The association between ballroom dance training and empathic concern: Behavioral and brain evidence
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DOI: 10.1002/hbm.26042
Abstract: Dance is unique in that it is a sport and an art simultaneously. Beyond improving sensorimotor functions, dance training could benefit high‐level emotional and cognitive functions. Duo dances also confer the possibility for dancers to… read more here.
Keywords: ballroom; dance partners; empathic concern; dance ... See more keywords
Factor structure of audiences' physical experience while watching dance.
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DOI: 10.1002/pchj.513
Abstract: The aim of this study is to explore factor structure of audiences' physical experience and their related bodily sensations when watching dance choreographies. This study also includes the process of developing an instrument for measuring… read more here.
Keywords: dance; physical experience; watching dance; factor structure ... See more keywords
Editorial comment to article: Pediatric Thoracic SCIWORA After Back Bend During Dance Practice: A Retrospective Case Series and Analysis of Trauma Mechanisms
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DOI: 10.1007/s00381-017-3465-3
Abstract: This is an excellent paper: well-organized, well-written, and well-illustrated. It describes a new mechanism of thoracic SCIWORA in young children that, to the best of my knowledge, has not been postulated before. The authors’ clinical… read more here.
Keywords: bend dance; thoracic sciwora; editorial comment; practice ... See more keywords
Your move or mine? Music training and kinematic compatibility modulate synchronization with self- versus other-generated dance movement
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DOI: 10.1007/s00426-018-0987-6
Abstract: Motor simulation has been implicated in how musicians anticipate the rhythm of another musician’s action to achieve interpersonal synchronization. Here, we investigated whether similar mechanisms govern a related form of rhythmic action: dance. We examined… read more here.
Keywords: movement; music training; simulation; dance ... See more keywords
Neuroception and Attunement in Dance/Movement Therapy with Autism
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-017-9249-1
Abstract: During the 51st annual American Dance Therapy Association conference, this author participated in a cross-disciplinary panel “Polyvagal-informed Therapy for Trauma, Attachment and Autism” with Dr. C. Sue Carter, Executive Director of the Kinsey Institute and… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; autism; dance movement; university ... See more keywords
Connecting the Practice of Dance/Movement Therapy: What Differentiates Us?
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-017-9253-5
Abstract: Historical appraisals of dance/movement therapy (DMT) generally present a view that the profession’s development occurred roughly simultaneously in quite different directions on the East coast and the West coast of the United States. The author,… read more here.
Keywords: dance; dance movement; coast; movement therapy ... See more keywords
Power of Touch: Working with Survivors of Sexual Abuse Within Dance/Movement Therapy
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-018-9275-7
Abstract: Touch is the first language humans learn; one learns to touch in the womb long before they develop an ability to communicate in other forms. This article speaks to the importance of touch in working… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; dance movement; working survivors; sexual abuse ... See more keywords
The Effectiveness of Dance/Movement Therapy in Children with Williams Syndrome: A Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-020-09324-9
Abstract: Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare developmental disorder without clear support methods. The purpose of this pilot study was to examine the effectiveness of dance/movement therapy (DMT) for improving the stability, dynamic balance, muscle strength,… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; pilot study; effectiveness dance; dance movement ... See more keywords
Renee Linklater, Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Stories and Strategies
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-020-09333-8
Abstract: The reviewers are Native American descendant dance/movement therapists who believe in the power of dance for ritual, ceremony and healing. As members of the Multicultural and Diversity Committee (MDC) Native American Affinity Group (NAAG), they… read more here.
Keywords: linklater decolonizing; work indigenous; decolonizing trauma; trauma work ... See more keywords
Marian Chace Foundation Lecture 2020 Trauma-Informed Dance Movement Therapy: Real Life Trainings with Syrian Refugees, China and US COVID-19 Hotline
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-021-09348-9
Abstract: Hello, everyone! I am so aware that this is on Zoom and I’m trying so hard to think of the faces whom I’m addressing now, and I want to tell you how much I miss… read more here.
Keywords: dance; real life; therapy; marian chace ... See more keywords
The Dance of Becoming: Pedagogy in Dance/Movement Therapy in the United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s10465-021-09351-0
Abstract: The purpose of this study was to begin to define pedagogical theory and practice in the field of dance/movement therapy (DMT). Fourteen DMT educators from American dance therapy association approved programs participated in the study,… read more here.
Keywords: therapy; dance movement; dmt; movement therapy ... See more keywords