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Dance/Movement Therapy With Blind And Visually Impaired Children In Nepal, Hideki Takahashi
Dance/Movement Therapy With Blind And Visually Impaired Children In Nepal, Hideki Takahashi
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This study was based on an intervention done with twenty-four blind and visually impaired Nepalese children using Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT). Since this was the first DMT intervention offered to them, the study focused on their response to DMT. The children were videotaped in their interactions, and interviewed about their experience and participation. The participants were selected through purposive sampling, divided in three age groups, and observed over the span of eight consecutive days. The sessions lasted between 30 and 60 minutes, during which the different groups were involved in several activities. The dance/movement therapy sessions were well received by the …
Transformation In Belly Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Ritual, And Connection, Hillary Elise Posey
Transformation In Belly Dance: Movement, Rhythm, Ritual, And Connection, Hillary Elise Posey
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Transformation of the self in belly dance occurs in the dance’s movements and in the aspects of rhythm, ritual, and connection. Through the development of awareness and embodiment in belly dance, the mover experiences physical, psychological, social, and spiritual growth. Practiced in individual and group settings, belly dance promotes self-‐awareness and self-‐expression, as well as the opportunity for the witnessing of one’s self-‐expression by a supportive community in a safe environment, and it is a pertinent method of leisure and performance art across gender, cultural, and socioeconomic boundaries.
The Essence Of Contact Improvisation In Dance/Movement Therapy, Minh Tuyet Bui
The Essence Of Contact Improvisation In Dance/Movement Therapy, Minh Tuyet Bui
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Reading the book Caught Falling (Koteen and Smith, 2008) led me to explore and reflect on the relationship between touch and movement in Contact Improvisation. This thesis also integrates and examines Body-Mind Centering research (Cohen, 1993) in relation to Caught Falling in order to fully understand how touch and movement offer psychotherapeutic benefits. Although different from Dance/Movement Therapy (DMT), Contact Improvisation has elements that are relevant to DMT practice. These include connection, attunement and development. Case examples are introduced to highlight the benefits of attuned movement for connection and transformation.
Awareness Through The Senses: A Multisensory Approach To Improvisation, Angelica Grace Falcinelli
Awareness Through The Senses: A Multisensory Approach To Improvisation, Angelica Grace Falcinelli
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This paper will discuss some of the artistic practices of dance improvisers which can be utilized to enhance sensory awareness. Similarities to witnessing internal experience derived from Authentic Movement practice are utilized to connect the artistic to the clinical experience. Artistic practices related to as well as neuro biological function of several sensory systems of the body are discussed to present some of the benefits and challenges to increasing awareness of these various senses. Clinical application of the material for select populations is also discussed.
Connections Through Movement: A Case Study Of An Adolescent Boy With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alyssa Rachel Infranco
Connections Through Movement: A Case Study Of An Adolescent Boy With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Alyssa Rachel Infranco
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis uses a case study format to examine the use of dance/movement therapy with an adolescent boy with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). It provides background information on ASD and the effectiveness of dance/movement therapy with this population. The case material focuses on forming a trusting relationship, discusses specific movement activities and approaches, and evaluates the child’s progress throughout the movement sessions. Children with disabilities often need extra support from their families when growing up. Specifically, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have difficulties forming relationships and changing repetitive behaviors. Utilizing dance/movement therapy techniques and movement analyses, children with ASD …
Fluye Esencia: An Embodied Exploration Of Cellular Awareness, Allyssa Stephanie Rivera Cabrero
Fluye Esencia: An Embodied Exploration Of Cellular Awareness, Allyssa Stephanie Rivera Cabrero
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
The purpose of this thesis is to explore and embody the process of cellular awareness as described in a variety of somatic works including, but not limited to, Body-Mind Centering and Continuum Movement. The discussion focuses on how cellular awareness can be developed through the use of imagination, visualization, and cellular sensing and attention via breath, movement, and sound. This cellular awareness can support a greater sense of self and a greater sense of vitality, stability, potential and connectedness between self, society, and universe. Cellular awareness is a relevant practice for dance/movement therapists in that the process promotes fuller embodiment …
Liturgical Dance: A Dance/Movement Therapy Treatment Modality To Build Resilience, Jana Élise Taylor
Liturgical Dance: A Dance/Movement Therapy Treatment Modality To Build Resilience, Jana Élise Taylor
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
The purpose of this thesis was to promote the understanding of liturgical dance, explore how liturgical dance can be integrated into a dance/movement therapy session, and determine whether elements of liturgical dance can be used in a clinical setting to support resilience, especially with African-American children who are dealing the effects of complex trauma. To further the goal of building resilience for children with complex trauma, a dance/movement therapy intervention was developed using movement themes of liturgical dance to address five developmental domains. Goals focused on developing self-awareness, impulse control, boundaries, problem-solving, and physical health. A discussion of five movement …
Dance/Movement Therapy At An After School Program For At Risk Adolescent Girls In Yonkers, New York, Sarah Zichi
Dance/Movement Therapy At An After School Program For At Risk Adolescent Girls In Yonkers, New York, Sarah Zichi
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis examines how the addition of dance/movement therapy affected the participants of an afterschool program hosted by The Mary J. Blige Center for Women and Girls in Yonkers, New York. A brief history of the city of Yonkers, focusing on the impact of political changes on the socioeconomic divide, is provided, as is a discussion of Mary J. Blige’s experiences growing up in this urban environment and her decision to open a center for women and children. Through a review of the literature, the effectiveness of afterschool programs in teaching adolescents life skills, building positive and trusting relationships, increasing …
Trusting The Unseen: Hannah And Embodied Prayer, Elizabet Diane Abraham
Trusting The Unseen: Hannah And Embodied Prayer, Elizabet Diane Abraham
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
Both Mystical Judaic teachings and Body-Mind Centering discuss the spiritual and psychological meanings of the body‘s organs, beyond their physical function. Using the biblical story of Hannah‘s prayer as a starting point, this thesis discusses each discipline‘s approach to the organs, with a specific focus on the heart and lungs, and investigates how these can be used as tools toward body and soul integration. The body and the journey of embodiment, central to dance/movement therapy, allow access to the experience of the organs as performing vital physical functions, providing meaningful structural support, opening a gateway into the emotional world and …
Dance/Movement Therapy And Tai Chi For Seniors With Dementia, Elissaveta Iordanova
Dance/Movement Therapy And Tai Chi For Seniors With Dementia, Elissaveta Iordanova
Dance/Movement Therapy Theses
This thesis examines the integration of Tai Chi movements into a dance/movement therapy group with members of an adult care community who have been diagnosed with dementia. Information is provided on the origins, concepts and movement principles of Tai Chi. A brief analysis of existing research supports the application of Tai Chi movement principles in dance/movement therapy treatment for the elderly with dementia. The application of Tai Chi in dance/movement therapy sessions is as an integrated and adapted form, in which the movements follow the traditional conceptual frame, characteristics and elements, but are specifically designed to meet the needs of …