Susan D. Imus, Aisha Bell Robinson, Valerie Blanc, Jessica Young
{"title":"More Than One Story, More Than One Man: Laban Movement Analysis Re-examined","authors":"Susan D. Imus, Aisha Bell Robinson, Valerie Blanc, Jessica Young","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09370-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09370-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>\u0000In 2020 a petition from students and recent graduates of dance/movement therapy (DMT) programs was sent to the Board of Directors of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA). This petition brought forward concerns and critical questioning of movement observation frames, including a desire to bring a critical and anti-oppressive lens to the access of all bodies within larger psychological theories, DMT theories, and movement observation systems. The petition included a request for a “true” and “comprehensive” history of Rudolf Laban. The Education Committee of the ADTA charged one of three working groups to examine Laban’s history. This paper is the culmination of the history working groups’ exploration. It focuses on how histories are constructed and raises questions about the truth and comprehensiveness of any single account. It is divided into two sections. Laban’s controversial period in Germany (1919–1937) is highlighted first with a comparison of the historical narratives constructed by different scholars. The second part briefly describes the last two decades of Laban’s life (1938–1958) when he expanded his work outside of dance. It follows that no single story, including the ones constructed by this committee, can claim to be “true” and “comprehensive” histories. This history working group recommends integrating a full history of Laban in the teaching of dance therapy courses, engaging in intentional discussions about the cultural limitations of the system due to how it was developed, integrating and encouraging research by non-European dance therapists, and purposefully encouraging and sustaining diverse student bodies to continue the diversification of the DMT field. Decentering characteristics of the dominant culture will not be a quick fix, but a journey which requires the acknowledgement of Laban’s contributions to the discipline, while holding him accountable for his choices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 2","pages":"168 - 185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-07-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10465-022-09370-5.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48179755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abstracts from the 2021 Research and Thesis Poster Session of the 56th Annual American Dance Therapy Association Conference, Dance/Movement Therapy: Ancient Healing, Modern Practice, Virtual Conference, October 14–17, 2021","authors":"Karolina Bryl, Cecilia Fontanesi, Chevon Stewart","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09361-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09361-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Research and Practice Committee of the American Dance Therapy Association (ADTA) presents the research and thesis poster session at each annual conference. The abstracts reported in this paper were selected by the authors for the 2021 Virtual Research and Thesis Poster Session at the 56th Annual ADTA Conference. This year, the 56th Annual ADTA conference took place online, on a virtual platform, and Research and Thesis Poster Session featured two themes: (1) DMT Towards building Resiliency; and (2) DMT Insights from Practice. The following six abstracts have been selected for their quality and contributions to dance/movement therapy literature and feature a wide range of scholarly works in current research.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"85 - 92"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10465-022-09361-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40408133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Biomolecular Effects of Dance and Dance/Movement Therapy: A Review","authors":"Ivana Lopez-Nieves, Charles E. Jakobsche","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09368-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09368-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The positive health impacts of dance and dance/movement therapy can be seen all the way down to the molecular level. This narrative-style review illustrates this connection by presenting a collection of clinical and preclinical studies that evaluate the effects of dance activities on hormones and other small-molecule metabolites within the human body. The results of these studies show that dance activities can increase levels of nitric oxide, serotonin, estrogen hormones, and HDL cholesterol, while they can decrease levels of dopamine, serum glucose, serum triglycerides, and LDL cholesterol. Levels of cortisol can either be increased or decreased, depending on the type of dance. Many of these results parallel the biomolecular effects of traditional (non-dance) exercise activities, although some contrasting results can also be seen. The concentrations of these molecules and their distributions throughout the body impact health and a wide variety of disease states. This connection to the molecular level provides a perspective for understanding how it is that dance activities are able to affect larger-scale physiological and psychological responses and lead to the positive health outcomes that are observed in many situations.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 2","pages":"241 - 263"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10465-022-09368-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47588583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Kossak, M. (2021). Attunement in Expressive Arts Therapy: Toward an Understanding of Embodied Empathy (2nd ed.). Charles C. Thomas","authors":"Jessica Young","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09364-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09364-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"107 - 111"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46070928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Patricia P. Capello, Radwa Said Abdelazim Elfeqi, Terje Kaldur, Mari Mägi, Kaire Bachmann, Ulrike Morel, Nele Maipuu, Hilda Wengrower, Selena Coburn, Dugan Coburn, Jan McConnell, Deon Nathan, Grace Ho, Zeynep Catay, Kayla Oosaseun Jewette
{"title":"The 2021 International Panel: Dance of the Ancient Healers: How Modern-day Dance/Movement Therapy Practices Have Evolved from the Wisdom of the Past","authors":"Patricia P. Capello, Radwa Said Abdelazim Elfeqi, Terje Kaldur, Mari Mägi, Kaire Bachmann, Ulrike Morel, Nele Maipuu, Hilda Wengrower, Selena Coburn, Dugan Coburn, Jan McConnell, Deon Nathan, Grace Ho, Zeynep Catay, Kayla Oosaseun Jewette","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09363-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09363-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The 26th ADTA International Panel featured dance/movement therapists from the global community who described and demonstrated the healing dances that are part of their countries spiritual, cultural, and historical expression. Panelists contributed a verbal description along with videos incorporating music, rhythm, dance, and movement that represented the ways in which the ancient dance of their cultural ancestors have influenced their modern-day practice as dance/movement therapists. The following are abridged versions of the panel presentations which have been adapted to provide an overview of the panel. The complete transcripts with references and links to accompanying videos can be found by accessing the 2021 ADTA Conference Proceedings via the American Dance Therapy Association.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"93 - 106"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44406775","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Authentic Movement Model: A Space for Creation—A Place To Be","authors":"Yael Barkai","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09354-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10465-022-09354-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Authentic Movement (AM) Model involves one or more people moving in the presence of one or more witnesses, whose presence is an integral part of the therapeutic process. After the development of AM in America, the AM model was introduced to Israel and further developed during the 1990s. The AM model is mainly used in group settings, with the model being taught in a compulsory course in programs training dance/movement therapists. While several qualitative studies have explored the significance of these courses for the participants, no large-scale quantitative study had previously been conducted assessing the meaningfulness of these courses. The purpose of this study was, therefore to examine participants’ perceptions of the significance of AM courses to their personal and professional lives, using a quantitative methodology. This study indicates that over 85% of participants in the study who had experienced at least one of various of the AM courses available in Israel believe that all students training as dance/movement therapists should participate in AM courses. Furthermore, the majority of participants in the study who had experienced AM courses indicated that being a witness as well as moving in front of witnesses was a highly significant experience for them.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"4 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50445223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"On the Authentic Movement Model: A Space for Creation—A Place To Be","authors":"Yael Barkai","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09354-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-022-09354-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"4 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52291765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Message to Our Readers","authors":"Angela M. Grayson","doi":"10.1007/s10465-022-09366-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10465-022-09366-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44552,"journal":{"name":"AMERICAN JOURNAL OF DANCE THERAPY","volume":"44 1","pages":"112 - 112"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"52292169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}