The researcher aimed to determine the effect of a dance and movement intervention on the perceived emotional well-being and self-esteem of a group of in-patient adolescents in Weskoppies Psychiatric Hospital. A quantitative study, using a quasi-experimental design, was carried out using the positive and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C) and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale to measure the two independent variables, namely perceived emotional well-being and self-esteem. There were four participants in the experimental group and six in the control group. A between-group comparison was made between the pre-test and post-test scores of the two groups. Both groups completed the positive and negative affect scale for children (PANAS-C) and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale at which point the experimental group took part in a two week, twelve session, dance and movement intervention program. After two weeks both groups once again completed these two measures. Although the results were statistically non-significant, effect size and outcome patterns pointed to an improvement in these two variables due to the intervention program. / Dissertation (MA)--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Psychology / unrestricted

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Straipsnyje aptariama šokio ir judesio terapija kaip socialinė paslauga šeimoms, auginančioms neįgalų vaiką. Šia socialine paslauga siekiama pagerinti šeimų socialinę situaciją, padėti sėkmingai integruotis, patirti teigiamų emocijų. Atliekant šokio ir judesio terapijos, kaip socialinės paslaugos poreikio tyrimą, buvo atliktas kombinuotas tyrimas. Buvo atlikta anketinė apklausa, kurioje dalyvavo 64 šeimos, auginančios neįgalų vaiką. Paaiškėjo, jog šeimoms trūksta įvairių socialinių paslaugų, tarp jų ir šokio ir judesio terapijos paslaugos. Taip pat tyrimo metu buvo atliktas pusiau struktūruotas interviu su Lietuvos šokio ir judesio terapijos asociacijos vadove – eksperte A. Laurinaityte. Tyrimas atskleidė informacijos trūkumą apie šią socialinę paslaugą, taip pat buvo nustatytas neįgalų vaiką auginančių šeimų poreikis užsiimti šia veikla kaip socialinės situacijos gerinimo galimybe. / This paper discusses the dance and movement therapy as a social service to the person with disability and his family. The social service aims to improve the social situation of families, to help successfully integrate, to experience positive emotions. The dance and movement therapy as a social services needs assessment study was carried out in combination. It was carried out a survey, which included 64 families with a disabled child. It revealed the lack of various social services, including dance and movement therapy services. Also the study was carried out semi-structured interview with Lithuanian Dance and Movement Therapy Association Guide - expert A. Laurinaitytė. The study revealed a lack of information about the social service has also been established families with disabled children need to engage in this activity as a social situation improvement.

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka psykologers och legitimerade psykoterapeuters erfarenhet av att arbeta med dans- och rörelseterapi. Data samlades in genom semistrukturerade intervjuer med fyra legitimerade psykoterapeuter och en psykolog, varav samtliga var utbildade dansterapeuter. Data analyserades därmed med tematisk analys. Resultaten sammanfattades i två huvudteman; terapeuters användning av DMT & sig själva samt hjälpsamt & icke hjälpsamt med DMT. Studien bidrar med information om förmånliga sätt att använda DMT på, för- och nackdelar med metoden samt den etiska aspekten av användandet av DMT som psykolog och legitimerad psykoterapeut då det är en icke-evidensbaserad metod. / The purpose of this study was to examine psychologists and licensed psychotherapists’ experience of working with dance- and movement therapy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with four licensed psychotherapists and one psychologist, all of whom were trained dance- and movement therapists. Data was thus analyzed with thematic analysis. The results were summarized in two main themes; therapists’ use of DMT & themselves as well as helpful & not helpful with DMT. This was further discussed based on strengths and weaknesses with the method as well as the ethical aspect with the practice of it. The study provides information on beneficial ways to use DMT, the pros and cons of the method and the ethical aspect of using DMT as a psychologist and licensed psychotherapist as it is a non-evidence-based method.

This master's thesis is based on the specifics of physiological development in middle childhood and searches for the pupil's natural behaviour at this stage. It begs the question as to why movement is so important for the human being and what role locomotion plays in having good postural habits. It highlights the magnitude of movement for child development and shows that physical activity is an inseparable part of our lives. The third chapter is about dance which is perceived as one of the oldest forms of human art. I look for displays of dance in everyday life and describe the particularities of expression in dance in middle childhood. Finally, I highlight the benefits and its educational dimension, values, and use. The following chapter talks about dance and movement education as a supplementary education field and its implementation in the FEP. The practical part describes an application of five dance lessons. These lessons were taught by a pedagogue who had no previous experience with teaching dance and movement activities. The main reason for this decision was that, in the future, a pedagogue could teach the lessons regardless of their past practice with dance and movement education. The three key observed factors are described below. Firstly, from the pedagogical point of view, I reflect the...

SEDLÁČKOVÁ, E., Painted by dance. Prague 2014. Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education, Department of Art. 106 pages (78 norm pages) The dissertation Painted by dance is focused on the development of dance-movement exposure of the pupils during the art education. It amplifies forms of body usage and finds out its' application as the expression means. The dissertation points on abstract expression opportunities usable for personal and social development of the authors. The findings and conclusions are based on the long term experiences at the field of dance training and are confronted with the own experiences and practical usage. Key words: motion, space, dance, time, body, photography, video, body, physicality, reflection, dance and movement education

Diploma Thesis "Dance education and personality development" covers educational field of dance and motoric training characterization. It includes integration of the field into the Framework Education Programme for Elementary Education, defines educational objectives, goals and field content and points at its contribution to upbringing, education and personal social development of pupils. Theoretical part of the thesis takes in incorporation of dance and motoric upbringing in terms of art education and it contains the dance and motoric upbringing referring to framing educational programme for basic education. It also points out the influence of dance and motion on pupils' personal and social developments. In the empirical part of the thesis, possibilities of personal development of pupils are shown in relation to dance and motoric trainings from qualified dance lecturers' perspective.

Le dialogue entre les écritures poétiques et chorégraphiques permet de questionner les fondements de la création artistique et d’observer le parcours qui s’effectue entre le sujet et le monde qui l’embrasse. Ces deux types d’écriture impliquent un mouvement de déplacement de la relation quotidienne au monde. Le regard poétique se focalise sur un périmètre du paysage, aussi bien spatial que conceptuel, et amène une pluralité de lectures. Dans la danse, la transformation de la sensation ordinaire du mouvement en geste chargé d’intention, permet de véhiculer lesignifié et d’ouvrir une voie interprétative. Dans son oeuvre, l’écrivain-poète Andrés Neuman interroge de façon formelle et thématique la notion de frontière et la simultanéité des temporalités et des espaces, en dialogue avec la danseainsi que la poétique du haïku, comprises comme écritures instantanées qui ne laissent comme trace de son émission que le souvenir immatériel de son image. / The dialogue between poetic and choreographic writings offers the possibility of a reflexion about the fundament of the artistic creation and allows observing the existing distance between the subject and the world that embraces him. Both kinds of writing imply movement, as an image of a displacement of the usual connection to the world. The poetic sight focuses on a landscape’s perimeter, in a spatial as well as in a conceptual level, and generates a plurality of readings andinterpretations. In the field of dance, the transformation of a usual sensation to a gesture filled with intentions, conveys the signified and opens an interpretative line. In his literary work, the writer and poet Andrés Neuman questions, in a formal as well as in a thematic level, the notion of frontier and the simultaneity of temporalities and spaces. This opens a dialogue with dance expression and the poetic of the haiku, both considered as an instantaneouswriting that only lets the immaterial memory of their image, as a trace of their emission.

Inledning: Dansterapi klassificeras som en konstnärlig terapiform och är därav en komplementär terapiinriktning. I dansterapi integreras dans, rörelse och psykoterapi genom konstnärliga och kreativa processer. Syftet med studien var att öka förståelsen för vad psykoterapeuter upplever som hjälpsamt med dans och rörelse under psykoterapeutiskt arbete. Frågeställningar: Hur beskriver psykoterapeuter det hjälpsamma med dansterapi? Finns det vissa patientgrupper som har mer nytta av dansterapi än andra? Metod: Studien utgår från en kvalitativ och explorativ ansats där fem legitimerade psykoterapeuter med psykodynamisk (PDT) grund har intervjuats utifrån ett tillgänglighetsurval. Psykoterapeuterna har även bildning inom dansterapi och arbetar kliniskt med denna terapiform. Data har insamlats genom semistrukturerade interjuver och undersökts utifrån tematisk induktiv analys. Resultat: Fyra teman urskildes, 1) motivation/samspel, 2) kreativitet, 3) upplevelse, 4) uppbyggande. Diskussion: Sammantaget blev det tydligt att det de intervjuade terapeuterna beskrev som hjälpsamt med dansterapi går att koppla till dansterapeutisk och psykodynamisk teori. Samtliga fyra teman som tagits fram utifrån empirin har paralleller till olika mekanismer som skulle kunna förklara varför dansterapi kan vara hjälpsamt. Denna studie bekräftar därför i huvudsak existerande föreställningar om dansterapi och dess effekter som terapiform. Specifikt så handlar det om att dans och rörelse kan bli till hjälp att nå en välfungerande relation mellan terapeut och patient (Motivation/sampel); att ett kreativt utforskande via rörelse kan vara hjälpsamt för självutveckling (Kreativitet); att genom dans och fokus mot kroppens signaler kunna komma i kontakt med inre upplevelser och även bearbeta dessa via dans och rörelse, likväl som att kunna utveckla härbärgeringsförmåga (Upplevelse); att dansterapi kan vara hjälpsamt för ökad självförståelse och autonomi (Uppbyggande). / Introduction: Dance therapy is classified as an art oriented form of therapy and can thereby be regarded as complimentary. In dance therapy dance, movement, and psychotherapy are integrated through artful and creative processes. The aim of this study has been to increase understanding of what psychotherapists experience to be helpful with dance and movement in psychotherapeutic work. Issues: How do psychotherapists describe the helpfulness with dance therapy? Are there certain groups of patients who obtain greater utility from dance therapy compared to others? Method: The study is built on a qualitative and exploratory methodology within which five psychotherapists with psychodynamic backgrounds have been interviewed based on an availability sample. The interviewed psychotherapists all have education within dance therapy and are working clinically with this form of therapy. The interviews were of a semi-structured nature and the data that resulted from the interviews has been analysed using a thematic inductive approach. Result: Four themes were discerned from the data, 1) motivation/interplay, 2) creativity, 3) experience, 4) edification Discussion: In summary, it became clear that the interviewed psychotherapists described as helpful with dance therapy fits with dance therapeutic and psychodynamic theory. All four themes that were discerned from the empirics can be seen to have parallels to various mechanisms that could potentially explain why dance therapy can be helpful. The study thereby broadly confirms existing ideas about dance therapy and its effects. Specifically, it is about that dance and movement can be helpful in reaching a well-functioning relationship between therapist and patient (Motivation/interplay); that a creative exploration via movement can be helpful for self-development (Creativity); to be able to come into contact with inner experiences through dance and also process these via dance and movement, as well as to be able to accomplish containment (Experience); that dance therapy can be helpful for increased self-understanding and autonomy (Edification).

The goal of this thesis is to remind the importance of the two selected categories of the educational content of the subject of dance and movement education in primary school: improvisation and creativity, their conception and implementation in education. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part firstly deals with dance based on movement - the most natural activity of everyone. Then, the subject of dance and movement education is introduced together with its characteristics. The following chapters describe the importance of improvisation and creativity in dance and movement education. The practical part consists of a qualitative research of which the main aim was to find out how improvisation and creativity are being fulfilled in practice. The research was realized using the method of participating observation. That part also presents its results.