Dance/Movement Therapy Used As An Intervention To Heal Racial Trauma Within The Black Community: A Literature Review,
2023
Lesley University
Dance/Movement Therapy Used As An Intervention To Heal Racial Trauma Within The Black Community: A Literature Review, Jennifer Noboise
Expressive Therapies Capstone Theses
The history of dance within the black community has served an important role while living through a racist and discriminatory society. Dance has been used to express anger, grief, and joy during hardships and moments of rejoicing from the black experience. African American people have endured years of trauma and abuse from oppressive systems. Research has been conducted to demonstrate that dance/movement therapy has been effective in treating those who have experienced a form of trauma since the trauma is stored in the body. Examining trauma symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and substance use, the research found these symptoms diminished …
Eco-Interoception: What Plants, Fungi And Protista Have Taught My Body,
2023
Southern Methodist University
Eco-Interoception: What Plants, Fungi And Protista Have Taught My Body, Sara Riley Dotterer
Art Theses and Dissertations
To me, ecology is the relational, full-body awareness that I am made up of and deeply connected to everything around me; and for better or worse, this is reciprocal. I form ecotones, an ecological transitional zone between two ecosystems, with the world around me. I use this ecotonal lens to blur binaries and dissolve boundaries between me and the world “outside my body.” During my Masters of Fine Arts at Southern Methodist University, I have continuously explored and represented the lives of various more-than-human species outside of my body, including plants, fungi and protista through an ecotonal lens. Although these …
The Mental Side-Effects Of Commercial Dance,
2023
Pace University
The Mental Side-Effects Of Commercial Dance, Katie Carnaroli
Honors College Theses
This research evaluates the spectrum between mental adversities and mental triumphs that commercial dancers face within the four professional settings of auditions, training, rehearsals, and performances. As a senior commercial dance major at Pace University, I have found myself in many facets of the dance industry within my four years of higher education wondering how certain environments either took away or fueled my love for dance. I sought to conduct a Qualtrics survey that was completed by college dance majors and professional dancers expressing their experiences of the positive and negative connotations of the mental grit that is required of …
Frameworks Concert,
2023
Chapman University
Dance And The Self: An Analysis On The Psychological Impacts Of Dance,
2023
Bowling Green State University
Dance And The Self: An Analysis On The Psychological Impacts Of Dance, Morgan Etzinger
Honors Projects
Professional dancers spend numerous hours immersed into dance culture every single day, learning new technique, practicing choreography, and exercising to stay fit. This study explores how dance affects the self-confidence and self-esteem of dance students. Utilizing surveys, the self-confidence and self-esteem of dance students at BGSU is compared to non-performing arts students. The study of psychology allows for proper analysis on the differences between the two groups, why a difference might occur, and how self-confidence and self-esteem is affected. After gathering data on emotions, perfectionism, comparison, group versus individual performances, personal thoughts, and body image, it was found that dancers …
Personifying Inanimate Objects: A Study Through Movement,
2023
Lindenwood University
Personifying Inanimate Objects: A Study Through Movement, Delainey Bailey, Tricia Zweier
2023 Student Academic Showcase
This project explores how inanimate objects can be personified through movement. The chosen item for this work, a kaleidoscope, inspired many of the gestures, energies, and expressions for this original piece of choreography that premiered in the Lindenwood University Winter 2022 Dance Concert. My poster presentation will highlight many components of the kaleidoscope that were used as inspiration in this piece: the colors, patterns, shapes, and pathways. This work, titled “Kaleidoscope,” is centered around eight dancers that travel through circular pathways in a colorful ambiance to find contentment in the perfect patterns of the kaleidoscope. Each of their journeys are …
Spring Dance Concert (April 20-22, 2023),
2023
Lindenwood University
Spring Dance Concert (April 20-22, 2023), Lindenwood University
Student Dance Programs
Program for the Spring Dance Concert.
29th Annual Roger Williams University School Of Law Barrister's Ball 2-11-2023,
2023
Roger Williams University
29th Annual Roger Williams University School Of Law Barrister's Ball 2-11-2023, Roger Williams University School Of Law
School of Law Conferences, Lectures & Events
No abstract provided.
Why So Touchy? Navigating Physical Touch In The Performing Arts,
2023
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Why So Touchy? Navigating Physical Touch In The Performing Arts, Joseph Skillen, Gretchen Alterowitz, Michelle Reinken
Academic Chairpersons Conference Proceedings
Physical touch is endemic to instruction in the Performing Arts. Two Performing Arts Chairs and the University’s Title IX Coordinator share approaches and solutions to navigating challenges resulting from the use of touch in student-instructor interactions.
Winter Dance Concert (March 16-18, 2023),
2023
Lindenwood University
Winter Dance Concert (March 16-18, 2023), Lindenwood University
Student Dance Programs
Program for the Winter Dance Concert (March 16-18, 2023).
Examination Of The Cumulative Risk Assessment And Nutritional Profiles Among College Ballet Dancers,
2023
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Examination Of The Cumulative Risk Assessment And Nutritional Profiles Among College Ballet Dancers, Kenya Moore, Nancy A. Uriegas, Jessica Pia, Dawn M. Emerson, Kelly Pritchett, Toni M. Torres-Mcgehee
All Faculty Scholarship for the College of Education and Professional Studies
This study examined female collegiate ballet dancers’ (n = 28) Female Athlete Triad (Triad) risk via the Cumulative Risk Assessment (CRA) and nutritional profiles (macro- and micronutrients; n = 26). The CRA identified Triad return to play criteria (RTP: Full Clearance, Provisional Clearance, or Restricted/Medical Disqualified) by assessing eating disorder risk, low energy availability, menstrual cycle dysfunction, and low bone mineral density. Seven-day dietary assessments identified any energy imbalances of macro- and micronutrients. Ballet dancers were identified as low, within normal, or high for each of the 19 nutrients assessed. Basic descriptive statistics assessed CRA risk classification and dietary macro- …
Where I Belong: Four Dancers On What They Bring Into Leadership Roles,
2023
Old Dominion University
Where I Belong: Four Dancers On What They Bring Into Leadership Roles, Kate Mattingly
Communication & Theatre Arts Faculty Publications
The article discusses dancers on what they bring into leadership roles which include Kiyon Ross, the associate artistic director for Pacific Northwest Ballet, Clifton Brown, assistant director at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, and Helanius J. Wilkins, associate director of dance in the Department of Theatre & Dance at University of Colorado. Topics include Ross's first foray into choreography in 2005; Brown on how Dancers are being heard; and Wilkins on leadership role in dance.
“W”: Women In Afropop Entertainment At The Intersection Of Race, Gender, Sexuality, And Culture,
2023
CUNY Hunter College
“W”: Women In Afropop Entertainment At The Intersection Of Race, Gender, Sexuality, And Culture, Coreen Robledo
Theses and Dissertations
Performing artist uses a personal and historical viewpoint as a catalyst to discuss some women's challenges in the Afropop and African entertainment by offering social, patriarchal, cultural, and sexual contexts that the writer argues construct the images, reputations, decision-making, and circumstances of Brown and Black women in the entertainment industry.
Dancing Through Loss,
2023
Hollins University
Dancing Through Loss, Tracy Vogt
Dance (MFA) Theses
This thesis project aims to examine and interrogate the embodiment of grief through the comparison of western concert dance works choreographed by Antony Tudor, Martha Graham, Alvin Ailey, Bill T. Jones, Anna Halprin, and Camille A. Brown. This research will culminate in a choreographic work reflecting and responding to my own personal journey with grief and loss while also incorporating and integrating the process of the choreographers studied.
Deconstructing The Past, Reconstructing The History, & Constructing The Future: Understanding & Healing Transgenerational Trauma Through Process-Focused Creative Methodology In Costume Construction,
2023
Connecticut College
Deconstructing The Past, Reconstructing The History, & Constructing The Future: Understanding & Healing Transgenerational Trauma Through Process-Focused Creative Methodology In Costume Construction, Catja Christensen
Dance Department Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
Disability Justice In Motion: Exploring Dj Principles Through Contact Improvisation,
2023
Connecticut College
Disability Justice In Motion: Exploring Dj Principles Through Contact Improvisation, Susanna Procario-Foley
Dance Department Honors Papers
No abstract provided.
Movement As Medicine: Dance/Movement Therapy For Individuals With Autism, Parkinson’S Disease, And Cancer,
2023
Claremont McKenna College
Movement As Medicine: Dance/Movement Therapy For Individuals With Autism, Parkinson’S Disease, And Cancer, Alessia Zanobini
CMC Senior Theses
Dance/movement therapy (D/MT) is the psychotherapeutic use of expressive, creative movement to support holistic well-being. D/MT views the human being as a single body-mind unit and movement as a manifestation of life experiences. While typically practiced as a mental health intervention, D/MT can be adapted for a variety of populations. This thesis evaluates scientific data for the non-traditional use of D/MT for three conditions: autism, Parkinson’s disease, and cancer. For individuals on the autism spectrum, D/MT can strengthen attunement skills, provide creative communication outlets, and relieve harmful physical manifestations of autism. For individuals with Parkinson’s disease, D/MT can simultaneously ease …
The Old One And La Mer,
2023
University of Montana, Missoula
The Old One And La Mer, Karter Tod Bernhardt
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
No abstract provided.
Dance 245 Research Paper And Presentation,
2023
Grand Valley State University
Dance 245 Research Paper And Presentation, Kim Ranger
Handouts
This handout provides information about library resources related to the DAN 245 research assignment. Search tips are included as well as workspace for students to note key concepts and search terms. Students get hands-on practice using the RILM database. Information about MLA citation style is also provided.
Shifting Once Again,
2023
University of Montana
Shifting Once Again, Hannah Dusek
Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts
Change is constant; an action and a reaction. “Shifting Once Again” is an exploration of how changes in an individual affect one's relationship to themself and others. Figuring out who we are - that is change. Such shifts can be terrifying, exciting, and in some cases, underwhelming. I invite you to reflect on these shifts in your own life as you watch this piece, and how they might have even brought you to this very audience tonight. The knowledge that everyone around us is constantly going through changes can be comforting. Finding comfort in those changes, without resistance, is what …
