Category Archives: Dance Movement Therapy
Fred and Ginger
“Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels.” Ann Richards
Ways of moving
I have learned a lot about the Creative Arts and Dance Movement Therapy in particular over many years (38). I have come to know the far reaching effects that movement has in discovering one’s own feelings. I have come to … Continue reading
Seeing facial expressions
Interesting linked story from USA-NPR. “A new study suggests that people actually don’t use (those kinds of) extreme facial expressions to judge how a person is feeling. Instead, surprisingly, people rely on body cues.” This, of course is not a … Continue reading
Dancing
Dancing: the vertical expression of a horizontal desire legalized by music. ~George Bernard Shaw
Assessment & Evaluation
A friend commented that it might be hard to evaluate someone who could only move their hands/arms. Basically the same principles apply whether the movement is with legs through the space or being still with a posture, gesture, or moving … Continue reading
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