Growing the Arts: Breaking Boundaries. Rex Nettleford Arts Conference

Dance and Movement as Therapy: Formulating a Comprehensive Rational for Embodied Healing Practices.

Abstract: Formulating a comprehensive rational for Dance Movement Therapy, DMT, in terms of dance and movement as therapy allows the understanding of its aesthetic, physiological, and psychological impact. Articulating a comprehensive approach permits DMT practice to overcome the conceptual disparities of the world’s diverse health systems. Most progressive health systems, still in the process of accepting and/or reassembling alternative ways of doing psychotherapies, benefit from dance as creative, but also therapeutic processes. This paper discusses the integration of DMT’s theory and practice as a way to explain its effect on the well being of individuals and communities. 

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