003) An event of geographical ethics in spaces of affect. Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 28, (4), 488-507
External links
- The Association for Dance Movement Therapy in UK
- American Dance Therapy Association
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