Dance therapy

Me again.

Are there people here who’re familiar (or actually practicing) dance therapy?

Do you know where I can find information about it?

I’m asking, because I’m a psychologist myself (interested in all kinds of experience-based methods, like equine therapy) and was amazed at the effect starting ballet classes had on my life, after only a few lessons.

So I’m sure there must be more to it than meets the eye and I’d like to know more about it.

Thanks.

January 31, 2007 | In Questions |

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  1. I’v never heard of anything like that but go google that will help. hope i helped

    Comment by Nancy — February 1, 2007 #

  2. Google is a very broad search, I was hoping someone here might narrow the focus down a little for me.

    Comment by Kaat — February 1, 2007 #

  3. Ok, sorry i was not thinking.
    Since i have really never heard of it i sorry but i don’t think i can help.

    Comment by Nancy — February 2, 2007 #

  4. Not familiar with it especially. I’m not sure there would be anything exceptional about it. Athletic activity releases feel-good endorphins. Being fit makes you feel strong and capable. Being able to move and having others approve of it builds confidence. Fitness tends to reshape the figure to be more attractive, which also makes people happy.

    Ballet does it, but so do a lot of other great activities. Depends on what people like most.

    Comment by Jordan — February 4, 2007 #

  5. Hi Jordan,

    I’m sorry, but I don’t think I agree.

    Therapy isn’t the same as making people feel good!
    I do agree that dance is not the only thing you can use therapeutically, however, not every dance activity is or is intended to be therapeutic.

    In therapy, you use certain techniques to reach certain goals, while trying to solve certain problems.
    Feeling better about oneself can be one of these goals, but doesn’t have to be, or not the only one anyway.

    This reminds me of the discussions related to animal assisted therapy… It is not because you put a disabled or emotionally challenged person on a horse, that you are doing therapeutic riding…

    But maybe dance therapy just isn’t that well known at the moment and I just need to keep on looking.
    Thanks for the input!

    Comment by Kaat — February 6, 2007 #

  6. Um im not sure were u can find stuff out about it!! but my mum is an Art therapist and i am really intrested myself in being a dance and movement therapist so if you find any good info out could you let me no!!
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    Comment by Meg — February 11, 2007 #

  7. Hi Meg,

    Where are you from?

    Can you send me a note on kaat.everaerts@gmail.com so we can keep in touch more easily?

    Thanks

    Kaat

    Comment by Kaat — February 13, 2007 #

  8. Go to http://www.adta.org It is the American Dance Therapy Associations website. You will be able to get plenty of information there. A great book to read is “Dance and Other Expressive Art Therapies: When Words are not enough” Edited by: Fran Levy

    Comment by Melissa — March 9, 2007 #

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