Dance therapy

23rd, 2016 I was given the opportunity to be an audience member of a contemporary dance performance titled The Love Project. The dance revolved around the theme of being in love. The piece was choreographed by the artistic director of Stand Up Dance, Meagan O’Shea and was performed by Patricia Allison, Miyeko Ferguson, Alya Graham, Maxime Nadeau, and Shakeil Rollock. The multiple musical pieces that accompanied the dance were by Patrick Watson, Bon Iver, The Barr Brothers, Andrew Bird, Lori Clarke,

While watching the video “Ballet, Sweat, and Tears,” I noticed that the Ballet teachers in Russia are more strict and severe than the ones in America. The teachers at the Russia academy yelled a lot and physically touched the students, while here I America that is not allowed. In my opinion a difference that I saw was that the students over at the Vaganova Ballet were not lazy at all. The students from the Russian academy were more focused and traditional. Russian ballet also focuses on moving the

an unknown world of art, strength and expression. Now being eighteen years old with about fourteen years of experience in the dance world, I have learned and developed the norms, values and practices of the culture, and the conflicting theory within it. Subcultures are “A set of distinctive values, norms, and practices within a larger culture.” (Brym and Lie 2012: 47). Dance in this case is placed under the subculture of sports; sports in many ways obtain special kinds of standards within the culture

death. Ballet Philippines’ Opera was truly an aesthetic collaboration that made the senses explode. The concert was held on February 14, 2016 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines theatre in Manila. This dance and contemporary art was manoeuvred by French-Algerian choreographer

Laukannen is a mixed abilities dance teacher who works at a company called Dance Ability. She grew up trained in dance, but was really seeking a career in community dance. She was able to study a community dance program in college and even worked in a mixed ability dance company while in South Africa. Besides working at Dance Ability, she teaches classes for children with special needs, incarcerated women, senior citizens, children with a history of trauma, and parent child dance classes. Tanya Winters is

As I have participated in dance class, I have been able to express my feelings. Additionally, after dance class I find that I am able to see the bright side of situations. With these great benefits of dance, I was not surprised to find that there is an occupation known as a Dance Therapist or Dance/ Movement Therapist (DMT) that helps people improve their overall well being through Dance/ Movement Therapy. To be more specific, Dance/ Movement Therapy is “an exciting field of health that provides

stations focused on different area in the arts: arts and crafts, music, cooking, and dance. The children were divided based on their ages, and I was assisting the dance teacher in helping them learn about dance and simple choreography. Some of the kids had previous experience in dance, but

expected me to fall in love with dance the way I did. From the tiny age of 4 till this day, dance has always been something I am extremely passionate about. Out of everything I tried – soccer, cheerleading, gymnastics – dance was the one that stuck. I couldn’t get enough of dance. Every day of kindergarten when my mom would pick me up from school I would ask, “Mommy is today a ballet day?” It was something I became so infatuated with. I yearned to be around dance as much as I could. I would beg my

a little girl, I’ve had a passion for dancing. My mom enrolled me in dance when I was three years old. Very quickly, I began to realize that dance was something I wasn’t willing to give up. Dance has become such an important part of my life, and I don’t know what I would do without it. Throughout my early years of dance, I began to learn several styles and techniques in my classes at my studio. Not only was my knowledge of dance increasing, but my love for it was as well. Five weeks before my recital

Existential therapy is all about the “big question”. This one hit me while we were watching the counseling session. I have a hard time making decisions on my own. My parents always tell me “Sami it is your decision, not ours”. I hate when they say this to me because I never want to make the wrong decision in the end. This therapy makes me question my life a lot. I remember when I was first starting college everyone always