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Dance
can empower
individuals and communities. Theatre is a
force that can unite, uplift, teach, build
communities, inspire, and heal.
Dance is the hidden language of
the soul. - Martha Graham
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Dance Therapy Resources
Note: General Arts Therapy Resources are listed under
Visual Arts
American
Dance Therapy Association
Founded in l966, the American Dance Therapy Association
works to establish and maintain high standards of professional education and
competence in the field of dance/movement therapy. ADTA stimulates
communication among dance/movement therapists and members of allied
professions through publication of the ADTA Newsletter, the American Journal
of Dance Therapy, monographs, bibliographies, and conference proceedings.
ADTA holds an annual conference and supports formation of regional groups,
conferences, seminars, workshops and meetings throughout the year.
Dance/Movement therapy is the psychotherapeutic use of movement as a process
which furthers the emotional, cognitive, social and physical integration of
the individual. The site offers too a rather large bibliography of printed
publications related to the field.
Association
for Dance Movement Therapy - Britain
"ADMTUK aims to develop communication amongst dance movement therapists and promote its use throughout the United Kingdom in accordance with the highest professional standards. The Association works with the other art therapy professions in the UK (music, drama, art) and is active in the continuing development of a European Dance Movement Therapy network and supports international sharing.
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Authentic
Movement - Essays by Mary Starks Whitehouse, Janet Adler and Joan Chodorow
Book Profile -- An exploration of the
unconscious through movement. The basic concepts of Authentic Movement are
expressed for the first time in one volume through interviews and
conversations with these important figures, and their key papers. They
emphasize the importance of movement as a means of communication,
particularly unconscious or 'authentic' movement, emerging when the
individual has a deep, self-sensing awareness – an attitude of 'inner
listening'. Such movement can trigger powerful images, feelings and
kinesthetic sensations arising from the depths of our stored childhood
memories or connecting our inner selves to the transcendent.
Dance-Movement Therapy Association of
Australia
"The Dance-Movement Therapy Association of Australia is the
professional body for practitioners, students, researchers and others
interested in dance-movement therapy in Australia."
Dance and
Movement Therapy Overview
This site, from The National Coalition of Arts Therapies
Associations, offers a nice, concise overview of the field of Dance and
Movement Therapy.
International Dance
Therapy Institute of Australia
"The International Dance Therapy Institute of
Australia was established in Melbourne in 1989 out of a need for extended
study and training in dance therapy. Dr Marcia Leventhal, who studied with
early dance-movement therapy pioneers was invited to direct the initial
training programs."
Dance Companies & Resources for
People With General or Mixed Populations and/or
Disabilities
AMICI Dance Theatre Company
- London-based: "AMICI Dance Theatre Company is a unique dance theatre
company integrating able-bodied, disabled artists and performers. It runs
regular classes (once a week during term time) for its members at Sands End
Community Centre in Fulham. AMICI gives workshops residencies, student
placements, and performances, usually creating a new production each year.
AMICI was founded in 1980. Since then its productions and workshops have had a
major impact challenging conventional attitudes about disabity and the arts.
AMICI Dance Theatre Company is the only trans-European project, Comenius 3.1
as part of the Socrates Programme. "
Infinity
Dance Theatre - The mission of New York City
based Infinity Dance Theater is to bring the joy and drama of motion, movement
and theatre to a new level of inclusion for Performing Artists with
Disabilities and Non-Disabled Artists Over The Age of 40. This shall be
accomplished by the incorporation of the Meisner Acting Method and the
development of a wheelchair-Dance technique based on classical ballet and
modern dance. To this end, Infinity Dance Theatre is committed to professional
artistic excellence through public performances, lecture demonstrations and
classes for people with and without disabilities. This is a single page
website but it does include some photographs as well as contact information.
Stopgap Dance
Company - StopGAP, based in Surrey,
England works hard to raise the profile of integrated dance within the
community, providing dance opportunities for people who would not easily find
access to dance (whether due to service provision or self-belief). Members of
StopGAP believe passionately in providing "Access for All" in our
program.
Dance Resources for People With
Physical Disabilities
AXIS Dance Company.
- California-Based AXIS Dance Company has pioneered a new
dimension of dance -- a revolutionary collaboration between dancers with and
without disabilities. Since 1987, the company has created and performed an
innovative body of work that has received praise and respect from an
international audience. Described as a "visual and physical discovery,
creating fascinating works of movement art, outrageous and unimaginable",
AXIS offers audiences a unique experience in dance.
Dancing Wheels,
Cleveland - Mary Verdi-Fletcher, Founder and Co-Artistic Director,
created Dancing Wheels in 1980 as an opportunity for people with disabilities
to play a more active role in dance. Born with Spina Bifida, Mary understands
the challenges facing artists with disabilities. Her determination to change
these negative perceptions allows many dancers the opportunity to perform and
to achieve on a variety of levels. Mary's experience as director, advocate and
artist has helped her to meet many challenges and reach beyond the dance and
disabled communities. In addition to performing various repertory
dances, the company educates the audience about disability, choreography, and
dance training through interaction and audience participation.
Full Radius
Dance. - Dance Force, Inc. has been
presenting modern dance to the Atlanta metropolitan community, and across the
country, through its two performing companies, Dance Force and E=motion. On
May 15, 1998, these two companies became Full Radius Dance. The company
strives to: Challenge traditional gender portrayals in choreographically
complex works, and to challenge prevailing attitudes about disability and
dance.
Dance Companies and Resources for
people who are deaf or hard of hearing
Common
Ground Sign Dance Theatre - Based in Liverpool
and London, Sign Dance Theatre, a new art form, was created in 1986 with the
formation of Common Ground Sign Dance Theatre. Inspired by a vision of
integration between Deaf and hearing cultures, it uses visual language, the
basis of Deaf culture, and fuses that with expressive dance and live music.
Nice website. Rich in photos of the company performances.
Galludet
University Dance Company - The Gallaudet Dance
Company is a performing group of approximately 15 dancers. All members of the
company are undergraduate or graduate students at Gallaudet University, the
world's only accredited liberal arts university for deaf and hard of hearing
students.
Healing the Mind and Spirit
With Dance - Dance for those With Learning Disabilities
ANJALI - Based in Britain:
"Anjali Dance Company is a professional contemporary dance company. All
Anjali's dancers have a learning disability. The company produces and tours
performances, and undertakes educational and outreach work: it is one of the
first of its kind in the world. Anjali aims to show that disability is no
barrier to creativity."
National Dance Institute
- National Dance Institute was founded in the belief that the arts have a
unique power to engage children and motivate them toward excellence. Each
year, the programs of NDI inspire thousands of children, reaching across
social, ethnic, and economic boundaries and including children facing physical
and emotional challenges. Using professional artists and a distinctive
combination of dance classes, perform nces, and educational materials, NDI
fosters a love of the
arts, a pride of achievement, and a curiosity about the world in all the
children that it touches. Children develop discipline, a standard of
excellence, and a belief in themselves
that will carry over into all aspects of their lives. Excellent program
founded by Jacques D'Amboise. The website does offer an overview and basic
information as well as some information on affiliate programs. It would be
great though if the website also included more photos and information on the
program's methodology.
Dance Companies and Resources for
People who are Blind or Low-visioned
Touchdown
Dance - "Where the blind and sighted move together"
Touchdown movement training is based in a pleasurable, free-flowing dance form
known as contact improvisation. it is sometimes called an art sport because it
combines gymnastic and poetic qualities, a healing art - because it promotes
physical and mental well-being. It is a movement form uniquely suited to blind
and deaf/blind people because it is based in the sense of touch. The dance
emerges from paying attention to sensations on the surface of the skin and
inside the body as you move in physical contact with a partner. This is
a simple text-based website that offers only an overview of the program and a
telephone contact number in the 510 area code.
Dance Resources for Older
Adults /
Dance Uniting the Generations
Liz Lerman Dance
Exchange - Liz Lerman Dance
Exchange based in Takoma Park, Maryland, is: a national performance company,
shaking up ideas about what makes a dance, who gets to dance, and where dance
happens since 1976; A school for movement arts and art movements, meshing
people across generations, disciplines, and styles; and a civic resource,
inspiring broad participation in art as a path to understanding, community
development, personal insight, and healing.
Men
Who Danced - This web resource is dedicated to the many men who
have worked in the professional world of dance. It tracks where they are now
and profiles resources for those who want to stay active in the world of
dance.
St
Louis Strutters Tap Dancers - Professional tap
dance company made up entirely of senior citizens. The site includes a fun
scrapbook of photos.
Health Resources
for Dancers
Healing Power of the Arts -
Healing the Dancer - About
20 resource links are offered dealing with specific health problems (both
mental and physical) faced by dancers.
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